The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-06-25
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WARRINGTON LETTER.
wAsnIxoron. d. e., June a. ices

Having entered upon The seventh
month o. The 0rsl session % The forty,
ninth Congresa. The lower House pro.
Iso@es % make IN EFFORT % crowd ehe
work through within The time consumed
ny the srssion ending July rs 1854
This prospect to the Outside observer. d
not very promising; but those aupposc,|
TO direct the majority of the upper aud
tower Housss. ssy that u can and proba-
bly, will he accomplished. There q a.
ready talk Of introducing Z resolution n
the House liking June 80. for adjourn.
ment. vita the expectation that The date
viii not b ct more than ten or twelve
days beyond that time.
There seems 20 hsve been very good
management displayed In the matter Of
making contracts for postoflce supplies
during the eighteen monshs past and
consequently great saving 10 the Gov
eminent has been the result During
Judge Gresham term - Postmaster
General, this business became greatly
mixed and certain contracts were lsi
which subsequently, proved not 10 have
been entire businese-Iike transactions
Postmaster General Villas 10 giving spe-
cisI attention 10 this cIsss Of work under
him. and together with third assistant
Postmaster General Haxeu, after much
careful labor. now have binding con-
tracts which. while they will doubtless
yield fair profits 20 the contractors. will,
st the same time, BE- Of great advantage
and benefit to the public q large. Take
for instance the contract for stamped en-
velopes just made BY the Posimssterl
General Tor the four coming years, CON-
July /. Before advertising tor
proposals for these envelopes the depart
nent had Z great deal Of preparatory
york 10 transact consisting chiefly oil
getting the most suitable paper for the /
various styles Of envelopes, changing |
he styles Of the old ones, and other
york OF . similar nature. Ii IL esti-
mated that there will Be ordered BY the
apartment during the coming year.
3 35100O worth of stamped envelopes.
z IL should pay for them IN the basis Of
he present contract disbursement Of
yer o930,0Oo over and above that sum
vouid Be required. The result will
therefore, Be : saving Of upward Of .
million Of dollars or about Is per cent.
The report that ex-senator Davis. III
Vest Virginia, might possibly be ap-
ointed Secretary Of the Treasury, has
sused much amusement during the past
veek. for il IL we'll known that the Pres-
lent has no Intention OF appointing 81
nccessor TO Secretary Manning at least
ntil the coming October. IL 10 pro-
able II the truth were known thai theI
reeence Of Stephen EIkins. son-in-IawI
Mr. Davis, and Blaine's lieutenant in
le last campaign. was the only draw
rex which the President found in spen-
Ing the first OF his married life at Deer
ark Il was really laughsble 70 seeI
ith what alscrity the ut witted Elk.
. reached The latter place from New
ork in order to have his arrival an
,unced during the Presidents sojourn
ERE. Mr.. Elkins Il BY no means 81
ose mouthed person and therefore,
ough only arriving q Deer Park on
% morning Of Mr.. cleveiand's depart-
e, be managed 70 interview and p,-
de HE views Of the President in the
'ess dispatches the following day.
C. A. 8.