Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-01-06
DAILY poST.INTeLLIGEhcsR
AN IccRvs.svE ExgrrTIyE.

York World. de was speaking OF the
senate, and the imprsssi0n be meant TO
convey was that be expected the sznAte
10 attend to its basiuesz aad nos 10 IL
terfese with him, ard Ia return be III
tended 70 attend 20 his dstie~ and BOT
10 interfere With the senate. The dis
tipction which Nr. Cleveland makes -
a good one, and 10 vould be better for
the Government and for ths people II
he should demand Of bis soboruinaies
that II be recognizes in the conduct Of
his administration. Tbs Executive has
t,s duties and Congress has iss duties,
lint the line which divides them u rap
idly being obliterated. Tie admins
tration Of Mr.. Cleveland, like that
Which preceded Il, almost seems bent
on taking the power Of legislatlne en-
tirely out of she hands Of Congress.
Scaroely a week passes in which the
public Is not made aware OF an instanes
of the Modification Of some Law by .
stroke Of a secretsry's pen, and scarce
jy week passes in which some secre
tary does net issue an order which em-
bodies legislative acts pure and simple.
II both houses Of Congress do not soon
riss above mere considerations Of party
and expediency, and dsmand that ths
Executive restrain itself TO its proper
functions, the idea that the d1iy OF the
President and bis subordinstes - 20 exc
cute the laws As they hnd them Will
soon be an exploded one. The inrosds
which have been made upon the powers
Of Congress by the Executive within
the pas, five years are too great not to
be seen, and too serious not to be
alarming.
Each one OF the Executive depart
pen,s has assumed to itself some of the
powers that properly belong TO Congress
alone. The Treasury Department has
apparently gone further in this danger
ous course than any of the others, but
IL In only because 1t has had the best
opporsanity TO show its contempt for
the Iaws. The following provision Is
found in section 1884 Of the Revised
Statutes:
The coin paid for dnties on imported
goods shall be set apart rs special
fund, and shall be applied A. follows !;
First. to the payment, 40 ooin, OF tue
interest on the bonds and notes Of the
United statss second, 70 the purchase
or payment of one per cent OF the entire
debt Of tho United States, to be made
within each fiscal year, which IL to be
set apart a. a sinking fund, and the 10
terest Of which shall ia like manner b.
applied 10 the purchase or payment OF
the public debt, as the Secretary OF the
Treasury shall from time to time direct
third. the residue To be paid into the
Treasury.
Secretary MssninR, like Secretary
McCullooh before him, has systemati-
cally, notoriously and dehantly disobey-
ed aud nnllified the provisions of thi-
section. In the FIRST place. the coin paid
for duties on imported goods has not
been set apart as provided; a large per
centaee OF the coin paid for duties has
been silver, yet the interest on the bonds
has been paid entirely in gold. In ths
second place the fund has not been AZ
piled to the purchase aud payment OF
the public debt ~ the Law distinctly re
quires. On the contrary, no call FOL
bonds was issued by the Secretary oil
the Treasury between October 1874 anc
December 18th, 1886. la that tine {
balance Of S20s, 1909. 900 wa, allowed ia
accumulate In the treasury. Prior tc
the advent of Secretary McCulloch
the practice was 10 call bonds Whenever
the available balance was xl4S. COCOON
to tl50.600,0O0. that amount beiuI
deemed fully sufficient to secure thu
public credit. Under MoCulloch anc
Manning, however, the funds have beer
allowed to accumulate In defiance Of
Law, and the Government has been com
PEELED TO pay interest on bonds while th'
funds fos their cancellation were lyinI
idle In the Treasury. A more gross ana
s.-,..s =, -. :. a,ea,.,,.
~....-. a. -. !. -, So,
. s.. 20 an. T,s.,,
-, !. =, !,
49,. -. a.. ga,
-. - -. -.
. - ~ N -" -,
-
r. o $1,000.
-
.a.,, -
- -'' '.", $500 49,, ~ 'ass oes,
esfe~ s.~N,~
s 'a' A'' 'N""
~. '"s 'Av .o1 ~
s. ""e'" ""s aa' e's' 80
"' '"e ~" A's 800 'N
- $50 49,
1 oN' s SOS nv uo"' w. D''
. ~ $50 1'' A'' 'A'e~N " w :"
W se''A nay " , Ao' ',
W. ~. ." =
bIh U@tm A9tUl dCutfAl has QAl