The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-07-03
NEWS NOTES FROM WASHINGTON.
Senator Morrill,, who has been very i'll for
Soma time ia mnrovinp

Senator Morrill,, who has been very i'll for
some time, is improving.
The property of the late Richard 7. Merrick,
on + street. was sold few days ago for $4,000.
"A bill has passed the Senate making the sala-
ries of all U. S. District Judges $4,000 per annum.
Secretary Manning, who is still at the Hot
Springs, Va, telegraphs to Washington that his
health is much improved.
"A new postoffice building is to be erected in
Washington, at the corner of Pennsylvania avenue
and Seventh street, at cost of 81 100000.
The President seems to have his little veto
machine in thorough working order and he is
slaughtering the private pension bills right and
left.
Thirty clerks were dropped from the Patent
Office force on the 30th of June and thirty skilled
laborers and fifteen messenger boys were ap-
pointed.
The bill prohibiting members of Congress
from acting as attorneys for railroad companies
has been killed. No one thought that such bill
would pass.
Miss Cleveland, the Presidents sister, has ac-
copied position in the editorial department of
the Literary Life, published in Chicago. She will
60 to that city to reside.
Mr.. Eugene Higgins, appointment clerk of
the Treasury Department., said lately: owe want
Democrats appointed; we are going to have them,
and don't you forget it."
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McLane, of Maryland, now minister to Paris, will
be appointed Attorney General when Gen. Gar
land retires from the Cabinet next fall.
Last week the Postmaster General discharged
twenty nine Western railway postal clerks, who
secretly attempted to form an association with a
view to dictate action to the department.
"A Washington colored man has been sent to
Jail for six months for stealing a silk umbrella
from Gen. Rosecrans. The court decided that a
man had private property in an umbrella.
"A crank from Pittsburg, armed with pistol
and with an expressed determination to shoot
somebody, made things lively in the State De-
partment on Tuesday. He was finally secured.
1t is said in Washington that the lady Justice
Gray, of the Supreme Court will marry in the
fall, is Miss Van Vechten, whom the gossips said
at one time the President engaged to marry
1T now to be pretty we'll settled fact that
no tariff bill will be passed at tho present session
of Congress. The attitude of Mr. Randall on this
subject is not reished by many of his party organs
Assistant Secretary Smith, of the Treasury
Department, has resigned and will become coun
sci for one of the great Western railroads. He has
been succeeded by Gov. Thompson, of South
Carolina.
AT last the Fitz John Porter bill has passed
the Senate and unless the President vetoes it the
General will get very big slice of Government
cash. This bill passed once before and was vetoed
by President Arthur.
The PresiuenL anu MIS-. cleveland VIII Inbkt
flying visit to Weirs, New Hampshire, in a few
days, where they will be the guests of Hon. Still
son Hutchins, of Washington, who has splendid
mansion on Lake Winnepiseogee.
The Democrats in Congress are very much
divided on the subject of the tariff and it is moi
believed that they can ever get together. When
ever the tariff is touched there is always some
| lively cross firing among the majority.
The collections of internal revenue for the
he of fha 6Sna i
80, 1885, amounted to S1O7, 4,4S5, an increase o.
over So, 900 as compared with the correspond
| ing period of the previous fiscal year.
The President went down the Chesapeake Bay
on Friday of last week, on fishing excursion
accompanied by his private secretary, Postmaster
General Villas and several other gentlemen. They
| had a royal time and returned Saturday night.
The new Pension Building was sharply criti
cised in Congress on Saturday and the members
| had considerable fun over it. Some of them said
| it was monstrosity and recommended that it bt
| torn down and rebuilt. retired army officer
was the architect of this alteration.
| There are rumors now that Secretary of the
| Navy Whitney is about to resign. 1t is said thai
! he has not been able to manage his department tt
his own satisfaction and that he is not particular
ly pleased with Washington society. But Mr.
| Whitney says there is no truth in the report.
Senator Gibson, of louisiana recently in
vited Senator Camden, of West Virginia, to dine
with him. Mr. Camden went and had good
time. Later, forgetting that he had SO dined, hi
sent Mr.. Gibson letter of regret and apology be
cause of his inability to be present at the dinner
| Mrs. Cushing, of Michigan, very efficient
| clerk in the Postofice Department. handed in he
resignation but the Postmaster General refused tt
| accept it. She then deliberately absented herself
| from the Department until it became necessary tt
| remove her. Her eccentric conduct caused much
talk.
| Judge Pinkerton, of GAINESVILLE Ohio, clerl
in the Second Comptroller's office, was seventy
years of age on the 25th of June and on the same
| day his wife presented him with an heir. He was
| married about five years ago to a lady, much
| younger than himself, who was employed in thu
same department.
| The Presidents country place, on the Tan
| nallytown road is closely guarded by policemen
to keen off, -Sinaal RAas ho35ne b1Ie
| of the most fashionable drives about Washington
and those who own property along it have put uI
the prices to fancy figures.
Judge Fullerton, who made an argument be
| fore the House committee in favor of paying thu
Confederate debt, has now submitted a lengthy
brief in which he takes the ground that as thu
United States prohibited the seperate states from
assuming any part of such obligations, it virtual
ly assumed the responsibility ITSELF
| BY statements made last week by the appoint
| ment clerks in the different departments in Wash
| ington it is shown that the aggregate number Of
clerks now employed in them is 1866 Of this
number the Treasury Department has $500 and
the Interior Department 1000. This number
| does not include those employed in the Govern.
ment printing ofice-ahout 1900.
The Senate committee has reported adversely
on the nomination of Matthews, the eolored lawyer
who was nominated by the President for Recorder
of Deeds for the District, vice Fred Douglass
| Matthews is an avowed Democrat, but this did mo-
| make any difference to the Democratic residents o
Washington, who organized strong fight agains
| him. They want white resident of the District
appointed to the place.
In one day last week the President examined
one hundred and eighteen bills, thirty of which
| (mosty private pension claims) he vetoed, and APP
| proved the balance The writing required for thi
work covered about fifty pages of closely writer
foolscap, all of which he did with his own hand
| 1t is stated that the President has written every
message that has issued from the White House
during his administration.
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