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n Secretary Morton hasiapnointeli II. II
A "a plnwo0dy assistant ehief N III
weather bureau, vice Maidr R0Ukwooi
resigned. Major Dunwoodv has beer
connected with the bureau for man,
years.
+. F. Baldwin, First Auditor Of IN,
treasury, has issued an order which
Will prevent favoritism. i'm the examina
ltion Of accounts. Under the new ortie,
each account win ibe token up in thu
ofderlin which it was received and OF
no account made special, except by
order Of the head of the department.
! Unless unforeseen reason for POSTPONE.
mnt shopld occur the international
monetary Conference will reconyene d,
Brussels May 30. All the Commissioners
have rendered their designations, and
but one OF them-Henry w. Cannon.
President Of the Chase National Rank of
New York city--has been reappointed.
It IL understood Senator Jones Of Ne
vada has been requested to withdraw his
resignation..s -.y-a
~ .t@5 EY~s yesl
~ Acting Commissionbr Of Pensions
Murphy has transferred about fiity
clerks, who were heretofore employed
on Statistical work. but which, 10 far
asheeould see, are OF no value to the Office.
TO current work in order to facilitate in
bringing up the business to date.
Murphy is decidedly OF the opinion that
among, the 95S,000 pensioners on the
rolls of'the bureau there are many fradu-.
lent cases, and with view OF purrine
the list OF such as can be reached he has
issued an order to the special examiners
in the field, directing them to use an
In searchhglout such cases as
require the attention of the bureau.
The Executive Committee Of tine local
directory Of the Worlds Fair held
meeting at which resolutions were
aduptet wirirf prarrirai1y mean d tlat
enumeration OF Congressional control.
The joint committee made a lengthy
report on the recent act OF Congress in 4 4
structing the Secretary OF the Treasnrvt
70 withhold enough of the Columbia half |,
iollars to secure the payment Of $780,
>So iof awards, which was amply dis
'ussed. The report saws the committee
yould regard it as.a.direct and inexcus-a
Ible violation Of the pledges and coyen-
lnts with the bondhoIders to enter into
ne formal undertakings which the act
i Congress require. The requirement
i this act, says the committee, il 4 /
1olatlon OF the act of August s, 1882. K
ccepted by the directors. II
Senator Ransom, Chairman Of the
commerce Committee, was seen in
eference TO the committee's Pscific !
'oast trip. When asked about the
rohable date OF the start from Chicago |
e said he had an idea that arrange '
rents could be perfected go that the
1mmiftee would leave June 10. There h
as ne certainty about this, be said, but i
was his purpose to get the committee y
way at the earliest possible moment.
i nov stated that the committee will
on the Pacific Cpast for fully six I
eeks, and possibly for more lengthy :,
sriod. Senator Ransom saws the com
ittee will 90, direct from Chicago to
II Ffanciseo. From there the commit n
e will go to Los Angeles, to investi- 0
ite whether the proposed deep water g
irbor should be located at Rodondo
each or San Pedro. When the investi- b
.tlon for this purpose is completed q
her river and harbor improvements q
III be looked into, and then the com
lttee will go north to Oregon and is
ashingson to investigate the Columbia II
yer improvements and also the pro- Il
sed scheme to connect Lake Washing
n to Puget Sound by ship canal. Al
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