New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-15
mendatiOn Of the tone and temper with winch uii'
Government has met the occasion.
THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT


examined n have any conception. 1t embraces n0'
only the collection and custody of the revenues -"
supervision of expenditure, currency, coinase .no y"
tionsl banks, and all that pertains to hScal "unn'o
tvatAon but q number Of establishments uuerVDu y.
bureans each Of which is small department IN tSeli
To maintain an efficient supervision OF the WorksS
this vast branch of administration is TASK Do!on
the strength Of most For his fidelity ana ueso
ton TO the great public interests commi1'eu " N
care. Mr. Window paid the penalty OF his NE 20
him and his work hardly trust myse 10 speA' 80
was more than colleague and feLo"-iaooIernn ~
was long attached and respected friend ana IL ie 40
me TO be at his side at tiat moihent moment % mil IL and
height OF his career having completed Ine t tba
naSces Of the country should be administered ne
passed away from the scene Of ms Ia aa oAmin
dec laaton with the record Oh bs ' fame tTU His action
In the crisis Of last year avered the dlsas9Ts o
nina e fec which his associates in the Cabinet long
understood, and which the public voice on ts O M
sion Of Of hs d p1 ~ &op dc his IS term there would
been upon the roll Of great sa tSs TreasuTy few
ed the place % scFe soT financial sas0 than
that Of William Window. H. 1901. % hoard
The policy of the last Administration was tho 10 poIIey
q this Administration has been 70 use n, sne and re-
Storing money to the channels Of trade The S atsT
ence IN these two lines Of policy Is shown t y t from
March a. 1855 to October l. 1856 the AMOUNT non Ss
bursed IN redemption OF bonds was SI0VOoVVv Hi
In
October l. 1890, the amount was S23O w. tS
millions has thus been saved In aggregate lnteresS
A corresponding increase has been shown IN money
in circulation During the first nineteen months Of
the ast Administration there was an aggregate ~
crease IN the GTa tSe OF period of the
present Administration there was an aggNga'e I'll, M
crease Of or about o. So PER cTcuaton
from the LIST Of March 1852 to the 1st Of January OF
re Internal revenge receipts for two years preceding
March l. 1880 amounted to $3.50 100000 For o Two
SS So O'S SHOWING a increase IN the second period
sS5,00oooo or about Il per cent. The increase Of
1890 over 1889 was 81 100000 TRf 5Sf sSt the I'M
creased business, was 100000 The cost OF coec0 ION
e een willie The ssE cost sG anus the year has
only 2s per cent Assuming the growth With o. m the
pS e g Ss aT0 Sy ere ss diligence
efficiency there has been saved to the people IN tive
years not less than 81 100000 In the coleQion OF
the internal revenue alone.
VALUABLE DEPARTMENT WORK.
There is much TO be said of the good work In the
other Departments and the reports of the Secretaries
show how much has been accomplished. OF Secretary
ProctOrs reforms I'm methods OF work by which he has
been enabled TO reduce By 0nehalf the clerical force
employed upon pension cases, and In the place OF an
accumulation of 10000 inquiries TO secure the com
pete discharge of this piledup business, leading
Democratic Journal of NewYork has said 1t is one
of the most vigorous radical measures of practical
administration accomplished of late years In the War
Department" Legislation, has been secured providing
for nnea promotion In the Army, for the relief Of the
retired LIST aud for the purpose of checking assertions
Extraordinary results have been attained IN this drec
ton and the number Of deseltlonS has been renuced
In the Postoiiicc Department the excess Of ex-
penditures over revenues shows married decrease
Ts the ma Fou Say bseS pTeo G pr ee6 more
of city mail distributed trains for instant de-
clerks have reduced the number of pieces usually sent
to the dead letter ONCE by 20OOoOo' Here IN boston
a morning mail from New-YOrk reaches you ut noon
Instead OF 80 p. m. The fast mail from the West Is
delivered at your Offices day earlier than before
Those are only few Illustrations OF the numerous i'm
provements In detail in the postal service New New
Schedules" says the Postmaster General are under
consideration, reaching from Boston to NewOrleans.
by which all of the intermediate country viii be bene
lifted and business men at either end Will gain a day."
The Interior Department another vast collection OF
business offices has completed the census with ex-
traordnary prompness, ana has erected agreements
Mtn eSn are T,OeS stemsnt While the Substitution
In the pension administration Of monthly for quarterly
nay mGntS viii tend to promote largely the early circu
The department of Justice, although its labOrs OF
have been greatly rs nov
Supreme Court of the United states, where the Voc,
of that official had of late been seldom heard.
Finally the Department Of Agriculture, now for the
first time represented in the Cabinet has gwen ne
benefits OF its practical methods OF administration TO
one Of the most important interests upon which this
entitled to its fostering
THE APPROPRIATIONS
The principal charge winch mas Deen duNancCu w
late by opponents is that the appropriations OF
the List Congress have been extravagant 1t can
hardly be said that this is charge against the Ad-
mlnistration, for until constitutional amendment
shall be adopted similar to the rule which we have III
New-York, by which the Chief Executive may veto
separate items of appropriation bills, the influence Of
the Executive in checking unnecessary appropriations
will be nconsiderabe. Under the present provisions
of the Constitution the President in order to prevent
the passage of single item Of appropriation, must
veto the whole bill and such practice would neccs
state keeping Congress continually in session.
1t Is true that the appropriations of the last Con-
gress were larger than those d It's predecessor Some
Increase must inevitably take place as long as the
ouutry continues to grow. But apart from this IN
evltabe enlargement Of expenditure, there Is no dill
Guilty in explaining the present increase to the salts
faction Of every candid man.
Apart from pensions, the increase is shown chiefly
in the appropriations for the postal service for Ihe
Navy for The Ccysis, 10 carry out the Indian ealyS
Tor rivers and harbOr fo coast defenGos ana 1or Tue
payment of the sponationS claims Inc increase Oh
imam real 1t mean, AN enlargement OF postal facl
tiles which brings with it, under the present admins
tration of the department, as have alTead! SHOWN
more than spOnding Increase III receipts, lhese
receipts which enter mo the general tSsa Oi u
increase u apProp9 onS ana Mi Is prCoSd u e
| the annual postal deficiency. , -.
Twelve millions of the increase is for the Navy II
wholly for the SC o d new S anu spTo
priatIons for the Navy have not been increased a
ccfeSer,hle pstt Of the amount Appropriated IS for
ships authorized by the previous CongLss bpt not
6cnnn until 1850 ana 1870. one million Is Tor tc
Dvrchase of nickel for nrmOr plate. OF this amount
$50 coo has been expended while the balance Is Is. N
"tectu,o There Is no doubt that the government
needs the ships and needs the aTnor aao tle Increased
appropriation judcious ana Necessary. .,o o,or
"Rt ~ The increase In the Indian appropriation over
81 100000 is for the purchase OF anS to be opePea
i ia Z; on asset equal TO or greater than the ap
p I5p one million was for the support Of
nea 90 tie so.called Choctaw claims, payment
opposed by secretary Of the neTSf SEPpoi ae
| carried through both houses chiefly by Democratic
| votes. .,o-.,.. .ra oooz,
| defences Iotfer no exclamation or apology IN my
opinion the item should have been larger.
| PENSIONS.
There remains the principal item OF increase o