The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-07-24
Washington Letter.
From our regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON. July

take up good deal of his time the
coming week, but it will be made as
exp cautiously as possible and may not
consume thirtysix hours altogether. 1t
will make pleasant break in his Off
clal duties, and his presence at The AL
bany celebration will add much to the
eclat of it. White House annals con
tinue to be dull, and not much news
from that quarter Can be looked for
until after the summer vacation now
impending.
Mrs. Cleveland held her last NOR
ming reception for the season on Thurs
day. This was the sixth of pleasant
series which have been well attended
not only by the general public but by
our resident society, among whom the
universal verdict is that the Presidents
bride is in every way charming and
fitted for the exalted position which she
DOW occupies.
The close of the fiscal year always
brings anxiety to the employees of the
departments. This year the anxiety
has been more intense and widespread
than usual for various reasons, ard in
some cases it has resulted in serious ILL.,
hess The best clerks in the department
tai service are those who have little or
no outside influence, and it often hap
pens that the necessary reduction of
force is made by the dismissal of men
aud women of this class. In many in
stances narrow-giuge chiefs of divisions
or bureaus punish clerks who fail to
toady to them by recommending their
dismissal, and as this fact is pretty
wcii understood those clerks who have
no pow erfhl senatorial or other friends
make painful efforts to keep on the
right side Of their chiefs, although they
may, and very often do, have profound
contempt for them. If a chief is a square
man (which is sometimes the CASEY the
male and female clerk who fetches CAN
dy or flowers to him is source of EN-
brrassmcnt. If, however, the chief is
constructed Of cheap material he accepts
everything as matter Of course. and
thinks he honors the d,ars
The Presidents order relating to ant
forbilling participation in political af
fairs by employees Of the departments
is II God-scld to people situated as an
old cal,rcd messenger in the Interio
Department. Said he, a day or two ago
81 WIZ put ia hyar by Sinater Login
an Use KEEP in hyar by Presidene Clebe
Ian; Oh course feels kinder warm to
wards bofc, an doant know jist which
kind oh club to katch outer, dimmycra
or pwblikiu."
Acting Secretary Fairchild yesterda.
dismissed the chief of division an,
two clerks in his Office for alleged dis
creditalae conduct in connection will
examinations for promotion. The chic
lost his pace on aocount of a charge o
surrepttiously furnishing the two clerk
with examination papers i'll advance
and the clerks Oh the charge of reoeiv
ing the papers and denying that the
r had do,ae SO. The summary action .
G Acting Secretary Fairchild has create
+ quite sensation ia the Treasury d.
partment, and if, as supposed, it ha
been the custom to furnish informatie
in advance to favorite candidates fo
promotion in any other Offices of tn
department, it will be discontinued, ft
no one will now dare to give or receiv
information in advance.
connection with the debate OH tn
vetoed pension bills, when they sha
be taken up, it is understood that Sc,
~ eral republican Senators will make vi
! lent assaults upon the President. 1t
also understood that one Senator is m
king elaborate preparations for h
- speech, with.the intention of raking t
President fore and aft. If he carries O
this Intention, that republican Senat
r will he attacked from the democra
t. side, and it is said case will he p
A. scented in which he charged wild,
II 5000 for procuring her pension since
. came to Congress. This is very era
IS charge. Senators and Representative