Year: 1879

ment, but probably, also equal il


not superior to these in force in the
business branches Of the military


service now.


The Secretary rcTcrs TO the fact


that while most of the abuses which


are pointed out in Sheridan's Sup


Elementary report during the last


three or four years previous to the


incoming of the present Administra-
ton had been going on, the Gen


eral had no words of centure for


them in his official reports, But
now, when the criminal prosecution
of thieves is the order of the day,


and when ring men and those who


attempt fraud upon the Government


are in fear of the pcnitentiary, and


are trying by als means to get out of
, the clutches Of the Interior Depart


ment, the General suddenly feels him


self compelled to launch out into


the unmeasured denunciations and


bring forward complaints against


agents already dismissed and abuses
already corrected, concluding with
Mr.. Schurz's remarks that he is not
responsible for the necessity Of this
correspondence and regrets to have
a controversy with an officer of Mr..
Shindon5' reputation. lie gives the
reasons which compel him to take
up this controversy, pointing out
that the arrangement of our Depart
ment of the Government by an
officer under another Department
in an annual report is an unprece
dented thing, but that he would
not have objected to it were an
argument only just and did it pre-
sent fair representation of the
facts, but such not being the case,
he had considered it his duty to
call for proof so as to protect
worthy and innocent men in the
service against imputatious upon
their character by being classed
with those that we're guilty or in
competent.


The annual report of A. Il.
Spofford, Librarian of Congress,
which was submitted to the Senate
to-day, shows that the additions to
the law department number 1881
volumes, and to the miscellaneous
library, 1866 volumes, besides
11,689 paphlets and 2,344 maps
and charts; aggregate contents of
the Library, 352,655 volumes of
books, besides 100000 pamphlets.


Secretary Sherman was before
the House Appropriation Commit
tee this morning, urging that an ap-
preparation of $4,000 be made for
the purpose of defraying the ex-
penses Of transporting silver bullion
from the Pacific coast to New York
for the balance of the fiscal year.
He also asked for an annual appro-
priation of $4,000 be made for
this purpose. In his remarks the
Secretary said that the railroad
companies were charging exorbitant
rates for the performance of this
service, ard suggested that the
committee recommend such legisla-
ton as will require the expenditure
to be made for frcightage to be
limited, thereby compelling those
engaged in the transportation Of
of silver bullion to make reductions
in their present rates.


The House Committee on Educa-
ton and Labor to-day authorized
Representative Willis, of Kentucky,
to report tomorrow the bill hereto
tofore agreed upon by the commits
tee providing that not more than
seventy-fve Chinese shall be admit
ted to this country on any one yes !
sci, with a request that the House
specially assign the earliest possible |
day for its consideration. The CONS
mittee change the bill, so as to pro
vide that the date for it to go into |
effect shall be the 1st of next July. /.