Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-12-07
LAST NIGHTS NEWS.
lsrsc1AL DISPATCHES TO THE RECORD us1osI
DOMESTIC,
The Opening of Congress.

The Opening of Cor gress.
WAsHINGroN, December 6th.-The Presi.
dents message Will not be sent to Congress
until Tuesday. The Senate is expected IL
adjourn tomorrow, out of respect to the
memory of the late Vice President, imme,
diately after the swearing in of its mem.
bers and the election of its President prc
tempore. The committees of the Senate
were all organized at It's special session last
March, and under the rules of that body
they continue throughout Congress. unless
changed by order of the Senate. It is
probable that reading of the message will
consume the greater part of Tuesday
session, though 1t is possible an opportu-
nifty may be afforded Tor the introduction
of bills. The Pl eSidential succession and
electoral count bills may be reported back
from the committees to which they
will be referred in time for action
before the end of the week. and a
resolution embodying tie code OF
joint rules which the Seuate adopted two
years ago may possibly be also brought to
joint action, but little or no other legisla-
tive work is expected during the week, OF
III fact before the holiday recess. The
Presidential appointments made during the
summer recess are required by law TO be
sent to the Senate for confirmation within
thirty days after the assembling of Con-
gress, and consideration of these new in
itiations will probably consume the greater
part of the time of the Senate during the
early weeks of the session. immediately
after the assembling of the House to.
morrow the Clerk of the last House will
call the roll, and upon a quorum of mem
bers answering 10 their names the work OF
organization will be proceeded with. 1t is
OhnA 10 4l,n4 A,l, Il.
pletion OF its organization the House will
adjourn as q mark of respect to the mem
org Of Vice President Hendricks.
WASHINGTON, December 6th-It is not
likely that any bills will be offered in Con
gress before Wednesday. On that day it is
expected that Congressman Morrow will
present the Chinese bill prepared by him
self and Representative Henley. Mr. Hen
ley says be proposes to offer resolution in
the House asking full investigation into
the facts Of his citizenship.
The tCountry's Finances-Report of the
United States Treasurer.
WASHINGTON, December 6th.-The an
nual report of the United States Treasurer
for the fiscal year shows that the revenue
was 1928 $50, 706, or $24, ,S29, 163 less than
that of the preceding year, while the ex-
penditures were Sc, 226, ,935, or $161OO 500
greater than that of the preceding wear.
The surplus available for the reduction of
the public debt at the close of the fiscal
year was, therefore, $40. .929, ,S54 less than
was available on the 1st of July, 1884. The
assets, according to the new form of state
ment, on September so, 1885, were $574,-
7OS,256, or an increase of $55,07S, ,007 over
1884. The liabilities were $3.50, ,3S1 III. an
increase Of $40, ,2l6,591 over 1884 and the
balance S19l, ,326, ,47S, an increase of S44,-
SOL ,416 over 1884. During the same period
there has been an increase of $33, AGA 633
in gold assets. of So, ,095,016 in silver as
sets, of Sc, ,773, ,423 in legal tender assets and
national bank assets and national bank
deposits. The bullion fund or deposits,4n
the Mints, were on the 30th of June OF
this year, $l4S, ,504 500, as against Sl41 ,64S,-
06S on June 80, 1884. The issue of United
States notes during the fiscal year. in place
of such as were returned in q worn and
mutlated condition, amounted to $S4 493,-
1853. Silver certificates to the amount OF
$i0,0000O0 were issued, and 500. 900 ,O45
were redeemed during the year. Gold GER
tificates of the old issue. amounting to
$50, APO, were redeemed. OF the new issue,
S63, 100000 were issued, and S21 ell, 100 re-
deemed. Coupons from United States
bonds, to the amount of $S,0S4 ,067, were
received from the several Assistant Treas
urers by whom they were paid and ex-
amined. In this office, called bonds of the
United States. amounting to $45, ,96S 600
were redeemed of which amount S45. .5sS..
150 was for the sinking fund Interest,
amounting to S42, ,570,736 on registered
bonds of the United States, including
those issued to the Pacific Railroad
Companies, was paid. The national
banks withdrew $50, 1903, $50 of the
bonds held to secure their circulating
notes, and S31 800, 700 of bonds were depos-
tied for that purpose, q net decrease of
so, ,002, $50. The deficits occurring during
the fiscal year, making the amounts in
volved unavailable to the treasury, were
one of S25, ,341 81 in the office of the As
sistant Treasurer at New Orleans. and one
of Sl1,S57 81 in the Assay Office at Boise
City, Idaho. The unavailable funds were
decreased by the following items Reduc-
ton of amount of deficit at the Branch
Mint at San Francisco, So, ,6S5 IS; a reduc-
ton of the amount involved iii the failure
of the VevanZo National Bank Of Frank
lin, Pa, of S12,755 16, and an adjustment
of two defaults in the former United States
Depository at Baltimore, amounting to So
800 II and 81 JOG 81, respectively, making
q total decrease of S26, ,53S 6S. and net in
u cary III IllttES ti tolu,DOJ 0u.
The national banks paid into the treasury,
on account of semi-annual duty on their
circulation, the sum of $2,794, ,5S4, which
was S2300S4 less than was paid on that
account the preceding year Circulating
notes OF national banks amounting 10
$150. 200, 100, were received for redemption
during the year.
The Treasurer recommends the estab-
lishment OF an issue department, in order
to obtain greater security than now pre-
walls in the treatment of legal tender notes,
and other securities OF the Government
The report states, also, that there has been
printed, but not issued, an excess Of the
sum of SiS7, ,12S000, and requests that the
practice Of printing these notes be sane
toned by law, or the notes retired. The
Treasurer says that he should have author
ity to make frequent examinations OF Sub
Treasures and the mints, to enable him TO
know that the funds with which he is
charged are held as represented, and to
hold the officers to a more strict account
ability than has heretofore prevailed. He
recommends an appropriation sufficient to
cover the expense of such examinations
He also favors scheme for the reorgan-
ization of Sub-Treasuries of the United
States, the officers of which have had tbeil
duties and responsibilities largely increased
through the issue of gold silver and legal
tenders.
Congressman Honley's Citizenship.
WASHINGTON, December r6th.-Represent-