Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-12-17

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country safely over the strinscncics.
The course Of tho administration IN
coming TO the rescue Of tho people Is
variously commented upon by men Ia
praised m on every hand. II il scknow.
ledted that had Il not been for the
department tho recent failures In
London and the panicky condition
Of the money market throughout Europe
would have precipitated disastrous
financial panic In this country. Word
loan rs usual and have Concluded that
there is no longer necessity for duub-
linR and trebling their reserves In an-
tictpatiOn Of further trouble. 1t Is con-
hdentially believed that during the week
the house will pass the bill giving ma
tiOnal banks the full par value Of cir
culation upon the bonds deposited, and
decreasing their required circulation to
1000 each and possibly providing for
the increase Of the bullion fund by turn
ing into the treasury about &a5, ,OOO, 900
Of worn and mutilated fractional tilver
and trade dollars. 1t may bc that pro-
vision will be made to purchase all the
surplus bullion produced In the United
States amounting to $4,000, 900, and
against which It Is proposed TO issue cer-
tiacates. It is believed that free coin
age will not come up In connection with
this proposition, - there seems to be q
universal desire for the adoption Of
measures Of this class, without hazard
ing their chances by the Incorporation
Of any doubtful proposition.
Afssf the Psosiot AttSfnets.
WAsH1N4toN, Dec. i5.-Congrcsstnafl
Dockery Is still following tip the pension
attorneys. he obtained 4 few days ago
the figures Tor November. During that
month the attorneys fees were sl96, COO
That Is the amount tho pension Office
withheld from the allowance to pension.
ers and turned over to the pension at
torneys. The general public may have
overlooked the fact that pension at
torneys do not have to collect their fees
from their clients. The government
does that for them. The attorneys fee
is withheld from the FIRST allowance to
the pensj0ner whose claim has been
granted. In that way the pension at
torneys received $l90, $50 last month. At
this rate, II other months are as good as
November, the pension attorneys would
receive 82, $50, $50 In . year. or the
amount paid to attorneys IN November,
ss5, ,430. nearly one-half, was not
for new pensions, but for increases,
in obtaining which the attorney could
not be of any service worth mentioning
TO the applicant. Fees for increases arc
prohibited In tho rev pension bill. The
prohibitive clause was inserted in the
bill through the efforts of Mr.. Dockery.
Mr.. Morrill, and Mr.. Peters. The bill Is
now before the senate. The pension at
torneys are bringing every possible In
fluence TO bear upon senators Ia have
the clause stricken ont They succeeded
last year in preventing similar lcgisia-
tion, but It Is not believed they can sue
coed this time.
The feeling OF Indignation over the
enormous sums paid to pcsion attorneys
has grown very strong. Another reform
is proposed by Mr.. Dockery. 1t Is that
the fees allowed In the cases under the
new disability law shall bc cut from $40
TO 80. Tho evidence of disability IN a
great many cases is already in the pos
session OF the pension Office. and at
torneys cannot possibly be of $40 worth
of assistance to the claimants. In re-
ceiving the fee they are getting an un.
earned gratuity At the expense OF the
pensi0ner.
After tho Mexican Lotteries.
WARRINGTON, Dec. l5.-Thc post
master general has issued the following
order:
PoStmaeters will hereafter intercept
the transmission In the mails and decline
TO deliver at their respective Offices any
circulars In scaled envelopes brought
into the United states from Mexico pre-
paid at less than the scent rate; and
will. whenever such matter Is discovered
In transit or in the Office Of delivery, hold
the same and report the fact to tho
postmaster general for instructions a. to
the disposal Of u.
The order Is intended 10 apply to the
circulars Of Mexican lotteries, which
have heretofore been received IN scaled
envelopes, the corners Of which have
been clipped, and the postage al which
/ has bcen prepaid BY Mexican stamps oi
/ tho denomination OF cent.
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