The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-08-22
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.


S. S. Davis, Of Maryland, has been appointed
a special examiner in the Pension Office at a sala-
ry of 81, 400 per annum.
First Assistant Postmaster General Steven
son declares that his Washington experience has
destroyed his faith in petitions.
The President has pardoned a man named
Mullen, of Cincinnati, who was serving term of
imprisonment for violating election laws.
The contract for building the Army Medical
Museum, in the Smithsonian grounds, has been
awarded to Washington firm at S179,Ss7.
The newspapers are beginning to agitate the
subject Of removing General Grants remains to
Washington, and this may eventually be done.
Luther Harrison, deputy commissioner of the
General Land Office has resigned and Gen. John
Maley, of Ohio, will be appointed his successor.
An exchange says the man who described Mr.
CIevelands voice "fat fasetto" doubtless heard
him say emphatically, "No sir; you don't get it.
The General Land Office has declined to issue
any more patents to the Northern Pacific Railroad
pending decision fixing the legal status of the
road.
The appointment of C. P. Judd, to be special
Judd is the man who turned out to be horse
thief.
The Department of Agriculture has informa-
ton from Maryland that this years corn crop in
the State will exceed that of 1884 by 100000
bushels.
Mrs. Bayard, wife of the Secretary of State,
has so far recovered from her late serious illness
as to be able to go to seaside resort near Gouces-
ter, Mass.
The Secretary of the Navy has issued an order
that work in all the Navy Yards shall be resumed.
| This will furnish employment to many men who
have been idle for months.
Robert B. Lamon, of Illinois, has been ap-
pointed member Of the Board of Pension APP
peals in the Office of the Secretary of the Interior,
vice II. L. Bruce, resigned.
Senator German, of Maryland, has left Wash
ington for Saratoga, where he joins the throng OF
politicians already there. Marylanders, who may
want to see the Senator, should take due notice.
1t is said when the next Congress meets many
Western Democrats will join forces to either have
the Civil Service law repealed entirely or greatly
modified. In its present shape they don't like it.
| President Cleveland has consented to attend
the Virginia State fair, which commences at Rich
mond, October 21st. The members of the Cabinet
will accompany him and he is expected to make
speech.
| BY order of the Secretary of the Treasury a
number of removals and reductions in salaries in
the Baltimore Custom House were made this week,
whereby saving of about $4,000 is made to the
| Government.
| The Grand Army of the Republic will erect
its monument to General Grant in Washington
| city. There are more than 800, 600 Grand Army
men in the Union and each one is expected to
subscribe ten cents.
WIN. D. Haynie, of Bloomington, ILL.,, has
been appointed chief clerk to the First Assistant
Postmaster enera vice Jas. H. Mari, transferred
to another position. Mr.. Mari is of the oldest
men in the department
Caleb Willard, proprietor of tie Ebbitt House,
Washington, is said to be fifth in the list of heavy
taxpayers in that city. He owns more than half
a million dollars worth of real estate and is
reckoned millionaire.
The Treasury Department has information
that there is growing demand all over the coun-
try for standard silver dollars. This is no doubt
made necessary by the withdrawal of the one and
two dollar notes from circulation.
1t is announced that when the President re-
turns he will appoint Gen. McClernand, pension
agent for the district of Illinois, and Lyman
Trumbull either collector or district attorney
for Chicago. Gen. Buell. is also down for pension
agent of Kentucky.
Chief Appointment Clerk Higgins, in CONVEX
sation with newspaper representative on Tues
day, was asked if Col. Webster would be allowed
to serve out his term as Collector of the Port of
Baltimore, and he is reported to have replied,
eyes, indeed. Why not?
The contract for washing the towels of the
Treasury Department has been awarded to wo-
man, at forty cents per hundred pieces. The price
paid heretofore for this work was thirty cents per
dozen and during the year 1884 it amounted to
$4,163-or about $3.50 hundred pieces.
"A great many people call at the White House
every day and because the President is away think
they can get in and roam around at will. Some
of these, particularly women, are very persistent
and will not take mo- for answer. They are
not given an opportunity, however, to crafty
their curiosity.
Several delegations from Frederick, Nd, have
been making raids on the Postofdce Department
in behalf of the six applicants for the postmaster
ship of that city. 1t is learned that the case has
been made up but that it will not be finally acted
upon until the Postmaster General returns from
his summer trip.
More than two hundred replies have been re-
ceived at the Treasury Department to the circular
letter calling for expressions of opinion from man
ufacturers and importers on the subject of tariff
| revision. As rule these have contained more
| complaints of the ad calorem system than sugges-
tions for its improvement.
The Postmaster G eneral has declined propo-
sition of the American District Telegraph Compa-
ny of Philadelphia to take charge of the immedi-
ate delivery system of that city. This system will
shortly go into effect in all the larger cities and is
intended to insure the speedy delivery Of letters
and packages by afixing an additional stamp to
them.
Secretary Manning has been looking into the
condition of the bonds of hundreds Of Treasury
Department employees who have been long in the
service, with view to their renewal, &c. There
were found a very small number that needed at
tention, the employees generally having seen that
they stood all right in this respect with the de-
partment.
1t is generally believed that there will be no
important executive recommendations on the sub
ject of the tariff made to the next Congress. Thus
far the President cannot justly be cIassed with
any particular branch of the tariff thinkers, and
it is doubtful if he cares to make any decided
preston on the subject until he sees chance for
| it to have some effect.
Much interest is manifested in Washington to
learn who the appointee is about whom the Presi-
dent wrote that caustic letter, published in these
columns last week. 1t is believed that it lies be-
tween three men who were appointed Territorial
judges, but which is the right one is the mystery.
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