New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-31

fiscal year requires S4s,0oo,ooo In conversation 10
day nc said that would not do to call that ano' d"
once and he lad made, TO hegln VII est en-
February and June 30 there WIZ be- .oul pOhu C"i' u
$1000O,OO0 each.
MIR. JORDAN WILL ACT IS sUBTREAsUKth'
WASHINGTON, Dec. SO (Specidh.-lreasurer
Jordan expects 10 20 to New-NOrk to-hor'o" - 'A'
charge o the Treasury There is no reason nc s"!'
why he should moi discharge the duties OF SUI
az IT simply amounts to the performance by suPoiior
officer of certain duties heretofore discharged by Su
ordinate This is undoubtedly true. The iact Is, nov"
ever that NJ Jordan is under bona OF ohI9 Fi"''O'
while the Assistant Treasurer in New-loIA i"' "
furnish one Of 100000. There seems TO ne sumo -
certainty as to the exact date on which nj Ac''
,~ v,i-os Inouiry at the appointment division OF
tbe Treasury to-day showed that It expired on
10 The bond OF Mr.. Acton, IN .the ophloh VI rte
McCue holds good until his successor q,'f Teasrrv
usna form employed drafting the bonds OF lIeaSjdS
officials does not specify any lnt Oh NM f5at The
men entering upou willing TO Dec'hs
the bonded officer during the time tnat ne Mr.
the functions OF his office. Under this constructor
Atoms bondmen could have been dschaIseG t 'he
end Of Mr. Actions term, but only upon 'DV SUI ~
him Of his office to his successor.
The commission of Thomas G. Acton rs As
sistan Treasurer at NewYoTk bears date OF December
90 1891 and specifies that lie shall hold Office Tor fonr
vears from the day Of the date hereof MI Acton Gu
not qualify or take charge OF the office until the Dcgh
nlnq of the next year. has been generally supposeu
from this fact that his Of office did not expire uh
the close Of business to-day. 1t IS an open question
whether he has not discharged the duties OF the once
some ten days beyond his direct responsibility Iho
onestion naturally arises whether ne could NOT ACT
eeallv for month or six months under the same CIR
| cumstances. Ii he has retained his ONCE HIeEaIS
! beyond the time for which he WAS commissioned the
Secretary OF the Treasury well a. the Assistant
urer is subject 10 fine and imprisonment Iot al! MAJ
II is said that precedents would Justify the appoint
men OF the casi0r as Assistant Treasurer al interim
| but the Government in such contingency Wouu %
without proper security II is admitted that the Oheu
| states Treasurer cannot administer the Two omces
4 legally.
| FOUR HUNDRED CLEARED OUT IN 1G MINUTES.
! WASHINGTON, Dee. 30.-Four hundred ana
persons waited patiently in the East Room
of tie White House to-day TO pay their respects 10 INC
President The crowd almost twice as large as AZ
| any preceding reception OF this kind The freSuehI
appeared lust before p and entered upon MS Ia
with such expedition that the entire room was cleared
in sixteen minutes Several persons tried 10 engage the
Presidents attention with private matters bus they were
told 70 call again Tomorrow one man shook hands IN
IN adatcd manner with OF thu nshers ana pSSseu
the President without policing him. He was reminded oil
his mistake by laughter OF the crowd and stoVe 10
return and shake the Presidents hand hut was DoFho
away by the rapidy moving line OF people behind hllI