Morning journal and courier., 1889-08-01
Washington Notes.

WASHINGTON, July 31.-Nothing is known at the White House of President Harrison's reported intention to stop at Long Branch week or two on his return from Bar Harbor. His progress for the month, as understood here, precludes the possibility of any such stop He will leave Bar Harbor on the nf- teenth, and week later, the 22d, will be in Indianapolis to attend the ceremony of lay ing the corner stone of the new soldiers monument.
 The Navy department having received in- Key, Campeachey Bank, Yucatan, by the American schooner Anna on the 29th of June last are in imminent danger of starvation, has cabled Admiral Gherardi to send ves- sci to their rescue. He will pI obably send the Ossippee, now at Port-au-P Prince, Hayti.
 It is estimated at the Treasury department to-day that the decrease in the public debt for the month of July is less than Sl ,000, ,00o. This is said to be due to the unusual dis $33, COG, 900, the paymet on account of pen sions alone amounting to over $15 ,250,000. The committee recently appointed by Seo- retary Noble to investigate the alleged illegal rerating of pensions by the pension bureau officials has completed the first week of It's lsbors. The original order of Secretary Mo- ble directed that the investigation should cover all operation of the bureau during the last twelve months, but superficial exami- nation convinced the committee that the les bor involved in @ searching examination of all cases adjudicated within that time would occupy them at least six months and so, upon the tacit understanding, if not express direc- ton of the secretary, the committee have thus far confined their work to the months of December in last year and May in the pres- ent year. The examination covering these months will probably be completed by next Saturday or early in the coming week, when report will be made to Secretary Noble. l It is learned from parties believed to have knowledge of the work of the committee that during the month of December last un- der Commissioner Blacks administration there were found to have been about ,50O reissues of pensiors, and during the month of May under Commissioner Tanners ad- ministration about 1,600 reissues. These re-issues are all clauses known to the pen- | sion laws and include all eases Of re-rating, | to five per cent of the whole ! number of re issues. Therefore the | rs.ratings found in these two months ! will probably aggregate legs than 200. It is l stated ful ther that the re-ratings probably l do not average more than from $2 to $4 per month but the al :eals in many cases are car ! ried back to the date of application, some of
 tion, SO far as it has gone,is believed to have | convinced the committee that there hes been | gradual increase in the number of pensions re-rated, since late in the summer or early in the fall of lest year. It ts confidently as-
 serted that the committee have discovered l nothing whatever of sensational character either in the number of re-ratings or the
 amount of money involved.
 The Postoffice department hf3 received the resignation of Postms ster Paul of Mil waukee, whose administration of the offict was recently severely criticised by the civi | service comm ssione15. No Teae on is ;s1gn ! ed in the tender of the resignation and nt l action he yet been taken upon it by the de
 partment.
 DEER PARK, Md, July 31.-Senator His
 cock, Representative Farquhar, John A lSchatcherd and Edmond Hayes, com
 mittee to invite him to visit the Inter
 Der 3, celled on the President tf's afterno on
 The Pro sident replied that 1t woult
 give him great ples sure } visit the exposi
 duties du a would r perm;t. m No ofioisi iaforma
 ton hss been received here regarding seiz
 ure of sealing vessels, but advices are sup
 posed to be waiting the return of the Pre
 dent and the secretary of the treasury t
 We eshington.
 Mrs. Harrison held public reception a
 the White House cottage this after noon
 Mrs. Hal 4ison WI assisted in rec ,ivi7g b. ! Mrs. Windom, Mrs. Mckee, M-a Clarkson, Mrs. Elkirs, .MrJ. Haltord an' l Mrs. Brown. The Prl ,ident end EIi |, ! Harrison were ent s1tainl at dinner to ; night by Mir. and Mls. s. B. Elkirs. Mrs 2 Harrison will not retlrn to We 1bipgson te morrow with the President and will not as company him on the Bar Harbor trip becaus of the fatiguing duties connected with It.