Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 176, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 July 1919 — WASHINGTON NEWS IN BRIEF. [ARTICLE]

WASHINGTON NEWS IN BRIEF.

Washington, D. C., July 27. — . Carter Glass, in a letter to banks I and trust companies of the United i States, anticipates that tlhe revenues i of the government for the fiscal year j ending June 30, 1920, will aggregate alt leapt $6,500,000,000, and that there is no reason to believe government expenditures will exceed that amlount. He says that ‘ this tends to prove some recent public inferences of an early issue of treasury notes was erroneous. The treasury, Mr. Glass avers, expects to meet its further temporary requirements by the sale iof treasury certificates of indebtediness, bearing interest at the rate of 4% per cent or less. Canvass of the political situation discloses that there are more aspirants for the presidency iotf the United States than ever bes ore in the country’s history. Dozens of United States senators, several cabinet members, an ex-president, several business men, and cithers in varying, fields of activity are included among the men being talked about by the various parties. Booms and boomlets galore are either formed or in the process of formation.