Washington Waffles

The House commtttec on claims favora the reinoval oí private lelslat!on (rom eongress. Séptima Randolph Miukleham of Oeor(;etown, 1). C, a grand-dughter of Thoinus Jeffereon. la aa appucant for o pension. OUyer P. Bnricer of Qulncv, 111., uoldiug a tl.OOOposltlon In the ncistiy división of the postomce de):artmeDt In IrVnsnlngton, has been ilismisM-il tor offcriiut by 1-ttcr, on paymcnt of öUcenti, to furnign candida ta the mestta ol pa.-siiii; tlic eivll terrJce examina Hou. A nunibcr of applicationfi bavc been ïveeivcd at the pension oiiico f rom wiilows of soldiers in thn late war lor toe balt pay whieh was fntnttd l'V fcction H.50 if the revised statutos, ut wliich ba; I efn set aside. by the pension act granting pensions to widows. Pension attornc-ys ire rcspon?il)lc loi1 Uiis, ael au fint Is belni made to checl such praetiees, as such ia not the tase.