New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-27
Tny TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrBuSE.1


SANDS RIGHTLY DIE THEM
my TELEGRAPH TO THE TRiBrNE1
Washington. May 2G-No formal order to that
effect has been will be issued. Dut 'o" "o"
until the end OF the current fiscal year Treasury eN
penditures will be kept DOWN to the lowest ho,'n' ~
order to make the apparent deficit on july
smaller than the actual shortage. This Is s'h'"'
that is perfectly understood by the h''"S VI ''
several executive departments, ana "h'ch "'''
subordnates realize that they must do th''r u''''o'
TO carry out. To this end great qiahuS VI
red tape is already being employed. ana IL Is evil
dent that the payments OF many claims Tor "n'ch
lamentations have been made by Congress VIII
be postponed indefinitely.
Al the last session OF the LID Congress APP
propriatlons amounting 10 S.23sVv were niaue '''
the navnent OF claims on account of bounties due
TO sugar producers under the Act of 1870 In ordei
TO expedite the settlement OF these claims Internal
revenue collectors were instructed several months
ago 10 forward TO the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue daily reports OF all such claims receiver
by them. \ short time ago this ORDER was re-
scindcd and the collectors were instructed to Tor
ward the reports only twice month. Nitmh
recent period. also number Of such reports nave
been returned 10 collectors for correction oi
trivial errors that could have been easily ana
quickly corrected in the office OF tho Commissioner
OF Internal Revenue, and which had hitherto p''h
disposed OF In that way To return them for cor
recion. however kills time. as also does the ne"
plan OF requiring only semi monthly instead oi
daily reports and TO delay the settlement ana pay
ment OF these and other just claims against the
Government now seems to be regarded as prime
necessity by the Administration.
or course II is considered by the party In power
TO be entirely proper. as well as cNpcdlent ana
safe. TO defer upon any prc;ext payments d"e To
Indians ina snuch they cannot vote the Demo
cratic ticket and are without representation IN
and therefore surprising to hear
that an appropriation made To pay for lands coded
TO the United States 10y the Nez Perez Indians IN
Idaho has been held up" by iIoke smith THIS
appropriation which amounts 10 St-b.--.. WAS maze
at the second session OF the Lila Congress. IL
was part Of the sum stipulated in an agreement
between the Nez-Percc Indians and Commissioners
OF the United states duly authorized by law.
signed May l. 1893. and by Congress accepted.
ratified and confirmed" on August ID. 1871 Article
III OF the agreement provided that The sum OF
s62se2s shall be paid 10 said Indians per capita az
soon as practicable after the ratification OF this
agreement" The remainder OF the total sum ap-
propriatcd TO be- paid per capita 6i.-'---' was 10
he deposited In the Treasury Of the United states
and 10 bear interest II tho rate Of yer cent per
annum. principal ami interest - De- paid 10 tn"
Indians per capita as follows. .,o
ton Of this agreement the sum Of 5000 and semi
annually Thereafter ihe sum Of Al'o,' ~.'h 'h
$4,000. until the entire amount ssall have been
paid ,, -, 80. 30,
II Will be observed that In addition TO IN" ,elh.--l
now long past due another payment amounting 70
SO 90 will fall due August ID 1870 No part OF the
first payment has Yet been made. and. under re-
cent action by the Secretary 81 the Interior who.
IL f. explained deems further investigation u" "-
sary." not 81 OF IL b" paid until after -" ~
prafion OF the current fiscal year
other evidence OF the plan that H. now In process
OF execution 20 pinch expenditure AMI postpone
payrenis could be cited. ~ course the money
Will have 10 =" paid eventually but In the mean
time Il will bc possible for ID" secretary 81 the
Treasury 10 narrow somewhat n" gap between
receipts and expenditures at tn" "ud ~ this year.
and perhaps 10 10 the same thing for IN" nr-t hair
OF the next fiscal year Ia ~" mean line. ihe
wait.
l. NAV Dc added. another fact OF considerable
r1uorfnnce that scheme Of delay L. also oi,"r-
atlng anent appropriations by Congress on account
~ public hulliings. work upon which b. inrNcu,
ably postponed.