The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-06-22
washington letter.


WAslfINGr0N, JUNE 18th, 1888.
Hundreds Of enthusiastic Republicans
have left Washington to attend the Chiea-
go Convention. For several days past Sen
ators and Representatives have been loay-
ing singly and IN little parties. but the
great exodus took place N Saturday when
the members Of the Republican National
League headed by the Third Artillery band,
and accompanied by Republican clubs,
marched to the Baltimore and Potomac
| station and boarded a special train.
The lIansc of Representatives looks
comparatively deserted to-day, on the Re
publican side, as nearly two-thirds of that
party were granted leave of absence ''on
important business" by ommon consent
the tariff has been laid aside, and nothing
further will be done until after the Com
| y~cntion. From tn day Appropriation bills
will claim attention of the House, and from
| present indications the Arrears Of Pensions
| bill will be laid aside until next December.
Ii was difficult to keep a quorum in the
House even on Friday, and without any
| ones paying mueh attention to what was
| going on, forty private bills and more than
that number of pensions bills were passed,
| among which, of course, some fine subjects
| for veto messages started on their way to
tho White House.
These Convention times give the l'resi
dent some respite from nteryiewers. There
is less business from Congress too, and no
is allowed more leisure than was his lot
during the winter months. As lie leaves
the Executive Mansion Of afternoons for
his drive to his country residences or
as he rides along the pleasant road
way alone III his carriage, he looks
in excellent health and spirits and
we'll satisfied with the rest Of the world.
He has Just had a new carriage honse built
at Oak View. and from its top floats an
American flag with o red bandanna tied
below lie National colors. 0ak View is
an attractive spot in it's summer dress. On
the broad verantia there are a number of
hospiiable looking splint bottom rockers,
the sward comes mp to lis edge, and all
around there are beds of old fashioned pinks
and roses, pansics and geraniums. From
the front of the house the Capitol may be
seen, tie Washington Monument and in
deed the whole city, a magnificent pano-
rama. After his drive and his dinner at
Oak View The President strolls about his
small domain, and exhibits interest il every
ol.q f,1a 4bqf f14a eaacal ArolDpgG
So many visitors 10 the Capitol inquire
for the spot where John Quincy Adams
fell in tie old Hall of Representatives in
his fatal illness. that the Architect of the
Capitol has marked the place with A bronze
tablet. The inscription gives the name
and date in a circular form, upon the tab
let, and in its center is the word %"lIcre."
AT last the movement to celebrate the
four hundredth anniversary Of the discov-
cry Of America is beginning TO take def
nitc and substantial form. The House
Committee on Foreign affairs has mani
mously authorized a favorable report on
the bill providing for a permanent exPosi-
ton Of the three Americas at the National
Capital in the year 1892. The feature
which ensures the success OF the under
taking is that authorizing the President to
appoint a governmental board of directors
TO formulate a plan for the proposed IN
dertaking, and appropriates $4,000, to be
Immediately available for the expenses of
this board. The committee hold in their
report that in order to make the enter
prise successful the bill should be passed
at the present session Of Congress. But
one International Exposition was ever held
in this country, viz, that in Philadelphia
in 1876 to commemorate the Centennial Of
our independence as = people. The good
that resulted from it is still apparent in
every avenue of trade and commerce. The
exposition now proposed, which is in
honor of a n event greater in the worlds
history than even the formation Of The
United States, is on a much larger scale,
and is expected TO be correspondingly
more far reaching in its results.
There is a bill before the Senate to ap.
propriafe $275, 900 for the reconstruction
of the Government dam at the Roc. Island
Arsenal. Several of the Western Senators
were positive that the Governments needed
a new dam right away. Senator Edmunds,
however, was Of the opinion that private
mill owners needed damming a great deal
more than the Government did. lie pro-
tossed 70 know a thing or two about dams
and So the bill had to be laid over until he
could get at the true inwardnness of it.
The resolution Of Gen. Spinola, Of New
York, appropriaiing 5000 for the cele-
bration Of the twenty fifth anniversary Of
the Gettysburg battle was defeated partly
through a speech 10y Mr.. Breckenridge, of
Arkansas. He held that it was all right
to spend money Tor historical purposes.
but not TO celebrate victories or defeats.
WEsToN.
The Executive committee.
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