The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-04
The PUBLIC DEBT.
Statement Showing The Present Financial
Condition Of The Government

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3-The debt statement
Issued yesterday shows the following: In
terest- bearing debt, $685. 026, $40; Increase,
500. Debt on which interest has ceased,
"a, $50, $40; decrease. S646, 43O. Debt bearing
no interest, S3S6,321 .636; decrease, S1.111,7 no.
Aggregate interest and nOn-nterest bearing debt,
S975, 981 ,949; decIeas 81, ,040. Aggregate
debt, including certificates and Treasury notes,
81 ,553, 125,000.
Cash In the TreaSury-Gold coin and bars
S278, 646,750; silver bars. subsidiary coin and
bars, S4l6,976,342; paper. Sal, 223332; bonds,
minor coin, diSDursiag officers balances, de-
pests in national banks. ETC., Sl20,254.0O0.
Aggregate, S757 300 32.
certificates. Treasury notes, S577 ,143,259; OUT
standing checks and drafts IN national bank
notes, disbuTsIng officers balances. ETC., S45,-
583, o45. Cold reserve. 100000, 600; net cash
balance i'll Treasury N0yemD 80, 1891, $l39,-
126,9l5; cash balance December 81, 1891,
Sl34,574,128; decrease during month. 81, 552,.
769.
PREPARING THE PROGRAMME.
caucus OF the Democratic members OF the
House viii be held Monday night for the purpose
OF choosing Speaker pro TEN. IN case Speaker
Crisp IS not able 10 act Oh Tuesday. MI Nc
biiHn OF tennessee will likely act on Mon
day. Ii is proposed by some Democrats 10 bring
up the tarlif ana silver questions IN the Demo-
cratic caucus and TO discuss them with view TO
determine the party's relation To each. 1t Is also
proposed 10 investigate the Keystone Bank fail
ure, and The caucus viii decide whether IL shall
be done by a special committee or by The Com
miItee on Banking and Currency. The course 10
be pursued in The Investigation OF the Pension
Once scandal will also be determined.
NEW SILVER COINS.
] he Director of the hint will inaugurate the
new year by The issue of new silver coins, half
dollar, QuafleTdOila and dime, bearing the new
designs. The Mint AT Philadelphia started on
the coinage OF these pieces to-day and the
MINIS al San Francisco and n W Orleans Will
start soon as tie dies reach them. The silver
used " III consist OF uncurrent coins now 10 the
Treasury avail ing Iecoindge. The Director
hopes 10 tecOin at least u 900, 900 of uncuTrenl
coins under the existing appropriation, and
when IL is exhausted Congress VIII be urged to
make deficiency appropriation 10 continue the
coinage.
THE sIcK-LIsT.
Mrs. Harrison had good rest last night, and
IS feeling much better to-day than yesterday
although she Is unable 10 leave the house.
Assistant Secretary Netteton, who is i'll with
the glip, suffered Il slight relapse last evening,
and Is again confined 10 his bed.
Secretary Fosters coDYalescence is slow, and
1t may be several days before lie viii be able TO
resume his official duties. He was at the depart
ment Tor short lme this afternoon.
POsTMAsTERs APPOINTED.
The following nominations for Presidential
PosimaSters are prepared, and Will probably be
sent TO the Senate when IL recOnyenes: Leonard
5. Calkins, at Nevada Ciy, vice Calvin r. Clarke
commission expired; Sell ). BOyntOu Al Oroyile
vice Edwin q. BOlllus. resigned. u W. Hard
man has been appointed Postmaster al Ingomar
Merc. County, Cal. vice }. JONES' resigned; j.
. o-SheCo a. otShNVSi ""9H''i5t"h OUuHtJ y
Oregon, vice q. Ii. Carter, resigned and A u.
LacrOlx at Sublmty, Marion County, Oregon,
vice n. LaeroiX d ceased.
CIRCUIT JUDGES SELECTED.
Tie President viii, Il is thought. send 10 the
Sena e on Tuesday HE names OF the United
States Judges Tor The Ninth judicial Circuit
Judge Spencer OF San jose will be one of them,
and W. l. HUI OF Seattle VIII likely be the other,
rs be has been recommended by the Paclrc dele
CATION United States District Judge HanfOrd's
hame has been g. commended 10 The President
Itff hi nd hNr Ia i'm
Personal MENTION.
General \. +. ChIpmau of he'd Bluff, Cal, ar
rived to-day at the Ebbltl House. He is here 10
look after lie timber land business.
Senator FELTON, arrived to-day from New York
and REPRESENTATIVE Loud returned from his trip
10 BnstOn. Peter Deiane and Judge Houghio on,
OF San Francisco, are in this CITY.
RECIPROCITY WITH SAN SALVADOR.
The PRESIDENT Today issued a proclamation
pTOmulg3jIng tie reciprocity IL, atty with Saliva
GoT. Ii gees into effect on February 1St next.
heretofore entered into with other Central
Amen STATES and lie West Indian Islands
PENSIONS GRANTED.
Pensions have been granted to the following
Caiifornians: Charles s. Howard. Thomas 4.
Subbeus, Augustus @. Price. Thomas Giroy,
joseph Higel, Isabella Phelps ana Mary L.
HONle.
LAND DECISION AFFIRMED.
In the case OF Frederick b. S0ulhworth, in-
yOlving lana in Iucson, Arizona dis rict, the
Commissioners decision has been affirmed.
POSToFFICE CONTRACT AWARDED.
John Flood VAS to-day awarded the contract
for the c0nst uetion of The approaches 10 the Los
Angeles public building an his bid of S2375.