The National tribune., 1897-11-11
WEEK IN WASHINGTON.
Events of General Interest in the Nation
Capital.

Events of General Interest in the National
Capital.
TUESDAY. Nov. 2.-The monthly statement of
the public debt shows that at the close of
business Oct 30 the debt less cash in tho
Treasury, amounted TO 5000 563, 901, an in
crease for the month of S9.4i1 1873. This in
crease is principally accounted for by de-
crease in the amount of cash on hand. The
debt is recaptulatod: Interest bearing debt,
SSH 365. 500; debt on which interest has
ceased since maturity, 81 .33i 5i0 debt bear
ing no interest, 1919 623 $50. Total 81 ,225.-
320,69o. THIS amount, however, does not in
clude $3.50, 456, 953 in certificates and Treasury
notes outstanding, which are offset by an
equal amount of cash in the Treasury The
cash in the Treasury is classified as follows:
Gold, $3.50 357.2 56; silver, 500, 35I, 9i3;
paper Sll3 44l 900; bonds. dishursng OIL
GERS balances etc. Sc, 4S9 756 Total, $751;
$685. against which there are demand liza
blities amounting to 1923. 9l3 657, leaving
tho net cash balance in the Treasury, $207,-
756 O99
WEDNESDAY,, Nov. 3-The report of the Com.
missioner of Internal Revenue for the fiscal
year ended June 80 shows receipts from all
sources of 466l9 1913, a decrease, as CON-
pared with the fiscal year 1896 of S21l ,022.
Tho important changes are an increase of
$l,33S,4 Az III tho receipts from distilled
spirits as compared with 1896 and decrease
OF practically the same amount in the re-.
ceipts from fermented liquors. The cost of
collection for the last fiscal year was So $751;
Ago, decrease from 1896 of 1927 S22. The
total production of distilled spirits. exclusive
OF fruit brandies in the last fiscal year was
62, 46o, Gas taxable gallons, decrease as COM
pared with 1896, of $24, I23, 055-The full
text of the Spani. reply to the note of
United States Minister Woodford reached
the State Department, and is now under ex-
animation by the officials. So far as can be
learned it is not the intention of the Adj
ministration to give it publicity now, so that
the interest OF the people must be satisfied
at present with the more or less official state
ments emanating from Madrid as to the char
acter of the Spanish note.
THURSDAY, Nov. 4.-The President and Mrs
Mckinley returned 20 Washington to-day,
arriving At 8 o'clock. The President inme.
dIateIy resumed his work at the White
House. The President will now devote con-
siderable time to his annual message to Com
gress. The preparation of the message will
take so much time that unofficial callers at
the White House will find hard road TO
travel III seeing the President 4 week or
so before the assembling OF Congress many
Congressman will have reached the city, and
will be wanting 10 see the President I'M
less the Chief Executive gives some time
now TO his message he will not get mucn
Chance to work on 1t for good while pre-
vious to the assembling of Congress-
FRIDAY, Nov 5.-Secretary Bliss issued an
order as TO the removal of employees in the
classified service, and calling atieation to
the Presidents order of last July providing
against removals without due charges and
prior hearing. The Secretary directs a rigid
enforcement OF this, and allows employees
complained OF three days within which TO
submit, through the proper officer to the De-
pattment Il deiense III writing, failure to do
which will be held 30 be a waiver of defense
The state Department was ad yised that
Sir Wifred Laurier, Premier of Canada and
Sir Louis Davies, Minister of Marine and
Fisheries III the Laurier Cabinet would come
here early next week TO take part in the
Beting Sea negotiations for she protection of
seals. Up TO this time the British authorities
had stronuously insisted that the Bering Sea
meeting was To DO confined strictly to an ex-
change of technical information between
experts" and they have resisted any larger
consideration of tho subject which would in-