Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1889-11-29
Washington Letter.
From Our Regular Correspondent.

From Our Regular Correspondent.
|. The White House has been,
from the beginning of the century,
to the present time, the residence
of the Presidents Of the United
States. The corner stone of the
Executive Mansion was laid dur
ing the presidency of General
Washington, and he watched the
building grow day by day until it's
completion; when he in company
with his wife, walked through the
house admirlng its beauties. It
was the first public building COM
pleted in Washington, and it has
numbered among its tenants
many noted men, guardians of the
peace and prosperity of the Re
public.
Just now its occupants are busy
preparing for the assembling of
Congress. The message is sup
posed to be in readiness, and the
President, just from his recreation
down the river, is looking in bet
ter health than earlier in his in
cumbency. His appointment mill
grinds slowly, but during the
week few crumbs have fallen,
among them q few collectorships
and Receivers for Public Monies.
The Speakership question is de-
manding and receiving much at
tention. Reed, Mckinley, Cannon,
Butterworth and Burrows are
booming their special worth and
desirability, and the interest will
doubtless be kept up until the
caucus of November 30th, settles
it.
The Pension Office is undergo
ing number of changes. Secre-
tary Noble is carefully examining
into the cases of the re-raters and
the resignation of several have
been asked for, and more are in
fear.
. The partnership of W. W. Dud-
ley and Corporal Tanner in the
Pension Business was announced
in the Washington Post, and
General R. A. Alger was also said
to have volunteered financial aid
to Corporal Tanner.
General Raum's administration
: of the Pension Office is most
favorably received, and he is re-
: organizing and re-arranging mat
| ters SO that more work may be ac-
complished in a given time, and
no drones will be allowed to hang
around the hive. General Raum's E
son has just been given $4,000
place, and will, no doubt be OF
value to his father in his position.
! The place of Recorder of Deeds
for the District of Columbia has
3 been much talked about, and ii
: was promised to Tanner. 1t is
3 spoken for, it is said, by B. K
Bruce, of Mississippi, and with
1 pretty good assurance of success
Mr.. Bruce was Senator from Mis-.
: sissippi, and afterwards Register
!, of the Treasury. He has been
' prominent IN several states as ar
orator and worker. The position
. is regarded as a most lucrative
one, it's compensation coming
from fees, and the aggregate oi
these swelling up a magnificent
income.
=, The Appointment Clerk of the
3 Post Office Department has taker
himself away for a vacation, ano
= = will journey as fer south as Cuba
- - Secretary and Mrs. Proctor have
- arrived in the city with theil
= INVALID son, whose improvement
- - in health is very slow. They will
remain a short time in thei,
- handsome residence, and then &C
= for the winter months, to Florida
! The rainy weather continues
" and Washington is drenched. l,
q has been quite two weeks that the
y weather has been what is designat.
!, ed falling weather." and a few
beams of sunlight athwart the sky
would be..joyouslylhailed by this
: long suffering people. CYMRo.