The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-12-11
NEWS NOTES FROM WASHINGTON.

The last session Of The TSFt S ninth Congress
March 4th, 1887.
President Clevelands rheumatism is much
better, but he is not yet entirely we'll. He suffer-
ed great deal of pain and was unable to move
about.
"A New York man lately paid Washington
attorney S24.91 for collecting claim of S24. And
he demanded more, but the unreasonable New
Yorker kicked.
land have now been made and Mr.. Cleveland has
gotten rid of job which has no doubt caused him
o great deal of trouble and annoyance.
Lincoln Hall, situated on the corner of Ninth
and D streets northwest was burned on Sunday !;
loss $3.50, 900. 1t was built in 1859 by the Y. M.
c. A., but for some years past had been used as a
theatre.
The Fiftieth Congress, as shown by an un-
official list, is classified as follows: Democrats
16S; Republicans 1872; Independents 4, with one
vacancy (Rhode Island) to be filled, probably by
q Republican.
The report of the Secretary of the Senate for
the last fiscal year shows the expenses of that body
to have been S3S4,637. The total appropriation
for the purpose was SAIL 900, leaving an unex-
pended balance of $26,36G
Hon. S. J. Randall says that Hon. John G..
Carlisle will be Speaker of the next House of Rep
resentatives, as he is of the present Congress-
Evidently Mr.. Randall does not think the contest
for Mr.. Carlsle's seat will amount to anything.
The Solicitor of the Treasury has decided
that the S. U. S. note, painted upon block of
wood, is not violation of the law against coun-
terfeiting, but requests that the artist who did it
refrain from painting any more. The artist val
ued the painting at $500.
Gen. B. F. Butler will appear as counsel for
Mr.. Thobe, the Labor candidate for Congress- who
proposes to contest the seat of Speaker Carlisle.
1t is said that Butler has grudge against Mr.
Carlisle and that he is glad of the opportunity to
handle him in the contest
Hon. S. s. Cox, of New York, who is back in
Congress, occupies his old seat in the House, it
having been given up to him by Republican
member who had secured it. He was so much
pleased at the courtesy extended to him that he
presented the Republican Congressman with q
handsome scarf pin.
The annual report of the U. S. Treasurer to
the Secretary of the Treasury shows that the net
receipts of the Government for the year ended
June 30th, 1886, were $3.50, 439, 1877, and the net
expenditures $242, 4S313S; balance 500, 956, $50.
The receipts $12, 749, O2O.6S greater, and the
expenditures were Sl1743,796.61 less than last
year.
The attack of rheumatism with which the
President has been afflicted for about two weeks
has given the cranks another opportunity to get
their work in. They have fairly swarmed about
the White House with all kinds of remedies which
they desired to have the suffering man try, and
one old lady, it is said, insisted on rubbing the
Presidents knees.
1t is said an effort will be made at the pres
ent session of Congress to pass bill to provide
for the redemption of trade dollars 1t is also said
that such bill would have been passed long ago
but for the fact that the bulk of this coin is held
by spectators, who'forced its current value down
from Is to IS cents, expecting that the Govern
ment would redeem it at 100 cents.
Senator Don Cameron, of Pennsylvania when
asked few days ago for his views to the pos
sibe Republican Presidential nominee, said :
Speculation on Presidential candidates at this
time, SO far as the Republican party is concerned
would be premature. The man men who may
appear more popular with the people to-day may
not be even mentioned in the nominating conven-
tion."
1t is believed that the tariff question will be
the leading one during the present session of Con-
gress, although it is evidently the desire of Mr..
Randall to keep it in the background. Mr.. Nor
rison of Illinois, appears to be as rampant on the
subject as ever, and as he does not come back to
the Fiftieth Congress he will no doubt put forth
his best efforts to accomplish something at this
session.