The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-11-03
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.

It is understood that the Treasury will
undertake to buildsup the gold reserve,
now reduced to $50, 600, 900, by restrict
ing the payment OF gold by the New
York subtreasury.
Secretary Lamont received the annual
report OF Brigader- General X. Brookes,
commanding the department Of the
Platte. Speaking OF the Indian as q
soldier, General Brookes says the
principal difficulty seems to be that the
Indians do not speak English.
The Secretary Of the Interior has sp-
proved the decision OF the Assistant
Attorney-General that half-breeds who
paid scrip under the act Of 1854 ars not
now entitled as Indians" to allotment
The case came up under disposition Of
the Sioux lands under the act Of 1880.
The Treasury has issued an advance
statement Of the imports and exports
for the first nine months OF the present
year. Value Of imports, $625, 1856, 1928 /;
exports, $80S, l84, 1888; excess Of imports
over exports, s22, ,22l, ,440. For the first
nine months OF 1892 the excess OF ex.
ports over imports was $29, ,204, ,0N.
In the case OF the United States
against Bailey and others, involving
twelve timber land cases near Seattle,
WASH, Secretary Hoke Smith reversed
the decision Of the Commissioner Of the
General Land Office, and holds that these
entries were fraudulently made for the
purpose Of speculation, and therefore
he directs the entries TO be cancelled.
The lands involved are said to be very
valuable.
An important decision has been
rendered by the Secretary Of the Inter
ior on the appeal Of James K. Daniel,
involving the right to purchase certain
forfeited lands in the La Grande district.
He holds that the purchaser is entitled
TO purchase technical half section ot
such land when 80 surveyed, irrespec-
tive OF the actual acreage, but ii the
land lies in different sections the acerage
must then approximate 800 acres. The
Secretary also decided that lands here
tofore patented to The Dalles Military
Road Company were originally granted
the Northern Pacific Railroad Company
and that the patents we're without
authority. He orders the institution
OF proceedings looking to their cancella.
tion.
In the Senate the Finance Committee
presented q report from the TreaHur,
Department in response to a resolution
for information as to the probability o
a,aeficiency in the revenues OF the gov
Sent. The report shows the defci
l1at}ie first three months OF the curren
fiscal year is over $2l, 900, 900, or at th,
rate OF over sS4,OO0,000 for the entire
year. 1t shows the usual expenditures
OF the first three months were over sos,
600, 600. At the same rate the expendi
lures for the year would aggregate abou
S394, ,000, 900, or about S2l, 900, 600 mort
than the estimated expenses, and woulC
show expenditures over the supposed
actual receipts Of over SIT 900, 900. Tn
Secretary says definite forecast for tn
whole year would be impossible, but i
il apparent that should the presen
conditions continue, the deficit at tn
end Of the year will be about $50, 600,
600.
Senator Mcpherson, for the Senat
Committee on Coinage, presented
statement from Secretary Carlisle, show
ing that the estimated receipts Of publ
revenues submitted to the last Congress
for the present fiscal year was s4O5, 900,
900, not including the postal service
and the estimated expenditures, ais
excluding the postal service, was 1907
600 600, showing an estimated excess |
receipts Of $32, 100000 for the year
The estimate shows average MONTH
receipts Of t33, ,760, 900 and average ex
penditures Of s3l, 100000. The actul
receipts 10 far during the year do nc
reach the estimated figures by owe
81 100000 per month. The secretar
attributed the falling off TO the fnar
cial disturbances. He says q Garrett
inspection Of the figures will show tn
deficiency is due to the falling of in tn
revenues and not to an increase in es