Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1895-09-28
Observation-Disclosures
Secretary Carlisle Notified of the Decision
on the Treasury Question MN Our
tbs on Personal Business-Secre-
tary Lamont Did not Speak.

(From Our Regular Correspondent.)
Washington, n. @ Sept, %, '95 |
socreta1.v Carlisle now knows what /
aao;s;on Mr.. cleveland and his Wall /
stroot al visers have arrived at concern |
inc government finances and another /
issne of bonds. On Saturday he was
telerraphed for by Mr.. Cleveland and,
although ne had to break. several i'm |
portant engagements to do so, he ]
caught the first train from Washington. |
Some neopie might not consider 1T pro- |
per or dignified for the secretary OF
The Tveasurv OF the United States to
he bnrriedly called upon to travel sew
eral hundred miles in order to ascertain
urha at the Treasury Department was
Going to do, but Mr.. Carlisle, if he has
rot become used to that sort Of treat
.nent. has at least to grin and bear 1t,
as Il Is about the only kind he gets
from Mr.. Cleveland. When the last
bond issue was determined upon Mr..
Cleveland and Mr.. Carlisle were both in
Washington, but Mr.. Carlisle didn't
know anything about it until after 8
member OF the syndicate which nego-
tiated the deal with Mr.. Cleveland got
back TO New York and was interviewed
for newspaper. So it is not probable
th,Ahe was surprised TO be summoned
to Buzzard' 3 Bay to learn what he must
do. 80
Treasury Officials have been little
easier in mind during the last few days
as there has been less demand for gold
for export, but they kHow that more
money must be had from somewhere
sooner or later, even If not another
dollar in gold is sent TO Europe for a
year. The receipts for the government
are a way below its expenditures and
it is only question of time when the
gold reserve will have TO be encroached
upon to meet the governments cur
rent expenses, as this administration
has already had TO do. unless Congress
comes to the rescue by providing for
more revenue. This the Republican
Congress viii be glad TO do, but it is
not certain that its method of doing it
will be acceptable to Mr. Cleveland, as
the revenue will be provided for by
tariff revision along the lines of Re-
publican protection for American In
dustries.
Senator Vest, of Missouri, in his de-
NAL of a reported change in his silver
views. went little too far TO please
the rock-bound 16 to 1 silver men. He
said that he would gladly vote for free
coinage at ratio of is to l, but that
failing 20 get that, he would also glad
ly vote for any other ratio that could
command majority in Congress.
Mr.. Curtis is one of the assistant
secretaries Of the Treasury. He is also
one of the maddest men in Washington
but he isn't mad enough to resign
there is a very comfortable salary at
tached to his office, and barring acct
dents he expects to continue drawing
it until March 4th, 1897 Mr. Curtis
pet hallucination, which, by the way
isn't shared by anyone else, is that hs
is a great financier. During last weel
Mr.. Curtis was in New York fitting
about among the members of the bono
syndicate and other big bankers, ant
having his daily movements chronicleC
in the newspapers in connection will
speculations as to why he was ther,
and what sort of a financial deal he wa
making. He was in his glory, but )
was short lived The Treasury De
partment gave to the press statemen
saying that Mr.. Curtis was on his va
cation and that if he spent goo'
portion of his time IN Wall street
was for his own pleasure or bushes
and had no connection whatever wit
the governments finances. That too
all the wind out of his sails. and h
came back 20 Washington mad all over
He can't say anything to his superior
for fear that he may be called upon t
resign that comfortable salary, but h
is taking it out on the poor devils VIII
are unfortunate enough to be his su
bordinates.
Where was Dan Lamont last week
He wasn't in Washington, and nobod
seemed to know where he was. A
Secretary Of War, Dan was on the pre-
gramme for a speech at the Chicks
Iaaugua battlefield exercises. But b
Didn't make that speech. Didn't eve
attend the dedication ceremonies. II
never made a speech IN his life. 81
though he is credited with havin
written some that made a stir, som
say that Dan ran of and hid himse
somewhere just to keep from maxim
that speech. Others say that he wa
somewhere in New York, under secre
orders from Mr.. Cleveland, working i
connection with the New York Demo
cratic convention, which is to NEE
this week, and which promises to b
entirely too Hilly for the pleasure {
either of Dams special friends-Ml
Cleveland and Mr.. Whitney. Dan wa
at his desk today he says he went t
Maine to bring his family TO Washing