Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-04-02
WASHINGTON LETTER.
ifrom our Regular CofrespondentI
wA,mIS0roS, March q h, isss'

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Visitors To the Bureau OF Eagrsving and
Pdutlns are Impressed With the Idea tn'
sysrythlug that human foresight eau sag'
.rst 4. dOne 10 protect tbs goysfnneut
a.aiust the loss 10 the m,pufset0fe oi tne
/ currency and other securities. THIS ldes
1, sell grounded, for from the moment The
/ & stinctlye psper upon which potss, BONDS,
&C are printed II made st N. NIL unui
the securities are delivered iuto The pos.
session OF the Treasurer or The Uolts'
| States. sharp and trained eyes are watch
Y ing eysry movement. To illustrate the
perfect system, IL msy be said that rqal.
sitlons for blsnk paper lor printing silver
G, Ttlncste.. or other circulating notes
aIc u qalf,d 10 specify The denominations
pf the bo,ss 20 bs printed aud immedlsts'
~ on delivery of the paper the Bsresu IL
charged with the face value of the notes.
fOur notes ~. printed on csch sheet As
the paper passes from division 20 division
10 TOE course of preparation. saoh chlsfs
,T.ful to take receipts. la sheet II DIS
.af,d Or matilsied while being prepared,
n must be returned tO the division Of the
y, crstary'. fiss which issues the psper.
If this 4. for sny reason imprseiiesbls,
tLsu the foil value of the notes which 10
sss Intended 20 print upon the sheet must
bs dspositsd With Ihs Treasurer or The
urltsd States by the chisf OF The division
iu which the sheet WAS destroyed, aud the
,snlnesis of deposit must be turned In.
o. course, the feet of this rule l. 10 make
lh employees OF the Bafesa Of E1grssing
,Ii Printing very esrtfal 10 the discharge
uf their duties. The present system con-
uasi- very strongly with that which pre-
v.llsd when the Bureau wss nrst establish.
81 Thsu the chief OF the Burr,u pur.
cbistd paper any -heTu be pleased aud
~hsp he plesssd There was absolutely
b1 ehsok upon him. When his vaults
ssTs nllsi, b, dumped millions of dollars
10 fractional carrsncy upon the Treasurer,
.ui often the employees of the bafsaa,
tgnbsfiug from ! 30 ~ 900 Srfs paid
IA 10 salaries la fractional caffsney Of The
msnufsciuru Oi which DO msn could tell
tLc qa.ntity. A very large pf.osptsgv of
he hscii jnal caff.ney issued BY The
Treasurer has never been redeemed, a. The
gu1lished reports Of txrfsAsafsf. y d.
spinner shOss This, ~ course, IL clear
oslo for The Glysrnmsnt, bot owing to The
lose maunsf in which the paper money
sss m,ds duflng The var, The Absence OF
,uy sys,sm of checks. there IL nO accurate
DC smount msuaf.ctuIsi Especially 10
hi. true of the fr.ctlonsl oarrvpoy notes
shlch we're not numbered aud of which
90 record could cons. qlsn,ly be tspt
All thi. IL changed now, sud the admirable
.,st.m enforced 10 the Baresu Of Eogrs''
iug sod Printing makes lOs- ~ then or
,lhvr~is. impOsslDle.
The dsl.y in 10. nomiustion % ssuc.
c.ssOr 10 Mioistsr Paslp. st the Court of
81 james has occAionsd oon.li-rabls
cumm.pt, especially a. President Hnri.
.on has flkd several ~ the mO-t Import
ant missions. Itis nov LEARNED from The
no.t trg.t~of,by ,uihorty that President
llsfrisou has sslsctsd hl. minister, ba'
sl not fOT the pr,sent srni al. name ~
th, senate.
when The Sackvills-w West episode vas
Cot eludsd IL wss stated in E1gli.h lpar.
nal. that no Engli,h Minister ~Ouid De
..ut to the Unltsd States 80 long as Pfesl.
deut Clsysl,td remained In cfiics. Lord
salisbury made 90 nomination, although IL
sas rumof,d some weeks before The Cisse-
land Administration vent oui Of power
that Sir julien PauucsfOts h>d been select
rd for the American mission.
A. 4. ouly within the last fss d,Js, how.
ever, that IL has besH oiiiclally known ~
aar Goy,rnmsnt that this fumDr ~. cor
- .rd Sir Jalian WAS 10 be the Ehgllsa
Minister.
L.. action OF England toward President
Cleveland "a. considered in ihe nature ot
/. snub. H. wA, of course. directed
tosards him and bis Secretary OF State.
IL 4. perfectly ssfc ~ say that no nomina'
don will he made N the Ecgli,h court au'
10 ansr the arrival of Sir julian in this
couutry .ni the presentation OF bis ere.
dsn 'isls TO ths Pr,siisnt
An OLD OF -lAl OF Que OF The dtpartmenu
"a. yssi.rdsy ssksd boz much = certain
once ~ss worth. The nasuc al view that
,. took of the position was astounding.
| 1T dspsbds," said be-. "sltossthsr upon
the msn Who hold. H. Anyvhsre from
a 90 % sJOO 90 yeAf The ~, ,ooO ..
year mao YOU'D be strictly honest, sud
make 10 more than bis salary. The
slOO. 900 msn souId have tO steam every
thlus In ,lght and would undoubtedly be
caught n ~, bat | an poslilSe ihais
.hfrwd man could make $4,000 AIesr
out ~ II auf never be detected Is
therefore lucky for the eouniry's name
that hon. sty l. the best policy.