The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-08-24
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our Regular Correspondent.)

The President arrived here from the
east Friday afternoon and remained
at the White House until Saturday
afternoon when he left for Deer Park.
AS short as his stay was he attended
to great deal Of business. being in
almost constant consultation with the
heads of the various departments.
He also found time to make few
appointments. Tomorrow he ex-
poets to leave Deer Park for India.
napolis when he will spend several
days. According to the present pro-
gramme he will not return to Wash
ingt0n again until he comes to re-
main, but will go from indianapolis
to Deer Park and begin work on his
proclamation calling an extra session
of Congress and on his first annual
message to Congress. both of which
documents he thinks it necessary to
prepare with the greatest care. The
first to show the necessity for calling
an extra session of Congress and the
last to lay out policy for the Re.
publicans in Congress to carry out as
regards the tariff and other import
ant matters. Mrs. Harrison, who
has been in attendance at the bedside
of sick sister, arrived here just in
time to accompany the President to
Deer Park. She will go with him to
indianapolis and they are both look
ing forward to their first visit home
with much pleasure.
Acting Postmaster General Clark
son has awarded the contract for
furnishing postal cards for the next
four years to Albert Daggett, of New
York. The new contract calls for a
better quality of paper than is now
used and for cards of three sizes, one
2 1915 by as 3 inches; one by 1.9
inches, 1.-THE size of those now used.
and one ga by 6 1-8 inches. Not.
withstanding the improved qualities
and the different size the new con.
tract will save the Government about
$780, as compared with the last
one. The contract begins from Octo-
Der the first, next.
Quite large delegation from the
various Posts in this city will attend
the twenty-third National encamp-
ment of the G. A. r. at Milwaukee.
They will go on special train and
will carry as their guests Pension
Commissioner Tanner. Col. w. w.
Dudley, and other prominent ex.
soldiers.
Gen. Fairchield. chairman of the
commission appointed to negotiate
for the purchase of the Cherokee strip
reported to the interior department
that the commission has done all
that can be done until after the Che.
rokee Indians hold their council in
November. The council will con-
slider the Governments offer to buy
their land at SIPS per acre, and its
action is final as far as the Indians
are concerned.
Secretary Noble has issued circu-
lar to Pension agents reducing their
apportionment for clerk hire to d
figure that will no. exceed the ap-
preparation made by Congress for
that purpose. The appropriation is
insufficient, but the Secretary does
not think it legal to increase the
number of clerks, thus deliberately
making deficiency. This may re-
suit in some delay at some of the
agencies in paying the pensions for
the quarter ending September 80.
Commissioner of Pensions Tanner
wants it distinctly understood that
there is no quarrel between Secretary
Noble and himself, nor has there
been at any time the slightest break
in the pleasant personal relations be-
tween them. He says "Mr. Noble
is one of the most lovable men. a
man Of broad views, and while there
may be some official difference be.
tween US, these differences are not of
a personal character. Any statement
tending to create any other impres.
sion Is untrue.
Marshal Ransdell has made him.
self solid with the working Republic
cans hereabouts bv asking for the
resignation of three of his Democratic
deputies and by announcing that it
was his purpose to displace the rest
of the Democrats employed under
him and replace them with good Re-
publicans as soon as possible.
Senator Spooner dropped into
Washington last week from a Mas.
sachusetts summer resort. He came
to fix up some Wisconsin postoffices
and things, and from the broad smile
he carried away he must have sue
ceeded. A reckless newspaper man