Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-10-30
TREASURY RAKERS.
THE RADICALS PREPARING FOR
ANOTHER RAID.
A General Desire TO Make a Scoop ON
she Treasury Vaults-A RecaIcf-
trAns OffieehOIder-AnOsh Arctic
ExpedII1On-The S'Tribune,, and
the FresIdent-A Dead BOOk-The
Naval Advisory Board.

WASHINGTON, October 2S.-The Republicans
at the next session of Congress will certainly
nave announcement to even make bigger ap-
preparations than they did at the last session.
The diff srent executive departments are max
ing up their estimates for money to
run the machine during the next fiscal year.
The War, Navy and Interior Departments have
finished their estimates of what they want
The other departments are pretty nearly
through with theirs All of the Cabi-
net officers recommend appropriations even
greater than those for the present fiscal year
The estimates are in short "very liberal as
one official put it to-day. The Navy Depart
ment takes the lead ia recommending an in
crease OF money. Secretary Chandler thinks
and estimates for a naval appropriation bill
between three and four millions OF dollars larger
than was appropriated for the present year. In
the same tendency to extravaganza the War
Department is next in order. Secretary
Lincoln wants increased appropriations
all around, and recommends many new
things upon which money can be spent The
estimates for rivers and harborS come under
this department Instead of counseling a re-
duction for trout streams and such, the War
department. wants the money for rivers and
cent The Interior Departments esti-
mates which include pensions. are also
largely increased. The Post Office Department
and the Department of Justice also need more
money, according to the estimates which they
are preparing. The Treasury Dep 4rtment
wants big increase. 1t seems to bs a general
desire on the part of the executive officers to
make even bigger scoop than ever on the
treasury vaults. The Safe DEPARTMENT is a
Partial exception Secretary Frelinghuvsen
VIII not ask for any great increase for that De-
partment.
DECLINES TO "coME DOWN"
Atleast one office holder in permanent place
mas refused to come down to the Republican
highway robbery committee. He has declined
to devote any part OF the salary which the
government pays him to assistance in perpetu-
ating the Republican party. The official who
has thus treated the Hubbell committee with
eontumely is Internal Revenue Collector
Crumbaugh, of the Second Kentucky district
he has been reported to Tycoon HubhelI who
has in turn referred to the Internal Revenue
bureau the fact that he refuses to come down.
1t is not at all likely. under the present public
sentiment in regard to assessments that
Collector Crumbaugh's head will drop into the
basket.
ANOTHER ARCTIC INVESTIGATION.
When the pending investigation of the loss
OF the Jeanette is concluded it will be fol-
lowed very shortly by another investigation of
similar character. Secretary Chandler will in
a short time order that the loss of the Arctic
steamer Rodgers be investigated. The Rodgers
it will be remembered, was burned while in
search Of the Jeanette. The same board
which is now investigating tire Jeanette dis
aster will probably inquire into the loss of the
Rodgers.
OLD CORRESPONDENCE, PRIVATE.
Mr.. Phillips, the Presidents private secre-
tary, did not go to New York with the Presi-
dent. He denied very emphstically to-day
that the President would take any part in the
political management in New York. He says
that nothing could be further from the Presi-
dents intentions He will spend most Of his
time in New York Mr.. PhilliOs says, in dispos-
papers, which are now stored in his house on
Lexington avenue. The President has rented
his house for term OF years
The absence Of one thing in the New York
Tribune the other day has caused considerable
comment here to-day. So great is that papers
hostility to the President that it would not
print his Thanksgiving proclamation.
A TRIBULATIoN.
The Republican Congressional Campaign
Committee has another trial on hand. It is the
Republican Campaign Text Book for 1897
that remarkable book which was a couple of
months ago yanked into life. A large number
Oh copies were printed, TO be sold at the rate OF
twenty-five cents copy, to assist in defrayIng
the cost of printing. 1t is large volume,
abusive of the Democrats and half breed Re-
puolicans. The trouble is that but very few
been very light. The large sur
plus Of copies will have to- be
sold for waste paper. Unlike the denunciation
of bookS.Outlawed by Anthony Comstock the
criticisms OF the Campaign Text Book on all
sides has, instead Of increasing its circulation,
showed it down to a minimum.
The Naval Advisory Board under whose su-
pervision the new vessels authorized by Con-
gress are to be built is not yet thoroughly or
ganized. 1t has, however, a very decent sort of
an idea-of what such board should do first
That duty is inspecting" SO the Naval Advis-
ory Board will go over to Philadelphia to-mor-
row to inspect the monitors lying there The
monitors at Wilmington, Del, and Chester, Pa,
will also be examined before the board gets
through with its little trip. PoToaAC.