The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-04-27

could be further from the actual con-
dition of things. While hesis neces-
sarially given some discretion as to
what may be done in certain dlrec-
tions his actions arc restricted by law
to greater extent than perhaps
those of any other member OF the
cabinet, and the things about which
he may use his dissection are few
err than those which cashier OF
wcll-officered bank may do, and even
in those he must have the Presidents
consent. The danger that can be
done by a Secretary of the Treasury
lies not in what he does, for he can
do nothing that is not authorized by
law. but in what he does not DO. lie
NAV, either through ignorance or bad
Judgment, or upon bad advice leave
undonc things which he is authorized
by law to do, but not iii specific words
compelled to do, and thereby bring
trouble. a case in point was when
the gold reserve fund reached the
limit which has been established by
custom. not law, of SlG0,000, 900.
This gold was accumulated by the
Treasury under the specie resumption
act, to redeem such legal tender notes
as might be presented, and ever since
the Trcaturv notes, which state on
their face that they are rodcamable
in "coin," have been issued they also
have been redeemed in gold upon pre-
scntation, although there was no law
giving their holders the right to de-
mand gold for them At cabinet
meeting Sec. Carlisle proposed that
no more Treasury notes be redeemed
in gold, and he was supported by Sec
Gresham and Attorney Genera
Olnev, but was overrulcd by President
Cleveland, and gold was still paid
out for them, although the reserve
fund had to be used to do it. Either
policy would have been lawful; it was
simply question of discretion and the
Secretary had to give way to the
President The reserve fund is
again intact and there is gold enough
on hand in addition thereto to meet
all immediate demands, and there arc
promises of more from Western and
Southern bankers.
The investigation of the condition
of the four NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., New
Mexico, Oaklohoma and Utah,-noN
seeking admission to the Union as
states, which the Senate committee
on Territories was directed to make,
will be made by sub-committc
which will leave Chicago about june
10, and give about a month to tho
work, which includes visits to tho
Appointment points i'll each Of the terri.
tories named:
! The final and positive refusal o
the Austrian government to receive
Max Judd, native Of Austria, as i
S. Consul General at Vienna, is nc
reflection upon Mr.. Judd, nor upon
Mr.. Cleveland for having appointed
him, but it adds another aryuemcnt
and a strong one too, to those adj
vanccd by many conservative people
against the sending Of Il native Of any
foreign country to that country as al
official representative, in any capacity
of the United States. 1t is perfectly
natural that any foreign born Amer
lean citizen should cherish an ambi
ton to return to his native country
as an accredited agent Of the country
of his adoption, but experience has
proven that such appointments are
oftener embarrassing to this govern
mcnt than otherwise.
The recent decision OF Judge Kicks
at Toledo, involving the rights Of la.
Dor organizations, is to be brought
before the .. 5. Supreme Court on g
writ of habeas corpus for the release
of engineer Lennon, who was sen
fenced to prison under that decision
The labor organizations will be rep
resented by Mr.. + w. Harper, Of
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