The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1891-07-01
Washington Letter.
LFrOD, onr Reeular correspondent.


The president today presided over
very important meeting of the cabinet
which was specially called to consider
financial matters. At this writing nothing
official has been given out as to conclu-
sions arrived at by the president; but It is
no violation Of confidence to say that
there is not the slightest cause for alarm
over the financial status of the govern
ment for, the coming fiscal year; there
win be no default or deficit. 1t is be.
lieyed that it has been determined to con.
tinue the AZ per cent bonds, which ma
ture in September, at ? per cent, and also
that the form OF treasury statement to be
used after July shall be simplifed so as
10 give under the head Of "available cash.
all moneys that are actually available
The present misleading form is relic
of the Cleveland administration, which
would probably long ago haye been
changed had not the sudden and unex-
pected death of Secretary Window oc-
CURED. Secretary Foster has been IN ia.
yor of changing II ever since he entered
The cabinet, but there have been so many
other important things to look after that
II was not until now that time could be
found to consider the matter with the de-
liberation It's Importance demanded.
Commissioner of Pensions Raum this
week signed invalid army pension certifi
cate number 100000, granted tor disabili-
ties Incurred during the rebellion. Wild
ows and minors certificates have been Is.
sued to the number Of 295,47l for the
army, while naval invalid pensions have
reached the number of 1850, and certid-
Gates to sailors widows, 5,6S7.
Postmaster General Wanamaker has is
sued an order directing that all promotions
in The post Office department shall be
made on competitive examinations, which
shall be open to all clerks IN the next low
est grades who may care to enter. Sew
eral Of the departments make promotions
on competitive examinations. but tho
clerks ia the next grades who may take
these examinations are designated, insteat
Of giving them all u chance, as Mr.. Wan
amaker's rule does. This is practical civi
service reform, and II Will doubtless resul
in increasing the efficiency of the depart
ment in all grades, as a man NATURAL,
works with more spirit when he know
that he has chance for promotion.
The Democrat wLo made the discover!
that there was Ss7,OOOOOO less in the L
S. treasury now than there was on the frs
Of July, 1890, thought that he had found {
verliable mares nest lie was right abou
there being that much less money OF
hand, but in order TO have made his state
ment complete he should have included
the fact that since July /, 1890, there has
been paid out By the treasury for the pur.
chase Of bonds $113.Si0, ,s4S, just $96JslO,.
Si3 more than the reduction in cash spok
en- Of. Thus another Democratic campaign
yarn is disposed Of And 50 II will be tt
the end Of the chapter The thoughtful
people Of this country will not be STAN
reded by Democratic misstatements ol
partial statements Of facts. There is NJ
mystery in the Republican administration
OF the coun,ry's finances; the facts ant
the figures are always accessible.
Washington, June 90, 1891.