The Baltimore County union., 1886-02-20
NOTES ON EVENTS AT THE CAPITAL.
.Jottinrs Here and There in Washington
--Matters in Congress---Gleanlnes
from the Telegraph and the RE
liable" Correspondent.

-o++,roa F4ere and There in Washington a.
MATTERS in Congress---Gleanings ),
from the Telegraph and the RE
liable' Correspondent.
Secretary Manning is said to have adopted O
a CREST with the motto: Gan eagle deos not 0a'0"
files"
The Senate on Monday passed the bill grant
ing the franking privilege to the widow Oh "en
Grant.
President Cleveland has been elected the nrs'
honorary member of the Merchants Exchange u
Buffalo.
Henry C. Duncan, of West Virginia, was ON
w.anesdav appointed special examiner IN ene
onc - 81, 400 per annum.
"A bill was introduced in the House of Rep
resenatives on Monday granting pension OF
S., 900 year to the widow of Gen Hancock.
"A bill was introduced in the Senate on We'd
nesday, providing for the erection in Washington
at cost of $25O,OOO, of monument to General
Grant.
Washington gossips say that Col. Morrison
will, apropos of his new tariff scheme, be called
"Diagonal Bill" instead of "Horizontal Bill" as
of yore.
CONGRESSMAN Beach, of New York, is said to
be capturing the laures once worn by Holman, OF
Indiana, as the chronic "objector" of the House
of Representatives.
Senator Frye, of Maine, is described as
strong featured man with large nose, bushy
eyebrows, blue eyes, gray mustache and hair, and
usually dresses in brown cloth.
| The Washington correspondent of the Balti-
more Herald says that Ex.Sheriff Forwood, OF
Hartford county, has good show to secure the
U. S. Marshalship for Maryland.
Congressman Findlay has received large
number of letters from Maryland, Pennsylvania
Cpd Msy YS5a coinage Of silver @
Col Lamont, the Presidents private secretary,
says Mr.. Cleveland is heartily sick of tue MARY
land delegations" Heis not the first President in
recent years who has been similarly afflicted.
Senator Hawley is one of the most versatile
of Congressman. He make good speech,
write good editorial, sing good song paint a
good picture, or give good music on the piano.
Secretary Endicott has fashionable dog that
has prediction for chewing up his fashionable
callers. His stern aspect and threatening manner
make the presence of a servant necessary to pro-
tect visitors.
Gov. Curtin having persisted in declining
the craftsmanship of the committee on banking
and currency, Mr.. Findlay, of Maryland, was
urged to accept that position and has finally de-
cided to do so.
President Cleveland has been singularly un-
fortunate in the interruptions of his receptions at
the White House. Four times already the death
| IF has naDSed q DostnOne-
ment of festivities.
Mary Anderson's SAC, 900 diamond necklace,
recently exhibited in Washington, has created a
boom in diamonds in that city. The wife of Rep
resentative Arnot, of Elmira, has just bought a
diamond pin for $1,000.
Senator George of Mississippi, is one of the
men in public life chiefly distinguished for sudied
bad dressing. He promised his constituents that
he would never wear dress coat in Washington,
nor ride in a carriage. And he keeps his word
Senator Wilson on Tuesday presented the
, credentials of Senator Germans election for a
second term, when Mr.. German generally
, congratulated He is personally very popular
with both Republican and Democratic Senators.
The woman's suffrage convention commenced
its session in Washington this week and was pre-
sided over by Elizabeth Cady Stanton. All the
prominent women of the country who want their
sex to have the privilege of voting were present
as delegates.
The House committee on agriculture has de-
termined to recommend the establishment of de-
partment of agriculture and labor, with a score
tary, who will be member of the Cabinet, at its
: head. Whether this will be of any benefit to the
} farmers of the country remains to be seen.
There was an immense crowd at the White
House reception on Friday evening flast week
the largest ever seen there ON similar STOW
Mrs. Ex-Governor Groome, of Maryland, who was
among the throng, had the misfortune to lose a
very valuable diamond earring, which was not
found.
About two hundred commissioned officers o
the navey who are graduates of the Naval Acad'
envy at Annapolis, hold clerical positions in tn
departments in Washington. The Government
has nothing for these young lieutenants to do IL
the navy and they are given employment in the
civil service.
1t is said that the President personally thank
o ed Congressman Findlay for his speech in the
House on the silver question. 1t is also said tina
, he (the President) recognizes the right of Mr.
= | Finday to equal consideration with the othe
Q members of the Maryland delegation in the mat
: ter of recommendations to Office.
t The special examiners of the Pension Ofic
: who have been travelling through the country ar
), finding hundreds of people who are fraudulent.
: drawing pensions from the Government. At Bos
, ton alone nearly sixteen hundred pensioners hav
been dropped This shows how the Governmen
is being swnded through this pension business.
y The statement of the Treasurer of the Unite
q States shows that 4hA 2n.h-"f Ianu"ry las
k there was in the treasury $251, ,371 1862 in gol
o coin and bullion, and S24,O6O,7O9 in gold certif
g Gates $780, Os3, ,3s5 in standard silver dollars
# $685. ,767 in silver certificates. The amount
$ silver dollars in circulation on the 10th of tn
g present month $51 ISL 1896
Q The House committee on claims reported ia
vorably the bill to authorize the settlement of tn
!. accounts of the States of Maryland and Virgins
for advances made to the United States in 179
and 1871 for the purpose of aiding in the erection
. of public buildings in the District of Columbia
Interest on the amount found due is to be allowe
: the State of Maryland from Jan. l, 1S43.
President Cleveland is soon to receive from
r Alaska cane made by Dick, the nativ
policeman of sitka, of yellow CEDAR skiIfully car
we'd. The carving represents the history an
s traditions of the bear family, that animal bein
g the "totem" of the Kahtwatons, the most numer
It Gus of the two Indian families that constitute tn
II population of Sitka. 1t is finished with ferul
F of Alaska gold.
Q The watchmen in the Treasury Departmen
y are making dead set at Secretary Manning TO
" more pay. They claim that their rate of pay i
much lower than many classes of laborers, an
that they are compelled to serve every day in tn
!. year. They say that the single men on the fore