The Daily Tombstone., 1886-05-29
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, May 29, 1886.

 it, has disposed of many of tic bills which have been awaiting action. The appropriation bills have been so far advanced as to warrant the prediction that their passage will be secured at a much earlier day than lad been ex- pected, and it is possible that unless delay is occasioned by some unfJrseen contingency, an adJournment will be reached early in July.
 There has been perceptible dim intuition in the number of "camp-fol lowers" who have hung about the ho tels and Capitol during the winter, each hoping to secure the passage of some till in which he has q personal interest. A few of them having se- cured the object sought have depart- ed for their homes, amply repaid for their winters work, while others, and i by far the greater number, have seen the projects in which they were so | deeply interested, either fail or be come so iTreparably buried beneath the mass of unfinished busiress" as to render the chance of their receiv- ing attention during the rush attend ing the closing days of the session. at best but a vague and dim uncertainty and thus, "haying seen their fondest hopes take flight" they too have left, some discouraged but others still con fident of their ultimate success, will continue to reappear with the con- men cement of each succeeding ses- sion of Congress, as they have done for years.
 The Presidents veto messages are beginning to cause much .apprehen- sion in the House. The close atten- ton he is giving to private pension sion claims, and to increased and un- necessary expenditures is causing d fear that some of the appropriation bills may be returned by him.
 It is reported, upon very good au- thorily, that President Cleveland has recently purchased residence in the country, short drive from the city limits. The property purchased is known as the Green estate upon the Tennallytown road, near the summer residence purchased last summer by Secretary Whitney. The estate coE- tains about thirty acres. The house i is an old fashioned gray stone struct ure, with the broad porchcs and pleas ant surroundings, which are so com moniu the South, and is approached by q driveway, winding gracefully among the trees, and commands fine view of the surrounding country. The halls are wide, the ceilings high and rooms large and comfortable. It is said that the President has made the purchase merely as an investment and with a view of the enhancement of the property.
 Tie Canadian fisheries troubles, which have recently eliminated in the seizure of two American fishing vessels by the Canadian Government, has attracted a great deal of interest here, and was the only question dis cussed at the last Cabinet meeting. Strenuous efforts are being made to procure the appointment of com mission to investigate the question. The British Minister has had several interviews with the Secretary of State, upon the subject, and an effort will be made to induce Congress to reconsid- CT the vote by which it refused to con- sent to commission.
 The legislative, executive, and judi cial appropriation bill, which was re- ported to the House on Thursday, contemplates number of changes in the various Departments, and the clerks are again upon the "anxious seat" Most of the reductions recom- mended are in the Treasury, War and Interior Departments It is proposed to reduce the force in the Interior Department by the dismissal of 150 clerks.
 The social event of the week was the garden and dancing party in aid l of the Garfield Memorial Hospital; at Senator Logan's new residence, on Tuesday evening. The entertainment was attended by more than 2,009 per