The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-04-28

squares are gay with the yellow bios
SONS of the Forsythia and the white
of the magnolia, while the cloudy
pink of the peach tree peers over gar
den walls. It is hard to tell what I'M
presses one most-tle sostness OF the
climate, the fine avenues; some over
two miles long radiating from the
Capitol like the sticks of a fan, the
green circles and squares and traan-
giles that greet you unexpectedly IN
every direction, the magnifcence OF
the public buildings, or the cosy ele-
egance of the private residences.
It is not to be wondered at that un-
der the seduction of a Washington
spring the President should ''hshtly
turn to thoughts OF love-" Ifan oysteS
could fall in love atall, it would be on
one of these bright spring days IN
Washington. Whether or not Mr..
Cleveland is to many in the near fu-
ture, it is believed that he will, an@
the would-be-knowing-ones accuse
him of manifesting every matrimonial
symptom. He goes out more frequent
" now than ever before, and those
who meet him on his afternoon drives
with his private Secretary, come to
the imaginative conclusion that he is
very happy and sentimental despite
the cares of State.
This is the time for drives and rides
and walks about the city, and every
body who can take time for it, IS out
Of doors. Members of the Cabinet,
Justices of the Supreme Court, Sena-
tors, Representatives, and Depart
ment officials may be seen after four
o'clock P. VI. on orse-back, on foot,
Or in more or less elegant turnouts on
the streets and country roads around
the city, while the ladies who are
busy with spring shopping, throns
Pennsylvania avenue all day long.
Congress has come to a point IN the
session where it is necessary to ezer-
else pluck OF principle. Various ap'
propriation bills-for the aid Of edu'
cation, falsely so styled in some in,
stances for new pensions, for river
and harbor improvements, for public
buildings, and, other enterprises fol
expending the peoples money, are
coming up for action. The Republi,
can minority, feeling responsibility
neither for the House nor the Presi-
dent, do not care If the record of the
session is conspicuous for extrava'
gance, and a grave responsibility is
thus placed upon the Democrats IL
Congress.
The River and Harbor bill is now
before the House and members arc
working at it section by section
and voting away money in or.
der to help each other carry doubtful
districts in the coming fall elections
Each one of a dozen little unheard-ot
rivers and bays, in many states, wants
an appropriation to dredge its chan,
mel two feet deeper perhaps, so that
the one or two steamboats, that pile
its waters, may not run aground
Some of these demands upon the
Treasury vaults would be luidcrous i
they were not so outrageously impu.
dent. Their only excuse is the neces
sity of Congressmen to buy votes
with Government money, and thei,
only chance of passage is the average
members willingness to log-roll.
The Senate on Wednesday, passed
between four and five hundred pri-
vate pension bills; the largest days
work that either branch of Congress
ever did. It also voted to erect a
fire proof hall in this city for keeping
records, and Senator Hoar wittily ask
ed before voting for it if it were spec
tally for the safe keeping for the Pres
ident's private papers" The Senate
continues to debate in a rather Ian
guild way during part of each day,
the subject Of secret or no secret ses-
sions.
The Attorney General as a witness
has infused new interest into the Pan
Electric investigation this week. He
gave statement of his connection
With the affair, declaring that he had
never used official position to advance
the interest of the scheme, that he had
had nothing whatever, to do wish
the bringing of the Govt. suit that he
still retained his stock which was not
a gift, that instead OF making, he had
lost s40O by Pan Electricity, but that
it was perfectly Legitimate enter
prise for all that.
Much interest has also been taken
in the Strike investigation now in
progress here, owing to the fact that
Grand Master Workman Powderly
and Jay Gould among others, were
present as witnesses: An exceeding
ly interesting body Of testimony was
given all around, but Mr.. Powderly
drew more attention than the rail road
king. He made a full presentation OF
the case, and gave full history OF the
Knights organization.
Too Many School Books.
-4b5crlUe IQctliuna: A man is blind
if he cannot see many Ways in which