Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-06-11
OVR WASHINGTON CORES
PONDENCE.

| MoUNTAINs-A LIVELY DEBATE ON CIVIL SER
y1cE-sEoRETARY MANNING's RESIGNATION
| VARIOUS ITEMS.
| Especial Correspondence of the STAUNToN VIM
DICATOR.l
WASHINGTON, June 9.-The President is
back in the White House with his bride. On
the night of the wedding they gave everybody
the slip and fed to the Maryland mountains
They passed six days in what will now always
be known as Honeymoon Cottage" at Deer
Park-or dear" Park, as all the newspapers
say it should hereafter be spelled. The Pres
ident went a-fshing two or three times, and
although the achievements of anglers must
be taken with many grains for allowances,
the weight of evidence is that he caught =
good number of fine trout. Col. Dan Lamont
went up on Sunday to see how they were get
ting on. It was understood that the distin-
guished pilgrims would not return before the
last of the week. but the great pressure of
executive business induced the President to
change his programme. So on Tuesday morn
ing ''boots and saddles" were sounded early
at Deer Park. There was hurried packing
of trunks, and soon after noon the party
whirled away on special train toward Wash
iMio :, 1.-The train reached the Baltimore &
- pot at 1870 IL the evening. The after
:. 1S - papers had announced his coming, and
large crowd extended to the President and
his bride a cordial greeting. They quickly
entered the carriage in waiting, and the 'seal
browns sped them to the White House.
There is very large amount of business re
curing the Presidents attention. He will
remain here until after the adjournment of
Congress- Then he will take three weeks
shire. A corps of special correspondents
reached Deer Park almost as soon as the
President did. They told the people of the
ountry everything the President did and a
great deal that he didn't do. During the six
days the telegraph operators at that point
handled 1852, 900 words of special dispatches
to the daily paper. The correspondents who
had been on duty night and day, returned to
Washington on the regular train just ahead of
the Especial" They looked like the breaking
up of hard winter.
TALK ABOUT CIVIL SERVICE.
For two days the House has been debating
the civil service system. 1t came up as a col
lateral issue during the consideration of the
legislative, executive and judicial appropria-
ton bill, one clause in which contained an
item for the maintenance Of the civil service
commission. Amendments were offered to
reduce and even to strike out this clause, and
others intended to facilitate the appointment
of Democrats. Of course the Republican
members sustained the system with great We
hemence. They owe to it the strong hold
which they have been able to retain, under a
Democratic administration, upon the various
departments of the government They would
be basely ungratful did they not lift up their
voices in loud hosannas to civil service re-
form. The Democratic speeches were strong
ly favored with old Jacksonian gospel. 1t
was clear that sentiments of this nature
touched tender and responsive chord in the
breasts on that side of the House. So it was
that there was enthusiastic applause when
Mr.. Compton. of Maryland, declared that he
ciples enunciated and practiced by jefferson
and Jackson, and he hoped his right arm
might wither, and his tongue cleave to the
roof of his mouth, if he departed from them.
The debate has been exceedingly pungent and
interesting. At this writing it is still in nro.
gross.
SECRETARY MANNING
A few days ago was made public she fact
that Secretary Manning had rendered to tha
President his resignation as Secretary of tb,.
Treasury. No one was surprised who was. st
all familiar with his condition. His physical
weakness was painfully apparent on the eoz,a-
ing of the Presidents marriage, when Seere-
tary Manning had to be assisted in taking, bla,
few steps from the carriage, across the pea;t;es.
to the door of the White House. Ever since
his prostration few of his friends have Seliey-
ed that he would ever be able again torss,1me
his duties, and the physicians have advised
him to make up his mind to retire. He was
10th to do so, and, until recently has; alunp to
the hope and belief that he would fully re
cover his mental and bodily vigor st last he
reluctantly yielded to the advice OF his phv-
sicians, who assured him that a long season of
absolute rest from annoying and perplexing
labor was indispensable to his recovery The
President deeply regrets the necessity for his
withdrawal from the Cabinet and has not vet
accepted his resignation. He has requested
the Secretary to take leave ct absence for a
few months, in the hope that in the fall he
may be able to re-enter the Treasury. Mr..