The sun., 1893-12-24
LIVE WASHINGTON TOPICS.
BUsT DAT ron DTsBURSINo OFF,
GERS or THE SENATE AND house


nit 90 Garry /. ristoi-Tbs Christsas
Tree Catherine st the white House.
wAsHtSsroS Dec. 23-The busiest man
about the Senate end OF the Capitol o-dny was
Financial Clerk Nixon. the cashier In charge
OF the funds to nay Senators and EN- mployees
The extra session. the accumulation OF def
cheney bills. and matters Of mileage have com
bined to make the task Of parcelling out the
aggregate particularly burdensome. Tho
Senate pays Its employees In money. aud not
in checks on the Treasury. as is done In the
House The Joint resolution passed on the
last day OF the session authorized the payment
of the salaries for December to-day and the
aggregate for the Senate was S34 COZ. Fol-
lowing the usual custom, Congress also voted
months extra nay to all employees
borne on the rolls on Nov. last.
and this mado another payment OF
SEAS each employee getting his share.
the official reporter. Mr.. Murphy. coming in
for the largest sum- something over $1,000
Mileage accounts OF the Senators amounting
to $4,000. however. cannot be paid until next
week owing to the i'm mpossiblity OF arranging
the vouchers In time. The employees OF the
Senate. who worked the two months between
the first and second sessions OF the Fiity-nrst
Congress secured their mon ey in the last Def
cheney bill 1t amounts to S22 0SS The same
bill also allowed members the usual amount
for stationery. the Senate share being $1,000.
These items will also be liquidated Ivy Mr..
Nixon next week, thus making his dlsburse-
ments for this month S15U.2O4
Anticipating that the President would APP
prove the Urgent Deficiency bill. the disburs-
ing officers OF the House simplifled the pay
meht ot the employees by making out the
checks before the money had necome availa-
bic, SO that as soon as authorized to pay the
money those on the pay roll had simply to call
for checks made out in their names. This plan
faa Inla hoe
entitled to the money an opportunity to pur-
chase Christmas presents. The Clerk Of the
ury for nearly $4,000. being the amount
necessary to pay the salaries Tor November
MIR. SNOW. the sergeaut-at.Arms. has paid
out nearly all OF the S15O,OUO for the monthly
salaries OF members OF Congress. The Chair
man OF the Appropriations Committee in
creased the estimate on Mr. Snow for Mileage
from SIZE, 900 to Sl3o.oOO. OF the amount APP
pected that large balance Will be unexpend-
ed because OF the belief on the part Of many
mileage. and also because many OF those
Representatives living at great distances from
washington VIII not Tot avail themselves OF the
expense.
Christmas presents in the shape OF psrdons
have been given by the President In the cases
OF ten convicts and the sentence in another
case has been conn uted Those who received
pardons were James Gosheli sentenced Aug.
10 last 70 i've months in Jail and fine OF SlQO
South carolina; Chet Pamentier aud Joseph
+ Barton, convicted in Utah OF violating the
fenced Jan. Is. iSss. to i've years in the Ohio
penitentiary for violating the, United states
Banking laws in Cleveland, and the pardon Is
granted to restore him to citizenship; Richard
J. Meaney. sentenced to the District OF Colum-
ans ss SSptf%GSr fgrs an oef for unGsr
indictment for shooting q, negro during the
recent Jack tho slasher" scare IN this city;
lin pnl lima in Mav lnat 70
one year in the Detroit House, OF Correction
and TO pay $500 fine for assault committed in
t stephen S. barton. sentsnced las. September
to i've months in the Utah penitentiary for
swallow. sentenced in December 1890. to five
years in the Kansas penitentiary for man
snd Ne In bss
thirty days In iail and a fine for embezzlement
commtted IN Washington. D. c. In the case
two years in the Missouri penitentiary for
breaking into distillery. in charge Of the
one year Is granted.
Secretary Carlisle has received the resigna-
tion OF Harry II. Smith. Deputy Register OF the !
Treasury. Mr.. Smith came In under the Har- |
rison Administration, and was acting Register |
for long period during the Illness OF Gen.
past there has been considerable personal and |
official difficulty between Mr.. Smith and Mr.. !
Tillman. the present Register Charges and |
counter charges have been filed by each. in /
which serious allegations have been made. !
The resig alton will take effect early in jan |
uary.
young man, nervous and excited. entered !
the Police Court to-day holding In his hand
legal paper. and walked to tho counsel table
in Judge Miler's court and made known his
desire to say something. The young man was
Mr. Charles III. Mills, son OF senator Roger =.
NJ NILS; 81 to whom Judge Miller had issued u per-
against whom threats had been made because
OF hls position on the silver question;
II came here this morning. he said, to sur
render the permit granted me by your Honor
TO carry a pistol for thirty days. and also de-
The bond will be cancelled" interrupted
the Judge, upon the return OF the Kermit"
still holding the permit In his hand. Mr.. Mills
The unpleasant notoriety given the affair
thaonGh 1n the public press has utterly defeated
lnpl pleasant for the family. The publication OF
tho fact that the permit was issued has given
armed to xiii Tor thirty days. and has made IL
unpleasant for me. Now that It is
irmed. the consammStion ., anything tSats
might desire Ia do i prevented, and there
ore wish to surrender the permit"
Tho old Ford's Theatre building whose col
apse caused tho death OF twenty-one clerks
md serious injuries to many more. and which
las since been patched up again by the Gov
or occupancy as q Government ofilcs ly the
District building Inspector and Col. CieorCe III.
Elliott OF the Board Of Army Engineers and
lapitOl Architect Clark. The last Congress
$1,000 with which TO put tho
,uilding in a thoroughly safe condition. Sec
"taTy Lamont says that the money has been
expended under the direction Of the I hief Of /
of the army. ms directed hy law aud
he building hHs heen restored e. the condition I
was in hefore the commencement Of the i'm
in progTras at the time ut the i.,ri- /
lent, with some consequent Strengthening ~
IT, foundations. While II IL probable that iL /
you'd serve it, form-r purpose, the romnis,
ion OF experts appointed Oy the department !
% examine and report as TO the safety If the .
,uilding find that certain additional work {
hould be done hsiOrs II shall be occupied by
ieTks. This report will be referred back Tor 1
N estimate for the cost OF this new wOFn, and
when returned the matter will be submitted 10
."ngrcss for its direction as to further altera-
ion"
There was Christmas-tree gathering AZ the
hite House this afternoon, Little Ruth Cleve-
aud was he hostess and her guests were the
qnior members 81 the Cabinet cirrle-the
hidden o: Secretary Smith and lostmasler-
,entral EisselL The luUkers-0n were the !
resident und Mrs. Cleveland. with their guest