Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1886-06-17
WASHINGTON Letter.
from OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE

crisp new One-llundrcu dollar llole tts I"
wedding fee, and that he tossed new
five dollar bill into the contribution
box when he went to church at Oak
land. Some people think he must
have had his wedding money made to
order like his clothes. But the fact IS
the President always uses new money,
lie never gets any old notes, except
in change when making purchases
His salary is paid him in monthly in
stallments-$4. 1866 on the last day
of each monh, and the treasurer is al
WAYS careful to send him notes of the
very latest issue. Mr.. Cleveland, as
his predecessors have done, keeps a
private bank account with Riggs & Co.,
and makes deposit the first Of every
month, rcservlng enough for his cur
rent expenses, and setting good ex-
ample by putting the rest aside for a
rainy day. While Mr.. Cleveland has
lived generously during his stay at the
White House, and has not stintcd HIM
self in any way, he has no luxurious
tastes, like those Of his Immediate pre-
dccessor. When he entered the White
House he was worth about $50 900 and
he has already increased that amount
considerably by profitable investments
and by the susplus of his salary. Now
that he has married his expenses, OF
course, will be largely increased as he
will entertain more. A state dinner
seldom costs less than $500, not count.
ing MUSIC and flowers. But Mrs.
Cleveland's grandfather has left her a
fortune of 100000, and when the Pres
ident rctires from Public life, IS, it is
rumorcd, he intends to do at the cNpl-
ration of his present Presidential term,
he will be able to live in prlncely
manner. He is so pleased with Wash
ington and its environs, however, that
he will not return to Buffalo, but will
occupy permanently the House Pretty
Prospect which he purchased recently
and which is now being put in readi-
ness for him.
In spite of the usual talk about the
dilatorlousness Of Congress, a good
deal of work has been quietly accom-
plished during the session. In the
House of Representatives, 9,l25 bills
and us joint resolutions have been in
troduced-a larger number Of bills
than has ever been introduced at any
previous session. Of these the House
has passed r. public and 3Sl private
bills-making a total of 456 bills,
which is certainly not bad showing.
In the Senate there have been $500
bills and 6S Joint resolutions introduc.
ed, of which l57 public and 1923 pri-
vate bills have been passed. The
House has passed SO public and 81 pri-
vate bills which have passed the Sen
ate. Altogether in the two Houses
there have been introduced II ,95l bills
and resolutions, of which 979 have
been passed by both bodies of Congress.
President Cleveland rode out Satur-
day afternoon to Secretary Whitney,
place on the Tenallytown road and
took dinner. His own house, which
has not recently been occupied, is be
ing put in order and will soon be ready
for him. The piazza is to be extended
on three sides of the house and the
house is to be furnished. The furni-
ture from the White House which has
been used in the cottage at the Sol
dier's Home has all been brought back,
and will not be used outside the Exec
utive Mansion again.
The reception to be given by the
President and Mrs. Cleveland this
evening, although limited to official
personagcs, will be very large one, as
the gentlemen and the ladies of their
! families who have been invited must
number altogether fifteen hundred. -
! The invitations, which are in new
/ form not used before, read as follows
"The President and Mrs. Cleveland
request the honor of the company of
the Cabinet, the Diplomatic Corps, the
Judiciary, the Congress, the Officers OF
the Army and Navy and the ladies of
their families, on Tuesday evening,
June fifteenth, from nine to eleven
o'clock, 1856"
The President has received from the
Committees on Enrolled Bills of the
Senate and House one hundred and
thirty-four bills that were passed by
Congress while he was away on his
honeymoon, and must examine them all
during the next ten days. As two
Sundays intervene, and it must be as
sumed that the President of the United
States observes the commandments, be