The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1897-09-24
From our Regular Correspondent.

From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 2O.-In view of the Off
cially estimated deficit in the payment OF
pensions for the current fiscal year there may
be some emphatic talk on this subject at the
coming session of Congress. Lest some of your
Republican readers should say that this idea
OF pension deficit was concocted by the op-
ponents OF the administration, the following
language used by H. Clay Evans, Commission
er of Pensions, is given II estimate that the
total payment for the year will not exceed
STAT SOC, 900, and the appropriation for the
year is S141 ,263, $50" Mr. Evans speaks of this
probable deficit of six and quarter millions
OF dollars as indferenty as though he were
talking Of purchasing pint of peanuts and
when his attention WAS called to the probability
that the failure of the new tariff to produce the
estimated amount of revenue might cause
Congress to object to pa ssng deficiency pen
sion appropriation bill for this year, he gave
away the Republican plan for meeting such
contingency by saying: IF there should be an
unexpected falling of in the revenue, the pen
sion payments might be curtailed towards the
end of the year"
The Home Rule Plank of the Republican
National Platform cuts no ice when if comes
was shown by the announcement that Fred
erick E. Mckinley, OF New Mexico, had been
appointed receiver of Public Moneys at Guth-
rie, Oklahoma. a cousin of the Vice Presi-
dent was also provided with an office, but not
quito so big an Office as he applied for. This
was Edward +. Hobart, who aspired to be
Governor of New Mexico. and who was ap-
pointed Receiver of Public Moneys at sante
Fe.
Indian Commissioner Jones hasn't resigned,
and is not likely to do SO voluntarily, although
Boss Hanna's man has been appointed AS
sistant Commissioner over the protest of ones.
This is another straw showing the useles.ness
of Republican objections to the carrying out
of any of Hanna's wishes.
EX-Secretary Hoke Smith passed through
Washington day or two ago, and he was fair
ly bubbling over with satisfaction I the bright
prospects ahead of the United Democratic
party, which always wins. He thinks the sue
cess of the Democrats in Greater New York is
certain, and that it will start wave of. party
harmony that will result in the election of IL
Democratic House next year and of a Demo
cratic President In 1900.
All the talk about Gen. Fitz Lee remaining
at home and taking part in the Virginia Cam
paign, was settled for good and all, when Gen.
Lee, in difference to Il request Of Mr.. Mckinley
made during long conference between the
two men in the White House. agreed to resume
his duties us U. S. Consul General to Cuba as
soon Rs the leave of absence upon which he
came homo, expired, which will be early in
October. General Lee is mum about the situa-
ton in Cuba, but his opinions as well as
the drift of his synpaty are pretty well
known, and it is not believed that he would
have agreed to return to Cuba had he not been
given to understand that some action was soon
to be taken by this Government that will put
an end to tpe present deplorable condition
there.
Boss Platt is using ali his wiles to get Mr. !
to take sides against the candidacy |
Of Seth Low for Mayor of Greater New York, |
and be is very sly about it, too. He lis trying |