The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-08-13
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON. Aurnst 2. 1871.

Notwithstanding his announced deter
mination when he entered the cabine
not to follow the example of his illus
trlous predecessor and work himself t,
death, the work and responsibility o
being at the head of our financial system
is gradually wearing the flesh from hi.
rotund figure. The fact of the matter i.
that as at present constituted there is toe
much work connected with the Treasury
department for any one man to attempt
to direct unless he has constitution
that can stand about twenty hours work
day; there are several important
oureauN, such as the Revenue, Marine,
Light Houses, Life Saving, Internal
Revenue, ard Engraving and Printing
now under that department that the
Secretary of the Treasury should be
relieved Of in order that he might devote
his entire attention to strictly financial
matters. There is no sense in killing
more good men before making the
change, and there is little doubt that
overwork in that office killed Secretaries
Folger, Manning and Window within
the last ten years.
Charles A. Dana evidently doesn t re.
gard Cleveland as Tin it," whatever the
rest OF the party may think about it.
The rumor fend has evidently had
designations on the brain for the last
three or four days, and among those that
he has caused to resign may be men.
toned Secretary Noble, Attorney-Gen.
eral Miller, Postmaster Wanamaker
Treasurer Nebeker, Assistant Secretary
OF the Treasury Nettleton and Commits.
soner of Pensions Raum. Not one Of
these gentlemen has resigned or has the
least intention of resigning, SO far as
those who are in positions to know have
any information, but the rumors 90 on
Just the same. 1t is safe to refuse to
believe that any official intends resign.
ing until it is given out by the official
himself or some one with authority to
speak for him.
Elk Representative Simonds Of Connec.
tlcut, the new Commissioner of Patents.
assumed control of that office on Satur.
day.
Secretary Tracy has gone to Bar Har.
Dor, where he will spend the rest of the
summer.
Secretary Proctor will attend the G.
A. II. encampment at Detroit.
Indian Commissioner Morgan will
spend his vacation in Europe. The con.
troversy which has existed between his
office and the Catholic bureau of mis-.
sions has ended satisfactory to all con.
cerned. Deputy Commissioner Belt.
who is in charge during the Commits.
sloners absence, said on the subject.
There is a perfect understanding be.
tween Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop
Ireland and Commissioner Morgan, and
the outcome of the interview between
the last two named was the establishing
OF the most cordial relations. There
seemed to be an idea existing that Com.
missioner Morgan was opposed to the
Catholic church and its schools. when
this was not the case, as was evidenced
by the work of this department. The
objection on the part of the Commits.
sloner was the interference of the Cathc.
lie mission bureau, which attempted 10
control this department in the trans
action of its business. MIR, Morgan
showed Bishop Ireland that instead of
decreasing the allowance to the Catholic
Indian schools it had been increased
SfO 900; that instead of being antagonis-
tic to Catholic schools he had been ex.
tremely friendly toward them, but pre-.
ferred to deal with them direct rather
than through the bureau of missions.
There is no trouble between the Com.
missioner and the Catholics. Both sides
have been discussed and both parties are
satisfied and the work will proceed with.
oat friction, looking solely to the educa.
tion and advancement of the Indian
youth"
Eleven hundred clerks were dismissed
from the census office last Friday be.
cause the work upon which they were
engaged had been completed Another
big discharge will take place this month
for the same reason.
Although it had been known for some
time the official PRONUNCIATION of the re.
ciprocity agreements with Spain, affect.
ing the trade of Cuba and Porto Rice.
the temporary schedule of which goes
into effect September l, and the perma.
nent schedule July l, 1892, and with
San Domingo was joyfully received.
They are certainly very desirable agree.
ments for the interests of the United
States, particularly those of agriculture
and manufacturers, and together with
the Others gone before and to come, they
will make thousands of new friends for
the party which has given the party the
boon of reciprocity without injury to
single American interest, thus differing
radically from the Democratic idea,
which is to break down the home market
by destroying home manufactures and
letting in free of duty the manufactures
of Europe without getting additional
for our products.
REGULAR CoRREsPoN DENT
After good many trials the original
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