The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-03-13
Washin 5ton Letter
From our regular Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. Mar. HISS

ooTS ot congress are bound to aCCep
generally the very courteous invitation
that has been extended to them, an
they will he there in force. So will b.
the Army, and Nav, the Diplomat
Corps, the members OF the Jddiciar
and the newspaper people, who hay
tor the first time been general V invite
, to appear at White House receptio,
In Mr.. Hayes time, when invitation
, were sent by cards to Senators Al
Members Of Congress, they were al'
sent to a portion OF the ladies an gel
tIemen Of the press in Washington, bu
on Friday the secretary of Senate all,
the Clerk of the House of Representa-
tives, respectively, received the follow
lug communication from the White
House, "The President requests that
you extend to the members of the press
who are entitled to admission to the re-
\porter's gallery Of the Senate and
House his invitation to attend, with
the ladies Of their families, the execu-
tive reception to be given at the Exccu
tive Mansion on Tuesday evening next
from 8 to Il P NJ. in honor of the Con-
gress"
There has been some foolish stuff
printed in some of the New York pa
pers concerning the appearance Of q
crest on the invitations sent out by
Miss Cleveland to ladies to attend her
lunch parties. This crest. which is en-
bossed III gilt on the cards, shows tho
figure of AN eas lie with the words 81
pluribus unum," aud has been uaed as
the official crest of the White House
from time immemoral. The adoption
of the words, "The Presidents House
underneath oy Miss Cleveland is also
very far from being an innovation. All
the linen and silver Of the Executive
Mansion have always been marked ''Thc
Presidents House" This wa, done to
distinguish what belonged to the private
portion of the establishment from the
puLlic aad official part Of it. 1t is said
that the title "Execurve Mansion" was
introduced about 1873. Previous to
hat time "rhc Presidents House" was
the usual and, of course, the proper
designation employed.
The Presi lent reception on Tuesday
next may be said tn mark the end Of
the present social season, but later Miss
Cleveland will NIKE ann ,uncement OF
the time ut which sine will bo at home
10 her friends, and she WILL as usual
continue to- receive them on one or
more days each week. The ladies of
the Cabinet will not holl any formal
receptions during L"nt. They viii re-
GIVE their friends informally in the
but viii not be at home on
Wednesdays hereafter.
Z. The republicans side of the Senate re-
presents the wealth Of that body 1t IL
much easier to pick ont millionaire
amsng TIE republican Senators than a
poor man. Senator'S Sherman, Bowen,
Cameron, Hale, Malone, Miller Of Ca
lifornia, Palmer. Sawyer and Stanford
are estimated to rank among the mil
louaircs of the country, while Senators
Allison, Dolph, Edmunds, Evarts, In
gals, Miller of New York, Plumb, Spoo-
ner, Van Wyck, and perhaps several
others. are generally classified as very
rich. Senator Teller is enumerated
among the milionaires by some who
claim to have an insight into his earthly
but he protests that he i.
poor. On the democratic side of the
there is but little wealth and
the millionaires are exceedingly scarce.
Senator Fair is the onl y occupant of
seat on that aide of the chamber whose
riches run up to millions. Senator
Brown is estimated by some to be worth
possibly million dollars and Senator
Camden, though wealthy, cannot reach
the seven figure class.
Mr.. Morrison and the friends of his
tariff bill appreciate the importance Of
time in getting the measure through
the House, and for that reason they
are opposing the demands Of the ''busi
ness interests" to b. heard. 1t is argued
that the committee is familiar with
the subject, and that the msnufactu-
rers can lay all necessary information
before the committee by letter without
the waste of time involved in oral hear