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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1885
Page
8
Reports from Washington detail President Cleveland signing commissions for a new cabinet and General Grant on the retired list. Talks of removing customs and revenue officers spark party strategy, with names like Bayard Thurman and Hopkins floated for various posts amid a broad wave of appointments and resignations.
President Cleveland greeted a large audience of about 1000 women at the White House. An incident arose when ex-Secretary Lincoln presented the commission creating General Grant on the retired list and sought the President's signature, which he hesitated to sign, signaling no clear reason for action at that moment.
In Lost River February 26 the camp welcomed two women who came from Boston after a San Francisco newspaper printed an ad by two miners, Hank Thamser and Mohawk, and kept it running for money. Their arrival stirred camp chatter as patrons pursued a curious tale of romance and a disputed marriage.
Majority of President Arthur’s cabinet prepare to depart Washington. Attorney General Brewster has moved to Philadelphia to resume law, while Teller remains in Washington after rejoining the Senate. Frelinghuysen advertises a house for sale and will base in New Jersey, with Arthur and children visiting him. Lincoln will practice law in Chicago after a brief idle spell, keeping a temporary Washington residence. Chandler aims for a Senate seat from New Hampshire and will stay in the city through summer. Hatton plans to return to Burlington Hawkeye work after serving as Postmaster General, with a strong preference for editing.
March 6 Washington report describes President Cleveland greeting a large crowd. He began work early as visitors arrived in waves from 8 a.m. The North Portico crowd, guarded by police, waited until 8 p.m. when doors opened for handshakes. Cleveland called it hard work but noted many came from long distances. Doors closed around 5 30 p.m. for dinner.
Washington machinations aside, public leaders from both parties judge Grover Cleveland’s inaugural message favorable. They say they underestimated him and now acknowledge he is more of a man than they believed. The report notes a strong, unified reaction to his address to the nation.
Charles Francis Adams, president of the Union Pacific, submits to the Senate a February 9 letter arguing Congress overfunds the railway and harms both company and public. He disputes Jay Gould's control claims and reiterates commitment to the Senate judiciary bill and personal responsibility for management.
Washington March 7 A number of Democratic senators and representatives plan to stay in the capital for a time and expect many changes in top federal offices in the coming days. State delegations have met to agree on distributing offices. Changes likely in departments first then consulates and foreign missions. Postmasters, customs officers, marshals and district attorneys may stay. Nominations for assistant secretaries and auditors expected next week.
Washington DDP C March 7 The special session proceeds as weather improves and visitors enliven the capital. Capitol crowds thin and cleansing of the building continues after a busy week. Senators expect the session to wrap in two to three weeks with caucus committees set to finalize membership and include new senators.
An address to the people of the Mississippi valley and to mercantile exchanges nationwide outlines efforts to improve Western waterways. Prepared by the executive committee on Western waterways, it will be mailed tomorrow from Washington. Congress adjourned without appropriations for the project.
A New York Sun Washington correspondent surveys social shifts under Bayard Lamar Garland and Whitney regimes. Families expand while private life intrudes on public duty, with Garlands and Lamars cited for temperament and ambition. The piece notes residences, marriages, and the effort to establish a new social scene amid cabinet posts and looming vacancies. It also mentions the Liebig Company tonic as a contemporaneous health ad.
Two Chicago men out in a boat during a storm face death and vow not to swear again. Tom knows a prayer and they pray as the danger peaks.
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