The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1891-07-02
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
WASHINGTON, d. G., June ~.


WASHINGTON, d. g., Juae ~.
Mr.. Harrison and his cabinet have
had time to-day over the present
and prospective condition OF the
trea ury. They have got q tempo
rwy breathing spell, and the deficit
which existed q few days ago has
been succeeded by smsll, available
cash balance, but soon after the 1st
Of July calls will begin TO be made
for cash to meet the appropriations
made at the last session of the billion
dollar congress, and the question is,
where to get the money to pay them.
The revenues OF the government b~th
from cnatcs.sss ,aas.us and internal
ressnue are falling off at an appall-
ing rate. The extension of the $780,
600, 900 4 1-2 per cent bonds, while
little help, can hardly be con-
sidered drop ia the bucket when
the amount that will be nee led is
considered.
Something has got TO be cut off;
that's az certain as anything can be.
But to decide what is is driv-
ing the administration wild. All
this month thousands Of pension GER
tiiicates, all ready to be issued, have
been piled up in the pension office in
order to stave of the payment of the
money for which they call. An APP
parent gain Of few millions Is to be
made by changing the form of tho
treasury statement 30 IS to show the
money on deposit with national
banks as available cash. in the
treasury, and Secretary Foster is
credited with intending, il be can gel
the attorney general to give an
opinion that it will not be illegal, TO
issue certificates for general circula-
ton against the twenty cdd million
dollars OF fractional silver now in the
treasury. 1t looks at this time very
much as il the Democratic house Of
representatives will fiad it necessary
to investigate some OF the con.
financial Juggling, aud as
il there was going to be serious
trouble, perhaps Impeachment for
. lmebody.
So mauy OF the candidates for
speaker OF the house have been In
town this week that eyerybs dy was
saying: "'Well, the next speaker OF
the house is in town." The sen
tence was originated by bright
newspaper man when McMillin
j,ined Mills, Springer, Bynum, Wi
son and several others already here.
Few people could, guessing off
baud, come within many
million dollars OF the
amount paid out in pensions by
this government since July 1, 1861.
The tigures were this week made up
at the pension Office, and here is the
total footing, si,2S4 ZIG, 900. just
think, one billion, two hundred and
eighty -four million, seven hundred
and sixteen thousand dol
lars. II this money was
all in $50 bills the average
mans life would not be long enough
to count it, not even il it were posi-
BILE for him to work continuously at
The task.
Col Robt. G. Ingersoll and Mr.. j.
w. Msckay, known to fame as one
Of the bonanza kings, were closeted
with Mr.. Harrison for nearly two
hours one day this week, and there
is reason for believing that the sub
ject nnder discussion was silver. 1t
Is somewhat puzzling why these
men should have attempted to sur
round their visit to Washington
with SO much mystery. At the no.
tel where they stopped the name OF
neither of them appeared on the reg
lister. Such q precaution was abb
surd when both OF them are well
known to every newspaper man OF
any prominence in Washington.
"Lige" Halford, the presidents
private secretary, is now regarded as
q political boss. The commissioners
OF the District OF Columbia, one
Democrat, one Republican and one
army officer, who is supposed to have
no politics, decided to remove the
health officer, Republican, against
whom charges had been preferred,
and to appoint in his place a Demo-
Graf, and their intention was an
nounced in the local papers before il
was officially contaminated. "Lige"
called halt because the new man
was Democrat, and Mr.. Harrison,
whsn he arrived the next day, en-
dorsed ssLige" and no change was
made.