The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-03-18

WASHINGTON, March 17.-The gold
balance in the Treasury is gradually
climbing up and the gold received from
Chicago and other Western points is
beginning to show on tho books. The
balance on the books to-day of free
gold is S3,632 600, which does not in.
clude S1,oOo,oo0 of gold received at
Denver and other small lots from the
West, which when they appear on the
Treasury books will make the free gold
more than S5,OOO.0O0.
The net Treasury balance, too, is in
creasing. being to-day S25, 27S, 1000. OF
this 9l1, 100000 Is in subsidiary coin
and 81, 000,0 600 in national bank de-
positories. The Treasury receipts so
far this month have kept close pace
with the expenditures, the former being
$50. 600 and the latter $50, 600, 900.
AS usual large item Of expenditure
is pensions in the payment OF which
S9.665,000 have been expended. Pension
payments for the month will aggregate
SIS, 100000 or more.
THE CAUCUS COMMITTEE STILL AT WORK.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE Demo.
cratic caucus committee resumed its
labors this morning and whatever has
been accomplished will be reported to
the full caucus, which will be called for
com mittee went carefully over the list
of employees of the Senate and the COM
pensation now being drawn by the
various officials OF high and low degree.
1t looks as If there was IL desire to better
equalize the salaries paid, with the
possibility OF q reduction here and there
and also to see that in the parceling out
OF places some attention is paid to
geographical distribution. All this is
preliminary to greater question
whether or not the Senate shall be re.
organized entirely at this session,
question which prominent members OF
the committee assert has not been taken
up at all. The indications point to
disagreement on this point in any re-
port that may be made to the caucus.
DISCUSSING THE ArpoINTEEs.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE Senate
was in session to-day for three hours,
and adjourned until next Monday, i'm
mediateiy after the session OF the Senate
There was large meeting, every mem.
Der being present but Palmer. The
com mittee discussed in an informal
way the credentials of Mantle, ap-
pointed by the governor OF Wyoming.
The credentials of Allen, appointed by
the governor Of Washington, have not
yet arrived and nothing was said about
this case.
FEW CALLERS AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, March 17.-Saint Pat
rick's day and the Cabinet moe lit g were
taken advantage Of by President Cleve-
land this morning and he disposed of
the few callers who saw him In very
short order. All the visitors came be.
tween 10 and IL o'clock and consisted
chiefly OF Senators and Representatives.
The Cabinet meeting lasted an hour
and balf. 1t is stated that nothing
important was accomplished.
ROGERS REFUSES AN OFFICE.
WASHINGTON, March Tx. Rep.
resentative Rogers, OF Arkansas, whose
friends endeavored to have Cleveland
select him for the Attorney General
ship, has refused the tender of the
Assistant Attorney Generalship for the
Interior Department.. He is candi-
date for the office of Solicitor General.
AN APPOINTMENT YESTERDAY.
WASHINGTON, March 17-Dean f.
Curry, of Albion, n. Y, was today ap-
pointed commercial agent at Yarmouth,
Nova Scotia.