Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1891-07-02
WASHINGTON NOTES,
The NelUs From the National Capital as it
Effects the Interests of the West
eyn Farmers. .
Our Correspondent Tells What Our Of
fciaks are Doing in the Capital

City.
WASHINGTON, D. c., July 2.-Speciol
Correspondence: The condition of the
United States treasury has been much
talked of during the last few days, and
among the politicians of both parties it
has been the fruitful source of misstate-
ments not to give the hundred and one
stories that have been told on both sides
a worse name. The democrats have de-
clared that the much prophecied deficit
was an actual fact while the republicans
on both sides, trying. to make political
capital out Of what should really have
nothing to do with partisan politics.
However, it is hardly fair to saddle all
of the blame upon the politicians, when
much Of it is chargeable to the style in
which the treasury statements are made
by. For two days this statement made
it appear that the U. S. treasury had
given checks for nearly million dollars
m ore than the amount of available cash
in the treasury-Hense the democratic
stories of the treasury deficit, when as a
matter of fact the treasurer had S29 OOO,-
900 on deposit with national banks,
which was certainly just as much avail
able cash as is a private individuals bank
deposits, besides, there was in the treas
ury more than $2O,OOO,O 900 in fractional
silver, hense the republican cry is plenty
of money.
There is nodeficit, and there is not plen-
ty of money, the real situation is midway.
between those statements, but as all the
big payments that will be due for three
months have now been paid it is fair to
infer that the treasury surplus will in
crease very rapidly during the next ninety
days. Among the questions to be con-
sidered at the cabinet meeting which Mr.
Harrison called, before going to Cape May
Point, with Mrs. Harrison and the
children, for next Friday, it is under
stood, will be the form Of treasury state
ment to be used, and it is hoped thatitwill
be decided to change it to a palmer form,
50 that neither side can take advantage of
it for political purposes. Every patriotic
citizen, no matter what his political pre-
judices are, should be in favor of divorc-
ing out financial system from patrism
politics.
AS was expected the North American
commercial company which is the exclu-
sive lessee of the sealing privileges in
Alaskan waters, had filed notice of it's
intention to put in q claim against the
government for the amount of it's losses
by reason of not being allowed to take
the stipulated number of seals during the
season of 1890, when it only took 10000,
while it's contract allowed it to take co.
OOO For that it claims 100000 dollars.
This season when it is to be only allowed
to take $500 it will probably claim a
larger amount. 1t is believed that the
administration is favorably inclined to
paying this company back the money
that it had actually paid out-Mr. Blaine
is credited with having said as much,
but it is hardly probably that it will even
entertain the idea Of paying the enormous
sum asked for which doubtless includes
anticipated profits had the full number
of seals been taken.
The National democrat which has been
in financial straights for some time, has
suspended publication. 1t is thought
that a very large amount of money has,
been sunk by its publishers. 1t has been
regarded as Cleveland organ.
A gentlemen high in the councils of the
democratic party said to me today that
Mr.. Cleveland was backing representative
MeNlillin of Tennessee in his fight for
Speakership of the house. He was of the
opinion that Mr.. Clevelands help
would not prove very beneficial, because,
while he chad very large following, it
was entirely personal and not of nature
to be transferred.
Ohio'politics is exciting the greatest in
terest here just now, and in several re-
spects it is certainly puzzling. For in
stance, the democrats. ..eseem sdisposed to-