The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1894-11-09
Washington Letter.
From Our Regular Correspondent.

From Our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON. November 5.-If any proof
were needed that Secretary Carlisle was deal
ing with the charge that Mr.. Morton had i'm
ported an English coachman under contract IN
violation of the alien contract labor law, 1t Is
furnished by his decision, that the man is a DO
nestle servant in Mr.. Morton's employ, and
consequently exempt from the provisions or the
law. In order to arrive at that decision it was
necessary for Secretary Carlisle to reverse
previous decisions made by Secretary WINDOW
in 1890, and Assistant Secretary spauldng IN
1891. Had he been disposed to make partisan
capital out of the cases he might have ordered
the coachman deported and cited the two Re
publican decisions mentioned as precedents for
his action 1t is probable that Congress will be
asked to amend that section of the alien con-
tract labor law under which this charge was
made, as Secretary Carlisle thinks the courts,
and not the Secretary of the Treasury, should
settle such disputed questions.
President Cleveland has ordered another eX-
tension of the civil service rules. This time all
clerical employees receiving less than 5000 per
annum, and all messengers and watchmen EN-
ployed under the government are put under
the rules. Speaking of the matter, civil service
Commissioner Proctor, who is naturally much
pleased at the extension, said: You may ex-
pect more of the same sort. There are further
extensions in contemplation that only await
the arrangement of minor details, which will
be perfected at approaching conferences be-
tween this Commission and the heads OF the
several departments"
For some reason the number of Democratic
office holders who went home to vote fell be-
low expectations, and it will not be sur
prising if large number of the delinquents
spend very disagreeable half hour with their
congressman when Congress gets back TO
Washington.
No Democrat comes out of the campaign
higher in the estimation of the rank and file
the men who are always, not occasionally,
found working heart and soul for the success
of the party, whether its candidates are their
friends or their personal enemies-of the party
than does Vice President Stevenson. He has
been wherever the fight was the hottest from
the beginning of the campaign, having given
up all personal plans, and for the time placed
himself entirely at the disposal of the party
managers, who kept him on the stump contln,
uously. Such willing work and such good
Mrs. Cleveland has accepted an invitation
from the Cramps, the Philadelphia shipbuiid-
ers to christen the American Line Steamship,
st. Louis, which will be launched next Mon
day. The President Will not be able to 20, but
Mrs Cleveland will be accompanied by small
party of friends. leaving here Monday morning
noon.
1t will not be surprising to members of the
diplomatic corps should the relations between
this country and Germany become very much
strained, if nothing more serious occurs, on ac-
count of the action of Germany in prohibiting
the importation of American cattle and dress
I'D beef without any real excuse for such I'M
just action. 1t is known that this government
has intimated very strongly to Germany that
it isn't inclined to accept the ridiculous excuse
put forward-fear of Texas fever-and that 1t
has made protest clothed in vigorous but di-
plomatic language There the matter rests at
present, but it will not be allowed to rest
there Germany may find that if retaliation is
to be the game the United States holds the win
ming hand.
The annual report of General Casey, Chief
of Engineers, U. 5. A, just made public, again
brings forward the recommendation that Il
separate building be provided by Congress tc
be used for office purposes by the President
The necessity for such Il building is so apparent
that the only wonder is that it has not long age
been erected. The President is the only official
of the government, who is expected to reside in
the same building in which he transacts his of
fetal business. The idea is so repugnant to
President Cleveland that during his first as
well as his present administration he has own
ed IL residence i'll order that he and his family
might get the privacy that cannot be had nj
the White House. AT this writing they are re
siding in his own house on the outskirts of
Washington, the President driving to the
White House every day to transact his official
business. The White House should either be
the executive Office or the Presidents residence
it should not be both. =. A. 5.