Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-13
Enh go MAREH NENr.

When man sets out to lind mare $
nest, he doesn't have to hunt far for one.
Mr. Eustls, the dyspeptic senator from
Louisiana who soured on Mr.. Cleveland
because be couldn't control the patron
age OF Louisiana, IS hunting for mares
nests with microscope. He has found
one in the United States sub-treasury Of
New Orleans, and is making more noise
over the discovery than Columbus made
over the discovery OF America.
Mr.. Eustis arose one day this week
from his seat In the senate, and an-
nounced that the sub-treasurer OF the
United States at New Orleans was yio-
latiDg the law by refusing to receive
silver dollars and Issue silver certificates
therefor. To ascertain the facts, he sub
mitted Il resolution to inquire into the
conduct OF the said sub-treasurer, and to
ascertain why he took 80 much authority
upon himself. The resolution was made
the text for lot of ylrtuous defamation
from number of pro-silver Democrats,
and Republicans seized the occasion TO
make some stump speeches from partl-
san view; then the resolution was
adopted.
The New orleans Picayune puts diff
ferent face on the matter. The Picayane
presents the case in this light:
The sub treasurer here never has refused to
rpp nnII cnI nd al, I'll.
tilcates. when Memphis bank shipped silver
dollars TO the sub treasurer "for account Of the
State Natlonalbank OF New Orleans" he refused
to receive the same, notifying the state Nation
al OF the fact, and stating II they took charge
OF the shipment and presented II In proper
form he would furnish certificates. n the state
National bank has no vault room II Is not the
fault OF the government. The sub treasure Is
instructions are very properly to rocc We money
only ''for account of the United States" The
sub treasurer likewise Notified several OF Tho
banks In tho Interior that he could only receive
silver for the issue OF certificates as fast rs he
could count and examine the came, as he alone
Is responsible for countr felt or mutilatcd coin.
He Is only alloweda certain clerical force and
III capacity to issuo certificates is therefore
limited. Our banks all understand this very
we'll, and before sending down silver telephone
to sec whether the quota for the day is taken
mp.
The issue OF silver certificates ls extra work,
II is in addition to the reception and care OF
public moneys from the custom. houses, inter
nal revenue collectors and postonccs in Loulsl-
ana, Texas and Mississippi
During the fall silver dollars are shipped to
the country to pay of laborors,and after Christ
mas they begin to collect in the banks and are
sent back here for conversion into catllcntes.
making an undue pressure for awhile, During
November and December the sub treasurer
here shipped daily to the interior about 10000
standard liars This Is now coming back to
be dumped into the treasury.
Mr.. Eustis could have ascertained these
facts by private Inquiry, II he had been
seeking the truth, His purpose was to graft.
fy his III feeling toward the Democratic
administration by holding IL up as vio-
latoI OF the law. Such an action from
a Republican member would have been
little thought OF, for custom has made it
allowable for the opposition party in con-
gress to do whatever il can to embarrass
and bring dlsCredit upon the administra-
ton; but it was hardly TO be expected
that Democratic senator would descend
to such depths TO make APPOINT against the
president OF his party, unless he wanted
TO identify himself with the opposition.