The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-04-11
Correspondence Baltimore County Union.
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
Observance of Easter-Pleasant Weather
Crowded Churches-Egg Rolling
Presidential Appointments and
Other Matters of Interest.
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WASHINGTON, D. c., April 18th, 1885.
Editors Union Whatever may have been the
apprehensions as to what kind of weather was
likely to be vouchsafed for Easter Sunday-for the
ladies especially like it to be fine. pleasant, sun
shiny day-it was all that could have been wished
for in the way of peasanness and all the churches
were filed to an unusual degree with richly dress
ed personages. However there were but few or
no spring bonnets to be seen any other spring
attire, the Easter festival occurring early this
| season that it was too soon to exchange winter
| dress for the lighter wearing apparel. As have
said, the weather was most pleasant, which vouch-
| safed good turnout of the whole church going
| population, besides many others, perhaps, who
| "ony attend church once year" to see the "ine
bonnets, the floral display, the nice dresses" and
| to hear the "good music and the eloquent SER
mons" that are most likely to be then delivered
on the theme of our Saviour's resurrection. There
was a very fine display of flowers in large num-
Der of the churches, and the music generally was
| in keeping with the occasion, especially in the
| Catholic and Episcopal churches.
| Yesterday, in the White House lot, the usual
| ggrolling performance took place, there being
| almost thousands of children assembled to take
| part in the fun. 1t was on the south side of the
White House, where the ample grounds are studded
with large trees and covered with sward that is
| Just becoming green with the young grass that is
| springng up through it. Being adjacent to the
White House, the President could at times be seen
looking out of the large, draperied windows-as
he could be spared from his official duties, it is
said-and seemed to approve of the children's
romping and hilarious sport. Egg-rolling would
not seem to be a very hilarious and romping sport
in ITSELF but there combined with it, especial
ly by the ruder sort Of quarter grown young
Americas of the male sex, rolling, romping, jump
ing, racing and every other kind of prank known
only to the "small boy" turned loose to enjoy him
self at will. What was the origin of this egg
L.
to know, whether it prevailed in any other
country, but il has prevailed in this capital city
of the Nation for o good many years, formerly
taking place on the western slope of the Capitol
grounds but being expelled from there a few
years ago it now has its habitation in the White
House grounds, where the ground is also sloping
and preferable, as the performance can be viewed
from the White House windows A large number
of spectators assembled to witness the sight, be-
sides the ipnumerable nurses and other persons
who came to take care of the smaller children, to
prevent their getting hurt or lost.
The Senate adjourned its extra session finally
on last Thursday afternoon. Up to that time the
President had sent in 173 nominations, OF which
number 159 were confirmed, 2 rejected and IL not
acted upon. In confirming this very large nun
Der it could not be said that the Senate had not
treated the Presidents nominations with very
great courtesy. The nomination of Gen. Lawton,
of Georgia, to the Russian mission, was under
consideration and likely to be rejected, as 1t was
thought by the Senate that his pardon by Presi-
dent johnson, without amnestic action by Con-
gress did not remove his political disabilities to
hold Office according to law. But the President,
it is said, takes different view of the case Gen.
Lawton's friends say that he will receive the APP
pointment at least during the Senatorial recess,
without regarding the lack consent of that body
Nearly all the foreign ministers and consuls ap
pointed by the President and confirmed by the
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State Department and have called here to pay
their respects to the President, including Hon.
Robert NJ McLane and Col Frederick Raine, of
MARYLAND Many other persons, also, who have
been appointed to prominent places by the Presi-
dent, have called to pay their respects to him.
The good words that have been said here with
reference to the appointment of Mr.. A. Leo Knott,
as Second Assistant Postmaster General, have
been anticipated in the press throughout the coun
try. But it may be said that it is looked upon as
q most excellent appointment. He is said to be q
scholarly and upright gentleman and good
lawyer, and no doubt his appointment will give
satisfaction and be of good service to the country
in a position where his uprlghtness and ability
will be greatly needed.
In.making further appointments and removals
since the Senate adjourned-and it is said that it
is the Presidents intention to appoint nearly or
quite all the persons to the positions for which
their names were sent into the Senate but left un
acted upon before that body adJourned-lt would
seem there are likely to be some mistakes made
and sometimes not. For instance, Gen. Black, the
newly appointed Commissioner of Pensions, the
past week requested Mrs. Ada NJ. Sweet, pension
agent at Chicago, to resign. at the same time in
forming her that she was efficient and no fault was
to be found with the conduct of her Office. But as
Mrs Sweets commission does not expire until
1856, she refused to comply with the request and
telegraphed the President the substance of Gen.
Blacks message claiming the Presidents protec
ton under his Civil-Service declarations She
wrote also to Gen. Black that she would not re-
sign, though she might be removed. Again,
successor was attempted to be appointed in the
place of Judge Charles Chesey, Solicitor of Inter-
nal Revenue, but it was shown that he is most
efficient officer on-politician, though Repub-
Iican, and he has been indefinitely reinstated in
his position The exception is the postmaster at
Rome N. Y, who has been proven most negligent
and careless in his official duties, but refused to
resign when his successor was appointed. Yester
day, in a most positive letter to Postmaster Gen
eral Villas the President peremptorily ordered his
suspension and the appointment of his successor
as contemplated, and also took occasion to remark
that he 1.-THE President) would do all in his power
to rid the public service of officials who exhibit
loose ideas of their duty to the government, as in
the case of this postmaster. ANON.