The sun., 1895-01-22
LIrE WASHINGTON 1orrCs.
Secretary CnriIsIe's PIsn to Give More
Carrcncy 60 the PeopIe.


wAsHINGToN Jan. oi.-Slnco 1886 the Sun
dry Civil Appropriation bill has contained
section providing for the issue OF notes in tho
| place OF those cancelled. This provision
quires the Secretary OF the Treasury TO issue. In
| place OF the notes destroyed, others of exactly
the same denominations. Secretary Carlisle to-
| day appeared before the House Appropriation
| Committee and advocated the changing Of this
regulation so ms to allow the Secretary OF thc
Treasury to Issue, in place Of the notes de-
stroycd, notes Of whatever denominations he
considered best. lie said that since the passage
OF the net OF $50, which authorized the issue Of
silver certificates oflcss denomination than $40.
this provision had seemed to him directly CON
trary to what should bc the policy Of the Gov
ernment. Its effect was to prevent the issue
and circulation Of silver certificates OF small
denominations. II we could convert the small
United states and other notes received ut the
Treasury into large United States notes 1t
would make room for small silver certificates.
them. At present wo nrc receiving about 10
per cent. of our revenues in New YORK city in
silver certificates although this currency con
sttutes less than Onc-fifth Of the entire cur
rcncy outstanding. and Mt times Us high as 80
per cent. of the revenues have been received IN
Secretary Carlisle will give him authority 10
issue small denomination notes which Will give
greater amount OF currency to the people.
Senator Morgan of Alabama says that Chair
man Proctor OF the Civil Service Commission Is
the best informed man in Washington on the
subject Of the Nicaragua Canal. and with this
endorsement Mr.. Gardiner Hubbard the Presi-
dent of the National Geographical Society IN
troduced him to tho members on saturday
night. Mr. Proctor. In the course OF his lecture,
brought out the novel proposition that the Mon
roe doctrine was inaugurated originally at the
lie Illustrated his remarks by frequent refer
ences to large plat showing the c9iai. to "a
map OF the world showing the present highways SU,
such on the completion OF the canal. to map Of
the world showing the British fortified stations,
and to diagrams showing the growth of British
and Russian Importance, aud the relative
strength OF the navies of Great Britain, Russia,
and the United states. lie discussed the Clay
ton and Bulwer treaty. and showed that Great
Britain had. by continuous contentious over
trivialities and minor interests, prevented the
completion of work that would be of para
mount benefit to Great Britain and the United
States and the entire world; ,....
II was foolish said Mr.. Proctor, to have any
contention about the control of canal that had
not been built. The importagt, thing 70 his
Its control could be settled afterward. ln treat
ing of the military aspects Of the subject the
barrier was a protection to our Western coast
He pointed out how our intermeddling with the
natural laws of trade would bring about COM
mercial war. and told how essential to our pro-
lection was the control of the canal in case we
should force such a war:
fiuence Of coal on sea power. and showed the
great advantages possessed by the Ahglo-Stxon
people in controlling the bulk of the coal OF the
world.
Many friends of Representative Julius Caesar
Burrows Of Michigan were in the galleries of the
Senate at early hour this morning. hoping to
see him sworn in as "A Senator. His credentials
had not arrived, however. and 50 the interesting
ceremony was postponed until Wednesday next.
when the number of Mr.. Burrows admirers in
the galleries will be still larger. Ii is held by
some of the best legal authorities in the Senate
that Michigan has rghtfully had but one Sen.
ator since the Legislature met on the first OF
January. as under the Constitution the appoint
ment by the Governor of senator Patton to I'LL
the vacancy caused by the death of Senator
Stock bridge expired when the Legislature met.
The Michigan Constitution. however, provides
that the appOintee shall hold his place until his
successor is elected. But this legal point is not
apt to be raised in the Michigan case. and. in
deed. Senator Patton has not returned to Wash
ington since he left for home to make his un-
successful campaign for reelection. He will un-
doubtedly receive all his pay and perqulsites up
to the day when Mr.. Burrows is sworn.
Capt. Winfield Scott Schley is to be detached
from duty as Inspector of the Third Lighthouse
District which includes New York Harbor, and
after March this important post will' be filed
by Commander Albert Sidney snow. who has
been detailed us assistant to Capt Schley until
the date of relieving him. Commander Snow
bears very high reputation in the navy. and
has recently been on duty at the Naval Acad-
emY. He has had active service on all the for
eign stations. and has commanded several ves-
sells of the coast survey. Capt. Schley Will go on
waiting orders for some time until a ship is
ready for him to assume command.