The morning call., 1892-01-02
A STATE RECEPTION.
How New Years Day Was
Observed.
The President Received The Foreign Repre-
SentatiYeS and Public Officials.
4 Notable Day at tbe Nations Capital-COn-
gresham LOud'S New Anti
Chinese Bill.
Special TO THE MORNING CALL.

vance of New Years calling 10 maintained.
The weather was favorable, being cold and
clear. The chief events of the forenoon
were breakfast to the diplomat C corps by
Secretary Blaine and a reception by the
President and Mrs. Harrison and the wives
of the members of the Cabinet The in
terror of the White House was elaborately
decorated for the reception, and the dark
ened rooms shOne with the glare of numer-
GUS electric lights. The President and Mrs.
Harrison were assisted in receiving by Mrs.
Morton Mrs Elkins. Mrs. Foster, Mrs.
Wilmerding Mrs. Noble, Mrs. Rusk, Mrs.
Miller and Mrs. Wanamaker. Mrs. Blaine
being unable to be present because of ILL
health. A large number of ladies were
especially invited TO assist in entertaining
such of the guests as were asked to remain.
The reception began promptly at 10 o'clock
in the forenoon.
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
The arrival of the Presidential party was
announced by the familiar air, "nail to the
Chief" Vice-PIesident and Mrs Morton
aud all the members Of the Cabinet, with
est arrivals. Secretary Elkns met With the
Cabinet f1T the first time, and he and Secre-
tary Foster, who was just out from severe
Illness were greeted with special cordiality.
The diplomatic corps turned out ir full
force to pay their respects, the members
being resplendent In court dress. Senior
Romero Of Mexico, the dean of the corps,
being at the head of the line with Nine.
Romero. They were accompanied by seven
members of the Mexican Legation. Italy
was represented by Marquis Imperiale d
Fraucavila Charge d'Affaires ad Interim.
Pedro Montt, the Minister from Chile and
Mrs. Moutt, and Senor Anibal Crrzs and
Senor GuilermO Amunalgui. of the legation.
were the Chilean representatives. Minister
Tsn Kwo Yin and number of pictur-
esquely attirvd members Of the Chinese Le-
cation attracted considerable attention
from those to whom the receptions were
new. Many other countries we're repre-
seuted. The diplomatic corps was invited
in budy TO place behind The line OF the
receiving party. and spent quarter OF an
hour or longer conversing with the ladies
there.
THE OFFICIAL RECEPTION.
Senators Cullom, Carlisle. Gibson and AL
len, with the members Of their families.
were introduced TO the receiving party im-
mediately after the diplOmates. Chief-Jus-
tlce fNlter aNu al TIE MEMBERS OF the f~il-
preme Cpurt, except Justice Bradley, were
next presented. The Justices of the Court
of Claims and District Supreme Court also
paid their respects. At II o'clock the Con-
gress of the United States was received.
General John Foster, the special TepTesen-
tatiye of the State Department, came next,
ami the American Historical Society also
had several member in line. The Army,
Navy and Marine Corps were represented by
all the officers Of those services stationed at
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cago and General Wheaton OF Omaha were
the only officers OF prominence who came
from distance. General Sch0feld was at
the head Of the army line and Commodore
Ramsay led the naval contingent. The Off
GERS were Ia full dress uniform. The regulars
were followed by General Ordwsy and his
staff OF the National Guard of the District of
Columbia. Ii was now about u O'Clock,
and the following half hour was devoted to
the reception of the different Federal Com
mssioners and the officers of the Executive
Departments and the Grand Army Of the
Republic. There was a great crowd of
people IN line waiting to pay their respects,
and it was not until nearly ? O'clock that
the reception came TO a close.
RECEPTIONS BY THE CABINET.
ice-President and Mrs. Morton received
at their residence from u TO O'clock in the
afternoon. They were assisted by number
of ladies, and the list of callers included
nearly all the officials who had previously
visited the White House.
In accordance with the usual custom the
Secretary Of State gave breakfast in honor
Of the members OF the diplomatic corps, m-
mediateiy after they had paid their respects
to the President The breakfast was fol-
lowed by reception, which was largely al
tended. Large receptions were also held by
the ladies of the families Of the other mem
bers of the Cabinet. Mrs Crisp, the wife
of the Speaker, and Mrs. Elkins did not re-
ceiYe.
STEWART SCORES HILL.
Senator Stewart of Nevada has written n
letter to Senator David B. Hill of New
York in reply to the speech made by the
latter yesterday in Albany. OF that pas
sage in the speech assuring Bland of the
respect. admiration and support of the
Democracy of New York if be Will move a
repeal Of the present law. the letter says:
I" Are you aware, Mr.. Hill. this is an
old story? The people of the South
and West have been assured ever since
silver was rejected as money of the respect
and admiration OF the New York Democ-
raey il they would cooperate with tue rep
resent ttiyes of gold In contracting the real
money Of the world TO gold alone. In re-
cent speech at Elmira you advocated free
bimetallc coinage. In your Albany speech
on New Years eve you advocated repeal
of the act of 1890, which gives the people
more money by the difference between the
silver certificates issued on coin of S24-
tine amount Of Treasury nptes issued in the
purchase Of 5i.000.0O0 ounces OF silver bull
Ion each year" The letter then SAYS the
present Silver Act must inevitably lead to
blmetallic coinage to prevent the deprecia-
tion of silver and asserts that it is because
Of the recognition OF this fact that the
gold men, 10 prevent the passage of
free coinage act, propose To repeal
the law OF 1890. Senator Stewart adds: II
am sorry if you are really in favor of free
bimetallic coinage, as declared in your
Eimira speech. that you have fallen into
the trap set by the gold trust and are now
willing 10 aid them In their efforts to confine
the real money Of the world to gold alone"
LoUD's CHINESE BILL.
Representative Loud will introduce bill
providing that all duties. prescribed llabllt-
ties penalties and forfeitures imposed and
poWers conferred by the I'd, 10th, 1lth and
18th sections Of the act relating TO the exc
| cutiOn OF certain treaty supulatons con-
cerning the Chinese, approved May 8, 1882,
| shall be extended and made applicable to
| the provisions of this proposed act
Provided, however, that the provision Of
| said Section u. and the provision in any ex-
| istng law which requires any Chinese Ia
! b0Ter or person who shall be removed from
| the United States to the country from whence
he came, be repealed; that any Chinese
| labOrer or person who shall be removed
! from the United States under acts to which
| this is supplementary, or under this act or
! under any existing law, shall be removed TO
| China, and provided further that the
! burden Of proof shall be on any Chinese
! laborer or person who shall claim the right
| to be or remain in the United States. to
establish such right, and all acts or parts of
acts inconsistent herewith are repealed.
MINISTER swIFT's SALARY.
! Mrs. John f. Swift of California, wife of
| tho late Minister to Japan, is expected TO
arrive in Washington soon. She will urge
the passage of bill for her relief 10 the
amount OF the salary that would have been
/ drawn by her husband from April last TO
the end Of the year 1891. II is customary
| In such eases to pay this salary TO the wife
| of deceased Minister.
PROPOSED FORESTRY BUREAU.
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