Democratic Sentinel, Volume 7, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 September 1883 — WASHINGTON. [ARTICLE]

WASHINGTON.

Mr. Hill, Supervising Architect, has tendered his resignation. The pension appropriations are holding out far beyond the expectations of the experts Postmaster General Gresham has ordered the Postmaster at New Orleans to deliver no more registered letters or moneyorders, to the New Orleans National Bank until it shall have discontinued receiving the lottery-man Dauphin’s mails. Secretary Folger has made a call for $15,000,060 in 3-per-cents, the interest to cease Dec. 1. Although polar explorers have volunteered their services, Secretaries Chandler and Lincoln perceive no feasible way to relieve Lieut. Greely this fall The requisitions upon the Postoffice Department by the Postmasters for the new 2-cent stamps are so large that the contractors are unable to supply the demand, and the Department consequently is reducing the amounts called for in the requisitions. The announcement comes from Washington that the Pension Office is unable to expend the money appropriated at the last session. Commissioner Dudley called for $170,000,000, and now finds that $75,000,000 will suffice. As a result, a large amount of* bonds will doubtless be called in. The decision of the Secretary of the Treasury in regard to the construction of the “charcoal iron” and ‘round iron” provisions of the last Tariff act is adverse to the claims of manufacturers on both points.