Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-02-05
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. l, 1886.

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e Disseminated against by the busi- n n
,ss men of Washington. They state a
at they are denied on account of +
'lor privileges enjoyed by white Il
sople in places of amusement, in f
,staurants, hotels, lunch rooms, on .
sc. They have conse- h
uently petitioned Congress for re- !
eff, and Senator ingalls, has intro q
uced bill amending the license
avs so as to forbid and prohibit /
UGH Determinations Fred. Douglass /
vas one of the petitioners.
The pressure brought upon Com
missioner Montgomery for positions
n the Patent Office has become SO
great that he was compelled this
week to dismiss fifteen employees to
make room for applicants. This is
the largest dismissal made at one
time in any of the offices. The Com
missioner resisted the pressure as
long as was possible, but at last had
to succumb to it. The positions
were all outside of the classes covered
by the Civil Service rules. i
Many interesting and profound
speeches are looked for in the debate
which will soon arise in the Senate
OIL the refusal of the President 10
give his "reasons" for making re-
movals and appointments. The Sen
ators of both parties are preparing ior
the debate, and it is expected that
there will be more speeches delivered
on this subject than OH any question
that has arisen for years, certainly
since Andrew Johnson's term. The
Republican Senators are determined
to stand by their party friends in Of
flee, and the President is equally de-
termined not to be deprived by the
Senate of the exercise Of his preroga-
tive of making appointments. The
question really is what is meant
by the provision of law that the
president shall appoint by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate"
The speeches when complied VIII
constitute an exhaustive exposition
of that great constitutional question
and it is thought that there will be
many demands for copies by libra
ries and individuals from all parts Of
the country.
The House and senate has passed
resolution providing for the remoVa
from the foot of the Capitol grounds
of the statuary group, recognized
only i'm name by all visitors to thu
Capitol as the "Peace Monument.
, In its stead will be placed a statue o
Columbus, and in view of the latter
towards the other end of the ground
/ and opposite the entrance to the 30
tanical Gardens, will be placed
statue of Lafayette.
= The troubles of the Signal Servic
4 Bureau are multiplying. Secon
/ Comptroller Maynard has just made
D report upon the accounts and expendl
l tures of the Service, in which h
}, charges that hundreds ofthousands
e dollars have been illegally expended
S and no sufficient vouchers presente
g therefor. Representative Robertson,
G Kentucky, has offered in the House
= resolution directing an inquiry I'M
e these representations, and report
: such measures as will prevent futuI
e violation of the'law. -,
C The Committee on Claims in Il
e House contemplate framing a bill
IS refer to the Court of Claims for pro
n and settlement a large class of CLAIM
,e which can now only be settled
h Congress. No well devised plan h
IL vet been settled OH, but ditfere
n, propositions are being informally co
d, sidered, and after all of them ha
W been carefully considered plan W
4 be formulated and submitted to t
,e House for adoption. For this reas'
k comparatively few claims referred
the Committee this session have be-
le considered. If all claims Of a priva
IT character against the Governme
Id can thus be referred to the Court
,st Claims for adjudication the calend
e. of the House will be greatly reduce
lie and then measures of public natu
of can receive more attention at I
by hands of Congress and great pub
is good will result.
ell The Board on Notifications he
he recommended 10 the President Il
mt Congress be asked to approprl
he 81 ,323, 500 for improving the inn
NJ diate defenses to the National Ca
Ich tai. They further recommend, W
lus the same object in view, that float
emit batteries be provided for Hamp
ted Roads, also eighteen torpedo BIO
alb turret Notifications, and other |
teries. Hampton Roads, it will
zen, remembered, is where the fam
|, if contest between the Merrimac
lit Monitor took place, at the beginn
the of the late war, just opposite Fort
Monroe, near Norfolk, Va. The
sent ty of the Capitol against approach
and water depends upon efficient defe
), so at Hampton Roads, and hence
ped Board has made its recommel
the lions. The estimated cost of pro
ing these defenses is $S,Sl5,5OO.
was The Presidents first evening
item lie reception was held Friday n
ietly Nearly every stranger in the city
ID it, present, besides society peopl
leart general. A large number OF
osed wives of Senators and men
any graced the spacious parlors.
If, or floral decorations were most q
rate, and the elegant and C
any toilets of the many beautiful W.
present made scene of spendor
vul- er excelled. Besides this publi
that ception the President has ARA
ding for three other receptions durin
/ iii season. The others are wha
,le-I known as "card receptions" to v
cd in only those having cards will b.
mitted. The first will be Il
)" re- Diplomatic Corps; the next tc
ldled Army and Navy, and the last II
1 we Senate and House Of Representa-
'Oh, Refreshments are furnished
bar these receptions, and no mon'
ok all spared in ministering to the @s
f you and epicurian tastes of the CUES
all it
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