The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-09
A Democratic Leader Forecasts
Its Repeal by Congress.
NO COMPROMISE WITH SILVER.
Advocates Of the White Metal Nay In.
sist on Revival Of Bland Law.
The Peasien Bursas Co BE Thero.en,y
Investigated aaa Medical Ex.m,.er.
Dsparsasas to he Revamped-lmms-

WASHINGTON CIrr. June A-An evenine
paper has the following: Gen. Tracy, oi
| Albany. one OF the most conspicuous anti
| shver leaders in congress. who is regarded
as one OF the strongest friends of tins ad.
| minissrasion on the door of the house. is
IN the city and saw the president today.
1en. Tracy says that the Sherman las
wili be repealed At the coming session
without the passage of any substitute
measure or the adoption Of any compro-
mise with the free silver men. The rropo-
sition to repeal this law will have q la.re
majority. he says. in the house and there
Are forty-hve votes for it in the senate. He
also gave it as his opinion that the pro-
posed repeal Of the 10 per cent. tax on the
circulation of state banks would fail OF
passage. Coming from Gen. Tracy these
views are Of more than ordinary value. a.
he has carefully studied the situation,
knows every move that has been made and
evidently speaks by card. Senator Jones,
OF Arkansas, took an entirely different
view from that entertained by Gen. Tracy.
He said:
The sherman law can never Be repealed In the
senate unless somc other measure Looking to
the coinage OF silver 10 substituted. am op-
posed to the Sherman Law and spoke and voted
against II. but would not vote for tls repea,
unieas some other legislation was enacted favor.
able to silver. would BE- willing to have the
Bland act re-cnacted. or some measure ike II,
and would support the repeal OF the present Law
with that compronise attached
Tho question Of recognising the hoard
4 4 n mi nj iuD
out the country is just now under consid.
Grafton by Secretary Hoks Smith. Com
missioner Locheren and Deputy Commits
sioner Murphy. There are l,26o of these
boards. each containing three members.
and their work Is an important factor in
she administration of the pension laws
and adjudication Of claims. OHicials of
the department state that careful exami-
nations have revealed Incompetence and
gross carelessness in these boards, and in
some instances the evidence indicates that
improper influences have been success
fully applied to secure reports on claims
favorable to applicants. In view of these
facts 1t has been decided to give this branch
OF the service general overhauling.
While no formal plan Of reorganization
has -becn. announced. Il il stateA
that 1t il tho purpose Of Commissioners
Lochren, with the approval Of the secrs.
tary. to appoint on these boards only men
who stand in tho front rank in their pro-
fessions in their respective localities, and
men who keep well abreast OF the times in
medical science. Another inilcxible con-
dition Of the appointment IL that Of un.
questioned integrity. The politics Of ap-
plicants will not be made Of the first i'm
portance. although. all other things being
equal. Democrats will bs given the prefer
ence. The officials in speaking OF the mat
ter today said that recommendations by
men of well-known character in tho medi-
cal profession will be moro efficacious in
securing appointment on the pension
boards than II made by politicians. The
active work Of reorganization will soon be-
gin.
During the first three months Of the
present administration, ending June 3.
the total number Of fourth-class postmas-
ters appointed was 1857. of which 4,67c
were to fill vacancies caused by resigna-
tions and deaths. and 1855 by removals.
During . corresponding period Of the pre-
vious administration the total number ap-
pointed was 8, IN. or .6s6 more than were
appointed during the last three months.
OF these :, $40 we're to fill vacancies caused
by designations and deaths. and 5.567 by
removals. The number Of appointments
made on resignations is 2.0i5 greater dur
ing the first quarter Of the present admin
istration than during the last, and the
number made on removals was 8. .5G2 less
during C!cveland's first quarter ~ CON-
pared with Harrison's-
Secretary Carlisle today appointed
Worthington Ford, Of Brooklyn, n. Y.
chief Of the bureau Of statistics Of the
treasury department. During the last
Cleveland administration Ford served ~
chief Of the bureau of statistics. de-
par:ment Of state. Mr.. Ford is worth
nearly s, ,0oo.OU.
Patrick ]. Mccarthy. OF Illinois. was
today appointed special inspector of Gus
toms.
The resignation OF James G. Bushby,
chief Of the division of the sixth auditors
Office, vas demanded today.
The Pacific coast trip which the senate
committee on immigration and naturali-
xasion expected 10 begin this week I'm fur
,herance Of the investigation recently be-
gun by !, in New York, has been post
poned until the first week In August.
The committee on territories, charged with
the duty Of making an Investigation dur
ing the recess of congress. will accompany
the committee on immigration when IL
goes West.
Surgeon General Wyman, OF the marine
hospital service, received the foIlowing
dispatch from Mr.. Nevberry, United
States charge d'affairs at Conssansinopie.
dated at Pera, relative to the cholera in
Asiasic Turkey:
The lssess news shows rsrid spread Of cholera
westward inso Mesocosamia, and ths trade
routes in this section will soon bring IL into the
Meaissrraneaa porta
The Star says: President Cleveland told
members Of congress today that under no
circumstances wouid there be sn issne Of
bonds unless especially authorized hy con-
gress. The administration. he said, vas
not responsible for the presen, financial
situation, and il lay with congress and not
the administration 10 find . remedy for II.
This afternoon Secretary Gresham pre-
scnted 20 President Cleveland boa Antonio
Lozo Arrisga. the new minister TO the
United States from Guatemala He handed
his credentials to the president and was
formally received by him With the usual
exchange Of expressions Of esteem aid
good viii.