The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-07-06
LATE NEWS ITEMS FROM OUR
NATIONS CAPITOL.
A DEFICIT OF STRAIGHTFORWARD
The Surplus as Reported in June
Reduced the Treasury Shortage by
Sl3,000,000. Grave Crisis Reached
in the Canal Situation.

who while on special mission in Eu-
rope recently caught an official of the
Autro-Hungarian government tamper-
ing with his mail, visited Oyster Bay
! to have talk with Secretary Loeb
about some official matters. Inspec-
tor Braun returned from Europe last
week after an absence of several
months. The work Of INSPECTOR
Braun was of confidential character
and it is likely therefore that the re-
ports on it may not be made public
1t can be said, however, that the re-
ports show that the Austro-Hungarian
government is fostering and encour-
ing the immigration to the United
States of its people and at the same
time urging the immigrants not to be-
come citizens of this country to get
together all the money they can earn
here and then return to their own
country. In the fostering of this i'm
migration, it is charged that the Aus
tro-Hungarian government subsidies
one or more steamship lines, with the
result that they carry the immigrants
to the United States at notably low
rate. By this means the Austro-Hun
garian government rids itself temper
arilyy at least of some residents who
are not especially desirable and many
of this class succeed in landing in this
country, despite the rigidity Of the
immigration laws.
The following statement Of receipts
and expenditures of the treasury was
made public: The government fiscal
year ended. The treasury deficit for
the year approximately $24,500,00O
This amount is subject to slight but
not material change. The receipts
for the fiscal year have been about
$543, 100000, two millions more than
the receipts estimated by the secreta-
ry of the treasury in his last report.
The expenditures have been 1867, 500,-
900, or about eight and one half mil
lions more than estimated. The month
Of June just closing shows a hand
some surplus Of nearly $13,000,G00 and
reduced the deficit from $37 100000
to $24,500,000. A comparison Of the
receipts Of this fiscal year with those
of the preceding year shows remark
ably small changes.
Handling $13,0OO,0OO,Oo0 in eight
years without the loss of a single cent
is the record Of Ellis H. Roberts,
Treasurer of the United States, left
behind as he retired from Office at the
close Of business. He will be succeed
ed by Charles II. Treat of New York.
present collector Of internal revenue
for New York. When Roberts assum-
! ed office eight years ago his Office han
died $915,719,716. For the year end
ed June 80 grand total foots up 3d.
O00,000,00O. Perhaps five thousand
employees, high and low, have access
to the money in the treasury, and in
all eight years and with all the force
that must necessarily come in contact
with the money in order to transact
public business, that a penny was not
stolen or lost speaks volumes for the
honesty and integrity of the treasury
officials and employees. While this is
true, nevertheless under the law when
a new treasurer assumes Office all the
money in the treasury has to be count
ed and a receipt for the same given
the outgoing treasurer in order that
his bond may be relieved and the bond
of the new treasurer filed. This bond
is for only 100000, although the
treasurer is responsible In the course
of year for millions Of dollars at one
time. In order to comply with the law
to count the treasury money COM
mittee of three has been appointed,
consisting Of Edward w. Hale, repre-
senting' the new Treasurer, Mr.. Treat,
and A. I. Huntington, chief Of che
currency Givision, with E. B. Daskam,
chief Of the public money division.
Secretary's .ffice, representing the
outgoing treasurer. This committee
will be assisted by Assistant Treas
urer Bantz, Chiefs Post and Rogers of
the treasurer's office, and some sixty
others, clerks, and laborers. It will
take this force over three months to
complete the count.
Joseph L. Brissow has completed
his report on the commercial aspect
of the Panama Canal and the doeu-
ment will be published shortly.
It has been announced by the Civil
Service Commission that on August
/, examination will be held at New
Orleans for stenograpAers from the
$40 to the $1,000 class. At the same
time examinations for clerks for the
Panama Canal Commission will be
held. There is good opportunity for