The Daily Tombstone., 1886-06-19
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON. June 14, 1886.

1 lilc ClLN on l UeSNaN evening Id.
 been rumored that the Presidential
 party work leave the train at k stree:
 crossing upon the outskirts of the
 city, and Int crowl, numbering up
 ward Of 200 pags6ns wh, had assem-
 hlad d: that point, wts some@hAt dI>-
 dp|5inted when the train passed at
 full speed and proceeded directly to
 the depot. where the PresldSnt's pri-
 vate icarriage Vas in waiting, anl, the
 party proceeded direct to the White
 House The beginning of business
 hours upon Wednesday morning found the President at his desk, and
 he devoted himself tU the perform
 ante Of lis official duties with the in
 d1strious attention which has always
 marked his official life. The usual
 public reception Was hell at 12
 o'clock, though put two or three hun
 dred persons had gathered ill the East
 Room, as 1t was not generally known
 that the reception Was to be he'll. Nearly everybns of c'visitors offered soEe hurried words of congratulation as they siJ0k the Presidents hlnl.
 some ot ihem seemed to expect that Mrs. Cleveland would be with her husband to rsceiv. their gree,in-s, and were disappointed at her non appearance.
 Arrangements have been made for giving two rec ptions at tine House during the present week \ state re- teption will be given by tEe President unl Mrs. Cleveland, on Tuesday even ing, to which the Cabinet, the Diplo- matlc Corps, the Ju;!icary, Members of Congress, and the officers of the army and navy, with their families, will. be invited, and oil Friday even ing a general reception, to which the general public will be admitted with out cards, will he given.
 Since ;Ae.re,ugl: of the bridal party many society lA!ies have called at the White ruu.e and have been diSAv- pointed to learn, tEat Mrs. Cleveland would not be It home sn visitors until after the reception.
 On Thursday the President and Mrs. Cleveland drove out Lo the re- gently purchased house in the coun- try which the President has decided to cali "Rose Hill" and spent an hour UT two in looking about the place. Sume extensive improvements will at once he made in the house aud | grounds, and the place will nO donbt | be occupIed hy the President during the summer months, ur at least such portion or them as remain after tko of Congress.
 Miss Cl3feidnd has returned to hey home in Holland Patent, " lrere it is ! said in tue flu ure she will devote her self entirijly to litera' y pursuits. 1 Mf. Beck 4nd otneri Sa.uatnrS who: oppose the oteoni;s;,ine bill, are deter mined t" kill the bill by insisting up on ,treatinsit as a revenus blil and loading it down with, other tariff measures, Alter d adeIgrmin d fight e-bill Was referred to the Agricul- tuIal committee And Senator Beck it once proposed tha! the Morrison tariff bill be added to it as an amend ment, ard referred to the same com nittee. He insisted that if the cCm- mitoee can properly eonsi;ier reve- nue bill, that it can also consider tariff questions, and he proposes to oifer other revenue amendments added from time t,,,time,
 A-bili has been passed by the-Honse all laws providing fcT the pre- smptiun of the public land, laws allowing entries for timber culture, md laws authorizing the sale of des- ert land. During the debate upoA he bill, Mir. P.,yson, of Illinois, ,t'trd .hat' 93per-cent,-oi ths entries uidar ,hese laws We're fraudulent. TAe oil Was passed by a vote of I33 y9as tO 40 nays.
 IT addition to the Arthur Kiln