Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-05-30
GENERAL NEWS FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE WORLD.
SacHsd b. Overhauiea.

New YORK, May 29.-The WASH
ing.on correspondent Of the New York
Herald, in long and interesting dis
pitch t. his paper explaining the neces-
sity Of the pending Investigation Of thu
affairs Of the Office OF Supervising
Architect Of the Treasury Department,
says: This investigation recalls the
fac. tina. the eff &c itself, as it is carried
on under the present management. Is
one Of doubp.ui Legality AID thas N all
probability the next Congress, with a
large Democratic majority IN the House,
Will give this sa-cailed department Of
government 'such an Investigation as
may result in saving large sums now
n1ally s4uandered upon pretended
construction Of public buildings. Iu
the year 1872 the appropriation for pub
lie buildings under the Treasury De-
partment contract amoun:ed t, 81,
OPS, 500. In 1875. two Years later. the
appropriation for this purpose had
swelled - $ll,05O,0O0. During all
that time no action had been t,ken by
Congress to give legal sanction t, the
office Of Supervising Architect
In nine years this Office disbursed
S37, 100000. The suspicion has arisen
that the entire office Is little more than
a political machine by which the mill
lions intended for nation architecture
ara souandersd for political purposes,
or find their way into the pockets of
favored contract ,rs. Ga this point
there is report that the United States
Engineer in charge Of public buildings
10 Washinet ,n-who is uncontrolled by
political influences or official considera-
tions-has been abba to save the gov
eminent, eince he took charge of the
construction Of the new War Depart
ment buildings, several hundred thou
sand dollars.
The Tariff Question.
NHw YORK, May 29.-The Wo~ld
publishes two letters written to Pu-
liter by Senators Bayard CT Delaware
and Mcdonald Of Indiana, respecting
the Tariff question. Bayard says {:
Anything like ine.se. or the appear.
ance of tinesss or Tick, in dealing with
the i.sue-ss "a Tariff for revenue or
"a Tariff for the protection of cent 40
classes greatly weaken the party
reso1t;ng to it. l know of no position
more impreenable, and upon which
It is mare important for the Dem.
ocrat.c party to form It's line,
than that public property cannot
he taken for private use under any pre-
txt. The rate Of taxation will De
and suc's a spectacle as was witnessed
at the las. session of Congress-of u
handful of men representing plivat.
interests, and controlling and m,li-
ing pullc laws of taxation to suit those
interests-will never again be toler4t d
by honest public sentiment"
SENATOR II DoNALD's VIEWS
Senator Mcdonald says: "The
Tariff issue. connected with the general
subject of revenue reform, viii neces-
-ar ly be an impoit,Lt Question in all
future political contests until it is set.
tied upon the doctrines Ct the Copstisu-
ton and the principles Of sound political
economy. We may be some time in
reaching a solution Of the question, but
IS the pubic mind becomes enlielt ned
it wilt uos to satisfied with any t,riff
that has not fer its government nor
with the dtt,i!s Of any tariff lay in
which the dutis. laid upon 70, eign mer.
chan1,se snail be aoava revenue