The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-09-22
TIE PRESIDENTS RETURN.
He - EXPECTED soon re OCCUPY HIS
COTTAGE.


Vacation Of Cabinc; Onccrs-Secrctary Man
nfn:'. Intention to Retire from Public Life
Other Matters.
Correspondence ct the Baltimore Sum-
WASHINGTON, September 17.-The
ut-of-town season is about over, and
Washington society is returning to its
city home. The President has probably
grown weary of fishing and cunning in
the Adirondacks, and no doubt is look
ing forward with pleasant anticipation
to occupying his rcmodelcd cottage on
Georgetown Heights. Information re-
ceived here yesterday indicates that he
Will start homeward this week. During
his absence the repairs on the cottage
have been pushed forward to completion,
and the interior thoroughly cleaned and
FURNISHED, SO that al is in readiness
for the reception of the President and
his wife should they arrive here to-mor-
row. I! is the intention of the President
to occupy his cottage until cold weather
sets in, and even then he will probably
spend his winter Sundays there. The
return of the President will, of course,
be the signal for the homecoming Of the
cabinet and other prominent officials,
who fool +bot 4ba,- orn NOT op+;tIo1 70 n
longer vacation than the head Of the
Government. Postmaster General Villas
Will return from his home in Wisconsin
the later part of the present week, al
though his wife and family may delay
their return to Washington several weeks
longer. Nothing definite is known
about the intentions of Acknowledgement
Garland, but at the Department of JUS
tice he is expected here before the first
of October. Secretary Whitney has no.
titled his steward to have the I street
residence ready for occupancy by the
latter part Of next week, and also to
straighten up things at the summer
house, near the Presidents cottage. Sec
retary Lamar will be in Washington
when the first cabinet meeting is called.
He enjoys taking his vacation in driblets
whenever the spirit moves him. Secre-
tary Bayard has remained at his post all
summer, and it is probable that lie will
take 4 brief but much-nccd vacation dur
ing the month of October He viii seek
secluded spot, where he can have abso-
lutte rest aod an opportunity to rccuper-
ate.
SECRETARY aIANNISG's RETIREMENT.
There arc but few persons who expect
Secretary Manning to resume his seat at
the cabinet table. His personal friends
and those who are in frequent communi-
cation with the members of the Manning
family assert positively that his decision
to retire from the Treasury Department
is final, and has been unchanged since
he forwarded his resignation to the Pres
ident The later was and is now averse
to losing Mr.. Manning from his official
family, but he realizes the true condition
of MI. Manning's health, and therefore
cannot conscicntiously insist upon his re-
manning. Had Mr.. Manning's resigna-
ton been promptly accepted when first
rendered, there are hundre IS of anti
administration people who, it is claimed,
would have seized upon the opportunity
to charge that there was political dis
agreement between the President and
his best friend and most valued political
adviser. As soon as Mr.. Mannings fam
ly physician diagnosed the case, he an
nounced that it would be almost as much
as the patients life was worth for dim to
attempt to tax his brain with the cares
and responsibilities, to say nothing of
the physical duties, of Secretary of the
Treasury. As much as the President re-
gletted to make a change in his Cabinet,
he was obliged to bow to the inevitable.
It was determined, however, that there
was no necessity for hasty action, as
Acting Secretary Fairchild -swas fully
competent to manage the financial branch
of the government. In the meantime,
the extent Of Secretary Manning's ply
steal infrmities has become apparent to
all reasonable persons, and he Will reluc-
family retire from public life.
EXTRA WORK FOR THE CLERKS.
One night last week, Chief Clerk YOU
mans went down to the Treasury Depart
Mcnt about 10 o'clock, and found large
force of clerks at work in the Offices Of
the First Comptroller and Treasurer. AS
such an occurrence was somewhat lln-
usual, Mr.. Youmans asked chief of
division why the clerks were working at
such 4 late hour. The chief frankly in
| formed Mr. Youmans that the settlement
of the Alabama claims had imposed
large amount of additional work upon
the bureaus interested in adjusting the
claims referred to. Besides the extra
work imposed, much annoyance and de-
lay in the work have been occasioned by
the frequent visits of claimants and their
attorneys, urging that the cases in which
they were directly interested should be
made especial" =" The rules of the de-
partment require that all persons seeking
information relative to public business
shall be granted a respectful and patient
hearing. Many of the Alabama claim
ants, it is said, presume upon this rule to
occupy the time of the clerical force IL
endearoring to push the settlement OF
their respective cases ahead Of others.
This class CT claimants resort to the most
aaroit Of methods to get into the Treas
ury Department after the regular visiting
hour, which is , p. N. Every hour or
half hour which they consume in appeal
ing to clerks to make their cases ::spe-
ciaI'' delays the work Oh other cases that
much longer. To avoid any further
trouble and delay by visiting claimants,