The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-11-17
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WASHINGTON, November Il.
III looking over the shortcomings here TO
sift out the good anu true from the la and false
one is struck with the extent TO which tho manu-.
fac,ure Of so-callesl Washington news is carried.
Journals that arc continually harping about their
"enierprisc," are the ones that seem TO deal mos.
in bogus dispatches. The Herald and World i'm New
York arc quite famous for this, and are known TO
publish columns of sensational matter " heh have
no foundation in Washington, and were never
sent from here. The World few days
ago published n column and half OF double
loaded especial Dispatch" ingcniousiy con-
| coctcd, aud attempting TO show that the admins
tration would bc able TO resume specie payments
| on the first Of January. On the dispatch being
shown TO Secretary I'outwell, he merely remarked
that he "wished it was true" and very properly
| added that it exhibited more confidence in the
| financial policy and ability OF The administration
| than the most ardent Radical felt. The New
York Post is another journal that INDUCES in
great feats Of enterprise, In sending special dis
patches from its editorial 10 its composing room
with fresh dates on them, and pretending TO come
all the way from Washington. It's competitor, the
New York Express, is 80 Old an offender in this
line that II hardly need he mentioned yet il COM
pletes the list. There Is apparently no excuse for
such course, for every one OF the papers named
| hy mail and telegraph; but when legitimate news
| is dull, there is striving for sensation 'to
make the papers scll.' 1t is, perhaps, the main
| reason for so much contradiction In the matter of
| Washington dispatches 10 the New York press.
Mr.. Boutwell, and Mr.. Delano have agreed TO
| play the administrations best card at the open-
| ing OF Congrcss-thc financial card. But they
| are so continually bungling in their debt state
lncnts as to make people, who believe hat figures
can be made to lie, think that there Is something
wrong after ali in the claims made by the Treas
ury in the reduction Of the debt day OF two
| ago quarterly debt statement was given out
| with n great flourish. Yesterday startling cor.
rection was heralded from the department max
| ing difference OF forty-lve millions in the sum
total. The condition OF tho Treasury Oh Novem-
Der ], Is tho ono submitted to Congress in Deccm-
Der, and 1t will show that II the Pacific Railroad
bonds nrc included In the debt the latter has not
been reduced more than million in the last year.
The government is merely secured by second
mortgage on these bonds, and will probably have
to pay them in the end for all the road can do is
to pay the interest and redeem its own first mort
gage bonds. But what is the true condition of
| our debit Perhaps Messrs. boutwell, ana Dclano
are good witnesses. BY the November statement
the total debt Is s2l6S, 1896 or H. and the loating
debt Is as much again. III the Fortieth Congress
the following debate occurred:
| Mr.: Delano. Our nation now groans with the
1 weight OF public debts and necessary taxation,
! and our credit must be maintained. know that
iiere are now floating Claims against this nation,
lot less in amount than 81, ooo, 00o according
| a, Will never be settled with less than So 0Oo-
100000 do not believe they will be settled for
Mr.. boutwell,. Will the gentleman let me ask
| him question?
Mr.. Delano. Certainly, sir.
Mr.. Boutwell,. / would ask the gentleman whe.
| thcr, when he refers to this foating debit which
cannot be llquidated without an expenditure OF
4 1000 100000, he refers 10 claims that may he
| rebellion?
Mr.. Dclano. refer only to claims of loyal per-
| sons
Mr.. boutwell,. would ask him whether he in.
cludes claims that may be brought in by States
Mr.. Delano. refer to such claims as will be
oers Wien eoe say that III Il Win H aKe a6% Soe
600, do 1t on the assumption that We shall COM
pound these claims In some manner without set
/ Ting up tile full amount.
This answers a doubts, and II more facts are
needed it can be stated that sxty-two millions of
dollars OF these jnst claims have been audited Jor
| payment, but hare not been paid.
The President has completed the prIncinal nor
| tions OF his annual message, and the most that
can be said about IL Is that lie intends to send it
to Congress in manuscript, TO prevent its prema-
| turc publication, and that the document will be
| brief. Mr. Grant VIII moi be able 10 tel. us much
tEat iS new. Inc Stchcs' farce In spain, Motlcy'S
failure to do anything in England, the Cuban qucs-
tion, and the cost OF reconstruction are all known
to the country. There ought TO be something
new about San Domingo and Mexico. lie Will
probably endorse Boutweil's plan for a four per
cent. consolidated loan, though hardly knowing
\ what 1t means, and conclude with feH remarks
on the army, in which some rerormatory changes
| are to he suggested.
Senator Sawyer had n confab with Grant yes
terday and goes South tomorrow. Congressman
! lioge, of Sonth Carolina is In town.
Candidates for the Senate offices multiply. and
q complete change il regarded as inevitable
| Most OF the annual reports are completed. De-
lano and Treasurer Spinner finished theirs yes
! terday.
Collector Casey, OF New Orleans promises to
| ferret out more Customhouse frauds.
Two new hotels open next week, the Arlington
and Jensen House, both first class.
First snow of the season yesterday. ZETA