Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-09-07
WASHINGTON LETTER,
cIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE MONITOR.

ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE MONITOR.
Washington, august 3Ist.
It is now expected that the presi-
dent will return to Washington about
the ninth of September. The white
house is in readiness for his recep-
ton and he will doubtless be able to
enjoy its luxurious apartments in
comparison with the fishing camp in
which he has so recently lived.
1t is not known when Miss Cleve-
land will return but probably not
before the first of November The
talk of her appointment to the presi-
dency of Vassar college has been re-
vived, and her acceptance of the
position is at least possibility.
Advices from Secretary Whitney
state that he will return to Washing
ton the latter part of next week in
order to dispose of an accumulation
of business on his desk. He propos-
es to pay great deal of attention to
the preparation of estimates of ap-
preparations for the support of the
navy department for the next fiscal
year, and instructions have been for
mulated for the guidance of the
chiefs of the various bureaus i'm this
respect. Besides, the Roach ques-
ton must be definately settled before
the meeting of congress, and the
secretary will prepare lengthy re-
port on the subject for that body.
| Since he has been absent from
Washington, Secretary Whitney has
eschewed business and devoted him
self to recuperating for a winters
hard work. The secretary will re-
tain his Connecticut avenue house
until about the first of November,
when he Will 60 into larger one in
the vicinity of Assistant Secretary
Fairchild's, on Massachusetts ave-
nue..
| Secretary and Mrs. Manning, with
their daughter Miss Matte, are still
at Watch Hill, Mass, and will re-
main there until their winter resi-
dence in this city is ready for occu-
pancy. The secretary has complet-
ed his arrangements for taking the
Ray mansion, at the corner of Twen-
tieth and F streets, and will give
several entertainments the ensuing
season.
The British minister and the Miss.
es West have left New London
Conn.,, for their residence in this
city. Nothing has been received al
the embassy here indicative of :
change of ministers, and it is though
probable that such action will not b.
taken until after the parliamentary,
elections IN Great Britain, which will
determine whether the Cabinet will
!, be liberal OF tory.
Inquiry at the interior department
:, reveals the fact that Secretary Lama
has not been out of the city, as pub
lished in some of the papers da
or two ago. / was astonished o.
Friday to notice the immense crow
that was going and coming from hi
9 private office. In conversation wit
n some of them / ascertained tina
4 there was feeling that now is
i. good time to put in their work, a
the secretary was not so busy as h
$ will be when the president returns.
J. 81 am in favor of doing somethin
" to check immigration" said prom
le inent republican from great Middl
,e State yesterday. "The theory tbs
i this country is the land of the fire
re- and holds out its arms to WELDON
er everybody from anywhere is all ve'
E. beautiful in theory, and was one
a. well enough in practice. But IL
pr problem of existence is becoming t6
Id serious. Then why should we we
a come the dregs of creation? This
n not great almshouse for all the re
as of the world" 'sHow do you propo
l. to control it?" | asked. 81 thir
on congress should take the matter
hand. | know that the states ha
g held that this question was their p
culiar province, but it seems to i
cl- that congress can do this as proper
re as it can regulate commerce betwe
nd the states. The evil is growing al
ar something must be done to check
n The number of persons now out
O: employment is simply startling.
on used to be that any man or WON
or who really desired to work could fl
d. it, but it is so no longer. Everbo
nix will recognize the propriety of su
on legislation. 1t is pretty serio
let matter when honest men cannot Fl
MS the labor that will give them bres
~ There is something seriously wro
in oul system. It's no use to d
ne cuss it, but there is serious cause
he alarm in the condition of things, a
en / mean to do something toward re
rst edylng it next winter
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