Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1884-12-06
WASHINGTON LETTER,
Strangers iu the City-Blaine at
the Capital-Little Work to be
sd0ne-RepOrts, Etc.

| IapluIy Win strangers the pest lndl-
cation of the near approach of the
"season" which begins on the first
Monday in December, when the gavel
will fall in the Capitol and Congress
will take up its duties once more.
There is no city Of considerable size in
the world, suppose, where the pres.
ence Of outsiders is as noticeable as in
Washington. You can never mistake a
native, or any one who has length Of
time fallen under the seductive influence
| OF the city. The true Washingtonian,
whether by birth or adoption, is never
in hurry. You can tell one by the
lazy elf.possessed manner in which he
strolls along, as if he had no where in
particular to 60, or if he has he is not
in the slightest hurry to get there. So,
when the stranger from commercial
city reaches Washington, his brisk wolk
makes hun marked man. 1t is such
specimens of nativity as this who now
abound in Washington, and these s,rang
ers make the heart of the hotel and
boarding house keeper glad.
Mr.. Blaine wall be in Washington
within a week or SO. He has taken Ex-
| Secretary Window house ON MasSachu
set.s Avenue, and will occupy it during
! the Winter. 1t is announced that he
will finish his history. Beyond this
nothing is known, though multitude
| Of rumors are IN circulation. Among
these is one that he Will be a candidate
for the Senatorship in Pennsylvania.
This is hardly possible, and there seems
to be nothing beyond the fact Of his
great personal popularity among the
Keystone Republicans to give ground
for the report.
The best judges here agree that the
coming Congress Will not do much be-
sides attending TO the necessary appro,
puation bills. Others, however, assert
positively that the tariff question will
be agiialed, and that another bill for the
reduction of duties will be brought in.
1t is not improbable that something may
be done with pending land grant for
feiture bills. The bill to prohibit the
importation of foreign labor, which
went over in the Senate last session un-
der considerable protest, may also
claim attention, and among the mem
bers OF the House now in town, there is
belief that the educational bill ought
TO be disposed of this Winter.
There is very general talk here
now of the necessity of rebuilding OF
the Navy. In the past the Republicans
have favored this, but liberal appropri-
ations have been prevented by the un-
willingness of the Democrats to trust
the expenditure of such large amounts
TO Republican administration. This
objection will now be removed, and
many Naval officials say that there is
al lest bright prospect that our Navy
may become practicable defense in
csse of war, instead of as at present
merely subject for humorous para
graphs.
The Patent Office, which has suffered
much from the ignorance OF the mem
bers Of Congress as TO its necessities,
stands good chance fer better treat
ment by the Forty ninth Congress, of
which the Hon. benjamin ButIerworth,
now Commissioner of Patents, will be
member. The force of examiners and
the clerical force in this bureau is en-.
tirely inadequate to cope with the flood
OF applications constantly pouring in
upon it, and as a consequence the work
is far behind in many of the classes.
In some cases an inventor is compelled
TO wait eight months for action on his
application. l, is almost criminal on
the part OF Congress thar such a condi.
ton Of affairs should exist in a bureau
that is not only scll,sustaining, but is
the source of considerable revenue to
the Government. Mr.. Butterworth is
acquainted with every need of this bu-
reau of the Government, and it is gen
orally understood that his first efforts
will be directed towards securing fairer
treatment for the Patent Office.