Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-16
WASHINGTON LETTER
wAsHrSoroS, D. c., Mar 10, 'os-

taken charge of the government,
would cease trying to alarm the coun-
try over the financial outlook. but
such is not the case. Every demo-
cratic member of the House committee
on Ways ard Means signed the alarm
ing majority report, made public this
week. of the result of the investigation
made by that committee into the
present and prospective condition OF
the Treasury. This report states the
belief of it's signers to be that deficit
of between $50, 900, 900 and $40, 600, 900
will exist on July /, 1894. There are
reasons for the belief that the princi-
pal object of this exaggerated report
is to prepare the public for the $780,
00O, 600 issue of bonds believed TO he
contemplated by the new adIninistra-
ton. The republicans of the COM
mittee presented n minority report,
very conservative in it's nature, which
entities them to the gratitude OF every
we'll -wisher of the country. 1t calls
attention to the figures of the Secre-
tary of the Treasury, which accompany
the report, and says the conclusions
o. the majority seem wholly unwar-
ranted and misleading, and concludes
with these sensible words: I'm fact
there seems TO be an utter lack of evil
dence 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 Sec
rotary of the Treasury it would seem
that the amount of either surplus or
deficiency in the Treasury on June &c,
| 1894, would be very small"
Ex-Secretary Rusk. who is considered
a personal friend by every employe OF
the department of Agriculture, was
this week given a lasting testimonial
of their friendship for him in the shape
of handsome silver tea service. The
employees called in a body at Uncle
Jerry's" residence to make the pre-
sentation, which was 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 himself before again taking up his
private business.
Every man is liable ut some time to
change his political opinions, but the
man who changes after the battle,
from the losing to the victorious party,
necessarily places himself under sus-
pcion There are good many OF this
sort around Washington now.
Mr.. Cleveland has not been in Office
week yet, but he has shown the
ofIice-seeking brigade that he intends
9 to take his own time in making APP
: pointments, and a considerable mum
q Der of them have taken the bint
4 filed their papers and gone home, t.
h wait as patiently as they may for TN
n offices that may never come. IL wa
IS given out early this week that MIR
% Cleveland had determined to all"'
- the federal officials such as Marslals
n court officials and presidential posi-
/, masters, who are appointed for fou
70 year term to serve ont their time b'
If fore appointing their successors, a rnI
IL that was first established by Presider
nj HAYES, and which has been general
n. followed since his administration.
: this rule be strictly followed the ne
4 Government Printer will not be a
20 pointed until late in April. mpanwhi
We candidates for that very desirable p
~ sition are increasing daily. migl
is almost say hourly. Another dete
m. mination which Mr.. Cleveland is sa
rd to have come to has caused long fac
among the walters. That is, he W
on not reappoint any of the men wi
,e- want 10 get the same places they he
Use during his first administration, unle
he il he some man possessed of speci
est QuallUcAtlOnS lot HiIluR SUM- p''pN
ey lar positions If there he any such c
an general public do not know it.
The democrats having clear III
iority in the Senate and no need
the votes Of the popnlists have
ready snubbed those assistant den
as' Gratis, with the exception of MART
of Kansas. who having been ma
18th Senator by boss Gorman is consider
rs democrat TO be taken care
ned They are having regular monk
on and parrot time over the reorgani
ton of the Senate, several storl
.,r. caucuses having already been held.
Re a Senator Allison, who was ehairn
of the COMMITTEES on appropriate
has made statement showing
= {, amount appropriated by the last
Congresses The totals are, Fifty-f
Congress 1888, All, 1888. F'ifty-secc
~ 81, 026, S22, O49.
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