The Penn's Grove record., 1886-10-23

WASHINGTON EEYrfER IL.

Washington, Oct. 20, 1886.
The preparati III of annual reports is
now the e~ngrosSing subject Of attention
in all the Government departments
here. The object of this annual indus
try is to inform CougI ess what each
department has been doing the year,
and what work it is hoped will be done
next year. The evolution of an air
nual report of an executive department
in All interesting process. Most OF tie
material for the report is furnished 10y
tie subordinates. The employees sup
ply the facts and statistics, the chiefs
OF divisions and bureaus comments
and deductions, and IA synopsis OF the
whole is presented to the head of the
delart ments. In matters Of national
Importance, as for instance Wien the
Secretary OF the Treasury forum ates
his policy in regard 10 The coinage OF
silver, he must consult with the Pres,-
dent.
Ths Presidents message gives an
epltome OF the department. reports,
which is sometimes furnished by the
heads of the departments, and OCCASION
ally the President prepares ii himself
from the data he has culled. The mes
sages of President Hayes had little Ori-
ginality. They We're largely made up
oi abstracisof department reports, With
ii discussion of Il few SPECIAL sunj ects.
President Ar,hur wrote the greater
part OF his message himself, and Mr..
Cleveland does the same. The Presl-
dents message is no longer, il IS claim
ell, OF much consequence i'll directing
legislation, except Is it may be taken
as the announcement of the policy Of
Tie = Deal parry OF Which he is the
S$tive,
Itvrland's la t reception was
VI the largest even held III the East
Room ia SUMMER. over Ave hundred
people shook hands with The President,
Among them was a large excursion
lrom North Carolina. One Old gentle
man approached the Presideat and
smilingIy SAID Tar Heel, sab: glad to
see YOU, sah." A humber OF children
were with the eXcursionists, and Nh.
Cleveland seemed - exert himself to
pay them special attention.
it seems Thai The good example set by
SIR. Benedict, the new Public Printer,
Wlll be followed by other departments
here. 1t is reported That there is soon
10 be a thorough reorganization Of the
Treasury Department under the dilec-
ton Of Assistant Secretary T%hompson;
and IL is believed that when Secretary
Whitney returns, he intends 10 make a
number oi changes in hs department.
1t may not be generally known, that
Of all the foreign legations residing here
The British is the only one that owns
It legation buiding. The ouher mnils-
ers with their SUITS rent houses Ur Hats
u Dpdlu. 1lO bhilh4itS WIN &c INV
British minister resides Is Il hospitable
looking, old fashioned mansion, o,tuA
tpl on Connecticut Avenue, the most
fashionable street in the city. TIE
building. with tue ground on which it
stands, is in a certain British
TERRITORY, and uutaXable by tue United
States,
Minister Romero now intends to
bald a house to be USED exclusively lay
egations from Mexico. The house
viii be located on / street, about four
squares from the Executive Mansion.
The japanese legation reu's bright
red brick building Just across The street
from The house Secretary Lamar has
recently leased. The Chinese legation
occupies rather tawdry AID tmbled
down failure, known us castle Stewart.
Il MAS built Tor a prtra e IL lde-ce by
hs the Iich California ex-senator, but
. was never finished and has rename
. ,pccupied fOr years. OF late be
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