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Show A Little More Swindling j Washington, 22. Much excitement has been caused bv tho recent action of J. W. Buttertie'id, clerk in these-! cond comptroller's ol lice, in connection connec-tion with the adjustment of the Mon-j tana war claims, of which Conqrcss, at the last session, afcrnpriatod one: anil a half million dollafs, Upwards of $-!00,000 of which hSvc been' paid. It is a 1 legal by various parlies' that Leander M. Black, of Montana, I and J. Insly, of Kansas, had given 1 Alexander Comings, Adjutant General of Montana $2o,000 in vouchers in consideration of his issuing to them the quota of vouchers claimed by them. When these vouchers were presented here for payment by P. A. Largey, of Montana, to whom Compilings, Com-pilings, had hypothicatcd them, Black !and lnsley protested against it, claiming claim-ing them as their property. An at-I at-I lenipL was made to settle the matter 'judicially but in the mean lime $22,-1 000 of the money was paid by Butter-1 jlield to Black and lnsley, notwith-' standing, they had, it is allcgal, given to ' a party in Washington vouchers to; the amount of $-1-5,000 for influence 1 with the Indian bureaus in further-1 Janec of Indian contracts several years jago, and which also have been pre- ' son ted for collection. The matter is being in vest iga tat by the Secretary of the Treasury. ! |