Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-09-05
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31st, 1885.

about the ninth of September. The
White House is in readiness for his
reception. and he will doubtless be
able to enjoy its luxurious appoint
ments by comparison with the fish
ing camp in which he has so recent
" lived.
1t is not known when Miss Cleve-
land will return, probably not before
the first of November. The talk of
her appointment to the Presidency
of Vassar College has revived, and
her acceptance Of the position is at
least a 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 prop0-
ses to pay great deal of attention
to the preparation of estimates of
appropriations for the support ofthe
Navy Department for the next fiscal
year, and instructions have been for
INFLATED for the guidance of the
chiefs of the various bureaus in this
respect. Besides, the Roach ques-
ton must be definitely 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 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, aud will re-
main there until their winter resi-
dence in this city is ready for occu-
pancy. The Secretary has complet-
ed his arrangement for taking the
Bay Mansion, at the corner ofTwen-
tieth and T streets, and will give
several entertainments the ensuing
season.
The British Minister and the Miss
ess West have left New London,
Conn.,, for their residence in this
city. Nothing has been received at
the embassy here indicative of a
change administers, and it is thought
probable that such action will not
be taken until after the Parliamen.
tary elections in Great Britain, which
will determine whether the Cabinet
will be Liberal or Tory.
l Inquiry at the Interior Depart,
ment reveals the fact that Secretary
Lamar has not been ont of the city,
as published in some OF the papers a
day or two ago. / was astOnished
+ on Friday to notice the immense
crowd that was going and coming
from his private Office. In CONVEX
: sation with some of them l ascertain
ed that there was feeling that now
is good time to put in their work
as the Secretary was not so busy as
he will be when the President re-
turns.
81 am in favor of doing something
to check immigration" said prom
inent Republican from a great mid
die State yesterday. The theory
that this country is the land of the
free and holds out it's arms to wei.
come everybody from anywhere is
all very beautiful in theory, and was
once well enough in practice. But
the problem of existence is becoming
too serious. Then why should we
welcome the dregs of creation This
is not great almshouse for all the
OF the world.n allow do you pro.
pose to control it (" l asked. 81
think Congress should take the mat.
ter in hand. l know that the States
have held that this question was
their peculiar province, but it seems
to me that Congress can do this as
properly as team regulate commerce
between the States. The evil is
growing, and something must be
done to check it. The number OF
persons now out of employment is
simply startling. 1t used to be that
any man or woman who really de-
sired to work could find it. but it is
so no longer. / believe everybody
will recognize the propriety of such
legislation. 1t is a pretty serious
matter when honest men cannot find
the labor that will give them bread.
There is something seriously wrong
in our system. It's no use to discuss
it, but there is serious cause for
alarm in this condition ofthings, and
mean to do something toward rem
edying it next winter in the House. ;,
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