The Worthington advance., 1881-09-15
THE QUESTION OF INABILITY

10 BE SUBMITTED TO JUSTICE WAIT1.
Dispatch to the Louisville Courier-JournaL
WASHINGTON, Sept Sit is stated here TO-
night by parties who claim to be we'll informed
on the subject, that, uuless there is decided
Improvement in the condition of President
Garfield during the next ten days, Vice Presi-
don't Arthur, acting in accordance with the
wishes OF the cabinet will address letter to
the members Of tho cabinet, asking for infor-
nation relative to the presidents condition and
ability to perform the duties Of his Office. The
reply to this letter will. Of course, include the
testimony OF the attending physicians. Vice
President Arthur, after receiving the desired
information, will submit it to the chief Justice
of the supreme court, accompanied by the
question as to whether, upon said information,
it is proper for him to take the oath of acting
president OF the limited States until such time
as President Garfield is able to resume control
Of the government IL is claimed that tho
ground for such action IN the part of the vice
president lies in IT," fact that there il impor-
tant public business requiring the immediate
section of the N"r,!.cfn Pacific railroad
Just completed. it needs inspection, and
inspectors can only b., appointed by the
president. The railroad company are anx-
ious to place their bonds on the market, in
'rder that the progress Of the work may not
get possession Of their land grants along the
completed section, and they cannot touch the
land until the road is completed. The same is
true OF section OF the Atlantic road, and also
Of road in Louisiana. Great pressure is
being brought to bear in official quarters to
have these questions determined as speedily
IS possible. The president alone can settle
them. Then there is the Indian question in
The Southwest and along the Mexican border.
ircat trouble is feared in that quarter; = gen.
sral Indian war is predicted, in which it 10
feared the Utes and tho Navajoes will Join.
Thousands OF miners and farmers arc scat
:ered about IN localities whero there is no pro-
section It is feared that further fearful mas
sacres will ensue. Tho government has not
| force enough to prevent it, and volunteers
must be had. The president alone can author
lze tho employment Of volunteers. It is
| IN the attention Of the cabinet, and that some
thingor other will be done veay shortly in the
way OF providing way for their settlement
Government Receipts and Expe enditures.
ended on the 3Oth of June, and the accounts OF
| the governments receipts and expenditures for
that year have been receipted and balanced.
The year has boen q most prosperous one, the
receipts OF revenue from each source, and OF
course IN the aggregate, being much greater in
1921 than for the prosperous year OF 1880,
while the expenditures were, on the whole,
much smaller. The total revenue for 1881
wss $500, 782, 1872 total for 1880 was 1888,
| were $500, ZIP, ,887; for 1880, $267, ,G42,
9G7. The receipts from customs increased
$11,637, ,612, aud from internal revenue $11,
25!,O11. The total increase was $27, 1885,
GEL. The expenditures were nearly 81, 600,
OOO less than IN 1880, though in nearly al