The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-24
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ThinEs OF Interest Happening In and Out
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of tho Halle OF Congress.
WASHINGTON. July 23.-Unofflcial statements
now being given out at the White House pur-
port to give the actual facts regarding the
ownership OF the Presidential cottage at Cape
May Point A reporter OF the Evening Star has
been making inquiries among those persons
who are In the way OF knowing all about White
House transactions and the result OF the in
vestiGation is published to-day. and 1t gives,
unintentional!y, the most amusing account yet
printed OF how the cottage was presented to
the President and aiterward rejected. Despite
the fact that Mrs. Harrison has sent out from
her summer homo denial that the price paid
by the President Tor the cottage is $4,000. the
statement is repeated. The Star then says:
" The real truth Of the transaction. as the
reporter was reliably informed. is Just this
When the Philadelphia gentlemen representing
the donors OF the cottaGe-Mr. Mexican and Mr.
Wanamaker-called at the White House with
the key Of the cottage and the deeds. the Presi-
dent was at lunch. entirely UNCONSCIOUS Of any
intention on the part OF his friends to give him
ANYTHING. He was called into the red ,parlor,
few words Mr. Mexican told the President Of
was a trying moment Confronted by such
generosity and taken unawares, some men
fep and al
his warmest thanks to the gentlemen for the
gift and for their kind DESIRES he said that he
tormined upon later. Thus did he give his ac-
reimbursement even before the fact OF the gift
terms thst Mrs; Harrison and The family fi2ss
rival. with his original decision firm In his
mind. the President set on foot a Iuiet, investi-
CATION. that brought to him accurate informa.
been e.psnded IN 'Re nasi 'a and hs as
shec and 70 aFe tS
by - means the Original Purchasers
he became actual owner OF the property. This
was not done, In consequence OF the critcisms
the the saSs
RS' had Of b Ss sed aSca. tSs MAJ
Prcsidents friends said today, an invioIabie
custom OF his. custom that he has adhered
ton, MOTTO accept presents OF value from his
friends custom that has been inspired by
the feeling OF honor and pride which any
cient to meet his needs and wants"
Acting Superintendent OF Foreign Mail Ser
vice Brooks said to-day. in relation TO tho al
legged threat made by the authorities OF New
Zealand and New South Wales to withdraw
from the ocean mail service between Australia
and the United States unless Congress con.
the Post ONCE Department was powerless in
the premises. Hoexpecled that the threat was
the shipping bills mail service between those
points and The United States would be por-
manently discontinued. RsprssentHtive, Far
the House. said this afternoon that he recently
received a. caboRram from Melbourne an
n l,1t hat the subsidies were about to be
New south Wales has already discontinued
5 Rer m9ii service o., said MAJOR Earquhar. and
Under the old contract the United States has
made money, how much ! cannot state but
the Shipping bills in the House. that Is a sub.
leet upon which no conservative man can at
this date safely prophecy"
The House Committee on Appropriations
agreed to the Senate amendments to tho Sun
dry Civil Appropriation bill increasing the
salary Of Justices OF the Supreme Court Of
prlation for artificial limbs and decided to
formally non-concur In the others. A most
decided opposition was shown. TO the Senate
and the probabilities are that unless The SEN
hte reeedes and agrees TO materially modify
gle between the two Houses over this amend
mont MI result j. was the opinion Of the
ment would be to throw vast tracts OF land
and the sltes for reserS oirs Into tho hands OF
comparatively few persons and syndieates
the sub COMMITTEES which framed the Bill. While
sstating that he was not anth9rized to speak
for THO committee explained his position,
which he thought was that OF the committee,
region oamounting TO between 7OO0O00OO and
900 100000 acres, should be subject to settle
ment only under the Homestead act, aud that
should not apply TO them. This would reserve
all OF that immense domain to actual settlers,
ana WOULD IN large degree prevent thSir