Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-12-31


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1hs rruEdsuf hAs rsosiVsd letter
fFon Mia Cleveland. 70 whom be sx-
isndsd sn inviiatios % spsnd ne hell
days e ~ Whiss House. sfating thas
~ voald be unable 20 undertake The
Journey for tie present.
ChxisEmas Day wAs observed b tie
President end MFaL Cleveland IN . vsEy
qaiss way. They parsook Of the tradi-
tienal dinner % rsast turkey and plum
pudding With Mira Poison ~ Oak Visw.
Mrs. Cleveland has made several shop
Ping expeditions smeng tbs stores On
tbs Avenue during ths past week, for
the parposs Of purchasing fow presents
and thoss innumsrable ariicles. which
seem always to form m indispensable
pars Of q lady's shopping AZ one Of
the STOKES Where Ms. Cleveland re-
ma ned for soue time, selecting large
auansiay Of bright colered satin RIB
hons fer the parD5ae Of window deoofa-
tons a Oak View, the inielfigenee
thAf she YES at the ribbon counter soon
spread throughout the store and With
maKpslIoas rapidity customers and
clerks aliks hocked aFoand. until 9 good
sizsd eroad had collected, completely
blocking ~ the entrance 10 the store.
Mrs. ClsvsiARd, Instead Of being an
noyed IS this little episode. seemed
quite amused, and finally when she
turned % leeVa the store and re enter
her carriage, il vas With smile and .
boz 10 each Of thoss who elaimed her
recognition. In speaking OF the matter
afEsrwar6. Mrs. Osvelana stated In
answer to the inquiry whether she OBJ
iaeted to this fashion Of staring. Which
our Nation has horrowgd from our
cousins over the water, that IL gave her
no annoyance, for she knew 10 was the
outcome Of 9 personal interest.
The eneinsoEs' estimates foE river and
harbor improvements were taken 1p By
the Hsusa Committee on Rivers and
Harbors Friday, and the items Of 3D.
uropriation we're roughly fixed for all Of
TIE haKbors aad some of the rivers on
she Atlantic Coast from Maine 70 Mary
land. inclusive. 10 fixing she appropfi
atoms the committee ID pursuing the
policy Of allowing about Is per can't Of
the amounts winch the chief Of en-
gineers reports can be probably az
pended en- the improvements. II this
pelicy 10 adhered 20, the result viii be .
bill making an aggregate appropriation
OF between seven and eight million dol
lars. The Secretary Of War recon
msnded gross appropriation Of ten
million dollars. With q view to facili-
tafinQ action on the bill IN the Senate
and avoiding confiet between the two
Houses, the House Committee 10 con
sultiRg members Of the Senate Commit
tee on Commerce on the details Of the
bill, and several items have already
been inserted as their suggestion.
Mr.. Morrisen's Motion to 20 into
committee Of the whole 10 consider the
tariff bill. was defeated BY vote Of LA
to 148. Fog the most part the men who
voted against consideration last session
did the same this time. Exceptions
we're: T. ]. Campbell. Findlay, PiRcar.
Viele, Democrats, who voted with Mr..
Randall before and this tina With Mr..
Morrison. Mr.. James, who voted With
Mr.. Morrison before, voted awainst him
this time. Hayden and Stone, of Mas
saehnsstts. Republicans, who formerly
voted with the proteotionists, voted for
consideration in this instance.
Criticisms Of Senators and Represen-
tatives because newspapers, periodicals,
fancy inkssands, coFkscrews, etc.. are
charged in their account, are apparently
has n N man an oeNananua 1r,nv,H.aasnu ~
that account. Each member Of Con
QEess Is allowed By law $l25 per year for
stationery, newspapers" etc., and that
Ia - much his own money 80 his salary.
Each house Of Congress maintains a
stationery room. where stationery aRd
fancy Rrticles are kept for sale for the
convenience Of members. These arti-
Giles are sold at cost with SIM Ill addi-
take ont the entire &l25 allowance in
stationery and such articles as are kept
in stock, or he can draw 10 all in cash II
be pleases. At the end OF the year each
members account with the stationery
re0m 10 made out and any balance due
him is paid him in money.
Old Capitol officials say that this is
the soseFest and least extrava0ant
House that has ever assembled In Wash
inQton. Members are not 80 much
given 20 lats sappsrs, and there have
been no drunken men on tie door For
years past night sessions have been
looked upon as orgies. Al the Knight
stssiens that closed the first year Of the
Forty ninth q ngress there was no
Drunkenness. During the whole session
90 member has made an exhibition Of
himself on the Go0r through having
looked too ofteH upon the wine when il
was red. Il is asserted thai there 10
nov only one man Sho comes in the
Hall with the fumes Of vine in bic
brain, and u does not show on him. II
is Q sober House. LKNox.