Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1893-03-16
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Will There Be Deficiency in the
Treasury?
The Hungry Pie Brigade Are Sadly
Disappointed.
[From our Regular Correspondence

WASHINGTON, d. c., March 10, '99.
1t would naturally be supposed that
the Democrats, now that they have ia
ken charge of the Government, would
cease trying to alarm tie country over
! the present and future financial outlook
| but such is not the case. Every Dem
i ocratic member of the House Commit
tee on Ways and Means signed the
alarming majority repori, of the result
of the investigation made by that com
mittee into the present and prospective
condition of the Treasury. This re-
port states the belief of its signers to be
that deficit of between $50, 900, 900
and $40, 100000 will exist on July /,
1894. There are reasons for the belief
that the principal object of this exag-
gerated report is to prepare the public
mind for the $50, ,0O0,O 900 issue of bonds
believed to be contemplated by the
new administration. The Republicans
of the committee presented minority
report, very conservative in its nature,
which entities them to the gratitude
of every well wisher Of the country. 1t
calls attention to the figures of the Sec
retary of the Treasury, and says the
conclusions of the majority seem who'll
ly unwarranted and misleading, and
concludes with these sensible words I:
I'm fact there seems to be an utter
lack of evidence to justify any of the
criticisms of the majority upon the
statement of the Secretary, which
shows surplus in the Treasury on
June 30, 1894. On the basis of the
statement of the Secretary of the Treas
ury 1t would seem that the amount of
either surplus or deficiency in the
Treasury on June 30, 1894, would be
very small"
Ex-Secretary Rusk, who is consider
ed personal friend by every employe
of the Department of Agriculture, was
last week given lasting testimonial
of their friendship for him in the shape
of handsome silver tea service. The
employees called in a body at Uncle
Jerry g" residence to make the piesen-
tation, which was great surprise.
The former members of Gen. Harri
sons cabinet are fully entitled to the
short period of rest and recreation that
each of them has mapped out for him
self before again taking up his private
business. Every one of them have
worked hard and every one of them re
tires from Office with the respect and
goodwill of their political opponents as
we'll as that of their political associates
In fact there was never change of
administration in which the kindly
feeling of the incoming officials was
more markedly shown to their retiring
predecessors. There appears to be a
goodnatured rivalry among the new
officials to see which one of them can
say the kindest things of the old off
cials.
Every man is liable at some time to
change his political opinions, but the
man who changes after the battle from
the losing to the victorious party, nec-
essarily places himself under suspicion.
There are good many of this sort in
Washington now.
Mr.. Cleveland has not been in Office
a week yet, but he has shown the Of
fee seeking brigade that he intends to
take his own time in making appoint
ments, and considerable number of
them have taken the hint, filed their
papers and gone home, to wait as pa
tiently as they may for the offices that
may never come. 1t was given out
early this week that Mr.. Cleveland had
determined to allow the Federal Off
cials, such as marshals, court officials,
and Presidential postmasters, who are
appointed for four year term to serve
out their time before appointing their
successors, a rule that was first estab-
lished by President Hayes, and which
has been generally followed since his
administration. If this rule is strictly
followed the new Government Printer
will not be appointed until late in
April, meanwhile candidates for that
desirable position are increasing daily,
might almost say hourly.
Another determination Mr.. Cleve-
land is said to have come to has caused
long faces among the walters. That
is that he will not reappoint any of the
men who want to get the same places
they held under his first administra-
tion, unless it be some man possessed
of special qualifications for filling
particular position if there be any
such the general public do not know
of them.
The Democrats having clear ma
jority in the Senate and no need of the
Populist votes have already snubbed
these assistant Democrats, with the ex-
ception of Martin, who having been
made Senator by boss German, is con-
sidered as Democrat to be taken care
Of. They have been having regular
monkey and parrot time over the re-
organization of the Senate, several
stormy caucuses having already been
held.
Mr.. Cleveland has given no sign of
how he stands on the question of Ha-
waiian annexation, and all,the men,
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