The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-10-09
w ashington Letter.
From our regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON. Oct. 5, s

even III these unsoclal days, far exceed
their incomes. Secretary Lamar and
Acting Secretary Fairchld were con
doing with each other on this subject
after the Cabinet meeting on Thursday.
Secretary Lamar said that, try hard rs
he might to keep his expenses within
the linitof his salary, he found himself
oat at the end of every month. "There
are so many expenses attached to Ca
bnet positions that the public do not
know Of" he said dolorously. The act
Ing Secretary had the same experience
to relate. "My expenses" he said, "are
nearly double my salary" The Croesus
CT the Cabinet, Secretary Whitney, has
l am told, spent more in single day
since he has administered the naval af-
fairs thanohis annual salary us Secretary
of the Navy amounts to.
"Mr. Manning said that lie woull
probably be in Washington by Oct. 10,
said Colonel Lamont the ether day.
<'and do not expect him before that
date; there fore all the dispatches in ie-
g,rd to his leaving Albany Immediate
ly for Washington are probably without
foundation If he should consider him
self sufficiently strong at that time,
MIR. Manning will then resume his du-
ties rs the head Of the Treasury depart
incht, although he will not hy any
means attempt 10 perform the work he
f"rnle,ly did. The details, not oAly of
the workings of the department. but
OF the financial operations of the G,-
rrrliment, will be Looked after 10y his
assistants, and Mr.. Manning will simply
exercise u supervisory power over them.
an this conn, ion may say that there
Is experienced most general satisfaction
tnrous hout the entire department n,
the prospect of Mr. Mannines return
He had become very popular with the
officials and clerks, and the { cling of
unrest which has existed during his va
cation has now entirely subsidized since
it is known that he is to return.
1t is Mrs Folsvm's intention to break
up house keeping in Buffalo, us she will
make her future home at pretty Pros
pect," the Presidents country place, to
which he drives out with his wife every
pleasant afternoon. 1T WAS for the pur-
puse of aiding her mother in arranging
affairs preparatory to this move, rs we'll
as to see some of her relatives, that
Mrs. Cleveland accompanied her for a
short stay. Mrs. Cleveland VAS Gee d
ed that she will not begin her morning
or Saturday afternoon receptions before
the beginning Of the regular season.
The second annual report Of the bu
reau of labor now in course of publca
ton, will be much. more comprehen
sive document than the report Laid b.
fore Congress last winter. A thorough
examination has been made Of the rela
tons of convict labor to free labor, anC
every pententiary, Jail and workhous'
in the United States, where the inmates
are employed in industrial pursuits
has been visited by the agents of til,
bureau. Their reports will be carefull,
tabulated, and, taking these tables as
basis, it is believed that the extent t
which the independent laborer or me
chanic is affected by the prison worker
can be shown With sufficient exactnes
to serve as II guide for future Legislation
on the subject The report will also il
clude statistics touching labor strikes i
this couatry. The inquiries of the bv
reau ON this subject cover a periJd Z
time ranging from January, 1881, dow
to July Of the present year, and 1T
believed that information has been CO
lected touching every strike OF coast
quence that has occurred in the Uaite
States within that period From IT,
data collected deduc;ilas Of Il gncr
character vii! be ma e with 4 viow I