The Baltimore County union., 1886-04-03
NOTES ON EVENTS AT THE CAPITAL.
Jottings Here and There in Washington
Matters in Congress---Gleanings
from the Telegraph and the ERE
liable" CORRESPONDENT.


month of March amounts to about $l4,250,0OO.
1t is said that Western member of Congress
has won $4,000 at poker since the beginning OF
the present session of Congress.
1t is said that Secretary Manning's right side
is paralyzed and that his condition is much more
critical than the public is allowed to know.
Secretary Lamar has not yet been able to get
private secretary to suit him. His son occupies
the position, but is unable to write shorthand.
internal revenue receipts for the month OF
February, 1856, were $751; 1886 in of the re-
ceipts for the corresponding month of last year.
"A bill was introduced in the Senate on Tues
day appropriating s5OO,OOO to erect monument
in Washington to the memory of Abraham Lin
coin.
The Treasury Department has prepared
new design for $40 silver certificates, having upon
il an excellent vignette of the late Vice President
Hendricks.
Bishop Paret on Wednesday night confirmed
sixty-one persons in St. Johns Church, Washing
ex- President Arthur.
The Maryland Congressional delegation has
agreed upon Hon. Barnes Compton as the repre-
sentative from this State on the Congressional
campaign committee.
Another death has occurred in one OF the
families of the Presidents official famiy-that Of
Mrs. Berry, of Cleveland, Ohio, grandmother OF
Mrs Secretary Whitney.
Three members of President Cleveland's Cab
met are now incapacitated for work on account OF
illness-Secretaries Manning and Lamar and
Attorney General Garland.
The total number of removals of fourth-class
! 1887, was $685. There are about $4,000 of this
class of offices in the country.
1t is now said that the Treasury Department
is in a very unhealthy condition, owing to defec-
tive ventilation and drainage, and it will require
$50 900 or more to remedy the defects.
"A bill has been introduced in the Senate ap-
propriating s35 900 to erect in Washington
statue and monument to the memory of John
Barry, the first commodore of the U. S. Navy.
building permits for 80 houses were issued
in Washington during the month of March, the
estimated value of which is S7O3,694. This is the
largest number of permits ever before issued in
single month.
| Fred Douglass and his white wife are daily
seen in the Senate gallery and appear to take
great deal of interest in the proceedings. They
are rarely seen to speak together. They are going
abroad this summer.
Two BARRIERS are employed to shave the men,
bers of the Senate and they are paid by the Gov
ernment 81 600 and s72O year respectively
This is not q bad job considering the time the
Senate is in session.
Senator Ransom is called the dandy of the
Senate being remarkably neat in his dress. He
is ''cuE- E-shooter'-always polling down his cuffs
so that at least three inches of them may be seen
below his coat sleeves.
Butler Mahone son of Senator Malone, was
tried in Washington on Monday, on the charge
of shooting with intent to kill colored waiter in
hotel in that city. He was convicted of COM
mon assault and fined 500.
Representative Shaw on Monday introduced a
bill to pay Henry B. Streavig, of Carroll county,
S32 for produce furnished Union soldier during
the late war This is believed to be the smallest
claim ever presented in Congress.
The Washington Critic suggests that an as
sociation to be called Afternoons of Labor be
formed, and that no one except Senators, Repre-
sentatives, Judges of the Supreme Court and their
assistants be admitted to membership.
"A few days ago Virginia politician named
Jones attempted to assault Senator Riddleberger,
of that State, at the entrance to the Senate cham
ber. He told the Senator that 'if justice were
done, you would be in the peniteutiary."
The President slipped away from Washington
on Friday evening of last week and spent that
night and Saturday with some friends at the San
I returned to Washington Saturday night
The Democrats of the District of Columbia
are very much rled because Edgar P. Watkins, q
farmer of Montgomery county, Nd, has been ap-
pointed deputy collector of customs for Washing
ton. The Office is only worth IS per day.
Congress seems to be running wild on the pen
sion business. On Monday kentucky member
introduced a bill granting pension of SIS pei
month to all honorably discharged soldiers and
sailors who served in the Union army during the
late war.
1t is said in Washington that Secretary En'
dicott is the most icly unapproachabe man in
public life there largely owing to the fact that he
is unable altogether to rid himself of notion that
he is still Judge of the Supreme Court of Mas
sachusetts.
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the nomi'
nation of Hon. VIM. NJ. Merrich to be Judge o
the District Court. There was some opposition
to him on account of his advanced age, and 8
stormy debate ensued but he got through by @
vote of 26 to l6.
Senator Vance, of North Carolina, made 6
strong speech in the Senate on Wednesday, wher
the bill to repeal the civil service law vas unde
consideration. He denounced the system in un
measured terms and ridicued the President fol
his adherance to it.
Mr.. VIM. R. Travers, of New Yort- --' 00''
:,----- rI.centh street, to Mr.. c. B
Jewell, for $4,000, and has bought the residence
now occupied by Senator Evarts, for $4,000
Mr.. Travers is son-in-law of the late Revdery
johnson, of Maryland.
Among the members of the United States
Senate ingalls, talks loudest, Edmunds most
Malone least, while Evarts sits and muses. quiet
, ly. Hoar looks most like grandmother, and
, German receives most callers and is favorite o
the pages, as he was once page himself.
"A delegation from Baltimore called on thu
the President Wednesday and recommended
Mr.. R. W. Baldwin, young lawyer of that city
for U. S. District Attorney for Maryland. Mr.
Baldwin is q new man in the fight and the gen
eral impression is that he entered it too late.
1t is now said that Secretary Manning, who's
improvement is very slow, will not return to hi
work in the Treasury Department, even if he get
entirely well, result which. though hoped fer, i
not generally expected. 1t is believed the hcav!
pressure upon the Secretary and the unoeusini
labor which it entailed the cause of hi
trouble.
q 1T is now given out that Senator Jones, o
Florida, who has not been in his seat since tn,
present session commenced, but who has beef
o suing for the hand of a wealthy lady in Detroit
is about to return to Washington. The Senate
, now SAYS that the reason he kept away from tn