The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-06-27
NOTES ON EVENTS AT THE CAPITAL.
lettings Here and There in Washington
What the New Administration Is
Doing-Gleanings from the Tel
egraph and the "Reliable"
Correspondent.


"A splendid life size portrait of ex-Presdent
Arthur arrived at the White House on Tuesday
and will be hung in the main corridor.
"A general change in the force of assistant at
torneys in the Department of Justice, it is ex-
pected will take place on the LIST Of July.
The President, referring to Miss Cleveland's
new book, says: "Itis Sister Roses work. There
is no politics in it, and it is not my business"
The President has appointed William A. Day,
prominent Illinois lawyer, to be second auditor
of the Treasury, vice Orange Ferriss, removed.
Sixteen clerks and eighteen messengers en-
ployed in the Treasury Department were dis
missed on Tuesday. Other removals will soon
follow.
Another Marylander has caught on, this time
Shubrick Hayward, whom the President has ap-
pointed marshal of the consular court of the U. S.
at Kanagawha, Japan.
"A chemical analysis of the water of the Poto-
mac, which supplies the city of Washington, was
made few days ago when it was found to be as
pure as the water with which Baltimore city is
supplied.
The recent damage to the top of Washingtons
and a new electrical apparatus has been put up
which, it is expected will afford the necessary
protection.
Gen. W. H. H. Davis, of Doylestown, Pa,
was on Tuesday appointed Pension Agent at
Philadelphia. He is a frst-rate lawyer, an active
Democrat and was brave Union soldier during
the late war.
The aggregate collections of internal revenue
for the first eleven months of the fiscal year end
ing June Is, 1885, s103, 697 1874, decrease of
IS, 62O,4l3 as compared with the corresponding
months of last year.
Congressman Morrison, of Illinois, is in
Washington and says that he proposes to intro
The bill, he says will be similar to the one intro
duced by him in the last Congress.
The special committee detailed to investigate
the accounts of the bureau of equipment of the
Navy Department has developed some irregulari-
ties in the books but they will not be made public
until the investigation is completed.
Mr.. A. S. Abel, of the Baltimore Sun, lately
purchased several valuable lots in Washington
and will at once commence the erection of com
modous business houses upon them. Real estate
in that city is having boom just now.
The aggregate annual salaries of all Presi-
Dental postmasters in the country for the next
fiscal year will be S3,627,9OO The number of
these Offices on the 1st of July will be 2, 231 de-
crease of 122 as compared with last year.
The carpet in the East Room of the White
House was purchased in England about three years
ago. 1t is now found impossible to get sufficient
quantity of the same pattern for this vast drawing
room without specially ordering its manufacture.
"A brother of the late Vice. President Wilson
is guide in the Bureau of Engraving and Print
ing at salary of Sl.5O per day. He is getting
old and has large family to support, and Score
tary Lamar has been asked to do something bet
ter for him.
Senator Edmunds has bought handsome
residence in Washington. He lately received
fee of $40, 900 in an important case and at once
invested the amount in this property. He is
very wealthy man and one of the greatest lawyers
in the country.
Bart. ]. Randolph, a student of Loyola Col
lege, Baltimore, called upon the President few
days ago and presented him with q copy of his
inaugural address, translated into Latin by Master
Randolph. The President was much pleased and
was profuse in his thanks.
Congressman elect Compton, of Maryland,
who is much in Washington just now, says he does
not want to be classed among the CHECKERS against
the administration" but at the same time he COM
plains that all his requests have not been granted
relative to postal matters in his district.
Prof. Riley, the Government entomologist,
who, as bug sharp, seems to have the bulge on
all the balance of them, has written q pamphlet
of fifty pages the locusts, and these for free
distribution. The Prof. is the man who wants to
make the people believe that he enjoys locusts as
diet
There are eighty-fo internal revenue COL
lectors in the country and there have been sixty
new appointments made by Commissioner Miller
since he took charge of the Internal Revenue Bu-
This is doing pretty well in the short space
of ninety days. Verify, the "rascals" are being
bounced.
During the month ended June 18th about so
per cent. of the increase claims acted on by the
Pension Office were rejected 1t frequently hap
pens that pensioner who applies for increase is
found not to be entitled to as high rate as he is
receiving, and this results in q reduction Of the
pension.
The rush for postofices throughout the coun-
try continues undated and the force of clerks at
present employed in the P. o. Department is
utterly inadequate to dispose of the work being
heaped upon them. 1t is said that car loads of
matter relating to postoices is received daily at
the department.
Attorney General Garland still persistently
refuses to wear a dresscoat and is therefore
seen at a reception of the President. Upon being
asked to attend special reception he frankly re-
piled to the President: ono, you need not expect
to see me at this or any of your receptions I
have no time or inclination for such scenes"
Since the goth of March Secretary Manning
has removed three hundred persons who had been
employed as storekeepers gaugers, &C., in the in
ternal revenue service. Their average per diem
was 81 per day, and thus a saving of $1,000 per
day has been effected. When business improves
of course the places of many of these will have to
be reflled.
Secretary Manning has reappointed an old
soldier inspector in the New York Custom
House. Some Democrats kicked at this and said
the old man was an active Republican politician
The Secretary replied that he did not care what
the mans politics were. He had been good sol
der, was competent official, and that that was
all the recommendation he needed.
The fiscal year of the departments ends June
Both, and the employees, male and female, believe
that large number of dismissals will be made on
that date. Some of these employees busily
engaged working up Democratic influence to Sc
cure their retention. 1t is said, however, that
only those who are incompetent, or whose services
can be dispensed with, will be discharged.
The White House in Washington, which was
originally called the "Federal House," then "Con-
gress House," then the presidents Palace" and
afterwards the "White House," is modelled after
the palace of the Duke of Leinster and was called
the Presidents Palace until after .Madison's adj
ministraton. The building is of sandstone and
is painted white, and this is how it got the name
of UWhite House"