The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-12-05
Letter from Washia,gfOn.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1, ISGSsa
In connection with the report that E. B. Wasbburn
will be offered the Treasury in the Cabinet under tn
new administration may be remarked that that gentle
man. following his economist instincts has been look
ing into the estimates for appropriations next session
and says the condition OF things would be very salts
factory except for the Indian war; in itself heavy bill
of expense. The next administration can, he opnes
make the Post Office Department pay its expenses
and considerably diminish the expenses Of the Tfcds,
Department.
Senator Morton has had an interview with Secretar
McCulloh on financial matters, in which the Senate
avors the boarding of gold in order future resuml
on of specie payment, and the Secretary would look
the gradual revival ofindustry and the development
natural wealth, to the same end, letting the god
take of itself
The report of General Grant for the current year
marveously short. He contents himself with referring
to the reports of the Division District and Department
| commanders for details, emphatically endorses Gen
| Sherman's recommendation that the control of tn
Indians be transferred to the War Department; Will
the Indian continues would not advise reduction
of the army by legislation companies may diminish
by discharges, and not be recruited the troops thu
plains are all needed troops are stu needed in tn
Southern States the veteran reserve
regiments might be discontinued
without detriment to the service"
There is a discussion Of suffrige going Oh
here which has already reached its nirth meeting
Congress will be asked to recognize the chim at least
for the District of Columbia and it is expected that,
in negro emancipation and then suffrage the District
will have the honor of being of the first political
communities within the Republic to beinvested with
this insignia of advanced civilization.
SHERMAN Will uecllne any pIae tnat may be
offered to him in Grants Cabinet. His sceptance would
necessiate his resignation in the SeDte and the De-
mocratic majority in the Ohio Legislature would elect
Democrat to succeed him This is theart of the pro
gramme he objects to.
Senator Sherman is a real estate ower in Washington
and therefore has private well pnblic thought
OF the city's future He said recently to New York
Herald, reporter that the removal # the Capitol sis
matter of railroads, = and unless the ar
rangement that enables the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
Road Company to make Washingtn mere suburb of
Baltimore is broken up, the Captl will be removed in
five years. This opinion nshe direction to which
that of all of our citizens has of lite been tending.
strange event for all three cities certainly number
OF the most active enterprsing ad influential business
men Of Washington, Georgetownand Alexandria have
frightened up to such pitch { watchfulness to
conceive of making united eGrt of all three cities to
increase our railroad connection and it is understood
as the result far, that at dourned meeting be
held next Thursday evening, he committee formerly
appointed by this cooperative movement, will report
in favor of making applications Congress for charters
to enable us to connect with th Loudon and Hampshire
and Central Virginia roads, ne Point-Lo0kout road,
and with Little York, Pa 7 is looks like business.
Another subject to which Copess will give favorable
attention.
Senator Edmonds, of SermAt Senator Buckalew, of
Penn, and Representative Hlsey, of N Y, compose
the committee to nvestgatethe affairs Of the Treasury
Printing Bureau. Senator Hmonds has been in town
several days When the othr members arrive, che in
vesgation viii be resumed and when they report the
give w ades an now a might
will in the next letter. to s,e your readers from
great shock. This is the P;reau ofwhch s. NJ Clarke
Axu Charge
Many important changes se being introduced into
the Patent Office by Commisioner Foote. Among them
are-eXaminations of thu Examiners of Patents and
Assistant Examiners, asio their qualifications
filming the publication of Rtent extension to one
Washington paper nstea of giving them as hereto
fore, to ALL proportonaet reducing the expense cut
ting down the $25 fees ohe Courts Of the District in
appeal cases, as excessiveand unauthorized smaller
sum to be determined won definitely after sufficient
examination of the matte prohibiting papers-specif
cations and clams-onc deposited in the Patent office
being withdrawn therefrm, by inventors or their at
attorneys to either keepa copy of applications, or in
they wish to alter ir amend to pay the Patent
office the usual fee for atopy Heretofore such papers
have been used property of the inventor and
the office, and have beef taken and returned at the
option of the party causing great confusion often and
consequently, many Mistakes in the office. j. f.