Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1886-05-06


ward 10 nth eager anticipation ~
the little Ones. who repair 10 the
Presidents Grounds" as the chill
dren say. to roll eggs. This is Pc
culiar local custom. ard to strangers
the scenehas almost a. great attrac-
ton a. to the children themselves.
Despite the threatening skY. the. White
House Grounds were taken possession
Of by the little folks at an early hour
on Monday last, and the sport ofroll-
ing eggs down the terraces commenced.
As the day advanced the crowds in
creased. and the grounds literally
swarmed with children, and grown
people too for that matter, who took
an active part in the egg rolling sport.
At half past one the President re-
ceiyed the children in the East Room,
and the crowd was so great that at
the end of an hour it became neces-
sary in self defense to order the doors
to be closed. The children had been
informed that the President was going
to distribute Easter eggs, and they
were greatly disappointed on finding
that their credulity had been tam
pen ed With. A great deal of amsss-
ment was caused by a little seven
year old daughter Of Senator Dawes,
who appeared some time after the
door had been closed, and, approach
ing the doorkeeper, said: Tell the
President that Senator Dawes daugh-
ter wants to see hun" After waiting
for some time, and receiving no reply
to her message, she left. saying, ut is
Just like these old Democrats"
A very large and enthusiastic audi
snce assembled at the Metropolitan
Church, on Tuesday evening last, to
listen to the memorial exercises, which
had been arranged for the sixty. fourth
anniversary Of the birthday of General
Grant. One side Of the church had
been reserved for members of the
Grand Army, but the seats were found
to be insufficient, and many Of the
veterans were obliged to stand in the
aisles. The earnest attention with
which the large audience listened to
the addresses showed how deeply
they were interested in the services.
The Senate has passed very large
number ofprivate pension bills during
the week. Many of these bills are
referred by the Pension Bureau to
Congress for action, because of some
lack in testimony, in cases where
there is no question as the justice Of
the claim. These claims are examined
carefully by the Pension Committees,
and it is only upon the favorable re-
port Of the committees that action is
taken by Congress.
The proposition to place the manu-
factare and sale Of limitations of butter
under the control of the Internal Rev.
enue Bureau, and impose tax of ten
cents per pound, meets with a great
deal Of favor and is likely to become
a law. Petitions are pouring into
Congress from all sections of the coun-
try, from dairymen, merchants, and
consumers. 1t is urged by the friends
of the bill that the expectation of i'm
itation butter, and lis sales in foreign
markets as the genuine article, has
seriously injured the sale OF American
dairy products.
The discussion In the Senate CT a
provision in the Post Office Appropri-
alton bill. to provide a subsidy OF
$500, 600 for American steamships
carrying mails to foreign countries
has led to an interesting debate. The
amendment was introduced by Mr..
Frye, and in its support he argued
that by subsidizing vessels to ply
between Central and South America
and the United States, our surplus
production would find markets and
the millions of idle workingmen and
laborers would fad work, and the ex-
listing strikes and labor troubles would
come to an end. The discussion of
this amendment led to spirited de-
bate upon the tariff which was paItici-
pated in by several senators.
The new Chinese Minister was for
mally presented to the President on
Thursday. He was attired in full
court costume and was accompanied
by three OF his snit and an interpreter.
In presenting his credentials the min
lister said that it would be his constant
aim to maintain the friendly relations
existing between the two countries.
The labor agitation which prevails
throughout the country has reached
Washington, and it is reported that
the members of various Labor Unions
in the City will to-day demand that