The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-03-07

Washington Notes.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 29.-This after
noon the venerable Hannibal Hamlin
was on the floor of the senate over
which body he presided during the
trOublOuS times of ''61-65." He is
the sole surviving vice-president and
as such comes to take part in the in
auguration next Monday. He is hale
and hearty and seemed to greatly en-
joy the congratulatiOn OF senators
which was freely extended.
1t is estimated at the treasury de-
partment that the public debt, less
cash in the treasury has increased 81
COG, 900 since February. This is due to
the unusually heavy disbursements
during the month for pensions. etc.
The president and the president-elect
will probably exchange visits Satur-
day, the latter making the call.
Harvey Spauiding, a claim agent of
| this city, has brought suits for $4,000
damages in each case against William
T. Villas, former postmaster general,
| and Don NJ. Dickinson, the present
head of the postOffice department. Mr..
| SpauIding alleges that large number
| of pOStmasters of the third. fourth and
| fifth classes put their claims against
| the government for readjustment of
salary in his hands and that after much
/
sage of an act by congress directing
| the postmaster general to readjust these
claims. He charges that both Mr..
| Villas and MIR. Dickinson in their
| capacity as postmaster general have
| harrassed him in every possible way in
tue presentation of these claims, and
/ that they have with malicious intent
to injure his business caused drafts for
| the payment of pOStmasters' accounts
/ 70 In 70
master, accompanied by a circular
| stating that no agent was needed to
prosecute these claims, the purpose
being to have the plaintiffs clients be-
iieve that he (Spaulding) had rendered
| them no service. and that they were
under no obligation to him for the fees
agreed upon.
dated April, 1887, was sent TO the SEN
ate today in response to resolution
asking the secretary of the interior for
information concerning the bribery OF
the Cherokee council by cattle men.
MIR. Owen SAYS he does not think there
is any doubt about the fact that rep
resentatives of the Cherokee Strip Live
Stock association and their workers
made lavish use of money and whisky
the lands. Gus Ivy, Mr.. Owen says,
told him that the Live Stock
association paid him, Ivy,
$500 for an old claim he had
against some individual flor which the
asset alton was under no obligation
and Immediately solicited his good
offices in securing them the renewal OF
their lease. Ivy also said that the cat
tie people paid other men of influence
and one of them senator. similal
claim. Mr.. Owen expressed his opin'
ion that the real purpose In paying
these claims was bribery and remarks
that the representatives of the aSsocia
ton be not allowed to lobby the coun
Gil, but be required to submit any prop
osition they may have to make ii
writing through the Indian Offices.
The special house committee ap
pointed to investigate Representative
! Grosvenor's charges, that improper
: matter troll of honor of the Anderson
cavalry had been inserted into the
{ official records of the war of the rebel
/ lion, has presented its report to thG
f house. The findings are that the mat
, ter complained of was not official anC
it's insertion in the rebellion
: record was improper, as it haC
no other foundation than its appear
: ance in a newspaper. The war RECORD
| office was, however, misled by the Off
J cial character given to the paper by thu
: adIutant generals certificate on tn,
: packet. The committee concludes tina
l Colonel LasalIe, in charge of the wa
: record office, was responsible for its pub
| | LEGATION only as he adopted the oficia
? certificate of the adjutant- general ant
is fairly exonerated from blame. tn
2 committee says there is a loud ant
r continued call from all sections nortl
Z and south alike. for the completion O
: this work. It seems just that thos
/ who fought in the army should be al
lowed TO see the official account Of thei
e service, but comparatively few vii
n | have that privilege unless the publics
f ton is greatly expedited. At the Dre
f sent rate fifteen years will b
! required to finish the work. Thus ia
thirty-two separate books of the COZ
9 templated series have been printed
i There remain over fifty not published
The material for these Is nearly all 81
i lected. The delay in the publics
d ton is caused by the indeXiD(
This indexing is a work {
8 much intficacy, though when con
s pleted, it is simple and certain in til
y means it affords OF tracing even tt
l. minute matters treated in the volume
J. The essential thing in expediting tn
If work Is an increased force OF clerks en-
e ployed as indexers and the committe
:. recommends an annual appropriation
3 SI00 900 for four years TO enable tt
n secretary of war to employ suficieI
Ic number to arrange for the publicatic
% of thirteen volumes annually.
70 Squire Candy and wife who hay
le lived in Chase county since 1855 Ie
n last Friday for San Diego Caiiforn