The Osceola times., 1885-11-28
WASHINGTON LETTER
(From onr Regular Correspoadent)

WAsnISGroS, d. c., Nov. %, 1885,
The week has been one Of close
confinement to the President, who
is at work on his first message tc
Congress. He has had frequent con
sultations with different members OF
his Cabinet, but has seen few other
people than those having the most
urgent business with him.
The present week will be one OF
equal seclusion, and he expects by
the close of it to complete this doc.
ument and bsve it ready for thu
printer. The message is pretty well
under woy, and parts of it are now
being copied on the typewriter. /,
is ssid that he has touched upor
many points with his characteristic
vigor. A good deal of space has
been devoted to commercial relations
and the steamship controversy, and
it is believed tha President vii sus
tain the Postmaster General. Tn.
Navy will also be given due corsid.
Grafton, and Congress will be urged
TO appropriate largely for new yes.
sells.
A Democratic Congressman who
has just returned to Washington was
asked what would be the tendency
Of legislation this session. He re.
Piled, ave cannot tell until we see
what the President will ask us to d,
il his message" Still he thought
there were several matters tha, wer,
certain to come before Congress foI
action. "The Army and Navy
continued he, I" both require a good
deal of legislation" There is a sen.
timent among Democrats that thi,
Administration must re-create tn.
Naval Service, and that it must BE-
restored to the position it occupied
in the worlds feet before the war,
1t is easy to note the faces of Re
publican Congressman as they gath.
er in Washington an expression OF
encouragement. They feel that tie
party in power will stay. The Re.
publican party has had taken away
from it the power Of its Federal
officers and its ability to raise assess
ments from Office holders. TIE
Democratic party come very near
beating it with ell Of 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 no more now about war in the
Senate, and nothing about Democrat.
ic revolt ever from Republican Con
gressInen.
The Presidents order excluding
Office seekers and public men from
the White House except when they
have public business with him will
probably be revoked at the end OF
the month. 1t WAS made to give Mr.
Cleveland time to prepare bis mes.
sage, and he has said that he feels
no inclination to restrict public mer
in their visits to him or to require
them to specify their business in ad
vance. A few days ago some prom
inent Congressman were protesting
against the order in the Office o
Private Secretary Lamont. Pres
emily they were admitted to see ,h'
President, and finding him alone
once WAS such an unexpected con
venience, that they wan. away think
ing well of the late order.
The event at the White House OF
Saturday was the arrival Of its Ion,
absent hostess, Miss Cleveland. Sh,
has been At her home in Oneida Go.
New York, and returns 70 resume
her social duties here.
During tbs week several Repub
iican officials were relegated to pri
vate life. Nearly al tho highe
of6cials in the Treasury Department
now are new men and Democrats