Show THE WHY A states that teat a large number ol of united states prisoners who were released from the utah penitentiary in 1887 did not receive from the U 8 9 marshal the allowance of 20 provided for in the united te d S states t a t ea statute and applicable tu in such cases the reason lor for nonpayment non payment given at t the time aps vps as that the requisite funds were not on hand recently an was published that tabar sual had received funds with walca to redeem certificates of jurors and witnesses who performed service in united states cases cased the correspondent asks whether these lands funds cannot also be applied in the payment of prisoners who did not receive the stipulated 20 at the time of th eirdis charge on inquiry we learn that the funds in question cannot be thus applied for the bollo biag reasons the deficiency bill for expenses of the year ending jane 1857 was presented to congress but not passed by that body the deficiency bill for the fiscal year endi ending Q june IBM 1888 was on the contrary not only presented but passed by the national legislature the fund now being by toe marshal can only be applied on expenditures for the year specified the deficiency bill lor expenses for the fiscal year ending june jime 1887 will be again presented at the present session and nd as soon eoon wf as it snail be passed and the money appropriated the demands spoken of by our correspondent spon dent will be met |