Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-01-17

! W ltduC III SNIpoAI va -"
tration measures in Congress.
| This is a weak invention Of the
enemy; but the opposition to the
Administrations silver policy is
of a sort that gives color to the
suspicion that an offer to trade
would not be considered insult
ing.
THE DEBT AND THE TAXES.
The debt reduction, or, to
speak accurately, the increase in
the Treasury available for this
purpose, was over $4,000, 900 in
December, or within 100000 of
the recent bond call. The reduc-
ton for the calendar year was
nearly s7O,OOO,OOO. If there were
any assurance that the revenues
would keep up, and that Con-
gress would cut down the expen-
ditures, it would be quite safe to
abolish $25,000,000 of taxes. But
there are two great big ifs to take
many chances on.
THE TENURE OF OFFICE ACT.
Probably ere this reaches you the
recent opinion of Justice Miller of
the U. S. Supreme Court with re-
gard to the constitutionality OF the
Tenure of Office Act efecting the
suspension Of Federal officials has
been received by you the same hav-
ing been posted last week.
1t may be, the first case to come
up under this decision will be that
of Burchard the late Director of
the Mint Bureau.
Burchard claims the President
has no power to remove him, but II
charges are preferred against him
they must first be investigated by
the Senate and if confirmed then he
can be removed by the President,
but not otherwise.
This case is a very important one,
for upon its decision hangs several
others of similar character, as we'll
as the constutionality of the Coin
age law.
APPLICATION FOR OFFICE.
You have no idea Of, the extern
sive correspondence received daily
from democratical members OF Con-
gress, the major portion of which
consisting of appeals for office.
Thousands of letters enclosing pc
titions from not only the applicants
themselves, but earnest endorse
ments from female relatives setting
forth their. poverty and the aid
they will derive from the appoint
ment of those they are interested
in.
If the new system of removals
and appointments requires the
blackening of the character OF men
who have filed the desired places
honestly and efficiently for many
years, its superiority over the old
fashion of decapitation without
trial, may we'll be questioned.
MINT MATTERS.
Nothing of much interest in this
direction can be gathered at the
present time. There seems to be
divided opinion, whether the Presl-
dent has the power to close the
MINIS against the deposit of gold
and silver bullion. All these mat
tiers will very soon come before Con-
gress for decision.
The Administration takes the
ground as far as the Carson Mint is
concerned, that 1t may ecohomlze
measures to close it, and it is the
Presidents duty to guard vigilantly
the public Treasury and stop all
unnecessary expenditures.
He considered the running of
your Mint as not in the interests OF
economy: that the Government
should be carried on in the same
manner as a prudent man conduct
ed his business; that the Mint OF
San Francisco could execute all the
operations carried on with your
Mint at no increase of expense and
at saving of $4,000 per annum.
He thought he had done his duty
and would abide the results.
I understand there will be a bill
introduced into the lower House for
the purchase of large lot adjoln-
ing the present Mint at Pbiladsl-
phia, the object of which, is, to