The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-31
FROM THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
Minister Ransom Cannot Draw
Salary Until He Is Confirmed,
The Case of r. somherg, of De-
catur, Ind. Who Is In Prison
at Hamburg, The Gold Re.
serve. Privileges TO Sell
Beer Removed
Bv Southern Associated Press.

Bv Southern Associate Press
WAsHINGToN, August 3O.-Ill luck
seems to he the lot OF United States
Minister Ransom, ono trouble follow
ing close upon the heels of another.
Now Mr.. Willie, Acting Auditor of tho
Treasury for the State Department. has
decided that Mr.. Ransoms salary as
Munster to Mexico cannot he paid
until he is confirmed by the Senate.
He based his decision upon the law
which reads:
Section l,7Gl-No money shall be
paid from the Treasury ns salary to
any person appoioted during the re
cess of the Senate TO fill O vacancy in
any existing office, If the vacancy cx-
listed while the Senate was III session
aud was ty law required to be filled by
and with the consent OF the Senate,
until such appointee has been confirmed
by the Senate"
The question of allowing hlm OK.
penses, ETC., has not yet been taken
down. 1t is said Mr.. Ransom himself
raised the point whether he could be
paid prior to his confirmation, as he
wanted to know exactly where he stood
before be departed for Mexico that he
might mako the necessary iiuapcial
arrangements for his maintenance.
Congress Will have TO provide for his
salary between July lst, the date 1t
was held up and the date when he may
be confirmed.
Nothing has been reported to the
State Department concerning the case
Of III. Nj. Bomberg, OF Decatur, Ind.
who Is said to hnve been sentenced to
twelve years imprisonment at Hamburg
Tor an alleged assault on an officer OF
the Imperial German army, the offence
being committed some years prior to
his naturalization nnd when he was
serving his term as IA soldier. From
the statement of The case in press dis
patches there appears to be no ground
Tor interference Oh the part of the
United States. His alleged offence is
continuing one, which by treaty
stipulation between Germany aud the
United States cannot be etfaced by
naturalization.
Minister Ransom had long confer.
ence with Secretary Lamont to day
presumably in connection with the
question of the use OF the water of the
hlo Graude river, over which there
have been disputes ut various times.
MIR. Ransom Will leave for his home IN
North Carolina TO night and will go to
Mexico shortly.
Acting Secretary McAdoo to-day ap.
pointed n board OF officers consisting
OF Capt. Mccormick, CIVIL Engineer
A. g. Meuooal and Civil Engineer
Wacct. To make examinations Of the
recently completed Government dry.
dock 1T Port Royal, \, O., which
another board advised the Navy De.
pertment not to accept from the con.
structor in It's present condition. The
board appointed today is directed to
examine the dock with view TO de-
termining what the necessary repnirs
viii cost aud how much OF the amuuut
the contractor should be obliged to
pay.
1t is generally recognized here in
Official circles that the Belmont Nor
gan bond syndicate will not permit the
Treasury gold reserve TO fall below tho
&l0O, OUU, 900. Four times Ihev have
come to the rescue when such result
would have followed constant drains
on the reserve for export to Europe.
To day. at the last moment, the
syndicate deposited $1,000. coo III gold
IN exchange for legal ieuders, without
which the gold reserve would have
dropped below the limit.
At $50 O'Clock this afternoon Assist
ant treasurer Jordan telegraphed that
$500, 900 III gold had been withdrawn
for export to Europe. This reduced
the treasury gold reserve to $40, IJ6.
G3i. Al 3:35 o'c ork telegram from
Mr. Jordan announced TINT tho syudl.
cate had deposited 81. 900, coo in gold
which raised the treasury gold to SI0), /.
iaG, ,C3I.
SO far the syndicate has deI osited IN
excess of tho gold requiled for It's So. .
400, OUO III bonds, nearly $40, 900, 0OO 10
keep the reserve intact.
Applications OF five persons for per
mission TO sell beer on the United
states Naval reservation at Pensacola.
hln., were rejected to day by Acting
Secretary McAdoo. The pround for
the refusal Is that the establishment of
beer saloons might interfere with the
maintenance Of Uruor on the reserva.
tiJn.
steamer l.oat.