Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-04-26
WASHINGTON NEWS.

the basis of the business done during the four
quarters ending March 81, last, and has to
base the other salaries and allowances on
that. Some 600 of the 2600 first and sec nd
class offices have not yet reported and sec
ond call has been sent out. The clerks
are at work on the returns already
in from the first class offices and will
have some of them completed within
q few weeks. They will receive care
full revision by Mr. Scott himself, and inspec-
tors will be sent to the larger offices to see II
the scheme prepared at the department
promises to work well ir practice. With
this matter and the regular readiustment of
salaries Mr.. Scott has hi; hands full. He
has to readjpst the salariA Of all the post
masters in the country o " the basis of the
last years business and, u addition, he has
to make tho allowances Tor rent, light and
fuel, under the provisions of the legislation
of last year and this to third class posmast-
ers. These adjustments will all be made
before the fiscal year opens July /,
but it will be impossible to have them ready
much before.
Pension Commissioner Tanner has re-
ceived the formal resignation of Gen. Franz
Sigel as pension agent in New York City.
The latter sail: | informally rendered my
resignation some days ago. The report that
had denied it was the result of a misunder-
standing on the part of the person publish
Washington, and shall remain at my post of
duty Until my successor has been appointed
and qualified. 1t was necessary that | should
resign, as the troubles and anxieties to which
have recently been subjected have had q
serious effect on my health. / am glad the
report Of the investigating committee does
not reflect on my integrity in the conduct of
the pension agency.
The German postal authorities have asked
Ii
the distribution of mails on board the steam
ers plying between the two countries during
their voyage, SO that on the arrival of YES
Sc S Oh either side the mails can be forwarded
to their destination without the delay of dis
tributing and sorting on shore. If this plan
is adopted a great saving of time wilt be ef
fecteA. The American postal authorities ia
vor the proposition, but doubt whether there
rs any appropriation available for the pur-
pose. The Improvement will undoubtedly
be adopted in time.
The treasury department law officers find
themselves considerably botae ed with in
qnirias concerning the ;egal status Of April
30 through ut the United States In case
presented from an Ohio bank the solicitor of
of he treasury decided that the presidents
roc amation makes April 30 q thanks yiv ng
day in that state, and therefore, a legal holi-
day under the laws of the state which make
Sl-t az n Nv lolOJo III IlO i6COSulJlOI L IL
Thanksgiving III ssag9 frcm the president
wi hout further action IN the part of the
governor. The solicitor cannot give an opin-
ion that will cover all the states, because he
does not knJw all the state laws bear
ing on holidays of WORSHIP. This re-
solves the whoe matter down to the oint
that the Both Of April is a legal holiday un-
der the presidents proclamation, where the
state laws make provision for the recognition
of proclamation of fast or thanksgiving by
the president. In New York lie day is a
legal holiday by special act of the state legs-
lature.
The general court-martial in the case of
Lieut.. Commander Book, charged with leav-
ing his command without authority, has
been dissolved. 1t is understood at the navy
department that while Commander Book has
been foun1 technically guilty, his sentence
will be very light, consisting probably, Of a
temporary suspension from duty.
The commandant of the Marine corps has
be n instructed to detail a marine guard for
the Chicago, which is to serve as a flagship
at the Centennial celebration at New York
April 80.
Assistant Treasurer Ellis H. Roberts in
tends to conduct his office on strictly busi-
ness principles. It has been the custom for
the assistant treasurer only to file bonds,
employees being placed on their honor to per-
form their duties honestly and conscien-
tiously. Assistant Treasurer Roberts, has,
however taken the view that, as all bank
ing and other fiduciary institutions require
bonds from those who are entrusted with
moneys he cannot consistently conduct the
monetary affairs of the United States with
out exacting the same security for the ma
tional funds.
The Mckee babies are in undisputed pos
session of the beautiful room fitted up by
prociJapt Artb bnp IL, h1ua md Y1bu ,,111cb for
his own room, and known for eight years is
the presidents room" 1t is now the nur-
sery, and here the two-year-old Benny Har-
rison Mckee, who passed his birthday this
week, and the baby girl OF months crow
and cry, and fill the once silent and stately
"presidents room" with the liveliest sort of
young life
Assistant Treasurer E. H. Roberts, Of the
United States sub-treasury, has appointed
Mr. Maurice l. Muhleman, the sub-treasury
cashier, to he acting assistant treasurer of
the United States in the event of any disa-
bility which may cause the former to be alb
sent from his duties. Mr. Muhleman has
held many important offices in the sub
treasury, and was the deputy assistant
treasurer until selected to act as cashier on
the retirement of Mr.. William Sherer, who
is now manager of the clearing house.
1t is very apparent that officers of the
army are filed with the liveliest apprehen-
sion regarding the opening Of Oklahoma.
The secretary of war has authorized the
statement that the government is fully
aware Cf the situation and has arranged to
take all proper steps to prevent trouble.
The Instructions sent to the commandant
of the tr; ops at Oklahoma as a result Of the
opinion rendered by the attorney general
were extremely guarded. They are under
stood to direct the army officers to assist in
the maintenance of law, but to carefully OBJ
serve the regulations defining their authori-
ty and leave arrests for violations Of law to
the marshals.
The charge d affaires ad interim of Corea
in note to thu department of sta of the
10Th inst. says that the newspaper accounts
of the famine in Corea have b zen greatly ex-
aggerated 1t appears that owing to the
scarcity of rice in the southern districts i'm
port duties were removed from al food
products and ca goes Of rice were purchased
in Japan for distribution among the suffr rrers
by express direction OF his majesty the king.
He adds that the governme mt and people Of
Corel are deeply grateful for the kindne S
and sympathy extended to them by foreign
ers in Seoul.
Henry NJ. DIXON cf Mississippi, 18 years
old, has been appointed u C ldet-at-large at
West Point, through the personal applica-
ton of his grandmother, Mrs. Annie E. Dix
on. She is the widow of Major Henry T.
Dixon, the only man in kauquier county,
Va, who voted for Lincoln for president in
1862 and who was assassinated by an ex-
confederate officer soon after the close of
the war.
me president has made the Following ap-
pointments: e. G. Lacey, Michigan, comp
troller of the currency; 7. G. Phelps, colec-
tor of customs for San Francisco; A. S. Hill,
collector of internal revenue for Maryland
j. H. Cozzens of Rhode Island to be collector
of customs for the district of Newport r. 1. (;
NJ J. Corbett of New York, to be assistant
appraiser of merchandise in the district of
New York; w. M. Cooper of New York, to