The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-01-09
NOTES ON EVENTS AT THE CAPITAL.
lettings Here and There In Washington
What the New Administration Is
Doing Gleanings from the Tel
egraph and the Reliable
CORRESPONDENT.

| II Thomases and 10 Georges.
Seven hundred and ninety bills were presented
in the House of Representatives on Tuesday and
as many more on Wednesday.
Seven editors are members of the present
House of Representatives to keep the
balance of the fellows straight.
Congress reassembed on Tuesday last and
has again got down to work-that is if what most
of the members do may be called work.
| The President gave a dinner at the White
House on Wednesday evening, in honor of the
Misses Tiden, nieces of Hon. Sam'l ]. Tiden.
The "social season" is now at its height in
Washington and dinners, receptions, parties, &C.,
are numerous among the people who shine in So
ciety.
Mr. Walker Blaine, who has been an assist
ant counsel in the Court of Alabama Claims, will
shortly resign and begin the practice of law in
Chicago.
Congressman Louttit of California, was a
blacksmith's apprentice, but employed his leisure
time in reading law He is eminently a self
made man.
Since the 4th of March, 1885, 13,425 COM
missions have been issued to fourth class post.
masters. This looks like the "rascals" were being
fred pretty rapidly.
The Maryland Code of Laws is to be adopted
for use in the District of Columbia. There will,
however, be some few revisions necessary in the
local administration.
j. Fenton Thomas, of Maryland, has been
permanently appointed postoffice inspector by
the P. NJ. General. The salary is Sl,SOO year
and 81 per day for travelling expenses.
-Secretary Whitney is great lover of good
horses. He keeps several fine coach and road
teams, besides saddle horses and couple of trot-
tiers that are very quick with their feet.
A prominent United States Senator will en-
deavor to get law through the present Congress
to prohibit the sale of liquor in Washington city.
No one believes, of course, that the scheme will
succeed.
George A. Lamoreaux, of Highland Mills, N.
Y, named his infant son Grover Cleveland, and
this week the President sent him his photograph
and autograph, and also photograph of the
White House.
Mr.. j. w. Birmingham, of Southern Mary
land, who was applicant for chief of the station
cry Lewiston of the Postofice Department, posi-
ton worth $4,000 per year, has withdrawn his ap-
plication for the same.
Comparatively few Democratic Senators and
Representatives were among those who called
upon the President on New Years day, and the
absence of many prominent statesmen was the
subject of considerable comment.
The Baltimore Reform League has fled with
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the confirmation of Morris A. Thomas as Indian
Inspector. If Senator Wilson is correctly repor-
ted he will favor the confirmation of Mr.. Thomas.
"A count of the stamps in the Office of the Com
missioner of Internal Revenue has just been GEM
pleted and the money value found to be little
more than SAL 100000, which agreed with the
balance as called for by the books of the depart
ment
The largest pension ever secured by pri-
vate soldier was paid to Alexander Gilehrist, Of
Indiana, Pa, on Tuesday. 1t was for back pay
and aggregated Sl2,151. Gilchrist is blind
decrepit old man and has been an inmate of the
poor house for years.
When Secretary Manning assumed charge Of
the Treasury Department he found surplus
amounting in round numbers to S150,000, O0O.-
1t is now stated that this surplus has been in.
creased month by month until at this time il
reaches S2OS,OOO,0OO.
Senator Beck, of Kentucky, and Senate,
Eustis, of Louisiana, resemble each other so strong
ly that they are frequently taken for brothers,
Both big, broad. shouldered, full-beared, dark
complexioned and their black hair and boards are
strongly marked with gray.
MIR. Blair on Tuesday introduced in the SEN
ate bill providing for the erection in Washing
ton of monuments to President Lincoln and Gen.
eral Grant similar to the Washington monument
to cost 81 900 900 each-none but American citi-
zens to be employed on the work.
The rolls of the National Civil Service Com
mission are crowded with the names of applicants
from States near Washington, and the Commits.
ranu, which, according to apportionment, Is en-.
titled to 10 appointments out of 1000, has now
2S4 applicants upon the records.
"A bill was introduced in the Senate on Wed.
nesday to allow President Monroe the half pay
due him as lieutenant colonel of infantry from
Nov 3, 1888, to the close of the Revolutionary
war, and to pay the same to his legal representa-
tives. Senator Logan said that Mr.. Monroe never
was a colonel and was never in the army at all.
Senator Palmer's residence, in McPher-
son Square, is one of the handsomest in Washing
ton. All the upholstery and other furnishings
were made to order in New York and cost thous-
ands of dollars. The house is finished in hard
wood, the dining-room alone containing twenty.
one tons of solid mahogany, imported from Hon
duras
"A bill introduced in Congress- on Tuesday
provides that any honorably discharged soldier
of the late war, who is or shall become disabled
from any not the result of his own careless
ness Or vicious habits, and is dependent upon his
own labor, shall be placed on the roll. 1t also
increases the pensions of widows and minor chill
dren from IS to Sl2.
IF we can believe the newspapers there is q
bitter fight going on quietly between Secretary
Bayard and Gov. Curtain, of Pennsylvania, grow
ing out of n long standing political quarrel 1t
is said the Secretary entirely ignores the Pennsy-
vania Congressman and is opposed to his being
appointed chairman of any of the important COM
mittees of the House.
| An office seeker who had been in Washingto
many weeks, gave up few days ago and returned
to his home, and for the most novel of reasons
He had valuable ring which he intended to wear
when he presented his case to the President. But
he unfortunately lost this ring and it could no
where be found he gave up, believing that without
the ring he would not be able to the coveted
place.
Tho newspaper correspondents say that in
addition to the regular police force duty at the
White House during the public reception New
Years day, there were also large number of
private detectives in citizens dress, who were
everywhere at all times and eyed the great crowd
very closely. 1t is asserted that this precaution
was taken in order to keep out cranks who might
be bent upon doing the President bodily harm.
The weather in Washington on New Years
day was delightful and calling was very general.
The reception at the White House, at which the
President was assisted by Miss Cleveland and the
members of the Cabinet, with their wives and
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