The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-03
HOKE Smith Is COMING.
He Will Personally Inquire Into
the Needs Of the West.
TREASURY GOLD INCREASING.
Chicago Holding More Gold Than the
New York Banks.
TREASURY GOLD INCREASING.
Compliance With Geary Law Till It
IL Decided Constitutional-The Fight
Against Reciprocity.

WASHINGTON CRY, May y2-lSpecial.]- J.
Secretary Smith of the interior depart
ment is anxious to conduct the business
of his department so that it will be en-
tirely satisfactory to the residents Of the
Western states. This at any rate is what
he told o representative of this paper
today. In order to learn something about
the needs of that vast section extending
from the Mississippi river to the Pacific
coast west, and from the British posses
sions to the southern boundary line of the
United States possessions, he will endeavor
to give personal investigation during the
coming summer. It is Secretary Smiths
hope and intention at this time to make a
tour of the western country this summer.
He believes that it will be impossible for
him to spend his vacation to better ad-
vantage. From what he said during his
talk. Secretary Smith believes that he
can make tour of the principal portions
of Minnesota, North and South Dakota,
Montana. Washington, Oregon, California,
Nevada, Colorado, Wyoming. and perhaps
other states. About the first of
June Mrs. Smith will arrive in
Washington from her Georgia home
and her husband. If it can possibly be
arranged. will have her accompany him
on his tour of inspection in the Western
country. 1t is we'll known, of course that
Secretary Smiths weak point as the head
of the interior department is that, up to
this time, he is entirely unacquainted
with the needs Of the great West, and if
he can give that section thorough in
vestigation and study on q trip of this
kind. it will not only aid him in transact
ing his business as the head of the interior
department.. but will also be of great bene-
fit to the people of the Western states. 1t
is Secretary Smiths purpose to give some
attention to the Indian question, provided
he makes this trip, and he desires to
arrange matters so that he can inspect
the more important Indian agencies while
absent. He will also pay particular atten-
ton to the irrigation question, although
little OF this kind of work comes under the
head of the interior department. If Mr..
Smith is able to arrange trip of this kind
he will probably be absent from Washing
ton City from four to six weeks.
Gold in the treasury is increasing slowly
and the situation regarded as satisfactory.
1t is hoped by the department officials
that Secretary Carlisle has made arrange
ments with Chicago bankers for large
addition to the treasury gold. There has
been some criticism of the statement that
Chicago national banks held more gold
coin than those of New York. The last
official report on the subject showed that
Chicago national banks held over 81, 900,
600 more gold coin than the New York
national banks.
Orders were issued to the treasury off,
GERS. special agents, revenue agents and
others not to arrest unregistered China
men after May 5. After that day the
Geary Chinese law provides that all unreg-
istered Chinese in the United. States may
be arrested. As the constitutiona.ity of
the Geary act will be tested before the su.
preme court on May 10, it has been decided
to await a decision before ordering whole
sale arrests. Up to noon today fourteen
of the 13O Cinnamon in this city had regis
tered, and it is expected that most of the
others will do'so between now and Friday
next, the last day under the Geary exclu-
sion act.
duties on wool, was embodied in the in
structions addressed by Acting Secretary
Hamlin, Of the treasury department, to
the collector of customs at New York to-
day. The collector was directed to refund
to certain importers the excess duty ex-
acted on third-class wool in accordance
with the decision of the circuit court of
appeals at New York. The result will be
that one half the duty exacted will be re-
funded. The instructions will be applied
generally to all pending cases and will
form a rule for the future guidance of col.
lectors.
An evening paper has this: Abundant
reason for the abandonment of the policy
OF reciprocity under the Mckinley bill ex-
lists in complaints received by the state de-
partment regarding evasions of the treaty
by Spanish officials in Cuba. The Spanish
government was forced into the treaty by
the diplomacy Of Blaine, because of fear
that i! the Cuban sugar growers were de-
prlved of their market IN the United States
through reciprocity arrangements with
other sugar growing countries, they would
rise and revolt against Spain. The Spanish
government intends to make the treaty SO
unpopular that il will fall TO the ground Of
its own weight and imposed an excise tax
nearly equal 10 the duties remitted by the
Nj kiney bill. Our government will
either protest strongly against this tax or
wipe out the whole treaty and leave
the Cuban sugar growers to face
the possible impor; duty under
our new tariff. The Spanish govern
ment has also shown an inclination to
make trouble in its action regarding the
scheduled articles on which duties were
reduced by the treaty. The Brazilian gov
ernment is also making trouble over its
reciprocity treaty. but Is not apparently
violating it greatly, at least not so ia
grantly rs is the government OF Spain. 1t
vas understood when the schedules of
disCrlm nations in favor OF the United
States were made that the genera. scale of
brazilian import duties might be raised.
Brazil took advantage OF this arrangement
10 rasse the duliable sched dies as soon as
tie reciprocity arrangement vas made,
aud SAID she Was obliged 10 10 SO IN order
10 obtain sufficient revenue 10 carry on
her Federal government Inc result has
been small net gain 10 American mer-
chants, whi.e the people o. Brazil are COM
planning OF Increased schedules against
other countries. The reciprocity arrange
menis with both Spain and Brazil would
probably be wiped out al once but for the
desire Of the administration 10 proceed
with deliberatIon and MAKE our policy to-
ward Southern countries dependent upon
the revision OF our entire ilsca. system.
The Duke of Veragua this morning paid
al ofticla! visit TO Mayor Harrison and
this evening was the guest OF President
Palmer. of the National Worlds fair COM
mission. - dinner A large company of
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