The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-06-14
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From oar Regular Correspondent,

- aFaLN 80 80 =
500, O0O, 400, and the propect being
that . large amount viii BE- required TO
meet the demands Tor next week or
ten days. Great pressure 10 etill being
brought 10 bear by the New York
bankers 70 compel an issue OF bonds,
but it is having no apparent effect. A
special meeting Of the cabinet was
held this morning TO consider this
question and it WAS u very lengthy,
Die. No announcement has been
made, or 10 likely to be made for some
time of any charge in the present pol
icy, although there are good reasons
for believing there will be q change
should the present demand for gold
continue for any length Of time 70 be -
great as during the past week. While
il cannot be stated as a certainty it lie
believed by some lawyers that Secre-
tary Carlisle has authority under a
section of the act of March IT, 1852 to
issue legal tender notes for the pur-
pose Of purchasing gold. The cabinet
10 said 70 think that this method if il Is
legal would be preferable 70 an issue
of bonds, Those who claim that the
authority conferred by the act mem
toned still exists say that there is no
limit other than, the Secretary's dis
erection to the amount OF legal tender
notea that may be issued TO- purchase
This method would meet she approval
of those who think an increase in the
amount Of money in circulation would
be advantageous, and. il, could not be
claimed by those who profess % be in
deadly fear Of . deprecisted currency
that there would be the slightest
danger in that direction, as every dol
lar 20 issued would be replaced In the
Treasury BY q gold dollar proyidet,s
of course; that the gold could be OBJ
tanned at par. Your correspondent
idoubts the existence of the authority
for the issue OF legal tender notes by
the Secretary Of the Treasury.
i The annual meeting Of ths board OF
lady regents Of the Mount Vernon
Association, which was unusually in-
teresting this year, has just adjourned.
According TO the annual report OF the
superintendent $1,000 people visited
the grounds last year. That number
will be quadrupled this year By reason
OF the electric railway from Alexan-
dria TO the Mount Vernon grounds.
From each visitor the association
exacts twenty-five cents foS i.dmission
IL. tho grpnpds, and in addition q
steamboat company, which has for
many years been monepolizing the
right TO land at the Mount Vernon
wharf. has paid nine cents for each
passenger. This steamboat company
has grown rich out Of visitofs 10
Mouht Vernon, and until the electric.
railway began to cut into its traffic it
charged 81 for u round trip Mount
Vernon ticket, while i solds round
trip tickets for a wharf on the Mary
land side of the Potomac, almost
directly opposite Mount Vernon, for
twenty-five cents. Now that the sx.
elusive wharf privileges are not 80 de.
sirable this steamboat company had
the cheek 10 ask the lady regents to
excuse Il from paying that additional
nine cents u passenger during the re-
itthttArt 1Oi 10 .SpttblSSts AuC aSiSa
ton COR the purchase Rof Mount Yer
non by the government, and its being
thrown open without charge 10 all
cnmers,. aeeEaa 10, have temporarily
died out, but. that Ii viii sooner or
later be done 10 the general belief.
Surely II 10 not just the proper thing
TO charge an admission fee 10 the
home of George Washington, although
under present coHdiIiens it is neces-
sary in order 70 raise the money 10
keep, The grounds in condition aud Che
house in repair. t-'' s'' "''a' . -
Either many Congressman are go
ing 70 vote contrary TO their talk or
the administration 10 preparing .
great disappointment for itself in re-
gard u the silver question. 1t is
stated with the greatest apparent con-
idence by members of the admins
tration that President Cleveland has
assurance which make him certain
that there win be no trouble. III pass
ing q hill fortbe unconditional. repeal
Of the Sherman silver law through
both the House and Senate, as 0
as Congress gets TO work This ia
directly contrary to what Senator
Stewart, who claims to have
made a canvass of the Senate, avs
Can 1t be possible that some of the
Senators have been telling the Presl-
dent Il thing and Senator Stewart
another? Perhaps after all il is mere
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