Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-13

| DURING the Raum investigation, to-day,
| Mr.. Reyburn, a member of the board, exam
| ined the record in the claim Of W. w. Dud'
| ley, and said there did not appear to be any
| recent medical evidence on file in the case,
upon which the last certificate was issued.
| DR.. Ingram, the medical referee of the bu'
| reau, also examines the record and found no
sufficient medical evidence. 1t was not
usual to grant increased pensions OF this
character. without q medical examination.
| This certificate was issue1 upon the author.
ity of the act of August 4, 1886, and the ques.
| tion involved was whether the amputation
| was ut the knee within the meaning of the
been necessary had the exact facts been set
| out in Il former examination. There was,
| however, slip in the case which was signed
by DR.. Carpenter, an assistant medical ref
| cree, stating the exnct location Of the ampu-
tation and expressing the opinion that the
| case came within the act OF August 4, 1885.
This statement of DR.. Carpenter was made
upon the testimony in the case, and does not
| appear to have been the result of personal
examination. DR.. Ingram did not think the
| cnse took the usual course through the oftice.
| The claim was allowed during the time MIR.
| Tanner was Commissioner.
A BILL to exclude political influence
| from the 81, 200 fourth-class postofaces in the
country was agreed upon at the meeting of
| the House Committee on Civil Service Re-
form to-day. The bill provides for the di-
vision of the country into postal districts,
and, where vacancies occur, open competi-
ton shall be announced by postoff1ce inspec-
tors, who shall recommend the best man to
the Postmaster General, after receiving the
application and examining the facts. Con-
gressmen and other Federal officials are for
hidden to make recommendations or to in
terfere in any way with appointments under
the bill, and appointments or removals upon
political grounds are prohibited.
The acceptance by England of the invi-
tation of the United States to take part in an
international conference on the silver ques-
tion will, it is believed here, carry the other
united nations with 1t and assure the sue
cess of the movement. All the prominent
nations of Europe have been invited to take
part in the conference, and it Is understood
that favorable responses have been received
not only from England but from Italy and
Austria Hungary as we'll. The acceptance
by Italy is considered as specially import
ant, because of its prominence in the Latin
Union.
The United States steamship Charleston,
now at Astoria, Ore, has been ordered to
proceed up the Columbia river as far as
Portland, II her commanding officer deems
it practicable.
The Census Office Investigating Com
mittee assembled this morning, and after
long discussion as to the scope of the in
quiry. Mr.. Holmes, Chief of the Farms,
Homes and Mortgage division Of the Census
Office, testified that number of his en-
ployes were taken from the division and
used on other work which It was desired to
have done quickly for some special reason.
He always had need of more force In his di-
vision. He had no knowledge that because
of political influence persons had been em-
ployed and retained who were incompetent.
The committee then adjourned, as 1t did not
have Information OH which to proceed at
the present time.
The Dockery Worlds Fair sub-Com-
mittee to-day held its first meeting since it
closed the taking of testimony. The meet
ing was merely preliminary, and resulted in
nothing Of importance as respects the
recommendations that will be made. Chair
man Durborow has received word from
Messrs Gage and Walker, of the Chicago
Exposition, that they will arrive in WASH
ington tonight. His committee will give
them a hearing on Saturday, when it is
understood Messrs Gage and Walker will
submit new scheme for Government aid to
the Exposition which will have features
connected with it that, it is hoped, will find
favor with the friends of silver.
THE Senate to-day confirmed the nomi-
notion of T. jefferson Coolidge, Of Massa-
chusetts, to be Minister to France.
THE House Public Buildings Committee
to-day agreed to report favorably the fol-
lowing bills for the erection of public build
ings: Steubenville, O., Sl50. 900; McKeesport,
$4,000; Columbus, Ind, $4,000