The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-07-17
NEWS NOTES FROM WASHINGTON.

1T is thought now that Congress will not ad-
journ before some time in August
On Wednesday the President issued an order
prohibiting Government officials from active par
ticpation in politics.
1t is stated in Washington that Secretary of
State Bayard is ambitious of serving the United
States Supreme Bench.
The Senate has passed the bill to pension
surviving officers and enlisted men of the Mexican
war at the rate of So per month.
The Senate Committee on appropriations has
stricken out the appropriation of $57 900 for the
completion of Washington Monument.
Congressman A. G. Curtin, of Pennsylvania,
has declined denomination and will retire at the
close of the present session of Congress.
On the 9th instant the Senate rejected the
nomination of Hon. John Goode, of Virginia, who
was named by the President some time ago for
Solicitor General
There is a rumor that Congressman Boyle, of
Pennsylvania, has been offered the position of
Solicitor General, now vacant by reason of Mr..
Goodies rejection.
The secretary of the Democratic Congressional
Campaign Committee, Phil Thompson, of Ken
lucky, proposes to ask Mr.. Cleveland for a cOntri
button of 81 900 to the campaign fund.
Senator German on Tuesday offered an amend
ment to the deficiency bill to pay the B. O.
Railroad Company $4,000, being balance due
for transporting troops during the war.
Attorney General Garland, whose health is
much impaired, will go to his home in Arkan' as
about August 1st to remain two months. There
is rumor that he will retire from the Cabinet
An enterprising Washington photographer
has secured number of negatives of Mrs. Cleve-
land taken in different positions and dresses, and
as they have her approval they be relied on as
being good. The artist, who has protected him
self by a copyright, will reap harvest.
The name of Hon. William Pinkney Whyte
has been mentioned in Washington for the posi-
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having failed of confirmation. The salary is ST.
500, but it is not believed that the ex-senator
would take the place if it were offered to him.
The Senate has inserted in the Appropriation
bill an item of 200 for the purchase of the
three adjoining houses belonging to Gen. Benz. F.
Butler, on Capitol Hill, which are to be used by
department of the Coast Survey. The Govern
ment now rents these houses, paying $4,000 per
year for them.
Senator Stanford, of California, it is said, will
soon resign his seat in the Senate "He is tired
of public life. Recently he had an attack apoplec
tic in its nature. He will remain in the Senate
until Congress adjourns its session, but he will re-
sign in order to have his duly elected so
as to enter the Senate when it meets again next
winter"
From the position taken by the members Of
the Civil Service Commission in the case of ex
Postmaster Veazey, of Baltimore, it would appear
that they intend to see that the civil service law
is enforced, notwithstanding the growing opposi
ton to it. The Commission says Mr.. Veazey vio-
lated the spirit of the law and he is censured for
his evasion of it.
In the House on Wednesday Representative
Morrison secured the passage of a resolution for
applying the surplus over Si00,000,0G0 in the
treasury, held for the redemption of U. S. notes,
to the payment of the interest bearing indebted
ness of the United States, in sums not less than
S10,000,O00 per month. All the Maryland Rep
resentatives except Mr. Findey, voted for the res
olution.
"A very useful measure was passed by Con-
gress few days ago-a bill establishing national
forest reservation in Montana around the head
waters of the Columbia and Missouri and along
their tributaries. This reservation will be closed
to settlement, nor will any one be allowed to cut
timber there to carry on any private enterprise
1t is to exist solely for the purpose of preserving
the usefulness of the two great rivers.
On the 9th inst. the House tabled Mr.. Hol-
mans motion to reconsider the vote by which $751;
600 in gifts to the House employees was approprl-
ated from the Treasury. The Senate will add
like amount for its own employees, and the steal
will go through both Houses as usual. The money
thus taken from the Treasury, under the guise of
law, is a pure gratuity voted in the form of an
extra months pay to men who do ten months
work in two years.
1t is stated that Attorney G euera Garland
will return his Pan Electric stock to Prof. Rogers
before he leaves for his heme. 1t has nominal
value of 81 500, 900, but it is said that to-day it
is worth no more than the paper it is printed on.
1t has, however, made the Attorney General
great deal of trouble and is probably in some
measure accountable for his i'll health. But he
says he can't return it until the present suit
against him has been disposed of.
Elk Gov. Thompson, of South Carolina, the
new Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, is
staunch civil service reformer. In an interview
on Monday he said 81 am heartily in sympathy
with the stand the President has takan in this
matter. don't think there is anything more to
be said than that. had very good idea of the
duties of this office, and know that could either
assist or obstruct the President in his policy. I
did not come here to obstruct him. have always
been in favor of civil. service reform, and have
done my best to enforce it in South Carolina"