Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-09-04
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WAsHrSeroS, sept a-The discourage
ing condition Of the public finances and
the continued falling Of Of revenue from
customs, internal revenue and other
sources. it Is now expected will necessitaie
some special legislation within 30 or -
days to relieve the treasury by raising
additional revenue. Unless something Is
done there Is liable 10 be large deficiency
in the treasury long before the expiration
Of the fiscal year
There has been considerable discussion
between Secretary Carlisle aud the com
mittee on ways and means on this subject
secretary Carlisle has always maintained
that IS soon as the silver purchasing
clause in the Sherman act was passed,
the conditions would speedily change and
the treasury would feel the effects. But
II the silver advocates in the senate carry
out their threats and protract the discus
sion NATL the holidays the treasury is
likely to be in very bad plight. There
fore much depends On the action of the
senate As to whether the secretary will be
compelled to call upon congress to
Adopt some Method Of Relief
The pressure on the secretary to sell
bonds to replenish the gold reserve is still
kept up but he does not belisve in this
mode Of relief nor does he believe In issu-
ing any morr treasury notes, greenbacks,
or other forms of paper calculations sub
ject to redemption in gold. To this he
says he never will consent. This is the
chief reason for his opposition to the bond
deposit bill of Representative Johnson.
The only nlea,nre which has been
brought forward which meets the hearty
approval Of the secretary of the treasury is
the Worries bill to allow the national
banks To issue circulation up to the par
val ne Of their bonds. This measure would
afford instant relief. but it is assaulted, the
secretary says. in both houses by the silver
advocates 1t thould have been passed, he
thinks, without delay Sena tor Worries,
however has been compelled to sidetrack
it in order to
Force the Fighting on the Repeal Bill.
In public debate the criticism is often
made that the government conducts its
business in way that would bring ruin
and disgrace upon any private enterprise
The late accident at Ford's old theater
has bsen pointed to as an instance OF this
sort Now members Of congress have
taken up a later case of neglect, and point
to the great loss OF life In the recent hurri-
cane as partly the result OF the niggardli-
ness Of congress in falling to make proper
appropriations for the life-saving service.
A great point Of weakness of this admir-
able system is the short term Of service of
many of the crews. The term is fixed by
treasury regulation, There are about
seven men to each station, and of the to-
tai Of lS4l comprising the service, only l02
remain on duty during the entire year.
Or the others 1882 work eight and one-half
months, 1923 eight mo uths, and l55 five
months. With the exception of the insig
Dificant handful who work the year round
there are none of these men at work be
tween the first of May and the first OF
September. while the records Of the de
partments show that there have been al
most as many wrecks during the period of
intermission rs
During the stormy Period,
The department, it appears, still clings
to the idea that September is the proper
month to look for storms and crippled
vessels, because in former years the annual
storms began during the first week of
September. Investigation and meteoro-
logical records have proven though that
these storms now come upon us earlier,
and are now due any time between Aug
20 and Sept. !. and each year the wind APP
pears to blow harder and the entire Allan
tic shore front is strewn with wrecks
The only legislation resulting in the i'm
provement of the life saving service was the
increase of salaries of the men, which was
granted by the last congress, and which
increased the appropriation annually for
that purpose by about s230,0U. The ex-
pense Of this service has grown year by
year as it has been extended but the ex-
tension has been in the number Of stations
and not in the extension of the terms of
service.
A number of senators are in receipt of
letters from their constituents along the
coast urging them to take some action
that will still further improve the life
saving service, which, even as it is, is
acknowledged to be the finest and most
complete in the world. 1t is not unlikely
that bill with that end In view will soon
be introduced in the senate by Senator
Hunton Of Virginia.
The recent storm also directs attention
to an important bill introduced early this
season by Mr.. Frye, which appropriates
e50, 600 for the purpose of making expert
ments as to the best means of communi
eating between lighthouse stacions and
lightboats and the shore, so as to give
warning of vessels in distress.