The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-04-29
WASHINGTON T T
From Our Regular Correspondent.

Washington, April, 24th, lo93.
What isn't known about the man
ner in which the finances of the Uni.
ted States are managed would make a
big book, while what is known, If it be
fair to judge by newspaper publica-
tions, could be put in u fraction of a
column. The idea seems to be gener-
al that the Secretary of the Treasury
is a sort of Gar and that no appeal
can be taken from his decisions con-
corning the use OF money belonging
to the government. Nothing could be
further from the actual condition OF
things. While he is necessarily given
some discretion as to what may be
done in certain directions his actions
are restricted by law to a greater ex-
tent than perhaps those of any other
member of the cabinet, and the things
about which he may use his discretion
are fewer than these which a cashier
of a we'll differed bank may do, and
even in those he must have the Presi-
dents consent. The danger that can
be done by n Secretary OF the Treas
ury lice, not in what he does, for he
can do nothing that is not authorized
by law, but in what he does not do.
He may, either through ignorance or
bad judgement, or upon bad advice
leave undone things which he Is au-
thorlzed by law to do, and thereby
bring trouble. A case in point was
when the gold reserve fund reached
the limit which has been established
by custom, not law, Of 100000, 600.
This gold was accumulated by the
Treasury under the specie resumption
act, t. redeem such legal tender notes
as might be presented, and ever since
the Treasury notes, which state on
their face that they are redeemable in
%"coin," have been issued, they also
have been redeemed in gold upon pre-
sentation, although there was no law
| giving their holders the right 70 de-
mand gold for them. At u cabinet
meeting Secy Carlisle proposed that
no more Treasury notes be redeemed
in gold and he vas supported by Sec'y
Gresham and Attorney General
Olney, but was overuled by President
Cleveland, and gold was still paid out
for them, although the reserve fund
had to be used to do it. Either policy
would have been lawful; it wal simply
Il question of discretion and the Score
tary had to give way to the President.
The reserve fund is again intact and
there is gold enough on hand in all
dition thereto to meet all immediate
demands and there are promises OF
more from Western and Southern
bankers.
The investigation of tho condition
of the four territories Arizona, New
Mexico, Oklohoma and Utah,-now
seeking admission To the Union rs
states, which the Senate committee on
territories was. directed to make, will
be made by u subcommittee which
will leave Chicago about June 10th,
and give about a month TO the work
which includes visits to prominent
points in each of the territories
named.
The final and positive refusal of the
Austrian government to receive Max
Judd, a native OF Austria, as u. S.
Consul General at Vienna, is no re-
Election upon Mr.. Judd, moi upon Mr.
Cleveland for having appointed him,
but it adds another argument and a
strong too, to those advanced by
many conservative people, against the
sending OF a native of any foreign
country to that country rs an official
representative, in any capacity of the
United States. 1t is perfectly natural
that any foreign born American citi-
zen should cherish an ambition IL
return to his native country as an
accredited agent of the country of his
adoption. but experience has proven
such appointments are oftener embar-
RAISING to this government than other
wise.
The recent decision of Judge Kicks
at Toledo, involving the rights of labor
organizations, is to be brought before
the U. s. Supreme Court on a writ oil
habeas corpus for the release of engi.
neer Lennon, who was sentenced to
prison under that decision. The labor
organizations will be represented by
Mr.. E. w. Harper, of Terre Haute, Ind
counsel for the Brotherhood Of Loco.
motive Engineers, and ex-Congress-
man Frank Hurd, of Ohio. The argu-
ments will be made if possible, and it
is hoped the decision handed down,
this week. The point is to get a de-