Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-06-29
From Washington
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.I
Washington, June 20.


Washington, June 20.
The United STATES Treasury surplus
is now more than $S4, 600, 600. At the
close Of business today, which will be the
end of the fiscal year, the excess of re-
cepts over expenditures may reach $50,
900, 900. The present year would stand as
the banner twelve months of more than
a decade, and half, were it not for
1902, when the surplus reached $9l, 900,
OOO In that time this country has had
eight fat and eight lean years. The sur
pluses ranged from $2,OOO,OOO in 1893
to over $40, 900, 900 in 1900, Last year
it was approaching $26, 900, 900 The
deficits went all the way from SIS, 900,
900 in 1897, to as high as $50, 900, 600,
in 1899. There has been net gain
of over 1926, 1000, 900, since 1904.
Customs and internal revenue receipts
are responsible for much of the good
showing of the present year. There has
been an increase of about $50, 900, 600
in the former and of $50, 600, COO in he
latter. Customs have already reached
1891, GAS, 252, and internal revenue
1858, Gil, 157. There has been total
increase in expenditures of abjut ST.
900, 900. There were decreases in the
following items Civil and miscellane-
Gus, 35,O0O,OOO; war, $1S, 900, zoe;
navy, SIS, O00, 900; pensions, 81, 600,
600.
With the usherisg in of the new fiscal
year on Monday, there will be put into
effect number of new laws. There
after ten cents worth of ordinary stamps
in addition to the required letter post
age, with the words especial delivery
written across the envelope, will be
an acceptable substitute for the regular
special delivery stamp. The new ten
dollar gold certificate will make Its
debut. On the face of this new demon
ina'ion of gold certificate will be a
likeness OF Michael Hyllegas, the first
treasurer of the United States, taking up
nesrly the entire space. Nearly 0O,OOO
postal clerks and more than "a, 600 city
letter carriers get increases Of salary.
Rural carriers also come in for raise.
Railway mail employees also get raises.
The compensation of railroads for carry
ing the mail will be reduced. Every
postmaster, for the next six months will
keep a record OF the weight of mail of
each class. The new immigration law,
regulating the solicitation of immigrat
ion, and the accommodations to be ac-
cordsd immigrants aboard ships, will go
into effect. The reorganization of the
artillery corps will go into effect. The
department of commerce and labor will
begin its investigation into woman AMI
child labor. The United States will be
allowed the right to writ of error 10
the Supreme Court of the United States
in certain criminal cases.
A serious blow has been handed to
the laud and pension sharks, through a
decision announced today by Assistant
Attorney General Woodruff of the In
terror Department. Bounty land war
rants which we're until recently worth
three or four times their fsee value, are
practically worthless now as means OF
speculation. The scheme was to buy
b unity land warrants from veterans Of
the Mexican and 1912 war at about their
E. G. value aud sell them at profit OF
from 300 to 500 per cent. Heretofore a
warrant has been accepted as so much
cash in the purchase Of government
tract of land anywhere in the United
States. Under tOday's decision, bounty
warrants, or what are termed private
entry warrants, will be good only for a
claim of land in Missouri, and actual
settlement upon the land will be a con-
dition precedent to full ownership.
Mrs Tucker, accompanied by Senator
Cullom, of Illinois, called today on the
Secretary of War with reference to the
charges against her husband. 1t is Of
ficially admitted that the charges involv-
ed alleged indscretions on the part Of
Dol. Tucker, not only in Manila, but
while en- route from the Philippines to
Chicago.
Mrs. w. 0. J. Behan, of New Or
leans, president of the United Daugh-
tiers of the Confederacy, acting in behalf
of that organization, has commissioned
Representative Meyer, Of Louisiana, to
take such steps as are necessary to re-
store the name of Jefferson Davis to the
tablet on Cabin John Bridge, near this
city.
The federal grand jury today resumed
its investigation of the wreck on the B.
& 0. r. r. last December at Terra Gotta,
d. C., when 46 persons we're killed
and several score injured. 1t is now
stated that the investigation will be
brought to completion within the Eext
three or four weeks. Indictments are
expected to be returned against the en-
gineer and conductor of the train that
crashed into the excursion coaches, the
operator at Silver Springs station and
possibly one or two officials Of the rail-
road.
The Richmond Primary.