The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-09-24
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WAsuINeroN. Sent IA 1901

AtSSuSh1 "uSH ne returns TO tnt
White House tomorrow, will find al
the members, except three-Secretary
Blaine, who is still in Maine, but who i.
expected to return to Washington in
side OF three weeks; Secretary Proctor
who has gone ON tour of inspection Of
the military posts in the West, and Sec.
Rotary Foster, who has gone on a little
ocean fishing trip-at their desks. Ow.
lng to the Presidents nearness to Wash.
ington and his keeping almost constantly
at work during the Summer, there has
been NJ large accumulation of rou.
tine business in the Government depart.
ments, during his absence. The field
therefore is clear for him TO devote his
attention to the more important bust.
ness OF selecting a su tcessor to Secretary
Proctor and possibly one also for Attor.
ney-General Miller, it being very gener-
ally believed here that Mr.. Miller will
be one of lthe nine justices of the new
Circuit Court, all of whom must be de.
cided upon before Congress meets; tn
tllling OF number of other important
vacancies, and the preparation of his an
nual message to Congress, which for var
ious reasons will be an unususlly i'm.
portant document this year. 1t will
readily be seen that the President has
very busy season before him.
A gentleman who is in a position To
be conversant with the plans of Secretary
Proctor says that he will not retire from
the Cabinet until his Senatorial term
begins and that he is certain that the
PRESIDENT will not give any serious con.
sideration to selecting his successor nm.
til he has an opportunity to confer with
the party leaders both in and out of
Congress and get their suggestions.
There is nc Disgusting the fact that the
harmony OF the recent Republican State
Convention in New York and the undis.
puted strength of the ticket nominated
and the platform adopted has badly
frightened the democratic leaders and it
may smash the millionaire Flowers
boom, as he has never been regarded as
strong candidate. Republicans from
New York who have been in Washing.
ton since the convention are enthusiast.
cally confident of carrying the State.
Seci etary Tracy has issued an order
which puts in practice in the navy the
method adopted by Secretary Proctor
for the Army more than year ago. of
ascertalning periodically the fitness of
officers for their various professional
duties, in or Ter that they may be by the
department designated to perform the
duties for which they have the most
natural aptitude. This is done by ser.
les OF questions embracing about every.
thing concerning an officers official life
which are to be answered in writing. bv
'e'i"1ciy apoNe ana IN contact
with them twice year, in June and
December Secretary Tracy is making
one OF the best heads our Navy depart.
ment has ever had.
treasury officials are trying to devise
some means of keeping the expert &C.
countants at work on the books of the
keystone National bank at PHILADELPHIA.
the funds ordinarily available for such
purpose having been exhausted and the
examination temporarily stopped just at
most interesting stage. 1t is thought
to-day that the matter can be arranged
so as to complete the investigation, but
1t Is first necessary to get an opinion
from the legal advisers of the depart.
ment.
1t Is said that Senator German was
asked to accompany the democratic
show which left here yesterday bound
for the Pacific coast in special car
which will stop for exhibition purposes
at various important points between
Chicago and the coast and that he re.
Piled: "No, thank you, | haven't vet
reached the prize OK stage of political
existence. He may have used the
language, but he could not have
safely gone no matter how great his de.
sire may have been, as he has fight for
political existence on his hands in his
own State that will leave him no time
for side shows during the next six or
seven weeks.
The new Window 50 silver certificate
which is to take the place of the Han.
cock note which has been extensively
counterfeited will be put in circulation
Oct |. 1t is by artists said to be the
handsomest note ever issued by this or
any other Government. Upon it the
big brown seal which has been used on
all United States currency will be re.
placed by the small red seal which has
been used exclusively for national bank
notes. The ugly brown seal is to be en-.
tirely discarded.
Secretary Tracy has decided to have
the Neipsic, the Adams and the Ranger.
wooden vessels, repaired at once, and
the necessary orders have been tele.
graphed to the Mare Island navy ward.
where they all are. If it were not that
the need of more vessels in the Pacific
is mDeratiye thesa old lo.+ ,1