The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-11-20
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Prom our regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON. November 16. 1SS!

Prom our regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, November 16. 1888.
The week has been one o. close con-
fnement TO the President, who is at
work upon his first message TO Congress.
He has had frequent consultations with
different members of his Cabinet. hut
has eepn few other peOple than those
having the most urgent business with
him.
The present week will he one Of equal
secIusiOn. as he axnects hv the close nf
IL 70 complpte this document, and have
II ready for the printer. The message
is pretty we'll under wav. and parts of
II are being copied on the typewriter.
1t ia said ne has touched upnn many
points with his charactPTisti vtpor. A
good deal of space has heen devoted 20
commercial relations and the steamship
controversy. and it rs believed the Pres
idant will sustain the Postmaster Gen
eral. The navy will also he given due
consideration. and Congress will he
urged to appropriate largely for new
vessels
A Democratic Congressman who has
ius, returned to Washington was asked
what would he the tendency Of legis'a-
tion this winter He replied 1--WE
dent will ask Us tO do in his message. -
Still he thought there were several mat
ters that were sure te come before Con
press for action. "The armv and navy. :"
continued he, "hoth require a gond
deal of legislation" :" There is a senii-
ment among Democrats that this ad-
ministration must re-cTPate the naval
service. and that it must he restored to
ia position in the worlds fleet t occu-
pied before the war.
II is easy to note upon the faces of
Republican COngressmeu as thev gather
IN Washington An expression of discnur-
agement. They feel TIE party in power
will stay. The Republican party has
had taken away from it the power of
It's Federal officers and its ability to
raise assessments from officPhOldPTs.
The Democratic party came very near
beating it with al! this artificial strength
and the recent elections have proved
that the Democratic party can stand
alone. and needs no Federal patronage
to back it. You hear ne more now
about var in the Senate, and nothing
about Democratic revolt, even from Re-
publican Congressman.
The President's order excluding office
seekers and pubIic men from the White
business with him, will probably he re-
vokpd at the end Of the month. It. was
made to give Mr.. Cleveland time To pre-
pare his message, and he has said that
he feels no inclination TO restrict public
men in their visits TO him or TO require
them to specify their business in ad-
vance. A few davs ago some prOmi-
nent Congressman were prot testing
against the order in the office of Private
Secretary Lamont Presently they wei 2
admitted to see the President, and find
ing him alone once was such an unex-
pected convenience that they went away
thinking we'll Of the late order.
The event at the White House on
Satu rday was the arrival Of its long
absent hostess, Miss Cleveland. She
has been at home in Oneida county. n.
Y. and returns to resume her social
duties here
The White House was thoroughly
nverhauled and cleaned during her sh-
sence' and now it is in order again for
the coming season. The windows are
draped in iace and damask as Of old.
and the only change in the whole ar
rangemPnt from that o: last veal is the
substitution of full length portrait Of
Ex President AT'hur for that of Gen
Grant in the Red Parlnr. The portrait
of the latter has heen placed in q con-
spiruous position in the corridor.
During the week several Republican
officials here were relPgated ~ privat q
life. Nearlv all the higher officials in
the Treasury department now are new
men and Democrats. and the good work
Of the new broom goes on steadily if not
rapidly.
Secretary Manning seems tn grasp his
whole complicated iepart mant. and his
energetic business methods are felt in
eveIv branch nf If. He spread conster-
nation among Treasury clerks last Fri
dav hv issuing an order that's the names
Of all clerks who rame late 70 the de-
artment should he reported to the
chief clerk The dnorkrepprs at the
Treasury were armed with tablets and
took down the names Of tarfv clerks as
thew arrived. The result nf the first
days catch was 235 delinquents. X.