River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-12-05
FROM WASHINGTON.

In his annual report Secretary Hokc
Smith of the interior department calls
attention TO the strict enforcement
which has been given to civil-service re-
form; estimates the amount of public
lands undisposed of to be COO. 900. 900
acres and says the total receipts during
the year for public lands amounted TO
over S2,OO0.0OO; says an intelligent
treatment of the Indians will make
them self-supporting; and upon the
subject of forest SAYS that 17.O0O.OJO
acres are now included within forest
reserves, the object being TO preserve
them for future use.
The secretary of war i'm his annual
report gives the expenditures for the
fiscal year ended June 80 last as S52.-
Ss7. 7SO.44- The appropriations for the
same period were S43. 466. Stills. He
says the year has been undistrrbed by
Indian outbreaks. domestic violence or
troubles on the border. and that the
army is better fed, housed and clothed
than ever before. The total force of
the army is 25.706. The total expendi
lures for the improvement of rivers
and harbors was SIS.sI2.5i-. lie saws
that the condition of our seaeoast and
TN. fake frontier should be strength
ened
Exchanges at the leading clearing
houses in the United States during the
week ended on the Goth aggregated
$50. 4s4.1s2, against Sl.126. 226.63s the
previous week. The increase. com
pared with the corresponding week in
1894, was so.
In the United States there were 2sS
business failures in the seven days
ended on the 18th. against 800 the week
previous and 323 in the corresponding
time of 1894.
The government deficit for November
was SI.OOO.O0O and the expenditures
500. coo. 900. The deficit for the five
months of the current fiscal year stands
at SI7.5OO.OOO.
Comptroller Eckels in his annual re-
port states that month ago there
were in operation BIS national banks.
with an aggregate capitalization of
s664. 136.9I5. divided amcng 2S5,l S5
shareholders. Their circulation then
outstanding was S213, sS7.6S0. of which
$50. Is0.961 was secured by United
States bonds. During the year ended
with October 43 banks were organized
and SO were put in the hands of re
ceivers.
The republican caucus nominated
Thomas Bracket Reed for the speaker
ship of the jith congress and the dem
ocratic caucus renominated Speaker
Crisp.
Secretary of The Navy Herbert in his
annual report recommends the con
struction OF two battle ships and a
least u torpedo boats and the enlist
ment of 900 more men. His estimates
Cor the expenses of the naval establish
ment for the fiscal year ending June so,
1897. aggregate S29.3l1, 1G6-
\ statement of the public debt is
sued on the cd showed that the debt
increased S2.O46.5O3 during the month
of November. The cash balance in the
treasury was sI77.4OG.3s6. The total
debt. less the cash balance IN the treas
ury. amounts to S94S. 477,Gl1.
In the United States the visible sup
ply of grain On the ID WAS Nheat,
s.. 903. Quo bushels: corn. $4,000 bush
els: oats. 6.}97 900 bushels; rye, 49,
600 bushels: barley. 100000 bushels.
Secretary Carlisle transmitted TO
congress the estimates of appropria-
tions required for the fiscal year end
ing June 90. 1897. as furnished by the
several executive departments, which
aggregate S4ls.09l. 073.
\ monthly treasury statement of re-
ceipts and expenditures shows receipts
for November to have been S25.9s6.-
EOS. disbursements. S27. 1879. 2S3, leaving
deficit for November of 81. 2,5S0.
and for the five months of this fiscal
wear. SIS. SGD. 327.
Officials discovered a new two-tloilar
silver certificate of the series of 1891,
check letter G. plate number 81. ID. y.
Morgan. treasurer. portrait of William
Window. The note is much smaller IN
every way ihan'thc genuine.
Senators favOrabl5 TO the free coinage
of silver held a conference IN Washing
ton and decided to keep up agitation
tor IrcC COIuogv-