San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-05-06
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
= WASHINGTON, Apr, 10, 1856.

WASHINGTON, Apr ~, 1856.
The labor troubles, tho proposed
Exposition in Washington, the prob
able fate of the new tariff bill, and
The Presidents rumored marriage are
among the subjects that one hears
discussed on the streets here now.
At the Capitol our lawmakers are
talking about Inter State Commerce.
Secret sessions, the fisheries question
and appropriation bills.
An enthusiastic meeting was held
at Wizards hotel n few evenings
since, ut which representative bust
ness men OF Baltimore and Washing
ton discussed the projected Exposi-
ton to be inaugurated here in 1859.
An address was presented, which Is
to DO scattered broadcast over the
country, setting forth the plan OF the
great Worlds Fair. Congress is to
be asked to establish number OF
permanent Exhibition buildings in
the city on tho Mall, for the products
of North, South, and Central Amoci-
ca, and the Empire of Brazil. The
Mall is that extensive area of parking
extending from the Capitol to the
White House, including the Smith
sohian, Agricultural, and Monument
grounds.
H. 1t is the intention to strip the pro
ject of NIL local purpose, and to make
it national and international, politics
being ignored in the interest of all
countries. For instance, it is sug-
gested that building be erected for
the display of working models in the
interest OF inventors, and that there
shall be national art gallery sus
tanned not only by the Government,
but popularized by requests from
private individuals. 1t is expected
that one and perhaps both Houses OF
Congress will take some favorable
action on the subject this week.
AS to Senators and their secrets,
those who have in tho debate branded
the secret sessions rs farcical, child
ish, cowardly, and treacherous, are
Platt Logan, Butler and Riddleber-
ger. Senator Morgan was wondering
how executive secrets leaked out.
Newspaper men always got them in
some way. Senator Riddleberger
gave his idea of how they were OK
posed. Il have private secretary,
said he: II walk down the avenue
with him, he asks me question or
two, and being smarter than l am, he
knows more in FIVE minutes than l
learn in O week. Then he gives it to
somebody else, and the newspaper
fraternity gets it.
Hon. Mr.. Whitthorne, who has
been appointed to succeed Judge
Jackson in the U. S. Senate, will need
no introduction to the halls of Con
gress. Ee served with distinction in
the lower House during the Forty
Fourth, Forty-Fifth, Forty Sixth and
Forty-Seventh Congresses. As chair
man OF the Naval affairs Committee,
he was very earnest and successful in
exposing the rasoalities Of the Navy
Department under Grant and ex Sec
Rotary Robson.
There has been great improvement
in the ways Of doing business in the
Government Departments here under
the new regime, and there arc eyiden-
ces Of new life. Still further reforms
are looked for through the passage Of
a bill that is exciting good deal of
interest 1t provides for a rcclassifi-
cation and reorganization Of the civil
service at Washington, and its pur-
pose is TO so arrange the force Of the
Departments TIA. che same kind Of
work viii receive the same pay. Tn |
der the present plan there are clerks
drawing $40 TO $50 who are dong
tie same work in regard % quality
AMI srnUunt as c,erkz vbo get from
SI.2Ol to sI.eOO ayeAr
Tho lass classification was made in
1874 uisn 'lsre were only 7I9 clerks