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siderntion Of these. completed csses, ,actini
upon them in the order OF the, filing OF the las
piece OF evidence. On Saturday OF each weel
devote themselves 70 the examination Of caset
borne upon the pending nles and IN makinG
AS soon as the necessary evidence in any case
is received that case VIII immedlately De nul
I6r ne u ,s c1mpleted st anu receive proper
II is understood that Second Comptroller
Gilkerson has refused to reopen the cases ol
Paymaster Smith, Surgeon Billings, and other
officers Of the army, whose ACCOUNTS were sus,
Immediately after Comptroller Maynard dis
| allowed the accounts declined to withholdtho
Officers until it had tested tho legality Of the
| Comptroller's action. Accordingly case was
presented to the Court OF Claims which ,6dy body
secretaTT oi War. unfolding iE the original pay:
SS reierTed to % 6omptroer n ii SiiRePsoH. agcOmpa,
MED by the report OF the Court oil Claims, IN IN
his decision ne Gomptr9l,eT Gikers0n rGiGies TO
Secretary Of Warts not before him. Conn,
asserted that there ls no mower In the eXecu-
tive departments Of the, Government TO over
thus declaring an Independence that could be
reached only by act OF Congress. Secretary
Proctor has not decided upon course Of action
In the three weeks ended last Saturday Pros
ident Harrison sent to the Senate 1929 mes
saRes, containing the nominations Including
army and navy appointments) Of about 1000
persons. When the Senate adjourned on sat
urday afternoon there had been made public
the confirmation OF about LOCO OF these nom
nations. the great majority OF them Postmns-
ters. Among tho important nominations that
went over until after recess we're these; o. W:
Chapman, to be Solicitor Generals Alphonso
Hart, to be Solicitor Of Internal Reyenue W.
B. Hepburn. to be, solicitor OF the Treasury;
f 9S PEn to Be G to ha
ister to Denmark; MessTs; Roose;ysIt and
Taylor, Railroad Commissioners Holiday.
Commissioner OF Customs: Bates, Commits
Of indian Affair and Dorchester. superlnten-
dent OF Indian Schools.
The full text OF the Joint resolution on the
subject Of commercial union with Canada In
troduced by Representatiye Hitt OF Illinois. l
ths sn nsT s oos ii 1ne committee on f0f
Joint resolution to promote commercial union with
ne S a S"sts Is rS, ara as TSs e
sSf OF
has declared a desire TO establish commercial union
Designated to represent the Government OF Canada TO
spare plan for the assimilation OF tho import duties
and Internal revenue taxes OF tho two countries and
equitable division OF receipts In commercial union;
and said commission shall report to the President who
shall lay the report before Congress-
Secretary Tracy to-dRy decided to name the
new coast defence vessel now building in San
Francisco, the Monterey, In oommemoration OF
the great victory OF the American forces In
Mexico.
The Senate special committee on CONNER
cia relations with Canada. Senator Hoar
Chairman. and Senator Vests special commit
tee to investigate the dressed beef business.
will go to New York city next week to pursue
inquiries upon the subjects named.
There was delivered to the United States
Treasurer this morning q large package with
the following descriptive inscriptions
Contents OF cash compartments OF safe OF SerEeana
Arms. II. OF R. sealed for purpose of delivery to
Treasurer of United States Government pursuant TO
resolution of the House. adopted Dec. IL 1882 Seal Of
the House OF Representatives atxed on sealing wax in
sundry places in presence OF the undersiRned
j. +. LExDoN,
GEORGE E. ADAMS
j. W. WuKLPLRY,
A. J. HoLMKa
J. D. SoLzRR.
The package contains upward Of $4,000 in
notes. checks. and securities. representing the
money left by the abscondng cashier Silcott