The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-06-11
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
IL our Regular Correspondent.

from OuT IlSSuId Correspondent
WASHINGTON, juno 18th, 1886.
Now that the Presidents marriage de fdctO has
relieved the press and public from the strain of
surmises and guesses, it can pull itself together
and turn its attention to affairs political, social
and plous.
At the Capitol Mr.. Manning's letter of resigna-
tion was regarded as just the thing that any high
minded official would do in the circumstances
An officer even temporarily disabled should free
the hands of his chief to make any arrangements
necessary, so that the Department might not suf
fer. The President letter in reply is also regard
ed as an eminently proper one. few there were
who seemed inclined to take the correspondence
as implying virtual termination of Mr.. Man
ning's connection with the Treasury. Their rea-
for their belief is that Mr.. Manning will never
be the same man again and never will be able to
resume control of the Treasury Department.
This view they persist in holding, notwithstand-
ing Mr.. Manning's very rapid and continuous inn
provement, and in the face of the doctors eX-
pressed opinion that Mr.. Manning could resume
work to-day without much risk.
That Secretary Manning will return to the Cab
met is earnestly hoped by those who have enjoy
cd the cordial hospitality and answering friend
illness of Mrs. Manning during their residence
here. Although fond of society, and certainly
well calculated to shine pre-eminently in it, Mrs.
Manning quickly gave up her desire to go out to
any extent last winter, when the Secretary found
his business cares had encroached even upon the
hours he had to spend at home. Since his Illness
Mrs. Manning has been devoted in her attention.
and was anxious until she secured the Secretary's
promise not TO think of returning to work until
after the summers rest. Secretary and Mrs.
Manning left here yesterday for the Warm
Springs, Va, but their summer plans will depend
entirely upon the progress made by the former
toward recovery.
The sensation at the Capitol during the week
was speech made by Judge Fullerton, of New
YORK, in favor is Of the payment by the United
time before we hear the last of it, 1t was sug-
gested that the Republican Congressional com
mittee may have employed this distinguished at
torney to appear before his committee on War
Claims to advocate measure that is prohibited
by the Constitution, but know he came, as any
tIn, latr Ill fAn Nh.,
bankers of Amsterdam, Holland, who hold sew
eral car loads of Confederate bonds, employed
that celebrated philosopher, Rufus Hatch, ESQ.,,
to rec what could be done about the redemption
of these securities, and Uncle Rufus probably
told them that 1t was only necessary to have a
bill introduced in Congress, which he would at
tend to. The bill was introduced by Mr.. Merr-
man, who hadn't the slightest idea that il meant
what it is construed to mean and then Uncle Ru-
fus paid Judge Fullerton Sl,0O0to come over and
make speech in support of it. The committee
were panic stricken when they found what they
had under consideration. but they let Fullerton
finish his speech and earn his fee. This incident
will doubtless be discussed upon the stump by
every Republican campaign speaker, as proof that
the Rebels have captured the capital again.
There seems to be q settled conviction among
Government clerks that after the adjournment
of Congress there will be wholesale discharge.
They think that now the heads of departments
fear to make many changes because they appre-
bend that such action would retard the progress
of their appropriation bills. The officials say on
the quiet that the clerks are not far from right in
their conjectures. The only departments in
which any degree of safety can be felt are tine
State and War. Even the Navy Department will
undergo pruning process, and many clerks who
have outlivcd their usefulness will have to give
way to efficient Democrats: The dischargesin the
Treasury Department will, of course, be more
numerous than in any of the others. and its cerks
will count the days that intervene before the adj
journment of Congress with nervous anxiety. A
prominent official of the Treasury Department
said few days ago that in few months the
force would be so changed that the regular visi-
tors will think themselves N strange place
when they come within its walls