Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-23

1888.
THE GOVERNMENT FINANCES.
Assistant Secretary Thompson Tells
About . Real Surplus.
The New York Sun yesterday morning stated
etitorally that Assistant Secretary Thompson by
somebody's order, made the statement OF the Gov
ernment financier issued on Tuesday, and charac.
terizes the statement as dishonest and mislead-
Ing"
Assistant Secretary Thompson said to STAR re-
porter yesterday that his statement was not pre-
pared under orders; the made 1t OF hts own motion
that the public might know the truth Of the stua-
tion The books OF the Treasury show that the
calculation OF the Sun making IL appear that the
revenues viii be three or four millions short OF the
expenditures is not correct As was nrst disclosed
In TIE STAR the appropriations authorized by this
$17 600 of the estimated revenues for the wear
II the revenues should fall under the estimate ft
would OF course, bring the authorized expendi-
income. The Department has frequently author.
lied the statement, however, that all the money
appropriated this year could not be expended.
why this Is the case has not been explained, and
In the face OF the fact that there Is always de-
cheney 6ili the reason has not been generally COM
oft Is this: A very large amount Of the money
appropriated is for continuing work, which will be
put out by contract, and win not be paid for un-
III the work Is done. which win carry the pay.
ments partly over until next year, and partly q
year or perhaps two years later than that This
Is the case as to the river and harbor improve
ments, largely; as to public buildings, some OF
which viii not be completed for several years;as TO
naval vessels, ordnance and many other lesser
items. II is estimated that between thirty-seven
and forty million dollars OF the appropriations
SO authorized will fall upon the revenues OF other
years. The expenditures are occurring and the
revenues are coming in every month, and the
tangible fact Is that there is Q surplus averaging
month.
Up to to-day it amounts to more than seven
mllllons during this month, having eight more
days TO accumulate in 1t Is not believed at the
Department that the revenues for the year will fall
much, II any, below their estimates. II may not
an BE- an tne
there Is an annual deficiency bill The reason Is
that appropriations are made specifically for GER
ment, 80 that II the expenses OF any branch ex-
ceed the appropriation there is at once der-
surplus. Beside this the deficiency bill provides
for the payment OF judgments for claims, &C.,
which, or course, could not be anticipated In any
government IN nearly ali its branches will viii run
wiInin the APPROPRIATIONS this year and that the
general deficiency bill to be passed the next ses-
sion OF Congress win be very small
Ihe Qu0rternnaStef.lsener Report
THE sQUATTERs AT ARLrNGToN-CoOL GARMENTS FOB
SOLDIERS IN HOT PLACES.
The annual report OF the Quartermaster- General
has been submitted to the Secretary OF War. 1t
shows that the balance in the Treasury to the
credit OF the Quartermaster's Department at the
end Of June 30, 1857, was 81 469, ,23s5a The vari-
Gus appropriations for the service OF the Depart-
~ was received rom sales % Scer
making total receipts S11, ,465, ,519.46. The total
disbursements amounted TO $40. 14S,O16, leaving
the year the construction OF q number
OF new buildings at military posts was authorized
WAS ST. proyided oy I9Ss sSe
for 366 012 persons, IL. .629 tons OF material, and
1,67 animals. at a cost OF 81, ,O67, pa Other ex-
the Total expense to se isa the The cost % Of the
movement OF troops was S212,646. The accounts
OF the bonded Pacific Railroad amounted for trans
portation OF troops in the aggregate, 10 s3l0,699
transportation over the grant rsiiroads The total
q
ing 70 troops stauooea in extremely hot regions
has been settled BY the selection OF garments
made OF cotton duck and ordered TO be issued to
troops In Texas Arizona, and the Department OF
S S5
tOn Va, by sQuatters. the Quartermaster- General
recommends that In case OF their removal as sug-
the subject, they he paid Tor their buildings and
improvements at the valuation nxed by the board.
society Notes.
Judge and Mrs Robert j. Fisher have returned
from Aurora, West Virginia, where they spent the
autumn They are located for the winter In their
suburban home on Washington Heights.
Senator and Mrs. Evarts have gone over to New
York city TO spend the congressional vacation Miss
Windsor, VT
Mr. E. L. Andrews. Of New York city, who Is here
social attentions from his numerous friends IN the
city.
Mr.. and Mrs Gordon Mckay, who are still at
Tuxedo. have taken house here for the season.
Mr.. Clarence King is visiting in Newport.
Col and Mrs Bonaparte and family are spending
few days at Lenox before returning TO this city.
Mr.. L. 2. Letter and daughter are at Lenox.
Col John Hay and family are back In their beau
tiful H-sJreet house from the West
MIS- Thomps0n-Swann, OF Princeton, n. j., will
occupy her house on 18th street this winter ad-
joining the Van vliet property.
Mrs Ev. Brodhead, who had Admiral Upshur's
house last year, is now at the Richmond. She will
sail for Europe on November "a, to be absent q
year.
MI. Frederick B., MCGUIRE has purchased the house
No. 1888 Connecticut avenue from senator Haw-
ley, and Will shortly move with his family into It.
The wife and family Of senator j. p. Jones are
occupying their new palace cottage at San Marino
California, and will not be back in this city for
two yeara
Col Rathbone and Mra and Miss Floyd-Jones,
who are well-known here, are in Paris
AIexandria Affairs.
Reported for TIE EvKNINo STAR:
TIE NEW SCHOOL BuILpMG.-It is expected that
washington School No. !, Principal Ffcklin, and
Washington school No. 2, Mr. W. II. Greenwell,
teacher. win be located In the new Washington
building, on Washington street, during the frst
week OF November. Their rooms are now being
painted, and are nearly ready for occupancy. The
other Six rooms will be completed before Christ