The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-04-12
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
Washington, April 3, 1893

C@IthiuiJ piiink ou tuo SBohys 0NOh iOt
Washington. People had hardly re-
covered from the shock Of the unpre-
cedented proposition made on the
floor Of the Senate, TO Investigate the
charges OF criminal embezzlement
n.ade against Senator Roach, Of North
Dakota, when another sensation was
sprung upon them by the announce
ment that Secretaries Carlisle and
Gresham had discovered that ex-Sec-
rotary of State Foster, who is U. S.
agent before .he Behring Sea Court of
Arbitration, was distributing Uncle
Sans money with q lavish hand, in
the shape Of allowances for expenses
to favored government employees
whom he has taken to Paris with him.
Among these are Major Halford, who
was President Harison's private secre-
tary, and who was made . paymaster
in the army just before the close Of
the last administration, at a salary of
about $500 a year; J, Stanley Brown,
who was President Garfield's private
secretary and 10 the husband Of Mollie
Garfield, who holds q State department
position paying $40 a day, and a mum
Der Of other government employees.
The allowance made to the two ex-
private secretaries in addition to their
regular salary, is SIS q day, and the
others in proportion. 1t is claimed
that 10 necessity existed for taking
these people to Paris, and that it is
simply q pleasure trip at government
expense for them. The third sensa.
ton was the bringing of charges
against the Weather Bureau, of gener.
al crookedness ever since il was trans
fererd from the War to the Agricultural
Department, involving fxvoritism,
violation and evasion Of the Civil
Service law by the employment of in
competent persons at fancy salaries,
and plain common every day stealing.
all of which proves conclusively, il
any proof were needed, that all branch
es Of the public service stand in need
of q through overhauling occasion
ally.
The hottest fight ever made against
u Presidential appointment is now
being waged against D. J. McAllester
recently nominated, but not yet con.
firmed TO be u. S. Marshall for Indian
Territory. Charges have been pre-
ferred against McAlestor by w. +.
Weeks, chairman of the Democratic
committee of the Territory, and they
have been filed with the President
aud with the Senate committee.
McAlestor. who is here, is fighting
back and says he is contident.of being
confirmed.
There is much uneasiness among
the higher officials in the Department
of State on account of the rumor, gem
orally believed, that Secretary GreAlAm
has a little'lis of employees, all in Me.
upper grades, that he intends to dis
miss for inefficiency.,- Those having
occasion TO visit that Department Of
tea wildOTe stieving. if there is u
general shxke-up among its bureau
chiefs, some of whom have long been
victims Of the disease known Ms the.
"big head. ,l
After many conflicting statements,
pro aud con, the question of an extra
session OF Congress has been definitely
settled by President Cleveland, the
only man who had the authority to.
settle it.. There is to be an extra ses.
sion, and it will be called t meet early
in September, the principal object
being to pass a tariff bill'l time to 60
into effect in the spring of 1894. 1t is
IA big task, and judging from past ex-
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