The sun., 1893-07-27
LIVE WASHINGTON TOPICS.
,osraf4s TER DAYTON GETS An EXTRA
4LLOW4NCE or $50. 700.

suarriag from IN Attack or Rbepm,,,sr,
tn the Right sshou,der- -Diviaion OF the
Pension Appropriation fer tho Year 1884
had long consultation with Acting Post
master General Jones and other Post Offlce
officials to-day relative to the postal facilities
in New York city, and was ia artialiy success sful
IN accomplishing tho object OF his visit to
Washington. Mr. Dayton. in frank, business
lkemnuuer, showed that tho postal service in
New York city needs additional facilities and
he explained that 1t would be necessary for
him to '~ve an additional allowance In order
to carry out the provisions OF tho srecinl
act Of Congress- rrovidine for the establish
Ing Of an uptown branch Post oricc in
tho Industrial building. lie said TINT
It would seriously cripple tho sorvico to mako
alarge detail from tho force at tho downtown
Office aud transfer tho employees to tho new
bran u'h o1lce. Tho growth OF tho postal busi-
ness in New York and the largo revenues OF
tho oillcc entitled New York to ndequ mall
facilities.
Tho Acting Postnnster- General. In antici-
patton OF tho coming Of Postmaster Dayton.
had prepared state rmont of the appropriation
for the postal scr vice. which showed that 1t
woGit b" impoN iblo to grant tho request for
an additional allowance OF 800. 1000 for the
city o.! New FORK at this time 1t was shown
that tho aggregate amount OF the nppropria-
;ion to tn expended under the head OF addi-
tional allowances. &c. is only S429.000 for tho
cntir' country. That sum is divided into throe
parts S2l0ooO OF which is intended for tho
70 stern or Now England division.
10 show that there is no disposition on the
part OF the Post Once Department to discrm.
inau against New York city Acting Postmaa-
tor iSnerai Jones informed Mr. Dayton that
A'w York should have s5U.TQO. of which 25
1he new station in tho Industrial building Ho
added that whilc the department appreciated
mastnr Dayton in trying to give him such as
s,Hinnso as may be rendered within the scone
arS .I bH the ne sGS, nut
upon tho appropriation by Congress.
,- hos,t,naster , Dayton was very MUCH Ileased
70 Fst the s lndustfa % 10 tsilns sIdh fea9sii IL rpSi
to the postal service viii eventually come
from aRitattng the subject at this time. He
,,s,, SAYS hs was fully aware that tho Post once
sr%anT h D hH Eut "Rs Ss
Thought it was his, duty to, call attention to the
hope that the Postmaster General might rec
ommend to Congress the appropriation Of n
postal service in accordance with its iin:
Eo,tianffe inft.3 ps tne great commercial eontre Of
>, While here to- day Mr.. Dayton called at the
Treasury Department and conferred with
Assistant Secretary Curtis and Supervising
tho New York Post Office. Improved ventiiu.
zion n ~ nth the basement new skylight oyer the
n to the force Of sborers aS an IN
Mr. D bsyon s isss tf4S&sSs sfse Sis %
women to Do the cleaning al, the eighteen sub:
stations. The women have been paid only S25
q m Onth Tor their work. and the yrho
may be utilized for 2ther purposes when
Is o e w aDors sst n clean
Stations tayton says that has decdei fsi
those places between the LIST and the 18th OF
there arc others Sho We're pf rsauestsd to pes res
Slt siGI He rel referred to two good Espubllean
realized that q change Of AdministIation re-
ews said %r Dayton sSiped %' sni S,1es eo@ ,ei.
blamed as though thoy had a lie lease
in NsM os cit. Nse %oSd 1t the be
capable OF taking charge OF and running Post
Ohice in any ordinary city In the country: In
fdence in the Communities they serve. and iVa be
In In entire harmony with the policy OF the Ad-
MI Dayton left for New York this afternoon
Oh tne o CLOCK train.
Secretary Carlisle has received from Col-
lector Clark at Chicago a detailed report OF the
trouble growing out Of the examination OF
certain goods on exhibition in the, Russian
lays down the principle that the Customs
custody OF these goods tforeign goods on ex-
WS far here ~ bSt Of he
uhl and complete. Until duty has been rad
and Permit for release issued. that custody
n n ntnaf thA hi
tt"regn CommTissioner. or tho officers OF the
1tjXiosision. Neither one Of them, nor all com
WIN the oacsrs to whom tho duty Of sn'oicins h
II IS Is entrusted; excapt In violation OF law"
tbs he gG0ds In 9nsston were compared With
tariff duty. it is alleged here that this had
t,n uccn done in some cases. explicitly In viola
Ton Of the law.
Tho Pension Bureau has prepared an estl- |
mate oI the division OF the appropriation pro-
vldei by Congress at the last session for the |
support Of the pension service during the ns- |
Hai ear Iust begun and ending June 30. 1894. |
In Iir ~ !amogHs oi the appropriatop was $lG6
q, g, tlo Servlee remains to be seen. 1tis thought
iikcy. however, that a deficiency appropra. |
T"apgsa n tssa dvaod hH dfRF9rh6aSn mto h. .oS Of
peSsian for sa'i ieSs SS 81
SION agencies. tio0. 100: rents. pension ngen-
ciet S!;@shu. furi and lights pension aEen-
cieS 81 bOv; contingent expenses. pension
sEereir-., $4,000. This appropriation does
h,I tio, '9GiIdo the cost Of maintaining tho Pen
E,ol go, !! aNrsau IL this city and paving the ex-
pthseS - running tho bureau. That is pro- |
Nucu bI tho Legislative appropriation bill
Secretary Carlisle. though feeling unwell. was
o. h" Treasury DerartrGe mt this morning. He |
Denied hlnseI!to all visitors on general busi-
ness; lrt saE Congressman Bingham OF phila-
orlnl,ia on the Philadelphia Mint sito. After
trhlHlning ~ tho Treasury Department two |
fh"ufS Secretary Carlisle returned to his home.
4" fh- contracted u cold which has scttled In
" ,.hi ,-houlder causing him much pain.
~, shoulder IS stifI, with an incipent attack |
"i rheumatism.
III" officers of tho Russian squadron in New
4"ri hartor and particularly the Grand Duke
Alexander. having taken strong fancy TO tho
nnyfl electric launch o., tho New York. the
NAVY Department. through the L,epartm ont OF
,nhIate hns informed the Nussian Minl.tor that
,hr rohtractors have hcen authorized to turn
IIAn craft over 10 tho Grand Duke, The New
! lrk TIII be supplied with a duplicate. which
j now being sttupta1 for ha Kuesia n Nau |