The Daily Tombstone., 1886-05-07
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ones, who repair to the "Prcsidcnt's Grol;nds," as the children sag, to roll eggs, This is il peculiar locHl custom: md to strangers the scene las almost as great an attraction az to inc chil- lren themselves, Bespite the threat ening sky, the White House Grounds were taken possession of by the little folks at an carly hnur on Monday last and the sport of rolling eggs down t',e terraces commenced. As the day advanced the erowds increased, and .g(e grounds literally swarmed with. childrep, and grown people too for that matter, who too k an active part in the egg rolling sport At half past one the President received the chil- dren in tl,e iiast Room. and the crowd was SC gr.at thtt at the end of an hour it became necessary in self de fense to order the door to be closed. The rhil lrcn had been in;0r3iri that the President was going to distribute Eas;,r eggs, a;.I they were greatly disappointed on finding thlt their credulity had been tampcred with A great dHIl oF amu.em}ent vas caused by ? little scvcn-year oll daughter of Senator Dawes. who appeared some lime after the 'd!:?air hsd been close l.. ar.I, apr=oacls:ng the doori,eeper, said :: "Tell the President that senator Dawes daughter wants to see hini." After waiting fer some time, and sc- ceig'fg no rchiy to her message, she left, saving 1t i< just like these ole Democrats"
 A very la~go and enthusiastic aud fence assembled at the Metropolitan Church, on Tuesday cycniag last, to listen to the memorial exercises, which l,ld been arranged for the siXty-!ourth anniversary of the birthday Of General Grant. Une side of the church had been reacr-od iFos mcmbcrs of the Grlnd Ann., but the seats were found
 
 lo be insufficient, aad many Of tie yetcr6'nis @cre qbiiscd to stand in the ai.ics. rio earnest altention with w;i,,iri! Be 3a;,ae e a,1,Ii"a.e listened to the addrcss showed hoy deeply they were intcrcs5eI,in the services.
 The Senate hls passed very large numbgr of private pcasiqn bii's dur fig tGc wcef. Many of these bills arc e'eired by the Tension Bureau to Congress for action, because Of some Lack m testimony, in cases where there Is no question as to tl.e jus ice of the claim. These claims are ex- amined carefully hy the Pension Com mittccs, and it is only upon the favora- blc report of th. committees that ac- ion is t,kcn hy Congress.
 The proposition to place the man uflcture and sai4 of limitations of butter under the control cf the In, ternal Revenue Bureau, and impose 2 tax of ten cents per pound, meets with q great dYal ot favor and is likely to become a law. Pctiticrs are pour ing into Congress from all sections of the country, from dairymen, merch- | dnts, and consumers. is urged by the frieuds of tie bill that the cxport;- ton of imitation buj:;,r, ahd its sales m foreign markets IS the genuine art- i icic, has seriously injured thc sale of Ame.iean dairy produels.
 The d:3:rss;on n G,t Senate of d provision in the Postollice Appropria- ton bill, to provide subsidy of SS01,- | 00) for American steamships carrying nfails to foreign countries has led to an Interesting debate. The amend ment was introdu,fd by Mr. frye and in it's support he argued thas by subsidizing vessels to ply between ] Central and south America and the Tniled Statcs, our surplus production woul inl markets and the millions i of idle workingmcn and laborcr> r~onil find work, and the existing strikes and labor troubles would come to an rnI The di.cussior} of thi, amendment led to d spirited debate upon tariff which Wis participated iu