The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1886-06-18
The NATIONS CAPITAL.
WHAT Is GOING ON IN OUR NAT.
IONAL POLITICAL MECCA.

WHAT is GOING ON IN OUR NAT
IONAL POLITICAL MECCA.
The Presidents Reception Hour--t.en.
W. *. Cox on Civil Service Reform--
Personals.
Especial Cor STATE CHRoNICLE1
WASHINGTON, d. c.. June -, 1ss6.-
During the discussion of the Civil Service
clause in the Legislative appropriation bill,
which was before the House last week,
Gen. W. r. Cox made one of his best
speeches. The speech was a defence of the
Civil Service Reform policy of the Admin
istraton. The clause referred to above
was added to the Legislative appropriation
| bill in order to get some of the objection
| able features of the Civil Service law re-
moved These Objectionable features are
first no man over forty five years of age is
allowed to stand the Civil Service exam
nation. Second, the provisions of the
original law give too much power to the
Commissioners and too little to the APP
| pointing power. The purpose of the
rider to the legislative appropriation
! bill IS to have these Objectionable features
| removed or to refuse the money needed
| for carrying on the necessary expenses of
| the Civil Service Commission.
The New York Times of Sunday had an
editorial, referring to Gen. Cox. He has
| made a national reputation as Chairman
| Of the Committee on Civil Service Reform.
| | read with great pleasure the appreca, i've
| paragraph of him in this capacity in Nj
| Pages last New York letter
Last Sunday Mr.. and Mrs Cleveland
attended the First Presbyterian church.
The pastor is Rev. DR.. Sunderland, who
| White House June end This afternoon
| the President and his wife will hold card
| reception at the White House. The wives
| of the members Of the Cabinet will assist
| Mrs. Cleveland in receiving the diplomatic
| corps, the Judiciary, Congress and num-
Der o. invited guests. Cards have been
issued to 800 people. Next Friday there
| will be q reception given to the general
public.
One hundred and thirty-four bills were
| sent to the President from the Commit
tees on enrolled bills of the Senate and
| House. These had accumulated during his
absence at Deer Park. The majority of
these are pension bills, so you may expect
more vetoes than approving signatures.
| To day at II a. N. the President will
receive the Brazelian Prince Leopold Au
| gusto, who arrived last night. He will be
present with the Brazilian Minister at
| Mrs. Clevelands reception this afternoon
| His father belongs to the German family
of Saxecoburg, Gotha. His mother is a
sister of Don Pedro. He has spent several
days at Annapolis at the Naval Academy
| He attended the ball given by the Naval
| cadets, and takes great interest in naval
affairs He is a Midshipman in the Bra
| lillian Navy. He is medium sized blonde,
and there is nothing striking in his ap-
pearance.
Archibald Forbes, the distinguished Lon
don journalist, is here. Next Saturday he
will marry Miss Lulie, the daughter of
Gen Meigs, U. S. A., at St. Johns Episco-
pal church. The couple will sail direct
for Europe.
Matthew Arnold has been in the city
several days. He left yesterday He is
accompanied by his daughter who is Wis
iting America for the first time. Mr. Ar
mold says the present political crisis in
| England is an important one and that Mr..
Gladstone's project of an Irish Parliament
would be most dangerous one. He says
it would have the same effect as if we
Southern people were to set up a second
Congress to legislate in opposition to the
| Congress now in session.
Mr. Morrison said yesterday that it was
his purpose to call up the tariff bill in the
House next Thursday. | learn that one
hundred members have as many speeches
already written and ready for delivery on
the bill | do not know how many more
are in process Of completion but | think
with that pile of manuscript in the neal
prospective, this Congress will not be able
to adjourn until about the middle of An
gust. The fate of the tariff bill, it is in
possible to foretell. Mr.. Morrisop's friend.
seem to think great deal depends on the
attitude Of the New York delegation.
A friend of Mr. Randall said yesterda,
that it was a mistake to suppose that Mr.
Randall had held back the more importan
appropriation in order to ieopardize tn,
tariff bill. He says such is not Mr.. Randall
method of fighting a measure he wishe
/ to defeat Three members of the Pennsyl
, vania delegation it is thought, will yot
, with Mr. Morrison on the tariff. a con
, siderable number of Southern member
r will vote against the tariff bill.
2 Last night at meeting of the incorpO
ratives of the Corcoran Scientific Schoo
6 of the Columbian University, Hon. ".
CorcOran surprised the rest OF thls CO..
S leagues by a formal donation OF SO, ,oOt
: Mr. Corcoran had already given iberall
G to the school.
9 Col Tom .Lohpsnn has secured an al
preparation OF $50, 600 for public building
b at \ Asheyille, n, {,
v Thursday morning at O'Clock Hon. Jnt
s S Henderson lost \ little son, about eigl
:. months old. The child caught whoopin
/ caugh at the Metropolitan Hotel. The di
k ease became complicated with bronchitis
e He caught cold, suffered relapse a.
it after lingering several days. died Tt
h bereaved parents len on the earliest pO
1 Il tho for th.a