Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-06-09
TELEGRAPHIC.
FROM THE CAPITAL.
Views Oh The Sherman Law by Gen.
Tracy and Senator Jones.
REORGANIZATION Is NEEDED


WASHINGTON, June SAN evening
paper says that General Tracy Of Al
bany saw the President today. Gen.
eral Tracy rays the Sherman law VIII
be repealed at the coming session
without the passage Of any substitute
mcasufe or the adoption Of sny com
promise with the FREQ silver men. The
proposition to repeal this law has
large majority, he Gays, ia the house
nnd there are forty.hve votes Tor II IN
the Senate. He also gave II as his
opinion that the proposed repeal OF tho
ten per cent tax on the circulation OF
state banks woui fail Of passage.
senator Jones Of AfRansas took an
entirely different view from that en-.
teftsinod by General Tracy.
"The Sherman law can never be re-
pealed In the Senate" lie said, "unless
come other measure looking into the
coinage OF silver Il substituted. l am
opposed 10 the sherman law and spoke
aud voted against IL, hut would not
vote for IT, repeal unlessisome other
legislation was enacted favorable to
silver. / would he willing 10 have
tno old Bland act fe.enactei or some
measure like II and would support the
repeal Of the present law with that
compromise attached"
The Star says that preAident Cleve-
land told the members " Congress
today that under no Of cumstancee
would there TO an issue Of bonus
unless especially authorized by Con-
grets. The administration, he said,
was moi rcepontiblo for the present
financial situation, and It lay with
Congress, and not the naturalization,
to flnd a remedy for II.
BOARDS OF PENSION.
The question OF recognizing the
boards OF pension and examining sur.
teons throughout the country II lust
now under consideration by Secretary
Hoko Smith, Commissioner Lochren
aud Deputy Commissioner Murphy.
There are 1860 Of these boarIs, each
containing three members, and their
work IL n very important factor In the
administration of the pension laws and
the adjudication OF claims. The OIL
ciala Of the department state that
careful examinations revealed incOm.
potency anu gross carelessnoss In the
work OF some Of these boatde, and IN
some instances the evidence indicates
TINT improper influences have been
successfully applied TO secure reports
In claims favorable TO applicants.
In view Of these facts, It has been
decided to give this branch Of the ser.
vice general overhsuling.
The officials In speaking Of the mat.
ter today said that recommendation
by men OF known character In the
medical profession would be more
cfilcacious Ia securing appointments
ON pension boards than II made by
politicians. The active work OF reor-
ganizing will soon DO begun.
posTMAsrERs APPOINTED.
During the fret three months OF the
present administration, ended June
Bird, the number Of fourth class post.
masters appointed was 0535, of which
1912 were 10 oil vacancies caused by
resignation and death, and 1866 by
removals. During the corresponding
period OF Harrlson's administration
the total number appointed was 1929,
or 1886 more than were appointed
during the last three months. or
these 1859 were 10 fill vacancies caused
by resignation and death, and 1907 by
removals. The number OF appoint.
ments made ON resignationA was 2Olb
greater during the first quarter OF the
present administration than during
the last, and the number made on
removals was s502 loss during Cleye.
iand'a hrst quarter IN compared with
HarrlsOn's.