The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-10-21
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10th, il


All the executive departments were
represented at the cabinet meeting or
Thursday. Secretary Manning:was the
only absent member, and Mr.. Fair
child appeared in his stead.
1t was nearly seven months ago that
Secretary Manning was carried out Of
the treasury department in an uncon-
scious condition. About noon on las
Thursday he went to the department
and again took charge of his office. He
is quite active, has an excellent color
and says he feels better than he has for
n long time. Those who saw him a
week or two ago are astonished at the
improvement in his appearance since
then. He seemed glad to get back and
was pleased with the care that had
been taken to insure khls comfort. Mr..
Yonmans has had his rooms put in
perfect order, aud the plum bing in his
private office fixed so that everything
was clean aud pure, He began work
on the mail that lay on his desk and
looked cheerful and we'll contented at
being able to take up again the work he
desires to make perfect. TWAS thought
advisable that he shouldnot be distur b.
ed and no visitors were permitted to
see him, even the chiefs of the divisions
refraining from calling, He comes
back to work with the determination of
staying at the head of the department
until the end of Mr.. ClevelaDd's term.
The temptation to retire to his home in
Albany and to perfect rest was great {;
but he said his work at the department
was not yet finished and there were
many plans that he was ambitious to
carry out. He takes up the burden of
off al l Inf no fnl I,a
many Things he can do for the good of
the administration and of the public.
The country will not be entirely a loser
by his sickness. During his confine-
ment he has devoted much thought to
the department and sketched ont many
things he intends to accomplish. In
fact he has thought out nearly all his
plans for the future management of the
and is eager to put them
into execution. His assistants and
friends in the department, however,
in his eagerness he shall not again
overtax his strength, if they can pre-
vent it. He has been kept constantly
informed as to department matters, and
of late has been occupied with his an
nual report. He has given much
thought to this, and it is said that his
absence from the department is amply
compensated for by the attention it has
enabled him to bestow on this docu-
ment. 1t will be valuable state pa per,
it is said and will contain many impor-
tant suggestions to congress.
The report of the secretary of the
treasury will show that in spite of an
increased expenditure for pensions,
to over $4,000, 900, the treas
ury surplus continues to increase in a
able manner. The statement OF
receipts and expenditures for the last
four months shows that the rev enEes
are considerable larger than they were
a year ago. With the careful and eco
management which a demo-
cratic admin stration insures, and with
the general improvement ia business
the country, the financial
of the country is more en-
than at any time in its his
tory.
President Cleveland yesterday issued
a formal proclamation restoring the
duties levied upon pro-
ducts of Cuba and Porto Rico brought
under the Spanish flag which was sus-
pended by the proclamation of Presi-
dent Arthur on 1.-THE 18th of February,
1884. The suspension is revoked, to
take effect on the 25th of October. This
proclamation is made necessary by the
fact that evidence has been presented to
the president convincing him that the
discriminating duties in Cuba and Por-
to Rico Oh the products of the United
States under the American flag are
still collected, in violation of the COM
mercial agreement of February ID,
1884, made at Madrid. This lis the for
NAL announcement of policy which
was determined on some time since.
Public Printer Benedict made anoth-
er discharge of twenty three employees
this week. In speaking of the smatter
be said he found it absolutely necessa-
~ to make removals. He found that
with the discharge of about five hun
dred people the Office was turning out
more work even than when he first
took charge. In every department
there were by far too many employees,
and half of the time there was nothing
for them to do,