The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-20

WAsH1EeroS CrrY. April 1s.-The report
Of Special Agent Noyes on the alleged il
legal landing Of 200 Cinnamon from the
steamer Haytien Republic at Portland,
Or, has been received at the treasury de-
partment. In connection with the investi.
CATION and as . result Of it, several minor
officials at Portland. Or, and Port Towns
end have been discharged from the gov
ernment service. But the department de-
clines to make public the details of Agent
Noyes' report further than to state that it
contains no reflection upon tho integrity
of the collector of customs at Port Towns
end in connection with the matter.
Only grave emergency will change the
present financial policy of the govern
ment and each day the officials of the
treasury department. gain more confidence
in the situation. Yesterday afternoon the
secretary received gold from Philadelchia.
which il tho first offer the East has made
to aid the administration, and q small
amount was also obtained from Chicago.
This enlargement of free gold and the
usual daily increase makes the condition
more easy than yesterday. At tho treas
ury it is denied that any order has vet
been issued to stop the redemption in
gold of the treasury notes of 1890. and the
statement is made that nothing will be
done until an emergency is reached. Sec
retary Carlisle said late this afternoon
that he had N,173,000 free gold in the
treasury. This was obtained yesterday
ana today, principally from tho West, in
exchange for small notes. and relieves the
tension at least for the present.
The investigation into tho working of
the several reciprocal trade arrangements
entered into by the United States with
Central and South American countries,
and with Spain for Cuba and Porto Rico,
under the provisionS of the Mckinley act,
which Secretary Grtsham instituted inn
mediately upon assuming the duties Of
his Office, it is reported, has led to tho de-
termination by President Cleveland to
terminate the arrangements with Brazil
and with Spain for Cuba and Porto Rico.
Inquiry at the state department. develops
the fact that the arrangements have not
yet been terminated, and it cannot be
ascertained that the reported action on the
part of the administration to abandon the
reciprocity policy is true. On the con-
trary, the result Of the inquiries tends to
prove that II any SUCH action has been, or
Will DO taken with regard to Brazil and
Spain. it will be due to special and local
causes Complaints are said to have been
received from persons doing business with
Cuba and Porto Rico that the local of.
ficials Of those islands do not observe the
requirements Of the reciprocal treaty. but
charge q prohibitive duty upon articles
Anfit1oA tN n6 l.x-
the terms Of the convention. Some COM
plaint has also been made of Brazil in this
direction. but not nearly to 30 great an ex-
tent ~ with regard to the islands. The
treaty with Brazil is subject to termination
on three months notice by either party,
but that with Spain is to remain in force
as long as it shall not be modified by q
mutual agreement of the executive powers
of the two countries.
The ninth annual report Of the civil
service commission was issued today, The
commissioners recommended that the
classified service should be extended as
rapidly as practicable to cover every pos,.
ton in the public service to which it can
appropriately be applied. They earnestly
desire some such bill as that introduced
in the last congress to take fourth-class
postmasters out of politics may become
law. The reports continue:
Ultimately the system of promotions in the
departments must come under the immediate
supervision Of the commission in order To "a.
cure uniformity and best results Serious harm.
In our judgment, results from allowing chiefs
of divisions to be exempted from examination
and we think they should be put under a
general rule and be appointed by promotion
from within the service.
The report shows q surprising growth
in the number of government emploves
compared with the growth in population.
the percentage of growth in the public
service in ten years being nearly double
that Of the population. The service clas.
sifed for examination under the civil
service rules has grown even faster in the
same space OF time, increasing at the rate
of about 40 per cent, so that whereas.
only about IL per cent. of the public
service was removed from party politics in
1888, about q per cent. in 1893 was re.
moved. while the number of places subject
to competitive examination under the ruls
is now 1928.
Abstract Q OF the reports made to the
comptroller of the currency, showing tho
condition of all the national banks in the
United States at the time of the last call
on Monday, March 6, prepared at the
treasury department. shows the aggregate
resources Of the banks to be 3,459, 72l. 223
In this connection it is interesting to note
that the gold coin held aggregates $50 s57. !.
235, and gold certificates $4939, 900. Their
loans and discounts reached the enormous
sum of s., l33. 100000. Among the liabili-
ties the capital stock paid in aggregates
$6ss 900. coo, and individual deposits ST..
75l 600, 600
Senator Ransom, chairman of the com.
mittee on commerce. has designated Sena-
tors Ransom, Vest, White CT Louisiana.
Cullom and Washburn as subcommittee
to 60 to California and made the proposed
investigation looking TO a settlement of
the deep water harbor question. which has
been a vexed problem In the senate for
several years 1t has been decided to
start from New York on May Is, and the
committee expects TO be gone five weeks.
New YoRK, April l9.-The Washington
City correspondent telegraphs the Erening
Post that as soon as Eckles. the Democratic
comptroller of the currency, assumes his
duties it is said Carlisle intends TO re-
organize the system OF examining national
banks. He desires to prevent such dis
honesty as has been shown in the affairs
of the banks which recently failed in Dos-
ton, PhiIadelphia and Nashville, and for
that purpose, after redistricting the banks
so as to equalize the examiners work, he
will ask congress to enact law giving
examiners more power In looking out for