Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1893-03-17
WASHINGTON CITY NEWS.
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charge of the government, would cease
trying to alarm the country over the
financial outlook, but such is not the
case. Every democratic member Of the
house committee on ways and means
signed the alarming majority report,
made public this week, of the result OF
the investigation made by that commit
tee into the present and prospective con.
dition of the treasury. This report
states the belief OF its signers to be that
deficit of between S30O00,0O0 aud
$40, 100000 will exist on July !, 1894
There are reasons for the belief that the
principle object Of this exaggerated re-
port is to prepare the public for the
$50, 100000 issue of bonds believed to
be contemplated by the new admins
tration. The republicans OF the com
mittee presented a minority report, very
conservative in is nature, which entities
them to the gratitude of every we'll
Nisher OF the country. 1t calls atten.
ton to the figures OF the secretary Of the
treasury, which accompany the report,
and says the conclusions of the major
ity seem wholly unwarranted and mis-
leading, and concludes with these sen
sible words "In fact there seems to be
an utter lack of evidence to justify any
Of the criticisms Of the majority upon
the statement Of the secretary, which
shows surplus in the treasury on June
80, 1894. On the basis of the statement
Of the secretary of the treasury it would
seem that the amount of either surplus
or deficiency in the treasury on June 30,
1894, would DO very small"
FIX. Secretary Rusk, who is considered
a personal friend by every employe Of
the department of agriculture, was this
week given lasting testimonial OF Their
friendship for him in the shape Of
handsome silver tea service. The EN-
ployes called in a body at Uncle Jer-
rvs" residence 10 make the presentation,
which was a great surprise,
The former members of Gen Harri-
sons cabinet are fully entitled to the
short period of rest and recreation which
each OF them has mapped out for him
self before again taking up his private
business. Every one of them have
worked hard and every one of them re
tires from office with the good will Of
their political opponents, as we'll as that
of their political associates. In fact
there never was a change Of admins
tration in which the kindly PERSONA
feelings of the incoming officials was
more markedly shown to their retiring
predecessors. There appears to be a
go d.uatured rivalry among the new
officials to see which of them can say the
kindest things of the old officials.
Every man is liable at some time to
change his political opinions, but the
man who changes after the battle from
the losing to the victorious party, nee
essarily places himself under suspicion,
There are a good many of this sort
around Washington now.
Mr. Cleveland has not been in Office
a week yet, but he has shown the Office
seeking brigade that he intends to take
his own time in making appointments,
and a considerable number of them have
taken the hint, filed their papers and
/ gone home, to wait as patiently as they
may for the offices that may never come.
1t was given out early this week that
/ NJ. Cleveland had determined to allow
the federal officials such as msrshals,
court officials and presidential post
masters, who are appointed tol four
/ year term to serve out their time before
appointing their successors, a rule which
was first established by President Hayes,
and which has been generally followed
since his administration. If this rme
be strictly followed the new government
printer will not be appointed until late
in April, meanwhile candidates for that
very desirable position are increasing
daily, l might almost say hourly An
other determination which Mr.. Cleveland
is said to have come to has caused long
faces among the walters. That is, that
he will not Ie-appoint any of the men
who want to get the same places they
held during his first administration, IN
less it be some man possessed of special
qualifications for filling some particular
position If there be any such the gen
Eeral public does not know it.
The democrats having a clear major
/ ity in the senate and no need for the