Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-09-09
WASHINGTONLETTER
The PRESIDENTS RE-
TURN.
Commissioner Evans Re-
port.
HEAVY TREASURY RE
CEIPTS.
Fight on the Pension Depart
ment.
THE CAMPAIGN IN OHIO.
from our Regular Correspondent

From our Regular Correspondent
WARRINGTON, ID. O., Sept. 18th, 1892.
President Mckinley retu rned Satur-
Gay afternoon, but left to- day for Phil
odelphia. to attend the annual eneamp-
ssnent OF the g. A. r. He kept 90 thor
DuEhly in touch. with an important
matters during his absence that he
found only routine business on his
desk when he returned. He had in
formal talks with all the members OF
the Cabinet, except Sec rotary Long,
who is not in the city, and there was q
regular Cabinet meeting to-day. He
also heard verbal report by President
Echurman, of the Philippine Commas
siOn. he anticipates pleasant time
&C the encsmpment owing TO the large
number or old friends he viii meet
3here.
An ATTACK On COMMISSIONER.
Commissioners Evans of the Pension
Bureau completed bis annual report
before leaving for the q. A. r. en-
Dampment, and copies of the dOeu-
smong the veterans. There is more or
lcss talk OF the probability OF an at
tack being made upon Commissioner
Evans' method of adm inistering the
Pension Bureau, in the report OF the
6. A. r. committee. which made an in
vestigation several months ago, and
whieh will be submitted to the en-
ecmpment: but Mr.. Evans is confident
that the committees report will show
that he administered the laws proper
~. and that il there is any oensure, il
VIII be OF the laws and not of Aim.
STRONG RECOMMENDATIONS.
The report of the Commissioner ne.
aDmmends the repeal of the law grant
ing arrears of pensions to the widows
nf pensioner s; he ALEC recommends
shat the law shall be strictly enforced
which requires every pension agent TO
prepare and mail to each pensioner
whose pension is payable at his agency
n voucher fifteen days preceding each
quarterly pension day. The report
says that during the present fscai
year, the arrears of work will be great
Nv diminished and that all claims wi q
be made practically current
SATISFACTION RxPRzssxD.
The report also expresses satisfac-
sion with the work accomplished dur
sT z the year. and says: ''The work /.
In lar better condition than at any
time since / assumed charge OF the
Bureau, and it is believed that furtht +
progress will be attained by the sy :
tenn that he's been instituted in the
different divisions. No new rules OF
evidence have been introduced, bat the
work has been accom- plished under
prescribed rules OF many years stand
ing"
Uncle Sam did pretty we'll for sum.
mes month. in August, which is Hsnal-
~ dull in official as well as in private
business. The Treasury receipts were
IS, $50 coo more than they were in Au-
gust Of last gear, and the surplus for
1he month was 81. 455,6e2.
GOLD IN THE zRxAsUR1.
The amount of gold in the Treasury
Is larger than ever before, the exacr
figures being $24S, 757 81. These fig
nres tell their own story of the proc
porous condition of the governments
aAd Of the country, and in the face of
such = story, how ric iculous Is the
claim now being made by some demo-
ErAts, that the democrats have a chance
70 carry the country next
year. To accept such q claim is to i'm
peach the intelligence OF the Veters Of /
this country, who have too vivid a re-
memberance or Cleveland times not to
July appreciate & good thing VIXEN
they have 1t, AID to vote for its con-
tinuARce.
BOUGHT RHE NOMINATION.
The most-tAlked of event in political
circles, just now. is the buying OF the
democratic nomination for Governor
Of Ohio, by Mr.. John r Mclean. whose
nctual residence 10 in Washington, bnt
who has large property interests in
Ohio corporations, and who is also the
owrer and nominal editor OF the Gin
BInBati Enquirer. Republicans, in
eludiDg President Mckinley, do not
regard the nomination Of Mclean as I
IN important factor in the gubernatOr-
ial campaign, because they believe that
it has been from the day OF the nOrai-
nation OF Jud &c Nash by the Republic
can convention Of Ohio. only q Ques-
titn OF hew large majority he would
be glven-there has never been and IA
net now the slightest doubt of his eiee-
tion. But the Bryan democrats Are in
almost q stEte of panic.
DO NOT TRUST HIN.
They do not trust Mclean. Thev
believe that he has secured this nonaj-
nation as part Of the plot to defeat
Bryan for the democratic Presidential
nomination, next year. They are too
badly frightened to talk publicly. but
among thsms slVes, they are talking "a |
hard as they car, and the wires have
been kept hot with messages TO the
Bryan lekd ers, and to Mr.. Bryan him.