The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-08-07
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Prom our regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, August 3, 1885

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WASHINGTON, August 3, 1885.
There is very little going on ir Wash
ing lust now the hot streets are deserted,
and even the Office seekers who have
fingered about with patience greater
than Mary's little lamb have gone. The
White house has been closed except to
those who call by appointment, and at
the Department little besides routine
business is transacted.
On next Friday the President and his
Cabinet and Col. Lamont Will leave Tor
New York to attend the obsequies OF
Gen. Grant. The President will not re-
turn direct to Washington, but will go
from New York TO the Northern part OF
the State where he will rusticate until
September. Col. Lamont will accom-
pany him, and a telegraph wire Will
keep him in communication with Wash
ingtor.
The President, however, is not gone
TO be idle during his absence. For five
months he has been constantly denied
the opportunity he seeks to ponder care
fully many important topics, and to
study the national questions which are
somewhat new to him.
The Cabinet. at least majority of it,
will remain in Washington. The Sec
retary of the Navy, Mr.. Whitney is
making himself pretty ''solid" here, he
has lust bought a home for $50 .00O0 and
will soon move to it. 1t is a pretty
place outside of the city limits, COM
manding a fine view and is all together
as attractive summer residence as one
will see in a days journey.
Senator Logan, too, mindful OF
the melancholy examples of Ex-Sena-
tors Window and Pendleton and Mr..
Robeson. who built grand residences in
Washington and failed of reelection,
has bought a $50. 900 suberbar place.
But Senator Logan has been reelected
for six wears from the 9th of March and
he can say with the IRISH psalmIst-
Let fate do her worst. there are relics
of iov six years in the Senate in spite of
the old boy
Gen. Logan has always heretofore
lived very plainly and his wife has
never before had a field or back
ground, what shall say, large enough
for tie display of her brilliant pOlltlco-
social strategy. This house has four
immense parlors on the first floor and it
is probable that il will be rendezvous
during the next four years for the un-
terrified by civil service reform Bour-
bon Republicans. Gen. Logan and his
wife have the Presidential bug in their
bonnets and in their nightcaps too; 1t
Will he entertaining to turn the !org-
nette upon them in the coming three
and-a half years of CIeveland's admins
tratiOn.
1t is said that Secretary Whitney has
also Presidential aspirations. He Is
certainly LAYING broad foundation fol
a solid frame. The house he has bought
/ however, is too far from the centers oi
/ society for him TO work the pOiitico-
! social racket It il not the situation
! that would strike an ambitious aggre
/ sive politician as q favorable base. II
| is more like the home of a refined as
! cetic. who would get away from the
| world. This, however. is not the time
! to speculate about the Presidential as
/ piratiOns of any one. All eyes at pres
| ent are directed TO Virginia. New YoTf
/ and Ohio. where the elections Will e
! to decide whether we are to have a re
form Senate during the present admin
istTatiOn.
The Senate Of the Forty Ninth Con-
gress will contain forty-twO RepuDli
cans and thirty-fOur Democrats, that i
| if 4 Republican is elected or appointed
| from Oregon. This will leave the Re
publicans majority of eight. To over
| come this majority the Dem 0crats viii
have to bold their present number an
gain four additional Senators, thi
would make tie. but with the castin
vote of Vice President Hendricks part
measures could be carried through.