Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-05-05
Washington Items.

TUESDAY, April ~
The summer regulations of the White House
have been established. The President will be en-
gagged from nine to ten O'Clock each day in OPEN
ing his mail and giving directions for its DISPOSE
ton From ten 10 twelve o'clock he will re-
ceye callers without regard TO race, sex, color
or station, From twelve to three O'Clock he will
be engaged with executive business and members
Of the cabinet and at three o'clock the doors will
be perompt0rily closed 10 everybody Appoint
meuts and other matters of public interest will be
buletiued for the benefit of whom it may concern.
in one of the ante-rooms at hali-pa-t two O'Clock
in the afternoon. The President will not see
persons ON business in the evening except by pre-
yious arrangement, and only on pressing matters
that cannot well be postponed. and will not see
any one at all on business on Sundays.
The rumor that Secretary Fish is about to re-
tire from the State Department does not seem to
be well founded. lie has leased a house here
Will return from New York shortly TO put the
force Of his department in order, and said ON sat
urday last that in July or August he expected 10
revise the consular list and get ready for some
changes to be made later in the fall. lie has even
spoken Of certain things he intends doing just be-
fore the next session Of Congress begins
The total amount Of appropriations made dur
ing the first session of the iorty-frst Congress
Just closed, is 81 ,l73,A7s.90, Of which S6256,
1921 is by Indian appropriation bill, - 900, 600
Tor river and harb0r Improvements, and - ,10j
1885 by deficiency bill.
The ante-room OF the Executive Mansion con-
tlnues doly 70 be crowded with visitors, male
and female. They are generally successful in see
ing the President, as he gives 10 them the time
when he is not engaged IN the transaction of
public business. The Executive office is closed 0t
3 o.clock p. NJ
Mrs. Grants reception to-day was attended by
many ladies and gentlemen, both strangers and
citizens,
The subject OF "a tax on brokers' sales is still uu-
der consideration at the Bureau Of Internal Reye-
nue. decision will soon be made
No appointments were made to-day in the De
partments' II rs said large number Of clerks
wall be removed the last day of this month.
WhsufNeToN. April 2s
The President has issued an order further cur
failing the privileges of hores. of all classes lie
will see the general public only ON MONDAYS and
Thursdays for two hours each day. On other
days persons will be admitted to his Office bv spe
cinl permission. He is evidently determined IN
break up Mr. Johnsons bad practice of seeing
all sorts Of people on all sorts of business that
should be taken elsewhere. and apuareufIv means
to give himself more leisure for importa1t mat
tiers and physical relaxation.
The demand far comics of tho (;L,5c o,r+.;,i,,
Senator Spmgue's letters is yery great The cir9
culati0n of the Globe has considerably increased
because of the Sprague speeches and letters
The Internal Revenue Department has moi vet
got into good working condition. Everything &
in a transition state There will be considera-