Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-01-17
NO DEFICIT IN THE TREASURY.
An Available Balance Of Two Hun.
dFGd Million Dollars.
. rnE READING COMBINATION.


WAslfiNGtoN, Jan. 10. - Blanca
disease temnins mystery to oil but
the family nnd attending physicians.
The later decline, withou. the OK pf,ss
authority Of tho family, to diyuigc the
nature Of the complaint which has
now Kept the patient In bel for four or
hVe weeks, with constantly diminish
ins strength AMI frequent "slnkinr
snell-," threatening Immediate dlsso.
luton Ono OF the physicians who
treated Blaine In the past raj 4 today;
"Iho real nature Of Blaine'- illness
VIII probably only be made known
whon tho certificate Of the health
Office n made public, aud | frar that
~ill occur before long.n
AT 1880 there was no apparent
change In Blainu's condition. Neither
OF The physiclans was In the house.
anu the lights were all out.
CONDITION ~ TIE TREASURY.
The subcommittee Of the wny. md
means committee on the Investigation
OF the condition Of the treasury expoct
TO receive the latter part OF this week a
large amount Of information from
Tue treasury experts. TREASURY
officials have worked steadily for
three weeks ON their report aud IL can
be said ON good authority that the
treasury statement will not show de-
nett In the treasury or the probability
OF one during the present fiscal year
but close analysis IL expected 10 show
that Secretary Foster AT times had a
bard task "maklng both ends meet,D
anu his successor will be likely, unless
relieved by legislation at this session,
In raising additional revenue, 10 have
even harder task with pensions
steadily increasing.
Secretary Foster has informed mem.
bers OF Congress that there Will be IN
available balance IN the treasury July
next OF s2OO,1O0,00O. The balance,
however, Includes nothing for the
sinking iunu, ON which the annual re-
qulroments are s IS, 100000.
Tho Democratic members Of Con-
gress expect TO show that there have
ocon Times when deficiency was only
prevented by the policy oi'not paying
anything today which could be put OF
until tomorrow. Not a single new
pubilc building has been provided for
during this Congress, but still there
remains over 81 4, 900, 900 10 De expend.
ed ON account OF public buildings and
sll 200, 000 against which there are no
outstanding contracts.
These facts have made II necessary
Tor the treasury to ego slown for fear
that for the llfst time In many years
tbs balance would he on ihe wrong
side at the ledger. In the result OF the
investigation will depend whether or
not the ways and means committee
viii recommend legislation Increasing
the revenues NJ this session. The pres.
ent plan suggested, which In regarded
as most expelient, Is an Increase OF the
whisky tax. This Increase would raise
over $50, 900, 900 additional yearly II a
law could be 40 framed as to effect
whisky IN bond. There are many per-
sons who prefer TO revise the whole
taxing system at once. What will bo
the outcome Is, Of course, uncertain at
TINS time, but matters will soon develop
by action ON the part OF the ways and
means committee.
REPORT on TlIE READING CON.
BiNATIoS.
Messrs. Combs and Patterson have
practically completed their report to
the special committee Of investigation
Into the Reading anthracite cUmblua-
ton. The report will assert that the
drive out INDEPENDENT
coal operators aud obtain control OF
the anthracite coal industry, and that
II bus sought TO DO this by fixing a
high freight rate on coal 10 as to make
IL profitable for individuals to turn In
their product ut the mines to the com.
binatiOn. The report will recommend
the passage OF the bill agreed upon by
the commerce comm ittoe, which gives
the teretato commerce commission
power to Keep down freight rates.
nioNcLAD DESTROYER.
Senator Squier today introduced In
The senate the House bill authorizing
NE secretary Of the navy to contract
'or one Berdan ironclad destroyer. Al
lie rCuueal of Senator Auuior thu rim