The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-02
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WASHINGTON WAITS,
The Needs of the Agricultural Depart
ment-The Annual Reports.

| Ordered by the Court, that the 33d rule
OF this Court be amended so as to read as
follows:
1. Models, diagrams and exhibits Of
material forming part Of the evidence ia ken
in the court below, in any case pending in
this Court, on writ OF error or appeal,
shall be placed in the custody of tho
Marshal OF this Court at least one month
before the case is heard or submitted.
2. All models, diagrams or exhibits
placed in the custody OF the Marshal =
the inspection OF the Court on the hey
of the case, must be taken away by
| parties within two months after the
decided. When this is not done,
be the duty of the Marshal to no,
counsel in the case, by mail or 9TH
| OF the requirements OF this rule, andA
| articles are not removed within a rea
able time, he shall destroy them or III.
such other disposition of them as to HI
may seem best.
DEPARTMENT REPORTS.
| The order Of the Treasury Department
| some weeks ago directing various bureau
! chiefs to give out nothing OF their various
reports until the Secretary was ready to
make his report to the President, has been
| modified to some extent. Secretary Man
| ming found out. as his predecessors did be-
| fore him, that if he wanted the reports of
| his chiefs to appear before the public in the
newspapers, he must modify his order. The
| ordinary departmental report is about as
dry reading as anything can well be. Some
times by close attention to it's text story
OF more or less interest can be dug out. The
period between July I, the close OF the fiscal
year, and the LIST of December, when Con-
gress meets, is always season of famine in
the news market, that is to say, there are
few topics, the discussion of which can be
continued right along. In consequence
newspaper men have always paid some at
tenticn to the reports OF the Bureau Off
cials, when these reports were accessible.
When Congress meets there is too much to
do to warrant the expenditure of so much
time for such meagher results; and another
thing, the reports are all thrown in to-
gether and it is seldom that one can afford
the time to make close synopsis OF them
Secretary Manning has found this out, as
have the other cabinet officers, and the re-
suit is that the press associations
are securing most OF the reports as
last as they are prepared. OF
course, that made by the Comp
troller OF the Currency, the Treasurer
and the Secretary OF the Treasury himself
will not be made public until the Presidents
message is delivered to Congress. The rea-
son for this more careful guardianship over
these reports is that they generally contain
financial information that if divulged in
advance might be used by speculators on
Wall street for their own selfish ends.
THE DEMOCRATIC LEADERS.
1t is certain as anything can be, before
final consummation, that Randall will be
the Chairman OF the House Appropriations
Committee. 1t is equally certain that the
prerogatives of this important committee
will not be curtailed. The telegraph has
told from time to time of the visits of
Messrs. Carlisle, Morrison, Randall and
other leaders of the Democracy to the
which have followed these visits. 1t is now
learned upon the highest authority, that
the President, Secretary Manning and Sec-
rotary Whitney, have insisted to those
leaders OF the party in the House, that the
proposal to distribute the various apprO-
priation bills among the several commit
tees must be frustrated at any cost, if the
party is to be kept together. 1t leaks out
to-day that the visits of the Congressman
mentioned to the President, and the
urgency for his requests for prompt action
LED TO A CONFERENCE
in Speaker Carlisle's room in the Riggs
House last evening between Carlisle, Morri-
son, Randall. and another prominent DEM
ocrat, whose name is not known. At the
meeting the proposal to change the House
rules was discussed earnestly and for sew
eral hours, and the outcome was an agree
ment to use every effort on the part OF
those present to prevent the proposed
change as far as they affect the Appropr-
ations committee. The reasons which led
to this result are that distribution OF the
appropriation bills would lead to the GER
tain disruption OF the Democratic party,
and would inevitably change the political
complexion OF the majority OF the Fiftieh
Congress. 1t was argued that the commit
tee having charge OF the various bills would
certrinly combine for the purpose OF forcing
measures through Congress that would Gre
ate scandals equal only to those so COM
mon in the palmy days OF the lobby. The
Naval committee for instance, would vote
and work for any bill which the committee
Oh Rivers and Harbors might prepare. if
the latter would agree to vote for a big
naval BILL and so on through the list. 1t
was the opinion OF the conference that the
distribution OF bills as proposed would GER
tainly lead to the control oil the House
by a
RING OF sPO1I.sMEN.
OF both parties. For these reasons and
not for any particular love OF Randall, on
the part OF Morrison and Carlisle, the con-
ference, agreed to work vigorously against
the revisons. 1t will not do to wait until the
House meets, before nipping the proposed
change in the bud, as to delay action until
that time, would certainly lead to determ-
ined opposition on the part of Reed, OF
Maine; Mr.. Hiscock, OF New York, and
other shrewd Republicans who see in the
proposal a chance to make party capital
at the expense OF the Democracy. At the
caucus to be held on the Saturday pro-
ceeding the assembling of Congress the plans
of Messrs. Carlisle, Morrison and Randall
will be carried, and ii these gentlemen have
the power among their party associates
that they are credited with, the PROPOSE
ton to distribute appropriation bills
among different committees will be de-
feated. 1t is understood, however, that at
the Briggs House meeting it was agreed that
the powers enjoyed by a few members,
they are able to block all legisla-
tion will be cut off, and q rule similar that
adobted late in the last session OF Congress
requiring ten objections to kill d bill will be
in the manuel.
CAPITAL SOCIETY.
There is every indication that the coming
season will be one OF the gayest, If not the
gayest, season the capital has known for
years. The most expensive houses that
are for rent here furnished have been
eagerly taken by families OF wealth and po-
sition, hailing from all over the country.
New York City will contribute some OF its
smarteSt people to the festivities, that Tor
about twelve weeks will rage here with I'M
abated fervor. At the White House every
thing is standing in spick and span order
for the festivities to begin. Miss Cleveland
has returned from her summer seclusion in
New York State hale and hearty, and
really young looking, with half dozen
trunks full OF elegant new dresses. She has
greatly improved in the, matter OF dress
since she first came to the city. She drove
put the other day dressed like Partisan,
n suit of pretty brown cloth and velvet,
With hat and plumes to match, and her
very boots were bronze. Miss Cleveland
will begin her receptions in January.
CoLEMAN's REPORT.
Commissioner Coeman's annual report,
made public to-day, says one great need OF
he agricultural interests of the United
States is better understanding and more
intimate relations between the several ag-
and experiment stations and
more practical cooperation between these
and the Department OF Agricul
ure. These colleges, endowed by Congress,
IRE separately carrying on experiments with