The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-08-07
Our washing ton Letter.

endeavOr6 TO carry out the law.
III Our washington Letter. E
wAsHxcroN. D. c.. August 4 1854.
Editor Covar Chronicle: 49,. - Il
The annual report of the chief
of the appointment division of the
post Office department issued on
Wednesday last contains some ex-
tremely interesting information
upon the subject of changes that
have been made in the post Offices.
There were "a, TAT new post masters
appointed during the last fiscal
year, an increase of IL, 200 over the
previous year. The total number
of changes made under the head
of removals and suspensions is
given at 1856, an increase of 1856.
Congress will probably adjourn
some time during the present week,
but no one is yet able to definitely
name the day. The apprehension
that the President may veto the
oleomargarine bill, and that Con-
gress may try to pass it over the
veto, the uncertainty as to the time
likely to be consumed by the vari-
GUS committees of conference, in
dictate that it is doubtful about
reaching an adjournment before
the latter part of the week.
There are two measures awaiting
the signature of the President,
concerning the fate of which q
great deal of interest is taken by
the public. These are, the oleo-
margarine bill and the Morrison
joint resolution for the reduction
of the surplus. The President
has received the oleomargarine bill
back from the attorney general,
with an opinion that it is q consti-
tutional measure, but at the same
time he states that he has doubts
as to the wisdom of passing such
q law, The President has not been
pressed by the friends of the meas
ure, though he is in constant re-
ceipt of protests from it's opponents,
and there is much conjecture as to
what he viii do with the bill.
The question as to convict labor
which has been so extensively dis
cussed during recent years, is re-
csiving it's share Of sttention from
Congress-. The Senate on Tuesday,
passed the House resolution ,au-
thorizing and directing the COM
missioner of labor to make q full
investigation ~ to the kind and
amount of work performed in the
prisons of the various States and
Territories, and as to all the facts
pertaining to convict labor, and
the influence of the same upon the
industries of the country.
MI. Virgins, the journal clerk
of the House Of Representatives,
has of late been very much annoyed
by continual inquiries as to the
probable time of adjournment On
Tuesday last he determined to rid
himself of the annoyance, and
suspended q card from bronze
ornament near his desk, the card
reading: "We are unable to say
when Congress will adjourn sine
die. Please, oh please, do not ask. =
During two or three days after the
card was suspended more than one
hundred Congressman and their
friends were referred to it by Mr..
Virgins, in answer to their ques-
tions. A new card has recently
been substituted for the old one,
the new card reading &C Congress
will have to adjourn sine die on
March 4th, 1887" rIss-t
The improvements which have
been in progress during the past
few weeks upon the Presidents
recently purchased house, are about
completed. !, The old stone house
has been transformed into a modern
summer villa, provided with all the
modern improvements, while the
grounds have been very much i'm
proved and ornamented. A large
number of building lots in the
vicinity have been purchased and
several fine residences will be
erected during the season.
The resignation of Mr.. s. p
Rounds, the public printer, has
been accepted by the President,
and Gen. Rogers, of Buffalo, an
old personal friend of Mr.. Cleve-
land, is said to have been named
as his successor. III.