The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-11-25
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON. D. c.,
Nov. %. 1856.

Nov, %, 1886.
Again the White House is heavily
draped in mourning and workmen
are busily engaged i'll winding sable
eInblems around the marble columns
of the Capitol, Executive Departments
and other public buildings. The
White House is looking unusually
clean, having been freshly repainted
recently, and the best bunting has
been used upon it in order that it may
not be discolored il wet weather by
the fading of the cloth as was the case
when it was last draped. The first
announcement of president Ar
thurs death was received at the White
House by a telephone message from
the Associated Press. The news
spread rapidly over the city, and the
flags on all the public buildings were
at once placed athalf mast. The Pres
ident expects to attend the funeral in
New York, and it is probable that
committees will attend representing
both branches of Congress.
Since President Cleveland owns
real estate in. the District of Column
bia, he seems to take more interest in
lOCdl litbltClS3 liz u oCCh ~
into more intimate relations with
Washingtonians. He has always had
broad views of the justice and neces-
sity of liberal treatment of the Capt.
tai City at the hands Of Congress,
however, as his treatment of the sub
ject in his message showed.
In self-sought seclusion the Presi-
dent is now working hard on his Sec
ond annual message, and it has alrea-
dy taken quite a definite shape. 9th
or officials as well Rs the President
have been compelled to go into tenn
porary retirement in order to find
quiet enough to perform important
work. The assistant Secretary of the
Treasury, MI. F%airchi:d, allows his
Office door in the Treasury building
to remain wide open even when he
would like 10 avoid disturbance, and
constantly he has a constant stream
of visitors despite the care of the
+ watchmen. When he has any work
!, on hand requiring concentrated
thought, as is now the case, he betake'
| himself to his private home rathel
: than refuse himself to callers.
The Secretary of the Treasury ha'
| just broken up an abuse that has Ions
: existed in his department. 1t was thu
: substitute system. Clerks have bee1
in the habit of employing substitutes
and giving them part of their wages
8 Mr.. Manning issued an order tina
8 clerks must perform the duties 70
which they are paid, themselves, ant
required them to appear for duty il
person or be dismissed. 1t is useles
r to say that there were very few alb
: sentees the day the order went int
t effect. The system has been great,
e abused and has greatly interferel
: with the efficiency of the force.
{ 1t is too early to decide whether tn,
oleomargarine law is equal to the &C
e complishment of all that it now aim
ut, but the first two weeks of its op
Grafton leads the internal revenue OF
Il ficers to figure up an income to tn
: Government from a million 10 q mil
lion and Il half from this source b,
+ the first of November, 1887. The maj
q u%facturers of artificial substitutes 10
f butter say hat the law has helpe'
rather than injured their business
The Treasury stamp they think, give
It q certain dignity to their goods whic
thCy oiN nv po5SSSS oCiOIO, oLu AK
ny persons appear to regard it as
n guaranty that the contents of tn
d package are pare. In a certain sens
d only the stamp is said to be O. guar
II auty. The purchaser is not cheated q
to the character of the article be i
buying. He asks for oleomargariil
e or butterine and he gets il every tim,
o Whenever a proper enforcement G
the law is delayed by Congress, h
will also know when he is getting
poor article-or n good one.
1t is said that the leaders of the Ii
Dor movement, Mr.. Powderly all
y, Mr.. George, may urge the Presidcf
lie to call an extra session of the Fiftiet
% Congress Immediately upon the e1
70 piration of the present. This will |
for the purpose of considering legi
t, lation in the interest of the working
lie men. Assuming that the question
e. of such importance as to demand ca
le iy and definite legislation, the exit
< session would be about the onl
means by which the subject can l
o. assured its proper consideration. {
. course nothing can be done at the al
proaching short session, and to def
t action until the assembling of Il
J. new Congress, would involve a della
of more than a year.. JUNO.