Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-06-13

great hearings in custons, shipping ana
internal and other taxes are always heard
by the Secretary.
Secretary Manning before coming to
Washington had been very active busi'
ness man, but he had been his own mas
ter He owned his business. When he
wanted to sleep late or retire early, and
when he wanted to see q friend or refuse to
SEES visitor, be consulted his personal
wishes only. Now he is driven out early.
kent I'D lsis; is compelled to see and talk
10 everybody, and is bored aud perpiexed
and wishes he was out of the thing. It ia
understood here that his resignation IL in
earnest. aud that the words OF the PresI-
dent in relation to his consideration CT his
RESIGNATION and his likelihood Of changing
his mind by the first Of October, is al to
quiet affairs and keep down excitement IN
financial circles. Secretary Manning IS
practically out of the Treasury forever.
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Daring the present session OF Congress
O very strong Indian lobby has been
formed IL is composed of eight or ten
Indians and about half dozen white men.
Thew are here on O number of missions
and are paid by the tribes interested IN
threatened legislation The strongest lob.
By ID that in opposition to the opening OF
snv portion of the Indian Territory TO set
Element, and ia known ss the Oklahoma
lobby. Four or FIVE OF the Indians who
came here last fall TO remain and work
against opening up any portion OF that
country to settlement, are fine looking tel.
lows, averaging six feet in height and
weighing from 2l0 to $50 pounds. They
are educated, dress like Americans, speak
the Euglish language tuently. and are
shrewd cunning fellows. They clam TO
talk for their own people but the truth Is
they are hired by cattle kings and are here
in the interes. Of that class. Nearly all OF
what ig known ss the Public Land strip IN
the northwestern part Of the Indian Terri
toty and in fact large portion OF that
country, is occupied by cattle men They
lease the ground from the Indians toF herd
ing purposes at nominal figures, aud II the
Territory ia opened their business is ruined
Another lobby ia in the ioterest OF white
men who want come Indian reservation
thrown open to settlement and who ere
spectators.
Still another lobby, mixture OF Indians
and white men, is in the interest OF the a.
lotment of lands 10 Indians in severG!tY.
These men are also paid by white men who
want to speculate in the lands.
Another lobby is in the interest OF ap,
preparations for educational purposes aud
to pay ior alleged services Of Indians dur
ing the late war, aud Ia assisting the regu'
lar army to suppress outbreaks, &c. This
is probably the only genuine Indian lobby
there, and is supported by the Indians
themselves.
Washington has assumed its summer
dullness. The crowd in the city at pres
ent, exclusive of probably 200 men, who
are occupied as law makers or servants al
the Capitol, is no larger than it usually 1t
in August The regular residents who &c
away to watering places during the hoi
months have mostly left. The registers al
the hotels show out few arrivals. AL
social matters have been suspended. Now
and then newly married couple drop IN
and stay few days, but they look wearled
and, with the thermometer far up into the
, eigbiep, seem glad to get away. People
are talking about the adjournment OF Goa
gress, the presence Of which body afford:
no pleasure or relief to the people
or those connected with it, and Elk weeks
hence it is believed there will be com
pIete suspension of all operations except
that OF the retail merchants. 1t 's prob6
Die that there will b. more ct interest to
the country when Congress really adjeurnS
aud gets away than there it at present il
Washington. Just now the Legislative
body occupies the time and attracts atten
ton. 1t keeps other organizations from
operating, and the dullness is more in
[ tense. if possible. than il Congress was ad
iourned. BY the middle of next month
the two Congressional campaign commit
tees will be in full operation. Politicians
will be pushing into the city and the ex
citement OF the Virginia elections will be
on. Then there will be somethiog more
to talk about than routine appropriation
bills and the possibility of discussing the
tariff.
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} 1t has been observed number of times
of late that the army OF aliens in Fedora
Offices here Is entirely too large, and must
bs decreased 1t has been discovered IL
: the casting about Of Democrats for office
that there is quito large number of mer
and women holding positions who are moi
. citizens OF this country. They procured
these offices of course through the personal
favor of men who have been at the head:
/ of departments aud at the heads of divis
: ions in past years. One by one they have
dropped in, many of them through mer
( who have held positions in the Consular oil
> Diplomatic Corps in foreign countries, IN
til there are several hundred of them who
have no interest in this country except the
, drawing OF theic salaries The present ad
minis,ration is determined that only Amer
lean citizens shall hold Offices in this coun
: try, and it is probable that these people
, will have to 60. At which there will be
no complaint except from the emigranti
| themselves.