The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-02-10
Our Washington Letter.
IFRoM OUR SPECIAL CoRREsroEDENT.l
WAsHrNnToN. d G Eeh 8 1889


WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 3, 1883.
The Grst public reception of the winter
by President Arthur was held at The
White HoGse on Tuesday evening. Full
preparations we're made for the large
crowd expected, and potted plants upor
mantels and consoles were the only de.
coratiops made. A special entrance was
arranged through the south portico and
Red Parlor for the Cabinet and Diplo-
matte Corps and another exit for the
public was made by bridging the space
between the hall windUw and the outer
drive on the north front. The Marine
Band was stationed in the yestibule and
played throughout the evening. The
private and state dining rooms used for
cloak rooms. The receiving party stood
in the Blue Room and the President
was assisted by Mrs, ard Miss McElroy,
Mrs. Frelinghuysen, Mrs. Chandler, Mrs.
Brewster, Mrs. Teller. Mrs. McMichael
and Mrs. Rockwell. Marshal McMichael
and Colonel Rockwell made the presen-
tations, and the crowd, although quite
overwhelming at nine o'clock so dimin-
ished that when the hour for closing ar.
rived all had been presented, numbering
something over two thousand altogether.
The dressing on the part of the ladies
present was unusually handsome and the
vast number who filed through had made
special toilets for the occasion, render.
ing it one of the best dressed crowds
seen in the White House at such l,vees.
Considerable interest is manifested in
the new attempts of the Secretary of the
Navy to detach from the Treasury De.
partment those bureaus having semi.
naval functions and to place them under
the control of the Navy Department.
These comprise the Revenue Marine
Service, the Light House establishment,
the Life Saving Service. the Coast Sur.
vey and the Marine Hospital Service.
The principal contest is over the Reve.
nue. Marine Service and is in no respect
a new one. Many Secretaries Of the
Navy of q managing political cast Of
mind have made vigorous attempts to
secure this service but have failed. The
last serious contest was in 1873, unde,
Mr.. Thompson, the distinguished mari
ner Of the Wabash, but the defeat of the
navy was so decisive that no effort has
since been made in that direction.
Judge Jere Black finished his argument
In opposition to the anti-bigamy bill be
fore the House judiciary committee thi.
morning. He charges that the anti
Mormon laws are utilized for the benefi
of clique of politicians and gentilel
who hold the offices and want to contro
the means of acquiring wealth in til,
Territory. In the course of his argu
ment he took the ground that there car
be no constitutional trial by jury il
Utah so long as mormons-of whom
there are twenty to one gentile-are ex
cluded from juries.
The Senate Committee on Commerc,
gave hearing to-day, upon the bill 'tc
prevent the importation of adulteratet
teas" j. r. Daviss, of New York, al
expert who has had many years expert
ence in the tea importing business, ex
planned the English laws upon the sub
Ject and the safeguards which the British
Government has placed about the i'm
porlation Of tea into that country. II,
stringency of the English laws taken il
connection with the removal by thi,
country of the 10 per cent. discrimirat
ing duties on imports east of the Cape o
Good Hope, have had the effect of max
ing the Unit,d States the most convent
ent and proftahls receptacle for Ii,
cheap adulterated teas which have beer
excluded from the other markets of III,
world. The matter then went over unit
Tuesday.
In all circl(s here it is generally an
llolpated that the Treasurers of all tn
repudiating Commonwealths ofthe Soutl
will sooner or later follow the exampl
set first by the Treasurer of Tenness, G
aud more lately by the Treasurer of Ala
bama. The medicine administered b
these defaulting Treasurers is of tn
heroic character, and it seems that thi
is what is needed to bring back the sens
: OF public honor and integrity whic
3 should never have been lost. AUGgsT.
[FRoM OUR REGULAR CoRREsPoNpENr I
WAsHISGToS Feb. 5, 1888
Since my last letter the events elicitin
most talk and interest here were the VII
Its OF the Marquis OF Lorne aud Cove
nor Butler. The latter circulated abor
Washington in lively style, visiting Ii
White House, the Supreme Court, Ii
= departments and Congress. He talke
on all subjects except his proposed pre-
idential candidacy, but was as dumb I
L an oyster when au interviewer can
" around. When he called on the Pres
, dent, General Grant, who was there
u the same time, said to him that the Whi
y House was a very pleasant place to Ii,
in, and the President asked him il |
% did not think the new furniture and d
d coA'tions of the Executive Mansion wei
n elegant and aesthetic enough TO meet Il
4 highly cultivated taste of Boston al
n Massachusetts,. The Governor winket
: but did not reply. On leaving the Viii
/ House he went over to the Department