Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-05-12
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
FINANCIAL CONDITION STEADILY
IMPROVING

Plenty of Gold i'm the Country
Congressman Warner Thinks
Revision of the Tariff Probable
Consular Appointments ORR
gin of that Request by Secretary
Gresham TO the Executives of the
Pacific states.
(From our Regular Correspondcnce,)
WASHINGTON, ID. c., May ), 1893.
President Cleveland and every men,
Der OF his Cabinet are again at their
desks, all feeling better for their week
off," although none of them got any
rest. Still it was change, and every
body needs an occasional change. They
were one and all pleased to find the
Government finances in such . satis-
factory condition AMI with prospects
of continued improvement. The free
gold now amounts to about $3,000.000
and there is very marked decrease in
the demand for gold for shipment to
Europe, while offers of gold continue
to be made to the Treasury. 1t is
now also known that the close OF this
fiscal year will find the Treasury with
a surplus of nearly 100000 availa-
BILE cash, instead of the deficit which
was short time ago feared
statements printed about the amount
of gold in the United States that the
official figures in the latest statement,
issued this week, are herewith pre-
scented. The total amount of gold
coin known to be in this country is
$j32 ,5I3, 10j, and OF gold bullion, the
most of which is in the U. 5. Treasury,
$S0.529,77i, making a grand total Of
$Gl3,042,S79. Of this gold, National
banks hold $l90,75l,lS3, and private
firms $35S ,922 1856. according to the
last report Of the Director of the L. S.
Mint.
Senator Mcpherson, who is Il men,
Der OF the Senate Finance Committee,
has been watching the situation very
closely, and he says of it: a do not
believe there is anything in the money
situation that will necessitate the
calling of an extra session Of Congress
earlier than the President intended
about September IL. The financial
condition of the country is all right if
the people will only let it alone. The
Secretary of the Treasury has the con-
fidence of the public, which believes
that he will be able to meet any con-
tingency that may arise"
Congressman John Dewitt Warner,
of New York, isn't one of those who
think it will require six months or
more to get the new tariff bill through
Congress. He said: 81 see no rea.
son why a tariff bill should not be put
through in month or six weeks after
the organization of Congress. The
people put the Democracy in power
with definite purpose, and that pur-
pose should be carried out. II you
hired contractor to build a house
within a specified time, and he failed
to keep his agreement, would you not
look around to get somebody else to
finish it? Of course a reasonable time
should be allowed for debate on a
tariff measure, but all efforts at 90.
struction should be, and / believe will
be, promptly squelched."
There are yet some very desirable
places in both the diplomatic and
consular service to he filled by Demo
Gratis, and it is expected that most oil
these appointments will be made by
President Cleveland within the next
few weeks. In this connection il
may he interesting to note how the
appointments already made in these
branches of the public service have
been distributed among the States
The diplomatic appointments have
gone to the following: Alabama, Ten
nessee, New Jersey, Delaware, Mis-
souri,, Vermont, New Hampshire
California, Massachusetts,, Arkansas
Texas, South Dakota, and Illinois, ONT
each; Indiana, Georgia, Louisiana
and New York, two each; North Car
Dina four and Minnesota five. The
Consular appointments have gone on,
each to North Carolina, Georgia, Hi
nois, Michigan, and Maine; two eacl
TO Massachusetts, Missouri, Missis
sippi, Ohio, and Indiana, and four t,
New York. While that will probabl,
have little to do with the President
selections, the candidates from thos,
States not mentioned above appear tt
be more confident than those from tn,
States that have already secured some
of these appointments.
The Chinese Minister claims t.
have information which leads him t,
fear that q conspiracy exists in tn
Pacific States to do violence to tn,
Chinese residing in those States, il
connection with the enforcement o
the Geary exclusion law, which goc
into effect tomorrow, and in accord
ance with his request Secretary Gresh
am has wired the Governors of thos
States. asking them to take precaution
for the preservation of peace. n,
steps will be taken by the Treasur,
Department to posecute those China
men who have failed to comply will
the Geary law, by registering, unit
the case involving the constitution
atty of that law shall have beer
decided by the Supreme Court, which
has designated the 10th inst, to hea
the arguments.
President Cleveland has made few
general appointments and appointed
large number of postmasters thi
week, and it is believed that he is nov
considering the claims and qualifica
tions of the long list of candidates 70
the very important position of Publi
Printer. The lucky man who gets i
will have about three thousand places
outside of Civil Service rules, at hi
disposal. Dem.