Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1892-09-01
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Healthy Condition of the United
States Treasury.
Revenues Increasing at the Rate of
S1,OO0,O0O a Month.
From our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. go, '99.


certain quarters about the "discontented
Republican Senators. This anxiety
is not Joined in by the Republican
managers, for the very simple reason
that they know that every one of these
men whom the Democratic papers refer
to as sulking are either at work now
for the Republican ticket or are ready
to go to work at any time they are
needed or there is opportunity for them
to do anything. Every man is declared
to be in harness. Senator Quay says
he is not sulking. He passed through
Washington Wednesday evening on
his way to Florida to engage in his
favorite pastime-tarpon fishing. He
will be back before the campaign is
properly warmed up. 1.-THE story that
certain Republican leaders do not in
tend to work for the Republican ticket, "
he said, lis merely the weak invention
of the enemy. 1t is hardly worth the
denial, and | am often surprised that
time, paper and printing materials are
wasted in giving publicity to such
stories, so palpably unreal. II have
talked with Republican leaders from
all parts of the country who have been
represented to be sulking and know
are heartily supporting the presidential
ticket. Personal feelings do not con-
troll in such matters, else the principles
of our party would count for nothing.
Republicans are essentially loyal, and,
besides, common sense would indicate
the propriety of supporting the ticket
where duty and devotion to principle
did not 'The situation in New York
has steadily improved for the Republi-
cans in the last six weeks. The Demo.
cratic presidential tickets weaker than
when first nominated. Senator Quay
said the Republican managers had
made systematic canvass of the con-
ditions of the country and reports were
gratifying.
The Treasury officials ridicule the
statements that have been going the
rounds of the papers that the Treasury
is in bankrupt condition, and deny
that the department is in any way
pressed for money on account of large
appropriations. They say that in spite
of the cry about the "billion dollar"
appropriations and the alleged excess
of expenditures over revenues there
was surplus of more than thirty five
millions of revenue over expenditures
during the two fiscal years appropria-
ted for by the Reed Congress. This fact
is due to an economy of administration
by the Treasury Department and to tae
fact that very large amount of the
appropriations authorized must spread
over considerable time. The Treasury
has a balance on fifty millions, and the
revenues, notwithstanding the loss of
the sixty millions of sugar, are increas-
ing at the rate of one million month
from customs alone. This rate of in
crease has been going on since the first
of March. The increase of internal
revenue for the year closed July 1, was
nine millions over the year before, and
this year there will be an increase of
six millions over the year just closed.
1t is safely estimated that the customs
revenues this year will producers sur
plus of fifteen millions over expendi-
lures. The first session of this Congress
has authorized immense appropriations,
but the department will not be called
upon to pay all out of this years reve-
nues. Hardly any of the appropria-
tions for rivers and harbors will be
expended this year, as there is sur
plus of seven millions of the last ap-
preparation, for that purpose still unex-
pended. Of course these large appro,
priations must be paid some time, but
it is claimed that they do not embarrass
the department now and will not in the
future.
The force of clerks in the office of the
executive committee have thought all
along that they had their hands full,
and began several months ago to be-
lieve the coming encampment was to
be the biggest thing on earth in the
shape of aG. A. R.. gathering. If at
any time there was a shadow of doubt,
that doubt was dispelled the past week,
for, busy as they have been, they were
never so rushed as during that time.
The books of the Secretary are not
posted quite up to date in the matter OF
the assignment of quarters for those
who have applied, but those books tell
that ,734 men have been assigned to
free quarters in the barracks, and 49,.
646 have been provided for in school
houses, which are also free, and those
who have paid for their quarters. This
makes total of $3.50 so far assigned
with severaTthousand applications have
been unacted upon, but which will bt
cared for in plenty of time. In addi
tion to this there are perhaps not lesi
than $4,000 Grand Army men who hav,
been provided for through the medium
of their own committees, of which tn,
executive committee knows nothing
1t begins to look, Judging by the appli
cations that are flowing in from al
parts of the country that the attendanc,
of the soldiers W ho will hoya 70 ho oo,a,