The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-04-17
lettings Here and There in Washington
Matters In Congress---0leanings
from the Telegraph and the ere
liable" Correspondent.

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liable" Correspondent.
There are in the Congressional Library $685.
1874 books and 191, 900 pamphlets.
1T is said that Congressman Frank Lawler, of
Chicago, is the proprietor of three liquor saloons
in that city.
The appointments for Maryland, made by the
President last week, have not yet been acted upon
by the Senate.
They call Mrs. General Sheridan the Princess
of Wales of Washington society. She is said to
be as amiable as she is lovely.
One of the saddest looking of all Congressman
is Senator Morgan, of Alabama, whose family be-
reavements have left deep marks upon his face.
Secretary Manning is improving very slowly,
but he is now thought to be out of danger. The
talk about his resigning seems to have subsidized.
Congressman Hanback,, of Kansas, besides
other accomplishments, has cultivated tenor
voice and bald head and he is very proud of
both.
They say that when Congressman Scott APP
pears on the streets of Erie, Pa, the whole city
turns out to see him, and remark, "Great Scott
our Congressman"
The name of Secretary Whitney is being
mentioned in Washington as possible Presiden-
tial candidate. He is an immensely wealthy man
and lives in grand STYLE
The Government receiptsfo for the last fiscal year
from customs were $1S3, 3l2, 1858; internal reve
nue., Sill, 421, 121O7 postofices ,32s.1S;
total, 1914, 273,6l7SS.
Since the present administration came in
there has been a reduction of 267 in the force of
the Treasury Department, resulting in an annual
saving, so it is said, of S232,6OO.
"A statement of the United States Treasurer
shows that the net gold coin and bullion in the
Treasury the 10th of April was SIS, 32O, 1858, an
increase of S37, 242 263 since July 31st last.
1t is thought that Congress viii be ready to
take up the tariff bill early in May and when it
does the amount of "oratory" that will be wasted
will be something entirely beyond calculation.
The rush of Marylanders on the National
Capital has greatly fallen off and the Senators and
Representatives from this State are now having a
little time to attend to their legislative duties.
Senator German has declined the chairman
| ship of the Democratic Senatorial Congressional
| Committee and it is given out that he will take
no active part in the next political campaign in
this State.
The Clerk of the Supreme Court of the Dis
trict of Columbia is Hon. Return J. Meigs, who
reached his S5th birthday on Tuesday. He is
still hale and. hearty man and discharges his
duties very efficiently.
"A colored laborer in the Treasury Depart
ment has a record of having killed more than 600
rats in the basement of that building. He does
the work with his bare hands and is said to be
wonderfully expert at it.
Representative Pulitzer, of New York, who
had been in his seat less than ten days during the
present session of Congress, has resigned. He is
the proprietor of the N. Y. World and his news
paper takes up all his time.
Congressman Daniel, of Virginia. does not be-
lieve in legislation cure for the labor troubles
lie says, "You might as we'll put mustard plaster
on bald head for heart disease as to apply legis
lation for the cure of labor troubles"
President Cleveland thinks that every young
man should cultivate the muscles of his right
hand. He knows not the day nor the hour when
he may be called upon to shake his countrymen
in the blue-room at the White House.
The relations between Secretary Lamar and
Land Commissioner Sparks are said to be decided
ly unpleasant growing out of the dctatorial spirit
and pompous manner of the latter official, who is
making himself extremely unpopular.
1T is believed that very soon the President
will appoint new Internal Revenue Collector for
Maryland. Those now most prominently named
for the place are DIR. George Wells, of Annapolis,
and Judge Chew. of Prince Georges county.
Mr.. Charles Jones, in his ninety-sixth year,
visited the Capitol, in Washington, on Saturday
for the first time in seventy-five years. At the
time of his former visit Madison was President,
and he spent several days as guest at the White
1t is said that the President on his late visit
to the San Domingo Ducking Club, on the Gun
powder, killed seven red-h ducks at one dis
charge of his double barreled gun. These ducks
were served for dinner on the White House table
the day following.
Secretary Lamar has gone to Mississippi on
a two weeks trip and Attorney General Garland
will 90 To his home in Arkansas II is afated that