New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-09-09
WASHINGTON LETTER,
Washington, Sept. 4th, 1885.

It is now expected that the President
will return to Washington about the
9th of September. The White House
is in readiness for his reception and he
will doubtless be able to enjoy its luxu-
rious appointments by comparison with
the fishing camp in which he has so
recently lived.
It is not known when Miss Cleveland
will return but probably not before the
first of November. The talk of her
appointment to the Presidency of Vas
sar College has been revived, and her
acceptance of the position is at least
possibility.
Advices from Secretary Whitney
state that he will return to Washington
the latter part of next week in order to
dispose of an accumulation of business
Oh his desk. He proposes to pay q
great deal of attention to the prepare
ton of estimates of appropriations for
the support of the Navy Department
for the next fiscal year, and instructions
have been formulated for the guidance
of the chiefs of the various bureaus in
this respect. Besides, the Roach ques-
ton must be deinately settled before
the meeting of Congress, and the Secre-
tary will prepare a lengthy report on
the subject for that body. Since he
has been absent from Washington, Sec
rotary Whitney has eschewed business
and devoted himself to recuperating for
winters hard work. The Secretary
will retain his Connecticut Avenue
house until the first of November, when
he will go into larger one in the vi
cinity of Assistant Secretary Fairchild's,
on Massachusetts, avenue.
Secretary and Mrs. Manning, with
their daughter Miss Matte. are still at
Watch Hill, Mass, and will remain
there until their winter residence in
this city is ready for occupancy. The
Secretary has completed his arrange
ments for taking the Bay Mansion, at
the corner of Twentieth and F streets,
and will give several entertainments
the ensuing season.
The British Minister and the Misses
West have left New London, Conn,
for their residence in this city. Moth.
ing has been received at the embassy
here indicative of a change of minis.
tiers, land it is thought probable that such
action will not be taken until after the
Parliamentary elections in Great Bril-
tain, which will determine whether the
Cabinet will be Liberal or Tory.
inquiry at the Interior Department
reveals the fact that Secretary Lamar
has not been out Of the city, as publish.
ed III some of the papers three or four
days ago. l was astonished on Friday
to notice the immense crowd that was
going and coming from his private Of
fee. In conversation with some of
them l ascertained that there was q
feeling that now is a good time to put
in their work, as the Secretary was not
50 busy as he will be when the Presi-
dent returns.
Il am in favor of doing something to
check Immigration said prominent
Republican from great Middle State
yesterday. 1.-The theory that this coun-
try is the land of the free and holds
out its arms to welcome eyerybee31,,
from anywhere is all very beautiful ia
theory, and was once well enough in
practice. But the problem of exist
ence is becoming too serious. Then
why should we welcome the dregs of
creation? This is not great almhouse
Tor all the rest of the world" s.How
40 you propose to control it?" l asked.
II think Congress should take the mat
ter in hand, | 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 it can regulate commerce between
the States. The evil is growing and
something must be done to check it.
The number of persons now out of en-
ployment is simply startling. 1t used
to be, that any man or woman who
really desired 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 mat
ter when honest men can not 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 of things, and I mean to do
something toward remedying it next
winter in the House,