The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-10-07
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, D. c.,
Oct a. 1SS6-


Oct, 4, 1886.
During the past week more than
five hundred persons have been dis
charged from Government service in
Washington. OF these discharged,
three hundred and forty must be ere
dited to the Government Printing
Office and two hundred to the Wash
ington Navy Yard. 1 say credited;
for forty thousand dollars per month
will be saved in the Government pay
rolls and the work in the Govern
ment Printing Office will go on as
we'll as before. At the Navy Yard
nothing will be lost, for the discharg-
es there were made with the inten-
ton of converting a useless naval sta
ton into a heavy ordnance foundry.
1t is the determination of the present
administration, with the help of Con-
gress, to improve the naval strength
of the United States. Notwithstand-
ing the fact that nearly one hundred
millions of dollars were expended
during the four previous Republican
administrations ostensibly for the
Navy, the Naval force of this country
is inferior to that of sixteen European,
two Asiatic, and three South Ameri-
can countries in other words we
are the weakest naval power. When
the vessels already authorized, con-
tracted for or commenced are COM
pleted, say four years hence. the Uni
ted States will, i'll naval power, out
rank Brazil, Chill, Argentine Repub-
lie, China, Japan, Greece, Norway,
Portugal and Sweden; be on q par
with Turkey, Spain, Holland and Den
mark, and be surpassed by England,
France, Germany, Austria, Italy and
Russia alone.
Secretary Manning has returned to
the city and will resume the Treas
ury portfolio. He will, however, be
careful to avoid that close application
to the details of his office and the har-
RAISING interviews with callers which
brought him so near deaths door q
few months ago. The able Assistant
Secretaries Fairchild and Thompson
will relieve him of much labor and
care. 1t is reported that Assistant
Secretary Thompson has matured a
plan for the reorganization of the
Treasury Department. The policy
adopted by Secretary Manning has
been pursued by Secretary Fairchild,
namely of putting the redemption of
Government bonds 20 the double use
of reducing the national debt and also
regulating the money market. With
in the last few weeks the rate for
short loans has changed from two to
three per cent, to three times those
numbers. Every lender knows that
the Federal Depositories stand open
ever and by whomsoever they may
be presented, SO by that means mil
lions Of dollars may be released and
circulate through the various chan
| nels of trade.
In anticipation of the building of
the National Library tentative plans
have been prepared to aid a determi-
nation Of its position within the site
fixed by Congress, care being taken
to keep important lines of view open,
to present both the Library and Cap
itol to advantage, secure convenient
approaches and connections by walks
and wheelways, and while charging
the Capitol grounds to include the
Library, to preserve, as far as practi-
cable, all the advantages presented.
The soldiers seem to thrive under
C~leveland's administration. The Civil
Service Commission, a majority OF
whom are Democrats, have modified
their rules SO as to give precedence to
Union veterans in the matter of ap-
pointments. This action was taken
the very day that John Sherman, in a
partisan stump speech, was denoun-
cling the Administration for turning
its back OH the old soldiers.
The culorcd peoples exhibition was
formally opened yesterday at four O.
clock. To-day the various commit.
tees in charge were busily engaged
receiving exhibits, which are coming
in very rapidly. There was a fair at,
tendance at the hall, a large proper
ton of the visitors being white PEG,
pie, who were surprised and inter
ested in the exhibits Of the skill anC
genius of the colored people. A large
attendance is expected tonight ant
preparations have been made to &c
commodate the visitors. Although
the fair is Il creditable SUCCESS, it mus
not be understood that this is the frs
of its kind, nor the greatest, as som
papers have represented. In Mort
Carolina there is annually held a col
orcd peoples fair, which is wonder
: full in the variety and excellence o
its exhibits and also in the success
that attends it. people should re
, member" said Mr.. Lamar, "that on
OF the best and most successful de
parlments OF the New Orleans Expo
} sition was that devoted to the colore,
people. 1t was presided over by eX
: Senator Bruce, and was a revelatio
f to those who were fortunate enoug
: TO see it. There were exhibits fror
every State and Territory, and the
: would have done honor to the whit
l people Of those States and Tcrritorie:
Ii was a great ~disillusion to peopl
= who think that the colored people ar
= not progressive, ,JUNO.