The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-12-25
NEWS NOTES FROM WASHINGTON.


Tuesday in January, 1887.
The total appropriation for the army made
at the present session of Congress will amount to
23,557,23S.
The President will hold the usual reception
on New Year day, commencing at IL a. M, the
citizens reception beginning at l.
Col d. S. Lamont, the Presidents private
secretary, last week insured his life in a New
York company for heavy amount.
The U. S. Treasurer last week issued checks
to pay the January interest the registered four
per cent. loan, amounting to $4,500,0O0.
The friends of the late Gen. Hancock have
determined to buy house for his widow in Wash
ington and hereafter she will make that city her
home.
The Senate has repealed the tenure-o office
act, which waspassed just after the to tie the
hands of Andrew johnson in the distribution OF
offices.
The total gold coin and bullion now held by
the Treasury amounts to $260, 043,971, and the
amount Of gold certificates in circulation is $685.
SS1,999.
The pension appropriation bill, which was re-
ported to the House ON Tuesday, provides for q
total expenditure on account Of pensions of S76,
254, 500.
Over SIS, 900 was expended last year for news
papers and stationery for u. S. Senators, whilst
the cost of miscellaneous items for the Senate is
set down ut $4,000!
Ten thousand dollars in mutilated u S. bank
notes, which had been ground into pulp at the
Treasury Department, were afterwards moulded
| into bust OF Mrs. Cleveland.
Senator Stanford this week sold four-year-
old stallion colt from his famous California stud
| for $40 900. He was purchased by Miller 4 Sib-
| lev, Of Franklin, Pa. His record is PIG.
Mrs. Cleveland has taken entire charge Of
| Of the domestic affairs Of the White House, the
| President being thus relieved Of very annoying
duty. She is said to be IN excellent manager.
The bill which passed the Senate few days
ago provides that trade dollars, not defaeed, mu-
tilAted or stamped, may, until July lst 1887, be
exchanged for standard silver dollars, dollar for
dollar.
The silver vaults Of the treasury now full
| aud Secretary Manning needs more room to store
this coin. II will cost over 100000 to build q
double sieel-laed vault in the courtyard of the
| Treasury building.
The President aud bis wife drove out to their
country home few days ago, taking with them
| Mr. Lawrence Barrett, the actor, 10 whom Mr..
| Cleveland desired to show his new home. Mr..
Barrett was greatly pleased with it.
A few evenings ago Mrs. Cleveland attended
| the weekly reunion of the members OF the Rev.
DIR. sunderland's church, which was held at the
| parsonage. Ii was her wish, she said, TO become
| better acquainted with the church members.
The Government receipts to the 18th OF De-
eember were little over sixteen million dollars,
an average Of nearly one million dollars day
| The expenditures during the same period aggre-
gated 100000 or 100000 less than the re
| eeipts.
The report of the Commissioner Of Internal
| Revenue shows that from October 2lst to Novem-
Der 2Ist, two wholesale dealers and fifteen retail
dealers in Maryland took out licenses to sell oleo
margarine. During that time the tax of two cents
| per pound on 2,3SS pounds has been paid
| "A constitutional amendment introduced in
| the Senate few days ago by Mr.. Van Wyck
provides for the election of United States senators
by the people of the several states, by the quail
fed electors thereof, whose qualifications shall be
those requisite for electors of the most numerous
| branch Of the state legislature.
| "A clerk in one of the departments was dis
| charged for cause few days ago. He was the
| only man in his division who knew the combina-
| ton of the safe in every day The safe could
not be opened and finally the discharged man was
sent for He refused to do it for less than $25 and
the money had to be paid to him.
| james G. Matthews, colored, whose nomina-
ton for Recorder of Deeds of the District was
iected at the last session of the Senate, was re-
nominated by the President on Tuesday. 1t is
believed in Washington that he will again be re-
jected, the chief ground of opposition being that
| he is not resident of the District.
| Congressman Morrison and his followers got
| another squelcher in the House on Saturday, and
it is now evident that the "tarif reformers" have
been effectually knocked out for the present ses-
sion, at least. Morrisons Congressional career
ends with the present session, his constituents
having refused to return him to the Fiftieth Con
| gress.
The immensely wealthy Misses Caldwell, OF
Newport, R. l., who have taken house in Wash
ington for the winter, create something of SEN
saton as they drive about the streets of the city
| Their turnout consists of pair of piebald Ara
bian horses, attached to a coupe, the entire body
| of which is of fine yellow cane, plated like the
| seat of chair.
| Congressman Reid, of North Carolina, has
not occupied his seat at the present session OF
Congress and it is believed he has left the coun-
try. He had been engaged at home in number
gone away to escape punishment: He is only 81
years of age, was immensely popular and had an