Show the reason why number of states prisoners who were released from the utah penitentiary in 1887 did not receive from the U S marshal the allowance of 20 provided for in the united states stat ante and applicable in such cases the reason for nonpayment non payment given at the tima was that tho requisite funds were not on hand recently an announcement was published that the marshal had received funds with which to redeem certificates of aurora and witnesses who performed service in united states cases the correspondent asks whether these funds cannot also bo applied in the payment of prisoners who did not receive tha stipulated 20 at the time of their discharge on inquiry we learn that the funds in question cannot be thus applied for the following reasons the deficiency fici ency bill for expenses of the year ending june was present eato congress but not passed by that body the deficiency bill for the fiscal year ending ifune 30 1888 was on the contrary not only presented but passed by the national legislature tho fund now being dis buried by the marshal can only be applied on expenditures for the year specified tho deficiency bill for ex senses for the ascal year ending june 30 1887 will be again presented at the present session and as soon as it shall be passed aad the men y appropriated the demands spoken of by our correspondent will be met belts |