The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-07-22
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.

Alfred =. SWincfOrd oi Wisconsin, who
served ~ Governor Of Alaska during
Clcycland's former term, has been APP
pointed inspector Of the SurveyOr-G Gen-
cral and district land offices.
The first move when the extra session
meets, it il said, will be jOint resolu-
ton authorizing the Secretary OF the
Treasury 10 suspend the purchase Of sill
yer for thirty or sixty days and then let
the hight come on the main question Of
repeal. 1t il said the silver men will
agree in order 10 gain time for organiza-
! ton.
The opinion is held by number Of
Congressnen that the extra session will
not be lengthy, and that financial mat
ters alone will engage its attention. G.
+. Wheeler Of Alabama said: 81 see
no reason why the country should be
| burdencd by a long tiresomc session,
with attendant debates and set speeches.
The President has called them together
by reason OF the gravity Of the money
question, and that alone. There are nu-
mcrOug Congressman who believe it
would be wise for Congress as soon az il
organizes TO pass a resolution giving the
President authority TO suspend the pur-
chase act or deal with il rs he may deem
best. Congress could then adjourn at
once. When convened in regular session
in December the financial condition
could be dealt with intelligently and
with delibcration and in the light Of the
result Of four months work under the
policy the President might under the res
olutlon inaugurate."
While members OF Congress and lead
crs in financial matters are discussing
various plans by which the present situ-
alton can be relieved the officials Of the
Treasury Department are quietly prepar-
ing the statistics and histories OF fnan-
Cial transactions for the benefit Of the
administration TO guide it in its own
views Of the vital subject. Several plans
have been suggested TO Secretary Car
lisle. Among them is one which CON
templates an entire change in the money
system Of the United States. In short,
the plan is to pass a specie resumption
act, redeeming the various forms OF
money now used in the country and is
suing instead United States Treasury
notes, whose value shall ALWAYS be fixed. |
There are at present nine different forms
OF money in circulation, and the fact of
wide difference between the value OF
gold and silver coins, while they are the |
oretically OF a parity, is one of the causes |
which has suggested the plan proposed. |
The national banks during the past two |
months have increased their circulation |
nearly 81, 900, 900, an order for new cir |
to the amount of $2,277, 900 hav- |
ing been received SO far this month by |
Controller Eckels.
The President has signed an order re-
organizing the military Department of
Arizona under the name OF the Depart
ment of Colorado, with headquarters at
Denver. The Department of Arizona
consisted of the Territories of New Mex
leo and Arizona and that portion of Cal
ifornia south of the 35th parallel. The
new order aboishes the Department of
and places Arizona, New Mex
leo, Utah and Colorado in the new dis
triCt. California is restored to the De-
partment of California, with headquar-
ters at San Francisco. This change has
been urged by the military authorities
for year past. The headquarters of the
of Arizona were at Los An
geles, placing General McCook, COM
the department, at the extreme
western part of his department. This
caused great delay in communicating
with army headquarters at Washington,
as all matters in his section were sent to
him and by him to Washington. With
at Denver he will be at the
extreme east of the department and in
the closest communication with Wash
ngton. This, it is believed, will effect
economy in time and money and greatly
the disbursement OF supplies
md ammunition. General McCook will
the new department.