Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-04-02
UNCLE SAM'S DEBT
Reduced During the Month of
 March $13,N5,655.
THE DEBT TO-DAY, $1,114. 4.ess. .ee2
Less $54,006,3e6 Cash or Surplus Now ip
 the Treasury.

cept to Fill Vacancies as They Arise. Senator Teller Thinks Secret Sessions Should Be AboIished-Other News and Gossip from tho National Capital.
 WASHINGTON, April 2.-The reduction in tho public debt during the month of March past, amounted to SIS, ,6O5, ,655 and for the first nine months of tho current fiscal year $50, 900, ,994. The total debt less cash in the Treasury to- day amounted to S1. IA, ,6S3, ,662. Net cash or surplus in the Treasury to-day is $54, ,0O6, ,3s6, against $4S, ,096, 15S 8 month ago. The gold fund balan ce in the Treasury has increase about one million and . half during the last month, and to-day amounts to $197, ,S74, 421, and tho silver fund balance, exclusive of six million trade dollar bullion, has decreased about ohree- quarters of a mill lion, and now amounts to $2O 74O,62S.
 Government receipts during March were e31, ,Ol3, ,991, against $2S S67 ,S73 in March 1SSS Receipts from all sources for the first nine months of the current year aggregate $2S6,- PA, ALA, or three millions more than for the corresponding months of tho preceding fiscal year.
 Customs revenue and internal revenue receipts were each about three millions heavier during the past nine months than during the first three quarter of the preced- ing fiscal year, while receipts from miscel- laneous sources were three millions less. Expenditures during the past month were $17, ,3S3 ,696, or about three quarters of A million more than in March 1888. Expenditures for the past nine months were $239, ,SlS,321 or nearly forty millions more than during the three quart CTS of the preceding fiscal year. The Senate in secret session, among others, confirmed the following nomina tions
 Jas. N. Huston, Treasurer of the United State
 Ellis H. Roberts, Assistant Treasurer at New York city.
 Edwin H. Terrell, to be Minister to Bel gium.
 John T. Abbott, to be Minister to Colum- bia.
 The following postmasters: NEW JERsEY-L. R. Williams, Long Branch; S. S. Moore, Elizabeth CoNNECT1CUT-F. B. Hicks, New Britain. NEW wHAMPsHIRE-George Hitchcock, Han | over.
 NEW YoRK-Henry Flood, Elmira. | PENNSYLvANIA-C.B B. Gould, Emporium James Ogden, Latrobe; W. H. ZufalI, Mey- ersdale; R. A. Low, Warren; R. s. Barker, Lock Haven; D. D. Alexander, Apollo. The President has notified the Senate that he will not send any more messages to the Senate except of formal character to fill vacancies as they arise
 the fc wing fourth-class postmasters in New ! rk State: John N. Lewis, at An mandate; Louis Carmen, Bangall; B. $. Palmer, Carmel; John H. Klosheim, Cic- ero; J. w. Congstry, Cigarville; L.. E. Hay, Hartford Mills; John Carey, Lafa yette; H. J. Searles, Liberty, Milan West colt, Mahopac; w. T. Sweetland, Otisco Valley; Harry Reed, Otisville; w. A. Rice, Parkville; J. V. Belts, Tompey; H. H. l.. s. Barber, South Cuyler; Uriah Somdy, Spofford; c. H. Carpenter, Stanfordville. | Tonight the President and Mrs. Harrison will tender Prince and Princess Takeha- hite, of Japan, special reception at the 1 Presidents Mansion. The members of the Cabinet, Justices of the Supreme Court Senators and Representatives, officers o1 the army and navy and members of the Diplomatic Corps have been invited anG will participate in the reception.
 In the Senate Mir. Teller offereda resolu tion that hereafter anexecutive nomina tions be considered in open session of ths Senate.
 He said that at the next regular session O. the Senate he intended to press the resolu tion in season and out of season. He wa rred of giving his reasons to the Senate with closed doors for the votes which h. gave, and of seeing in the newspapers thu next day entirely different reasous ascribe, to him.
 ''I admit" he said, s'that in considering questions of international relations ther may be, and frequently are, times when tn Senate should sit with closed doors, on ~ count of great public interests. can con ceive of no reason why we should close ou doors when we are asked to pass on tn qualifications of men nominated for puci office.
 | I believe that the practice of closing tn doors Is one of the agencies that is calcu lated to bring the American Senate into di repute and into contempt for the peopl will believe (under the charges that ar mads day by day) that we are afraid to @, press our views in public, that there is som truth in them."
 The resolution was referred to the Com mittee on Rules.
 Republican senators held aucus an discussed the question of providing eac senator with an annual clerk. It was dc termined that the only legal way of doin 1 this was to take the money out of the COT tingent fund and that there was not enoug money in this fund. The scheme has bee abandoned therefore until both house shall be in session and a joint appropriatio can be made.
 The following fourth class postoface have been assigned to the Presidential clas
 and the postmasters will hereafter be al
 pointed by the President: West Haver
 Conn.,: Hi,lsborough Bridge, N. H.: Arlinf
 ton, N. J.; Jeremyn, Pa, and Phoenn N. J.
 The following was adopted by the Ser
 ate:
 Resolped, That the Senate has learned wit | profound sorrow of the death of Joh
 Bright; and remembering his constant an
 unwavering friendship for the Unite
 States, desires to join with the Parliamer
 of his own country in paying @ gratefr! tribute to one who, during his long publl life, was conspicuous in his devotion to th , cause of freedom and humanity.
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