Show washington ITEMS april 24 1893 whai lant known about the munner manner the finances tf if the united states are manager would make a big in OR ob while what la is if it he be fair to judge lay by newspaper paper publication pu could be put in a irao tion of a column the idea seems to be general that the secretary i f tae treasury is a sort ol of czar and that nu no appeal can be taken from his big decisions concerning the use tf of money b bt longing to the government nothing could be further from the actual condition of things while he is ia necessarily given some discretion as tj what may be done in ui ions his actions act ionis are restricted by law tu to a greater extent i than perhaps those if cf any other member of the cabinet and the about which he may u ue uce e his are fewer than those which a cashier or 01 a well bauk may ao and aven in those he have the presidents consent the danger that can be done by a secretary ot of the treasury lies not in what he doe for he can do that is not authorized by bylaw law but in what he be does not do he may either th through igno ignorance fance or bad judgment or upon bau bad ad advice vice leave undone things which he is authorized by law to do but not in specific words compelled to do so anu ana thereby bring trouble A case in point was when the gold reserve fund reached the limit which has been established by custom not jaw of this goldbas gold was acou mutated by the trea treasury tury under the specie resumption act to redeem such legal tender lender notes as 88 might be pre dand ever vinc the treasury notes actea which state on their face thug that they are redeemable in coin sp have been issued they also have been redeemed in gold upon presentation although there was no law giving their holders the right to demand demaud gild for them at a cabinet meeting secretary carlisle proposed that no mure more treasury not be redeemed in gold and he be was waa sun jup dortea by st 81 cretaro gresham and attorney generi 1 olney tut lut was overt over idled by president Ll cleveland eveland and gald d was still paid cut ut for them alti although ho lough the reserve fund had to be used to do it either policy would have been larlu it was simply a question of discretion and the secretary had to giat exve way to the president the reserve I 1 lund u nd is 18 again intact and there la is gold enough on hand band in addition thereto to meet hil immediate demands and there are promises of more from We western and southern bankers the investigation if cf the condition of the four territories Ari arizona zonas new mexico oklahoma and aind utah now seeking admission to the union as 89 statts which the Senate committee on territories was directed to make will be made by a committee subcommittee sub commett e e which blob will leave chicago about june jun s loth and give about a month to the work which includes visits to prominent points in each of the territories named the final and positive refusal i f the austrian government to receive max judd a native of austrie austria as TJ LA 8 consul general at vienna is nor no unee flee tion on mr judd nor upon mr cleveland for having appointed him but it adds another argument and a strong strone one too to by many conservative people against the send ing of a native of any foreign country to that c auntry a an official rep red in any capacity of the b united states it is j batur katurd I 1 that any born Amer american icam citizen should cherish an Ambit ambition loya to return to his native country as an AD accredited 1 agent of the country of hlis hia adoption but experience has proven pro eal that such appointments are oftener embarras embarrassing saing tu to this government th than otherwise the recent decision of judge at toledo involving the rights ot of labor organizations to is to be brought before the united states supreme court on olk WA a t writ of habeas corpus tor for the release of 12 engineer lemon who was sentenced to prison under that decision the labor organizations organ will be represented i by mr jal E W harper of terre haute 8 ind counsel for the brotherhood of locomotive engineers and CX ex COD con gressman gr easman frank hurd of ohio the arguments will ie i e made it if possible and it is hoped the decini ion handel handed down this week the point is to get it a decision from the supreme court in order that congress may at its next t session amend the law it if necessary t to 0 pr protect hect the rights of everybody concerned politics will now take aback seat for a few dalp in order to give the columbus celebration a chance this celebration which will only ead and the close of the Worl worlds dJs firx fair began last bat week with the assembling 18 tn hampton roads of the war genete that are to take part in the international al naval review in ner york harbor tills week in connection therewith be present christopher columbus otherwise and more generally known an aa the duke of veragua Ver agua is in washington with his wife and daughter as official gue guesta aw of the united states today the duke and ills his party were formally received by president and mrs cleveland and on wednesday they V will rill 8 go to now new york rork with president cie cleveland belaud and his bis cabinet where they w will 0 jy ajoy the e honor of being the only foreigners aboard of the U S S dolphin on which the president Pie Pies aident ident and will perform their part of the official ceremonies at the review |