Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-08-18
STATE DEPARTMENT. SHORT
1t VIII Show Il Deficiency of More
Than 100000.

| Washington, Aug 12-At least one
executive department will he placed in
the embarrassing position of asking for
Il deficiency appropriation. This is
contrary to the retrenchmcnt and re
form principles of the present admins
tration, to be sure but there seems
to be no escape. The apparent imcon-
sitcncy may be offset little when il
is reflected that Secretary of State
| Gresham, who has not always been II
democrat, will probably be the only OK
ecutivc head who will be compelled
to ask for deficiency appropriation
to meet the emergencies Of his depart
mcnt
The secretary is not to blame. 1t all
comes about through obligations in
CURED by the last administration. The
entertainment of foreign visitors comes
high. SO do Behring sea commission
ers, especially when one of the com
miSSioners had it in his power to say
what the salaries of himself, colleagues
and suite should be- As everybody
knows these expenses have been rnor-
nous, how great state department Off
Gals are reluctant to say, because they
do not wish to be placed in the posi-
ton of criticising their predecessors
Ut seems that Secretary Gresham
will be compelled to submit the largest
deficiency estimate called for by the
state department for many years. The
amount, however, is is said, will pass
the 100000 mark
While the large draft made on the
emergency fund by Mr. Fosters for
eign party is largely responsible for
this deficiency, the entertainment of
the foreigners invited here to attend
the worlds fair also drained heavily
on the limited funds of the state de-
partment, so heavily that the fund
was quickly exhausted, and there is
now good sized collection Of bills
which must remain unpaid until con
grcss makes good the deficiency
This is particularly true in the case
Of the Duke de Veragua While the
officials are disinclined to talk about
such matters 1t leaked out long ago
that the department was much en-
barrassed by the prolonged stay of the
duke in this country and the extrava-
CANT bills incurred for his entertain
ment. The papers published the state
ment of his expenses at the Auditori-
um hotel in Chicago and the embarrass-
ment Of the department in meeting
them.
1t was supposed that the duke would
appreciate the plight the department
was in and shorten his visit, but the
publication was apparently ignored and
the department felt constrained to
practically declare his visit at an end
1t was done in a very diplomatic way,
of course, but in such a way that even
the duke could not mistake it's mean
ing.
While the duke was in Chicago being
Iuxuriantly provided for he wrote to
the president expressing his regrets
that he would be delayed in reaching
Washington to pay his respects to the
chief executive. He was informed in
reply that the president would relin-
quish him from any obligation he
might feel in that direction. He was
further advised that arrangements had
been made for his return to Spain.
OF course the duke was left to fix the
date himself, but there was no mistak-
ing the anxiety of the department to
have his visit come to an early end
The expense of the entertainment Of
the duke will not fall far short Of $4O,-
600, not to mention the entertainment
by private parties.