The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-04-04

extra session of the Senate will adjourn. If the
session does not end this week it certainly will next
SO far Maryland appears to be doing very
well in the way of securing prominent appoint
ments. And yet there are many who are not yet
satisfied.
Vice President Hendricks and wife, being
Episcopalians, attend Ascension church regularly.
They are said to be much pleased with Washing
ton society.
Mr.. Jervis Spencer, formerly States Attorney
of Baltimore county, was in Washington this week.
He wants to be one of the assistants to the Attor-
ney- General.
The President will give his last public recep-
ton Tuesday evening next, April 9TH, which will
close the social programme at the White House
until next fall.
Rev. j. B. Avirett, an Epicopalian clergyman
who was at one time stationed in Hartford county,
wants to be consul at Palermo. Hon. Stevenson
Archer recommends him.
President Cleveland has purchased a spank
ing pair of horses and will hereafter drise in
style. The team loaned him by ex-President
Arthur has been returned.
The force in the bureau of engraving and
printing was greatly reduced this week, Congress
having failed to make the necessary appropriation
to continue certain work.
Only three applications have thus far been
filed in the Department of Justice for the Mary
land U. S. District Attorneyship, none of which
are from Baltimore county.
-"The rascals" are not being turned out of the
departments very rapidly. There is good foun-
dation for the belief that hundreds of them will
not be fired-at least not for some time.
AT a caucus of Republican Senators on Tues
day, the decision was reached to resist removals
from offices which have fixed tenure by law, ex-
cept for cause, until the expiration of the term.
-Ex-President Arthur, with a party Of
friends, left Washington at 4.3O on Saturday af-
ternoon last, on their way to Fortress Monroe.
Quite large crowd assembled at the depot to see
him off.
Several Baltimore county men were at the
Capital this week, looking after places for them
selves or their friends. Our Democratic friends
at home don't propose to be cleft" if they can
help it.
The Maryland Democratic Presidential cleo
tors called at the White House few days ago and
paid their respects to the President. They were
cordially received and had a very agreeable in
terview.
Secretary Manning this week called for the
resignation of several of the heads of bureaus in
the Treasury Department. The more prominent
;p a. In
weeded out.
Mr.. Eugene Higgins, of Baltimore, was on
Tuesday formerally appointed chief ofthe appoint
ment division of the Treasury Department. This
is the appointment that has caused so much COM
ment all over the country.
On Monday the President sent O large num-
Der of nominations for ministers and consus-g gen.
eral to the Senate. These appointments are pref
ty we'll distributed over the country and appear
to be in all respects satisfactory.
Miss Folsom, of Buffalo, the lady who the
newspaper men are going to marry to the Presi-
dent, is visiting at the White House, accompanied
by her mother. They assisted Miss Cleveland
at her Saturday afternoon reception.
Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, who was promi-
nent Confederate officer, was nominated for Com
missioner of Railroads this week, and the Senate
committee to which his nomination was referred,
reported fayorably and unanimously.
The Senate having shown disposition to
retrench by getting rid of number of useless
clerks, &C., some Democratic papers call it
"spasm" and say it won't last long. Well, let us
hope some good will come of it while it does last.
The President attended church Last Sunday
for the first time since he has been in Washington.
The balance of the day he devoted to his private
which was very heavy. Senator
German had long consultation with him during
the day.
The President on Monday nominated Col.
Fred. Raine, editor and proprietor of the Ger
man Correspondent, Baltimore, to be consul gen.
eral at Berlin. Col. Raine is well known to many
of our people. His wife was Miss Bull, of Har-
ford county.
1t is said that the Maryland Congressional
delegation is almost solidly in favor of Hon. Thos
J. Heating for Collector of the Port of Baltimore.
Mr.. Heating is brother-in-lsw of Col. E. Fl.
Webster, the present Collector, whose commission
expires in February, 1885.
Hon. B. K. Bruce, the colored Register of
The Treasury, is making vigorous effort to have
himself retained, but he viii have to go. Fred.
Douglass, recorder of deeds for the District, does
not expect to hold on and says he would not ask
The President to retain him. -
Many of the Democratic politicians who hover
Wash fhaY harp
Senators, still complain that the President is NOV
ing too slow. They want all Government officials
turned out whether their commissions have ex-
PRED or not, but the President has thus far been
leaf to their appeals.
Hundreds of letters and petitions are daily re-
.eived at the Postofice Department from persons
who want postofices in different sections of the
country The desire for these places is said to be
something wonderful, and the clerks in the De-
partment are almost worked to death handling
and filing these papers.
Mr.. James R. Brewer, one of the editors of
The Baltimore Evening Neos, was in Washington
IN Wednesday and called on the President. IT'S
said that Mr.. Brewer would like to be postmaster
1t Baltimore, but Baltimore county paper says
be is the editor of Republican ~ paper, and
that ought to settle it.
"A. Leo Knott, Esq, the new Second Assistant
Postmaster General, is a native of Frederick
county, Md, and is about Sc years of age
He was for three successive terms States Attorney
Of Baltimore city, which position he filled with
ability. The salary of his new
office ia 81 900 per year.
"A. Leo Knott, Esq, prominent Baltimore
lawyer, was on Wednesday appointed Second
Postmaster General. This is the place
for which Hon. J. Fred. C. Talbot was named,
but on Tuesday he telegraphed Senator German
positively declining to accept it. Mr.. Talbot
had never been an applicant for the position, but
his friends were urging him for it.
Vice President Hendricks moves about Wash
ngton like any ordinary citizen, walking the
streets and riding in the horse cars like any other
ncommoner" He is always the first man in the
Senate chamber and thinks that body ought to
meet at 10 or IL o'clock, instead of IL, and that
members of Congress ought to do more work. Per-