The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-05-29
washington News and Gossip.
from our Special Correspondent.

L
busy one in Congress. The House, b,
stiict attention to the work before 1t
has disposed of many of the bills whicl
have been awaiting action. The ap
preparation bills have been so far ad
Yanced as TO warrant the prediction tia
! their passage will be secured at mucl
earlier day than had been expected, ant
tits possible that unless delay is occas
ioned by some unforeseen contingency
an adjournment will be reached early il
July.
There has been a perceptible diniinu
tion in the number of ''calnp-followers'
who have hung about the hotels and
Capitol during the winter, each hoping
to secure the passage of some bill in
which he has personal interest. A
few Of them having secured the object
sought have departed for their homes,
amply repaid for their winters work,
while others, and by far the greater
number, have seen the projects in which
they weri so deeply interested, either
fail, or become so irreparably buried be-
meath the mass of unfinished bust
ness" as to render the chance of their
receiving attention during the rush at
tending the closing days of the session,
at the best but vague and dim uncer-
tainty, and thus, 'haVing seen THEN
fondest hopes take fight" they too
have left, some discouraged but others
still confident of their ultimate success.
will. continue TO re-appear with the COM
mencement of each succeeding session
of Congress, as they have done for
years.
The Presidents veto messages are
beginning to cause much apprehension
in the House. The close attention
which he is giving to private pension
bills, and TO increased and unnecessary
expenditures, is causing a fear that
some of the appropriation bills may be
returned by him.
1t is reported. upon very good author
ity, that President Cleveland has re-
Gently purchased residence in the
country, short drive from the city
limits. The property purchased is
known as the Green estate upon the
Tennallytown road, near the summer
residence purchased last summer by
Secretary Whitney. The estate con-
tains about thirty acres. The house is
an old-fashioned gray stone structure,
with the broad porches and pleasant
surroundings, which are so common in
the South, and is approached by drive
way, winding gracefully among the
trees, and commands a fine view of the
surrounding country. The halls are
wide, the ceilings high and rooms large
and comfortable. 1t is said that the
President has made the purchase mere
ly as an investment. and with view to
the enhancement of the property.
The Canadian fisheries troubles, which
have recently eliminated in the seizure
of two American fishing vessels by the
Canadian Government, has attracted
great deal of interest here, and was the
only question discussed at the last Cabi-
net meeting. Strenuous efforts are be-
ing made to procure the appointment of
commission to investigate the ques-
ton. The British Minister has had
several interviews with the Secretary of
State upon the subject, and an effort
will be made to induce Congress to re-
consider the vote by which it refused to
consent to a commission.
The Legislative, Executive and Judi
cial appropriation bill, which was re-
ported to the House on Thursday, con-
templates number of changes in the
various Departments, and the clerks are
again upon the ''anXious seat" Most
OF the reductions recommended are in
the Treasury, War and Interior Depart
ments. 1t is proposed to reduce The
force in the Interior Department by the
dismissal Of $50 clerks.
The social event of the week WAS the
garden and dancing party in aid of the
Garfield Memorial Hospital, at Senator
Logan's new residence, on Tuesday
evening, The entertainment was at.
tended 10y more than 1900 persons. and
Notwithstanding the rain, which to some
extent intelfered with the previously
arranged plans, it was a grand success
and more than $1,000 was added to the
treasury account of the hospital.
The Commissioner of Patents refer
ring to the action of the House commit
tee on Appropriation granting his re-
quest for an increase in his force of two
principal examiners and twenty-eiaht
assistants, said Friday that for good
many years past the work of examining
applications for patents has been con
siderably behind and inventors have
been compelled to wait in some cases
good many months before their applica-
tions could be reached for the first ey-
animation. There are twenty-five ey-
amining divisions in the Patent Office.
some of which said Commissioner Mcnt-
gomery, are nine months in arrears. ami
the result is that many inventors suffer
largely in consequence of delays in get
ting their patents. 1t is claimed by the
Commissioner that with this additional
force he can in short time bring the
work up practically to date, and then keep
up snugly lie also believes that the ad
ditional compensation which will be re-
quired will be more than made up by
the Increase in the amount received by
way of fees. The Patent Office is not
only self-supporting, but now turns in
to the Treasury yearly surplus of
$l50,00O.
Following the hint dropped several
weeks ago by Senator Morgan, bills