Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1886-07-02
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington d. c. Iunc 2Ist 1856.

The summary disposal OF the tariff bill dur
ing the past week is taken by many TO indicate
that the Congressional session will be of shorter
duration than was supposed week ago. But
it is not impossible that the tariff bill may come
up again. Ii would be strange indeed if the
forty or fifty Congressional Boanerges who have
spent both time and money in the composition
and purchase Of speeches will be content 10
carry this pent up undelivcred eloquence; but,
unless the pent up FLOOD Of tariff talk shall be
let loose in the halls of Congress, the session
will probably be shortened by from two TO
three weeks. The weather has been exceed
ingy warm, and members and senators are
very anxious to get away from the city.
The Senate is not disposed 10 give the Prcsi-
dent any rest but keeps sending up 10 him bills
by the basketful, for his examination and al,-
proval. Saturday when he went to bed he
had on his table 54 bills, the constitutional time
for his examination Of which expires on Mon
day, and he has not looked at one OF them.
! There is another lot embracing as many more
that will become laws on Tuesday unless he
vetoes them, and still more on Wednesday,
and it is scarcely possible for him 10 read their
teAt Thursday and Friday the Senate passed
2I2 bills, about half OF which have gone
through the House, and they will be dumped
| on his table tomorrow Some OF these bills
are saved by their numbers. They would Ger
tainly be vetoed if the President had time 10
examine them.
There is still considerable talk in political
| circles about changes in the Cabinet. There
is a rumor, give If for what it is worth, that
Don M. Dickinson, of Mich, is to succeed 10
the place of Attorney General Garlahad. II is
thought that the recent visit TO the country of
Hon. Robt. NJ McLane, our minister to
France. if connected with the Sccretaryship of
the Treasury Department, and that il, when
Secretary Manning returns, he is compelled 10
tender his final resignation, Mr.. McLane may
be his successor. The Treasury Department
Is very ably managed al present by Assistant
Secretary Fairchild who is carrying out many
reforms that were commenced by Secretary
Manning. The clerical force in the Sixth Au.
ditor's Division Of this department has been
much reduced and there will be a still larger
reduction on the first Of July. Ii was at first
intended TO allow the dismissed clerks the fif-
teen days due them up TO the first ultmo, but
then II was thought that this time would be
occupied in efforts for reinstatement. so. in or
der to prevent all annoyance and bother, the
dismlssals and appointments OF successors will
be made on the same date. The Civil Service
Commission has furnished a list of names with
which TO fill the vacancies that will exist in the
Office on the first Of July, so that the Auditor
will be able to say TO all those seeking rein
statement, that the vacancies have already been
filled. The number to be dismissed is thought
10 be twenty-six al present 10 which number
more or less will probably be added by the
expiration Of the month
Since Mr.. McConvillc has been the Sixth
Auditor, there have been upward OF eighty dis
charges IN his Office and the twcnty-slx or
more yet 10 be made will bring the total up TO
over one hundred and Ska third of the en-
tire force. This is by far the best record of
dismissals yet made in the department.
Last week Mr. 4oar, of Mass. submitted
resolution proposing constitutional amend
ment to provide that the term OF the Prcsi-
dents office and Of the next Congress shall be
prolonged until the last Tuesday of April 1850
al midday; the Senators whose present terms
would otherwise expire on March 4th, 1880
shall continue in Office until noon Of the last
Tuesday in April succeeding such expiration.
The last Tuesday of April shall therefore be
substituted for the 4th Of March as the be-
ginning and ending Of the official term of the
President, Vice President, Senators and Rep
rcsentativcs in Congress.
The most noteworthy social events during
the past week were the two receptions given
10y the President and his wife, the first being
a card reception to the army, navy, diplo-
matte and other officials, the last to the general
public on Friday evening, which was proba,
bly, the largest reception ever held at the
White House. No other announcement was
made than the one in the daily papers and in
these the hours named were from nine till
eleven, but at that hour there was such line
OF eager faces anxious to shake hands with the
President and his bride, that Mr. Cleveland
sent word that he would see them all if it took
until daybreak. This was the last reception
Mrs. Cleveland will hold until the opening of
the next season and until then she will be at
home only to sec her personal friends.
Death ofa Rhinoeeros.
New York, June 27.-Bombay, the $1,000
rhlnoceros that arrived in this city a week ago
died suddenly last night at s o'clock, in the
pen at central park. A post mortem examina-
ton will be made. He had not yet been paid
for, and had not been approved by the park
commissioners, Consequently the loss will not
fall upon the city, but on Thompson the i'm
porter. The dead rhinoceros, Bombay,
weighed two and onc-half tons. Three Gle
plants this morning dragged the carcass from
the iron caoe wheYe II io., aud or, n tho fr,,cl