The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-06-19
OUR FINANCES.
Treasury Statement Of Receipts and EX-
pendituraS Silver Coinage.

WASHINGTON, June 18.-It is said that
the Treasurer'S statement to be issued to-
morrow will show deficiency of 100000,
instead of the usual net cash balance. This
is the first time this has occurred since the
present form of statement was adopted by
Treasurer Jordan.
In making this calculation, however, no
account is taken Of SO. .OO0 900 on deposit in
the national banks and $4,000, 600 in frac-
ti0nal silver in the Treasury. The expendi-
lures so far this month have been S3,1S8,-
324 in excess of the tire revenues of the
Government during the same period,
amounting to SIS, 1852 These were ex-
ceeded by the pension payments alone,
which amounted to $l8,312, 155. Treasury
officials say the expenditures during the re-
malnder OF the month will be light and the
receipts will be sufficiently heavy to over
come the present excess of expenditures,
and leave a small surplus for the month.
These same officials say the Ireasurer's
statement Tomorrow Will not Include the
receipts during the past two days, and. if it
did an actual surplus Of S2.000,O00 would be
shown, instead Of an apparent deficiency.
THE COINAGE OF SILVER.
Secretary Foster, in a recent letter to
Ohio, paid attention to the silver question
and made special point in regard TO coin
age, calling attention to the fact that on
July 1St it will be discretionary with the
Secretary of the Treasury whether silver
coinage continue or not. A great may sug-
gestiOnS have been offered to the Secretary
on this point, indicating the sentiment
against suspending silver coinage, and 1t Is
within the range of probability that coinage
will continue after July 1st, for while at
least.
THE USUAL VACATIONS.
The President and Mrs. Harrison and their
grandchildren left here this morning for
Cape May.
Secretary Foster left Washington this
morning for weeks visit to his home in
FOstOria, Ohio.
Secretary Proctor has gone to Vermont for
a week or ten days.
CHANGES IN POSTOFFICES.
W. A. Osgood has been appointed Post
master at HaIeck, San Bernardino County.
vice Hammond, resigned; Mrs. |. Veal, at
Hala, San Diego County, vice w. Veal, re-
signed. A new Postoffice has been estab-
lished at Talmage, Mendocino County, Ellen
A. Mckinley Postmistress. The Postotfce
at Cramer, TuIare County, Cal, has been
discontinued, mail to Milo. The Postoftice
at fremont, SOlanO County, has also been
discontinued, mail to Davlsvllle.
Pensions have been granted to the follow
ing Callfornans: William Auguste Lyon.
David Jewett, William n. Pryer, Luther
Clark and Charles Kuntz.
DUTIES ON CHINESE SHOES.
Concerning the protests of various i'm
pOrterS against the decision OF Collector
Phelps rs TO the rate and amount of duties
on certain Chinese shoes as wearing ap-
parel-silk and cotton respeetively-the
Board Of General Appraisers has affirmed
the Collectors decision, holding that the
shoes in question are complex articles re-
QuiTing great skill in fabrication. The
shoes are dutiabe at 50 and 60 per cent ad
yalorem respectively, under paragraphs 413
and $40.
VENETIAN RED AND oCHER.
The Collectors decision is also affirmed
as to the rate and amount Of duties charge
able on certain Venetian red imported per
ship California. The board, in its decision,
says: Venetian red and ocher are both
earths with somewhat similar character
istics. They are distinctively known to
commerce, however, and venetian red is not
earth"
NEW NAVAL ORDERS.
Assistant Paymaster j. 5. Carpenter has
steamer A AlbatrOSs. Assistant PaymaSter
G. S. Williams has been detached from the
Albatross and ordered to settle his accounts,
and is granted three months leave.
GAUGER APPOINTED.
Edward j. Smith has been appointed
United States Gauger at San Francisco.
CONsULs RECOGNIZED.
The President has recognized Vladimir
ArtZ!moYltch as Consul of Russia at San
Francisco, and Thomas OCOnnor, Consul
of Belgium at Portland for Oregon, Wash
ington, Idaho and Montana.