Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-10-22
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WASHINGTON. Ost. l3. 1885.
mvs millionaire member OF Con-
s,ss sitting In bis hotel, the other day,
surounded By gloom 90 dense that It
said have been shovsled away like
spov On the sidewalk, and asked him
vbss bad hsppened.
IL vas lust sinking" hs said. what
a fool vas 70 come " Congress II
sss ne $1,000 to pay my campaign ex
psnsss. In addition to the loss by two
uonshs' neglect Of my business. When
Ism At home, about two thirds of my
time is tsksn up by people who come in
10 sss me shout Offices | have been
down here -four times trying to get some
sopeiptmsnts. I've got candidates for
United States Marshal, United States
Dissriss Attorneys, Pension Agents, sew
srai esnsulates, about forty postofiioes,
snd no end Of Indian agents and land
ofioes, and oil I've succeeded in getting
4 one ssaistanf keeper OF Q lighthouse,
4 plaos for which there vas no oandi-
dsts, and they asked me TO recommend
3 man. l scarcely dare 90 home, for !
an being cursed all over my district by
psoule Who think I'm indifferent TO their
psssouai interests and unsratsful to my
irisnde. IL vili take six weeks steady
talking 10 explain why l havent beSn
able TO get the Republicans turned out
and Democrats put in. and not half the
people Who hsar the explanation will
bsiisve IL. Until nov | never sought
anything that couldn't be bought, bat
Pvs spsnt $4,000 worth Of my time try
inQ 70 ass 81 20 Office for one Of my
constituents. Ny business 10 going to
ruin for want Of attention, and there is
9 basketful of letters on my table at
home I havsn't had time 10 read. The
hfst bill introduce in Congress will be
70 prohibit Representatives frem recon
msndiuR any one for ONCE"
The Commissioner Of Patents, Mr..
hoatgomefy. 10 preparing his annual
statement for the use Of the Secretary
Of the Interior In preparing bis annual
report, which shows the operations of
the Patent Office daring the past year.
The receipts from patent fees indicates
Q steady increase for each month. The
Comnissioner 10 In favor Of q provision
Of lag allowing the office to expend the
entire receipts, IL needed, for carrying
on the business of the office. He thinks
that inventors should not be compelled
10 pay tbs expenses Of an examiner
whom 10 10 necessary for one TO leave
the city 10 investigate the merits Of q
patent.
Two OF three persons interested them
selves last night in taking ap a collection
for an individual who has been hanging
around Washington ever since the inau-
auration Of President Cleveland. He
vaa about 10 years old and claimed to
10 descendant Of enc of the most dis
tinguished southern generals in the gar
Of the revolution. The man wore clothes
Of an old fashioned continental cut, and
continually smoked an old briarwood
pipe. He was 80 persistent in his do
mand for the spanish mission that he
vas excluded from the State Department
and the White House. He never gave
up hope until the appointment Of Mr..
Curry, Of Virginia, was officially an
nounosd. Then he expressed . desire
10 ssturn 10 his home, and some OF
ths Democrats about Washington made
up . purse for him. He has returned
south.
when the pay of employees Of the
Alabama Court Of Claims vas held sp
By Controller Durham, some Of the
Avysss practising before the Court pro-
ppssd 10 advance money to pay the
elssks, messenQess, &c., II they would
% o. with their work. The life Of the
Ceart expires By Law with this year. and
tas lsvysrs are naturally anxious 10 gee
sAsif easss disposed Of. Today some Of
~ employees complained that the
veomissd funds had MOI been provided.
and thsy sAid that II the money was
~ forthcoming In q few days they
vcead cult work.
Oonnissioner Of Internal Revenue
4uleR related an Interesting incident
thse ceourrsd the ether day in bis Office.
4 clark came n and remarked that he
bad WORKED and voted for Cleveland,
and 80 elad there was change In the
semtnistsasion. Mr.. Miller told the
elsfk that be was glad he had called, 20
hs was exaotly the man be had been
looking for. "If you voted and worked
tor Cleveland, you got q eiR los Of money
fos u end can vell afford 20 retire. You
WI y the Aext man discharged from
tAe once. Any clerk Who will hold an
cmss undss party and work against IL
= noe The man for me-" And the pext
~ he man valksd she plank.