Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-04-28
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WASHINGTON MENTION.

Secretary Carlisle has permitted the
fact to become known that he will
shortly remove every chief of division
in the treasury department who was
appointed because of the fact that he
was republican, and fill his place
with a democrat.
According to Clerk kerr's count
the democrats have 22O represcr t.
ativcs, the republicans 127. and tie
third party S. giving the democrats
IA majority OF 93 over the republicans,
and of SIS over the combined forces
of republicans and third party men.
Secretary Morton has ordered the
dismissal of forty-one assistant
microscopists, one clerk and a book
keeper attached to the bureau of
animal industry assigned to duty in
Chicago. The reason for the dis
missal was the reduced condition OF
work.
Secretary 1Ioke Smith has granted
permission to Buffalo Bill for Indians
to visit Chicago with his Wild West
show. There will be 100 Indians, and
the directors intend to invite as
guests the principal chiefs of historic
celebrity to visit Chicago and see the
great worlds fair.
The authorization of congress to
make the selection of army officers as
Indian agents whenever he may see
tit to detail them in place of civilians.
which Mr.. Harrison carried out to
some extent, will be more fully cNer-
cised by MIR. Cleveland: and Judging
from what he has said, it is probable
that he will detail officers of the army
for duty as agent at every Indian
agency i'm the country.
1 While the secretary of the treasury
and the president are engaged with
the financial question Secretary
Gresham is left to struggle with the
Hawaiian matter single-landcd. All
of his cabinet associates refuse 10
interfere i'm any way with the premier
on the ground that it would not be
proper for them to become involved
in discussion of Il question that
relates entirely to the department of
state.
An investigation into the workings
of the several reciprocal trade
arrangements entered into 10y the
United States with Central and
South American countries and with
Spain for Cuba and Porto Rico. under
tho provisions of the Mckinley act.
which Secretary Gresham instituted
Immediately upon assuming the duties
of his office, it is reported, has led to
the determination by President
Cleveland to terminate the arrange
ments with Brazil and with Spain for
Cuba and Porto Rico.
A Washington correspondent telc-
graphs the Evening Post that as soon
as Eckels, democratic comptroller of
the currency. assumes his duties.
Secretary Carlisle INTENDS to recog-
nize the system ofeNamining national
banks. He desires to prevent such
dishonesty as was shown i'm the
affairs of the banks which recently
failed i'm Boston, Philadelphia and
Nashville. and for that purpose.
after redistricting the banks soa to
cqualize the examiners work, he will
ask congress to enact a law giving
examiners more power in looking out
for perpetrators of frauds.
An abstract of reports made to the
comptroller of the currency showing
the condition of all the national
banks in the United States at the
time of the last call, prepared at the
treasury department., shows aggregate
resources of $780, ,72l, ,2.22S. In this
connection it is interesting to note
that the gold coin held aggregates
800, s57 ,2235: gold certificates, $69,O9s;-
80, and gold clearing house certih-
Gates 81. .939, 900. Loans and discounts
reached the enormous sum of $2.l3S,-
100000. Among the liabilities the
capital stock paid in aggregates $685.
600, 900 and individual deposits 81, 775l,-
600. 600.
The navy department has been adj
vised of the arrival at Fort Monroe of
the British vessels that are to partic-
ipatc in the naval rendezvous and re-
view. They are as follows: The
Blake the Australia, the Magicienne,
the Tartar and the Partridge. The
Blake is of 10000 horse power, and
the largest in this respect of any that
will take part in the maneuvres, do
nestle or foreign. The next largest
vessel in power will be the Argentine
protected cruiser Nueve de Julio, H.
800 horse power; the German protect
ed cruiser, kaiserein Augusta, 12.900
horse power: the Russian armored
cruiser. Pamiate Azova, and the