New-York tribune., 1896-12-03
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES.
CARLISLES REPORT NOT
YET WRITTEN.

-cr-RJors FACTS BROUGHT OUT BY REGIS
TER M,N-MosT-FAvoRED NATION
CLAUSE IN THE sIMoNOsEkI
TREATY ABANDONED - THE
TROUBLES IN URUGUAY
Washington. Dec 2-Secretary Carlisle's ahnu"i
report probably will not be presented 'o 'o"e
until the second week of the session me repo',
not vet written and il will take some une " P'' -
in tyne The principal points on ths nnanr,9 a, @ % anu
the recommendations ii IS eXpectcu, "i' Casaro "
snnted "a Congress in the Presidents message
leaving Secretary Carlisle 10 elaborate 'he "e'"''
Cv Warman the well-known writer. was III TIC
Washington Police Court to-day. as prosecu'ihs
witness however ard he left il "A greatly dssusted
nerson For Il year ever since his return lro"
abroad Mr.. Warman has been living III Nhsh''s
ton on Capitol Ill., and Of late has taken 10 oics..
riding on November 90 he was run INTO py WIZ
lam Thomas. who driving "A butcher ""t'o'''
Mr. Warmar dismouned just in time to save .hlm-
self from serious injury. If not death. the Nen''e
striking his wheel and wrccking 1t as comple''V'
Mr. Warman said as "grOwer' after wah''
Mr. Warman had considerable difficulty In iocaiins
the driver. who lost no time III setuie - NJ
found him only after persistent sr'Il,r' ,,v,ia,i
Warman's chagrin this morning Judge kimDai,
ruled that gross carelcssncss was ho sIo" .r IT, ar"
al cused Mr.. Warmans ire by some OF ms , q. IuIs -,
tons Why did you ,nmP OF yfS yoa' stare of con-
tempt '.why?" Narman echoed. Because wou.I
rather live than die. Never said the nu'hSf 40 r,y U
life as when tho man drove down on me. ana some
of my life has been spent among bao men lii , udi
lsnds-Creede. for instance. In us n'oS' ''''''S"
days"
The annual report OF Postmasier-oieneral wilson
will not be made public until after ;he President has
submitted his annual message TO Congress. Thi'
Is taken to indicate that matters OF % grsar I'm ir-
portance pertaining to postal affairs are unue, con-
sideration by the Posmaster-General ana the i'es-
dent.
Two curious facts are brought into prominence by
Register Timan in his recent report. Iney are
that the first loan made 10y the United STATES was
made payable In tobacco and that Secretary Alex
ander Hamilton negotiated n loan In the absence oil
any law authorizing him TO do The loan made
pavab!e in tobacco was authorized by resolution
of the Continental Congress on December - l''''
The length OF the loan indefinite. ana the
ar,ount authorjzed was NOoe00O. The amount
Issued was slsi 500 which sold AT par. win interest
at 5 per This received on June v l'''
from the Farmers General OF France The purpose
to which the loan was applied WAS the purchase OF
supplies and to aid In the building OF cruisers 10
prosecute the War OF the Revolution. The interest
on N5s Gs2 So the balance Of this ioan ceased on
December 81 1925. when IL was merged INTO '"e
general account OF the French debt In those daYs
tobacco passed currency between the co'o'''eS
In 17ss Secretary Hamilton 'ouhh VI" treasury
witho,,, funds ON his own responsibility he n"eou
ated a loan for sisi y,s :, y sold at par with per
cent interest The first isiNe OF this loan was on
September 49, 11sg aud june ;. ll@o. Was named ~
the date OF nna redemption. ana IN" duties on I'M
ports and tonnage were set aside 10 nlt"I IL. a. nc
money was obtained from the Bank of Sew-,orn
and th. Eank OF North America. Ihe secretary
said. Obvious considerations dictate the propri'N
in future cases Of making previous provision 10y law
for such loans the public cxlgcnc"- may can lo'
defining their extent and giving special authority 10
make Them" \ third loan followed under the ACT
o. Congress OF March %. 1886 II was negotiated ~
President Washington and tho amount ISSUED was
81 gsy The contract for the loan provided Tor us
repayment ON terms similar 10 mos pi NV pn'
c.ding loan from the Bank OF New \ ork. the rcVr-
nucs derived from duties on imports ana tonnage
being pledged FOR It's redemption. The money was
needed for the compensation or IN" members ana
employees OF Congress. the payment oil the salaries
of the civil list ETC. and OF arrears OF interest on
the Dutch loans. There was I'm Inc treasury AT lhc
lin. a sum not exceeding 5000 Other loans fol-
lowed i'm tuick succession. and their history. as re-
cited in Register T.llmIn- report contains lnNalu-
able Information for students OF Government
finances.
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