The citizen., 1902-08-22
FROM THE CAPITAL.
Our Correspondent Talks in
General About Wash
ington.
(Communicated).
WASHINGTON,


expects to call a special session of
the Senate early in November for
the purpose of securing the ratiti-
cation of a treaty which he has
negotiated with Cuba is regarded
by leading Democrats as another
evidence of the autocratic attitude
of the President. Mr. Roosevelt
ever since his accession to the
presidency has shown a DISPOSE
ito to regard his office of an i'm,
portance not warranted by the
constitution and to eliminate the
House of Representatives from
participation in legislation which
is clearly its prerogative. The
Constitution expressly states that
in all revenue producing measures
the House must take the initiative
and a reciprocity treaty is only "a
revenue measure in a different
form. However, the House refus
ed to yield to the wishes of the
Executive during the last session,
and now that the President be-
lieveS he can control sufficient
votes in the Senate to carry ont
his purpose, he proposes to ignore
the House entirely. His belief is
likely to receive severe shock,
however, say certain prominent
Democrats. 1t will be necessary
for him to secure the support of
several Democratic Senators to
effect the ratification of the
Cuban treaty and it is not likely
that Democrats, regardless of
their views in regard to the merits
of the treaty itself can be persuad-
ed to vote for its ratification when
by so doing they would be stultify-
ing the express provisions of the
Constitution. In the words of a
prominent Democratic Senator,
who is in Washington, "The
President has calculated without
his host"
Representative Livingston, who
stopped off in Washington on his
way to Maine, where he will take
the stump for the Democratic
party, predicts that there will be
a deficit in the cOuntry's finances
for the fiscal year of SIG, 600, 600
He places the expenditures
authorized by Congress at 81, ,049, :
600, 900 and the same Congress re-
pealed the war revenue tax bill.
Therefore, he says, the eXpendi.
lures will exceed the receipts by
$40, 600, 600. This he believes will
be hailed with JOY by the bankers
for it will metn a bond issue which
will enable them to predicate an
increased circulation without pay.
ing the high premiums which
United States bonds are now COM
manding. He says that the adj
mini,tration will issue bonds and
attempt to make the people be,
lieve that they are issued in order
to meet a demand for Government
securities which arises as a result
of the extreme prosperity of the
country. 1t is not considered
likely, however, that the Govern
ment will find it necessary to issue
bonds for the especial purpose of
meeting deficit. An issue of
bonds is provided for by the
Spooner resolution authorizing
the construction of the Panama
Canal, and already the officials
are counting on that issue to help
out the Secretary in his efforts to
meet the deficit. There is little
doubt but that Senator Spooner
had been requested by the admin
istratiOn to provide for that bond
issue of S130, 900, 900 for that very
purpose.
There is reason to believe that
the long anticipated "shake-upu
in the Treasury Department is
about to take place. 1t is claimed,
by those in a position to know,
that Assistant Secretary Spauld.
ing will 60 out very soon and that
his successor has been decided
upon. Assistant Secretary Allies
is also talked of as likely to be
asked for his resignation. Gen
eral Spaulding, it is said, will be
"taken care OF" in some other and
less important position within
the department. A new appraiser
is to be appointed for the port of
New York, and rumor has it that
the appointment will go to Will
liam ID. Bynum, of Indiana. The
minor clerks of the Treasury De-
partment have received severe
shaking up" of late by the in
auguratiOn of new methods by the
secretary and they are bewailing
the fact that this is a "strenuous
administration" Under the new
rulings, the work of the Depart.
ment must be kept up-to date,
letters must be answered the same
day that they are received, and
work must be done in a business
like manner and not ON the old
gossipy, get-it-done- w hen its con-
venient manner which has charac.