Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-04-23
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent)
Washington, April IL, 1908.

lombia that President Marroquin
may seek to ratify the Panama
canal treaty with the help of his
ministers and without waiting for
the action of Congress. AS such
action would be wide deviation
from the American conception OF q
presidents powers, the constitution
of Columbia is being carefully
studied in order to ascertain, if
possible, on what ground the Presi-
dent of Colombia assumes to have
this power. tits known that public
order has not been restored in the
republic Of Colombia and that every
material consideration would indi-
cate the advisability of the ratifca-
tion of the treaty, but considerable
doubt is expressed as to whether
this country would be warranted in
accepting a treaty ratified by so un-
usual procedure. Admiral Walker
and other members of the Commits
! sion have arrived in Colon and the
engineers in the party are already
engaged in looking over the ground
and inspecting the work performed
on the Culebra cut.
The wholesale investigation into
affairs at the postotlice Department
still continues, and in the opinion
of the Postmaster General will oc-
cupy another two months before
they are completed. Since General
Payne returned to Washington
there has been q considerable de-
crease in the news obtainable by
the newspapers and when your cor
respondent asked the Postmaster
General if he could not arrange to
give out few news items daily,
Mr.. Payne replied laconically,
"Would you have me bell the cat?"
Mr.. Payne is most courteous to the
newspapermen and receives them
daily at 4 p. IN. He appears to
have become accustomed to the
cross questioning TO which the
twenty or thirty correspondents
submit him and seems to enjoy
what he calls his "press recep-
tions." 1t is evident that, regard
less irregularities and such rascality
as may have been praeticed in the
past, there will be a general re-
organization of the system. The
Postmaster General isauthority for
the statement that when this is
. completed it will be impossible for
one official to make allowance and
then pass upon the expenditures
therefore and sign the vouchers.
AS no general reorganization has
taken place since Mr.. Wanamaker
: was Postmaster General and the
| gross receipts in the interval have
> increased from $56, 900, ,OOOto $40,
000,0 900 annually, the necessity for
an overhauling is but natural.
0 The imports into the United
States exceeded 81, 1,000,OO0,00O in
year ending March 1903. This is
the first time in the history OF oul
foreign commerce that they have
: exceeded that amount. Prior tc
: 1870 they never reached one hall
billion dollars in a single year and
, it was not until 1890 that they
$ reached $3.50, 100000. Meanwhile
r exports have grown with equal OIL
q greater rapidity. In the twelve
s months ending with March last
g they amounted to $1,414, 1856, 954
giving an excess of exports over i'm
. ports of practically S414, 900, 900.
n 1t was not until 1892 that the ex-
), ports of the United States exceeded
S 81, 900, ,000,0 900 so that the rapidity
:. of increase is most apparent. 1t is
!, estimated by the Treasury officials
r that should the exports for April
h May and June average as high az
n those for March the total exports
It for the fiscal year, which will clos,
with the end Of June will amour
/. to over 81, 800, 100000.
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