San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-09-24
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspopaent.
WASHINGTON, Sept. IL, 1885.

The New York "World recently
contained humorous editorial declin.
ing thirty two quarts Of wheat, which
the Editor was notified were at the
Agricultural department subject to
his order. In conversation with Com
missioner Colman, the other day he
said, "Dont you understand how the
notification came to be sentf" Mr..
Pulitzer, editor of the World, is q
member of Congress, and il is my
duty, under the law to apportion the
wheat, and notify the members that
it is subject to their order.
There are at present in the service
of the pension bureau about eleven
hundred examining boards, and the
same number of single surgeons for
examining applicants for pensions,
making total of twenty-five hun-
dred. In many localities a single ex-
amining surgeon is appointed, be-
cause the pension business of the To-
cality is not sufficient to call for q
regular board of three. Where the
population and pension business JUS
tifes it board is appointed. Up to
the present there have been five hun
dred and fifty y-eight changes made in
the examining surgeons. OF the new
appointees two thirds are democrats,
and one third republicans
The Rhode Island manufacturers
notify Secretary Manning, that they
do not care to reply to his circular on
tariff reform because all they want is
to be left alone. They say business
is picking up little at last, and that
it would interfere with this improve
ment to have the tariff agitation re-
sumed. There is much to be said on
this side of the question, especially if
the surplus falls off, as it did for Au-
gust, to a small margin.
The dreadful rumor comes from
| New York, that the silver currency
will not circulate. This is sad but
not unexpected. People do not like
to take their money around in q wheel
barrow, when they go shopping, or
be continually repairing their pockets,
and no amount of Treasury devices
can inv eigle them into the habit. The
world has simply outgrown the use OF
Jumps of mineral for money.
The latest advices received at the
Interior Department, show that the
lesses of tho Cheyenne, and Arapahoe
reservations have no idea of resisting
the Presidents proclamation directing
the removal OF their cattle. The Of
6cer representing the Government
down there reports that the cattle are
moved off with more facility even than
was thought would be practicable, aud
that in q short time the Indians will
have the reservation to themselves.
A great many, if not nearly all the
herds have already moved out.
Richard Board of Kentucky, was
appointed clerk in the Railway ser
vice about Jaly 1st, on the recommen-
dation of Comptroller Durham, aud
others, who seem to have been inn
posed upon. :, The citizens of Har-
rodsburg wrote to Comptroller Dur
ham, and to the Postmaster General,
stating that Board was under three
indictments for forgery and obtain
ing money under false pretenses.
Board had been assigned to duty,
and as soon as the facts came 10 Post
master General Villas attention he or
dered his dismissal. Board was
promptly discharged, but since then
has been arrested for stealing money
order, valued at $163. H is now in
Jail awaiting trial.
The White House as at present
circumstanced is only a public Office
or department, with rooms attached,
which the President is compelled to
inhabit, like the store keeper who
lives either up stairs, or IN the back
part of the shop. There should be
no "shop" about the Presidential
household. He should have his
Offices, and home apart, so that his
life might be permitted the comfort
and privacy, which can only be main
tanned by entire separation from bus
iness, aud its obstrusions. No. Cabi-
net officer OF Barean Official wOnld rel-
ish living with his family within the
walls Of ms depErtmsnt The cares Of
Office are indentical with the cares Of
business When . merchast OF busi-
ness nan closes his days work be
goes to he home. and il i the home
life udicb gives him solscs, and eia- .
bles hin t7 meet the tri.is u lbs day
Succeeding. TIE president 6nds
horoe Efe rather disicuit 70 Obtain /
uhon oombiaed urith tlelntfnse pres
snrs - ot1cisi buiness In fact be
has 10 hOans. snd never Uili have one 4