The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-19
LIVE WASHINGTON TOPICS.
BLATNE's HOUSE BEING PUT IN ORDER
FOR HIS RETURN THIS WEEK.

BIAfNE'S HOUSE BEfNG PUT IN OhDEh
FOR HIS RETURN THIS WEEK.
Cabinet Omcers Mt Work on Their Ansual
Reports-The Presidents Rather 1apo-
lite Treatment OF Members OF the Meth.
odist Ecunsesicni Conference.
WASHINGTON. Oct 1s.-The big rcd house In
Madison place, opposite the Executive Mansion.
known OF lato as the Blaine residence. was
thrown open from cellar to garnet yesterday.
and Is being aired and put in order for the
Secretary of State and his family. who are COM
ing to occupy It toward tho end OF tho present
week. Mr.. Blaine is not entirely we'll. his
friends say. but he is we'll enough and strong
enough to resume his work at the State Do
partment, and Is expected to do so on
the day after his arrival here. Washing
ton. especially that part OF it that Is affected
in social and political way by the doings OF
tho Administration. has been very dull for
several months past. and some tonic like the
return OF Blaine Is badly needed to tone up
the town. 1t is thought that as soon as the
Secretary arrives he will take up tho work Of
writing his annual report This document
must be prepared within the coming three or
four weeks. and Mr.. Blaine has been away
from the department so long that he will need
to work hard to catch up with tho drift Of cur
rent business. Tho reports that the Secretary
has been all summer absolutely ignorant Of
what has teen going on In his own depart
po sss s h"' rsssar He hE e nssn keIt
the important questions that have arisen dur
Ing hs lonf ShsHnGe and while he has not
xh s Dsfe sIinsa That efRs.
before the Presidential nomiSations s are made.
advantage will he taken Of the fact to make as
t ssop r 70 tSs P ana So
port % AMI B rS viii sVc the en @o RI;
his personal supervision.
Annual report making is going on in all the
departments as actively rs in that over which
Mr. Blaine prcsdcs Tho completed reports of
tho various Cabinet officers on the result of
the past years work are not submitted until
the latter part Of November. but before that
time tho reports Of subordinate bureau chiefs
must be ready In order that portions Of them
can be embodied in the documents that are
So
Treasury Is an independent officer In this re:
as fne ne ms m
President But. husiy engaged as the various
departments arc In nnnna! report making. the
election day. The result OF tho contests in
New York. Ohio Iowa. Massachusetts. and tho
paigns are now being conducted will have
much to do with tho suggestions and recon-
work to be- DONE by the Admnistration darns
es s3H~p asy As H % Ssn na
sikInisters hear what story story the eieetioa es
haze to tell they VIII t know 6etteEWhat to saY
Tho President has not yet begun tho pregaIa-
ton OF his message. and OF course can do little
the The Various depsrtment re
ports. as he is necessarily guided in measure
the nns illness n So Haa
has caused much delay also to the White
him from thG Sig desk in tic big room adjoin.
been and Is Very SICK man, but his physicians
hope to have him about again shortly.
The President yesterday gratifled the mem
bers Of tho Methodist Ecumenical Conference
by taking part in the discussion Of the ques-
ton OF international arbitration. The emil
nen a clergymen who ). ct2'mpose the Conference
generally regarded as a Very gracious oct. Il" IN
fact some Of them were nearly beside them
sss c tS 10y ace ss h0nG
ness. TINT had ,,. occurred early II. the
(which it is universally admitted was an ad.
least, by q, DIES ire to atone as far as he could
for his rather impolite treatment OF the Con- ;
Ssy ssed aonsee
to talk to the, President about the propriety Of
reception in honor OF the delegates Mr.. .Har:
rison was more than usually brusque. and said
that owing to the press OF work he did not feel
that he could give more than half an hour OF
his time to receiving the minister's. After
some persuasion ho agreed to set apart whole
hour. but stipulated that 1t must be at q GER
tain time in the day SO ms to avoid his regular
lunch hour and that Of his daily afternoon
drive. The matter was arranged TO- suit the
President. but his distinguished callers were
not at all pleased with the ungracious manner
in which the courtesy was extended and have
was held it was very cheap and shabby az
fair. disappointing to the American delegates
and surprising and remarkable ta the last
degree to those from abroad. The spec
tacle OF the members Of such q dis
tinguishcd gathering as the second an
nual Ecumenical Conference walking about
tho White House carrying hats. overcoats. and
umbrellas. and being nodded to in a rather
cold-blooded way by tho President and his
wife and sister-in-law. was ono that caused
the reverend gentlemen much establishments
They accepted the explanations OF their
American brethren that the affair WAS
purely informal interruption OF the daily
office, work OF tho Executive Mansion. but
somehow they cannot be made to be-
ieve that it was 2 fair sample ofthe grand
White House receptions. OF which more or less
accounts are occasionally seen in
Oreign newspapers. and as such they have con-
iemned it.