The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-10-28
oUR vAsn1NerON LETTER.
WAsH1HeroN, D, O., Oct. IL, 1856.

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Special Correspondence Of the NEWs.
The cabinet Ministers are all back to
their posts and hard at work on their re-
ports to be submitted to congress when 1t
meets again in December. At the cabinet
meeting held on Thursday all the minis
tiers were present except Secretary Man
ming. The secretary il on duly, but saw
Ing himself all that Is possible. 1t is |
believed that he Will remain at the head |
Of the department, unless he finds his
health being injured by attention to the
duties of his office. He returned to the
city ct this time to personally supervise
the preparation of the annual financial
report OF the department, and viii see that
nothing L. contained IN the reports Of any
of the chiefs OF his bureaux that is not
strictly in harmony with his financial
views.
Although the supreme court Of the
| United States met on the second Monday
| in October, as required by law, still feW,r
cases were heard the first week than for
years before in the history OF the court.
Immediately upon the opening If the
court, and after large number Of lawyers
of ability from the different states were
| admitted to practice, the chit Justice an
i
tablIshed custom the court would adjourn
that Its members might pay their respects
| in body to the president of the United
States, and that the call of the docket would
be proceeded with the following day. After
hearing arguments in one case the court on
Wednesday adjourned until the following
| Monday out of respect to the memory of
Chief Justice Chase, whose remains were
to be removed Wedues ay afternoon from
Washington TO Ohio. Several of the JUS
tices attended as an escort to the body.
| Notwithstanding the widely circulated
stories that none OF our shipbuilders
would bid for the construction OF the new
cruisers, representative OF all the present
shipbuilders 10 the country have been here
the past week consulting with Secretary
Whitney, ana getting points TO be used in
submitting bids for the work.
The fight for the position of surgeon
general of the army still continues. Il
seems that the president had determined
at least to appoint Assistant Surgeon Gen
eral Perrin to the Office, but Chief Medical
. PurYeyOr Baxter turned up sgaia with the
claim of seniority, which has delayed the
appointment until the business and
legality of the claim can be inquired into.
1t is believed, however, that the question
| will be disposed of in a few days, and that
|. Perrin will get the appointment.
Among the presidents callers this week
was the Magician Hermann, who has
been giving exhibitions OF his magic art
for a week past in Washington. The
magician performed several of his best
tricks during the short interview with the
/ president, and the latter animated that be
would be pleased to have the wizard give
a sOiree some evening during the week al
the White House. The soiree was given,
: and the distinguished company present
, was highly entertained and let into some
of the secrets of the art.
? Now that Secretary Lamar has appoint
ed the board Of appeals in pension cases,
composed of six members and provided
for by an act of the last congress, meri-
r torious pensioners will not be kept long in
waiting for action on their claims.
great many merltOrious claims are refused
by the pension office, because of the ig-
torrance of the principles of law and rules
of evidence by the clerks who pass upon
the claims. The newly appointed board o.
of appeals is composed OF men who art
learned in the law, and justice will now bC
, done the pensiOner.
The action of the president in requiring
q the son of Senator Harris and also the son
8 OF Senator Pugh to resign has caused much
unfavorable comment among Politician
now at the Capitol. The peculiar ideai
of the president, not only about re-
o tanning republicans in office, but now II
T disfrachisIng competent men because the1
q are the relatives of democrats prominen
in national politics, are not at all relished
- and elicit very severe criticism from mos
democrats that meet here from the states
Senators Harris and Pugh have heretofor
U given the president their most cordia
n support In the senat3 chamber in further
II ing his civil service policy, but this white
:. may show a markd change in their view
and sense of duty concerning the subject