The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-06-18
wasn.m-ton Leiaes.


WAsnINeToE, lane "a, 1856.
A thousand invitations have been issued
by the President and Mrs Cleveland for
the card reception on Tuesday evening,
and it is expected Ia bc a very large and
brilliant affair, as ii is The first opportu-
nifty for many Of those invited to meet Mrs
| Cleveland and congratulate the President
| on the recent fclicitous event Outside the
! Cabinet ladies Mrs Cleveland is almost
unknown to Washington society, and She
will make her official debut at the recep-
| ton On Tuesday The families of Justices
of the supreme Court, and of Congress
men are nearly all absent from the city.
| The Diplomatic corps will also be but
SHINY represented, as many of the foreign
ministers and their wives are IN Europe,
one of the largest ever known in the White
| House
Among other items about the Presidents
marriage that have excited considerable
comment here is the statement that he
gave Dir. Sunderland crisp new one hun
drcd dollar note as a wedding fee, and that
he tossed new five dollar bill into the
contribution box when he went to church
at Oakland Some people think he must
have had his wedding money made to or
der like his clothes But the fact is the
| President always uses new money. He
never gets any old notes except in change
when he is making purchases. His salary
is paid him in monthly installments-
| 81, 166, &C on the last day OF each month,
and the treasurer is always careful To send
| him notes of the very latest issue. Mr..
Cleveland, as his predecessors have done,
! keeps private bank account with Riggs
| & Co., and makes a deposit the first of
| every month, reScrying enough for his cur
rent expenses, and setting good example
by putting the rest aside for rainy day.
| While Mr.. Cleveland has lived generously
during his stay at the White House, and
has not stinted himself in any way, he has
no luxurious tastes like those of his immc-
diatc predecessor. When lic entered the
| White House he was worth about So, 900,
and he has already increased that amount
considerably by profitable investments and
| by the surplus of his salary Now that he
has married his expenses, of course will
be largely increased, as he viii entertain
more \ state dinner scldoms costs less
than $500, not counting music and flowers
I}ut Mrs. Clcyeand's grandfather has left
her fortune of $50, 600 and when the
President rctires from public life us, it is
rumored. he intends to do at the expiration
of his Presidential term, lie will be able to
live i'll a princely manner. lie is so pleased
with Washington and its enyirons, how
ever 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 readiness
for him
In spite of the usual talk about the dila-
toriousness OF Congress, Il good deal of
work has been quietly accomplished dur
ing the session In the House of Repre-
sentativcs, g. 125 bills and - joint resolu-
tions have been introduccd-a larger num-
Der of bills than has ever been introduced
at amy previous session. OF these the
House has pass cd - public and 3S4 private
bills, making total OF 456 bills, which is
certainly not a bad showing. In the Sen
ate there have been ;, $50 bills and IS Joint
resolutions introduced, of which 157 pub
lie and 323 private bills have been passed
The House has passed 3G public and 81
private bills which have passed the senate
Altogether in the two Houses there have
been introduced 1851 bills and rcSolu-
tions, of which go have been passed by
both bodies of Congress.
One of the best bills passed during the
session. and to which not shadow of OBJ
lection can be offered. is the erection oi Il
National Library Another bill now
pending is of almost equal importance.
The idea of constructing grand memorial
bridge across the Potomac connecting
Observatory Hill and Arlington, is daily
gaining support Ii is quite time for this
great improvement to be made, and it is
thought that before the end Of the present
session an appropriation can be sccnrcd for
building a fine bridge to connect the city
of Washington with the other side of the
river There is no really great city in the
world now wholly on one side of river,
and Washington will not be an exception
in this respect. Should the appropriation
for this splendid enterprise be carried
through Congress this session. and should
the item of $500 0o0 for continuing the i'm
provcment of the Potomac fats be passed
by both Houses, the present year would he
marked as one of the most noted in the
annals of the city.
WESTON.
Patents Granted.
Patents granted to citizens OF New der
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