New-York tribune., 1886-01-29
A GLANCE AT SOME "REFOBMERSr
THE PATENT OFFICE AND INDIAN AGEN-
CIES-GOSSIP.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-When the President
appointed Mr.. Montgomery, Commissioner, aud BOO
Vance Assistant Commissioner OF Patents, lie placed
that important Bureau or tho Governmen. into hands
unfit administer the business OF tho once The result
is that large number Of carried on appeal before
the Commissioners remain undecided and that in or
the divisions work ia practically at standstill How
could IL well be Othcrw-el Mr. Montgomery, when ap-
pointed knew little nothing OF patent law. His
training In Michigan that OF criminal lawyer lie
had never been engaged in patent case in his liie Ills
claims for recognition rested upon the fact that he was
an intimate friend OF Boss Dickinson. That gentle
man was then IN tie zenith OF his power lis influence
with tho President wac paramount AMI he hal no dill
cuty IN carrying away the prize III the face OK an oI
pos on from tue Democratic Congressman OF MlchlSah
AID h0.lo Of hungry and disappointed applicants WHO
were canorng for the pdcs. Within elk months aiIer
entering upon his Onice the new Commissioner had not
heard or decided single appeal The attorneys
practising before tho bureau aud their clients naturally
we're somewhat disappointed What was their "stou7A-
mont then 10 hear that Mr.. montgomery had packed
ls trunks fine day to 20 Michigan without ieaf-
I'm. word when he would b6 back As week "ittr week
passed aad he aid not return there were many ANXIOUS
inunircs Eews came at las. from Lansing, the Com
n.siolor'5 LOmc that ho engaged IN trying an III
porant cruiual lawsuit. T5 will strike most people
~ rather peculiar proceeding on the part OF n Re
form Commissioners" Before leaving Lansing am M
formed bau4uo. given to Nc. Montgomery which,
according to local paper, was the finest aieN ever
held at tho capital city" Another step IN behalf oI
Reform was taken by Nr. montgomery to-day he
discharged thirteen clerks, messengers, and doorkcopers
none of whom came within the pale OF the Cyll Service
act Before long. no doubt the o'ice will swarm with
devoted adhcrcnts OF Montgomery and Dickinson.
: When said that Bob" Vance unfit to hold the
lace OF Assistant Commissioner Tas simply echons
the ertont Of every attorney who pfacso' before the
Blrc.u. Vance Is aware oi his SHORTCOMINGS he has
never bcen d patent lawyer. doubt whether he ever
.tu.ied las even. Ilc Is farmer by occupation hs
gogi, in the patton. Office Is performed by his law cerd
Will. no romans mere fsrrhead. To show INTO
whose hands tine interest, OF inventors have been placed
hy sir Cleveland Is ny only to reer 10 tue Dh'
introdi iced by Mr.. Vance, when he was member o the
unn.a IN tho NIYGllth Congress. II provides ouos'ah-
TALLY that any person may use any patented artcIe hc
ulea-cs without liability, Dut shall become liable aiter
re.rvins notice tnlt patent exists and may then re-
ou the uentec TO give hln The OF The patent FOR
ROYALTY 10 be mined by the c0urt', thus robbing tue
l,cut,e IN tho first Instance, and then dcIrlng MN OF
tho control AZ his pat,nt Could measure more h0stile
20 inventors bo iml=inodl Yet Vance Is Assistant
Commissioner to day and criminal lawyer Is bis chef
Indian Commissioner Atkins is another Eeformer"
Wcn he tssncd Office there wero tour traders at 'le
CHo,euuc and ArTIpahoc a-cncy. ho feduccu the
nu, her 20 two and revoked the licences OF al tno oll
traders, one trader at this agency am told had
erected building, which cost $4,000, aud kept supplies
an hand valued al 10000 Io ordered to move by
March l. The hardship OF this order Will be uhdcEstoo
wien say that nearest point outside t'o Ie'et|"lon
to which this trader can rcmove Is I'D mics away.
Tac uox stop Co nmlsonot A,kiEs TOOK was 20 appoint
one Sces one OF his mrecunious friends TO he trader
l. had no capital cx,eI Lis license TO begin business
with one oi the old traders who did not want to 80, Ii
he could help it, took Meek, IN as partner The second
trader a. tLs agency apr onted BY Mr. Atkins Is MI
Barker friend OF Secretary Lamar. In addition 70 MS
leadership Mr. Iamars rlenl has obtained license Tor
another Argapahoe station, forty miles from
the agency. Tho Os,ge agency hal ten traders -Four
M these have alrendy been removed and the number
niu to.i. - be further reduced. SIT hoover was "l
loiuted agent fur the OslsrS on tho rec"henu@lon VI
senator Nunrkce4. Mr. Hoover Wa scarcely more thAn
folr month, IN Office when lie secured mo posi- OF laiet
and to plcc,ou the Government pay roll tor thirteen
/ mon eleven ~ whom hailed from the same HOosicr
village which claimed him Us It's own
The Marshal of the District is a" Re'ormer" a" too
Those who believed the time OF his appointment that
he was not partisan, hut public ohce--a'pubic-
trust politician with musVumpocrac tendences VIII
stand corrected Ten o;cl7 heads tGl III me afsua'
/ Office to-day More are 10 follow Ihus 'hcloFm Is
J kept marching mcrrly along
hear that Elliott r. slocun of Michigan, is an ap-
pcant for MIR Eatons place on the Cvl Service Com
MISSION Iio is "A lumUcrman OF considerable wealth ana
something Of lawyer. He isAsad tohave tie nlsior-
me, however, ot pom NJ Dickinson SUPPORT ~ tha'
trIe oar tnat hls chances are sum i.o I.np!ll
cans I'm The IN no frame OF nina to c0hnrh =
whose chief haOker Is n DeulOCrdlc
! They viii prefer to make the Republicansln 0i MI
Iaton's successor stragh; " or not at all
number OF Congressman are given to writing poetry
chancad 10 step into an establishment IN this city the
other day whose proprleOr5 make Il speciality to PRINT
croa which statesmen compose in their hours OF re
/ InNaton for tho amusement and cdnCatlOn OF thelr
fshds IL WOuld be betrayal OF confidence were 10
mention names. but will is. tllat among tho col
lection OF. dalnty volumes which were shown 10 me, the
names OF Morrison Reagan. Warner or Holman diu nos
auncAr Tbesc uttlo books, o course, pail Tor by
t6er authors and printed for private circulation
| only Upon no other conditions would sane p'Olsher
accent such u risk The number OF COnsrossmen VINO
tAL AN occasional flight u Parnassu5 l. necessarily
small hat thar Of the wives Of public mon, Who indulge
in tls innocent uastime Is large. saw one little pam
nblet which contained the picture 0 the lady VI tue
fyor.to t!tude Reading aloud, as Pat would saw
The leaves held together by tiny SILK rbho' the
cover was OF white yeum and the poetry within was re-
nroduced from the original copy" in fac-simile. The
copv OF course clean In fact, there was not
sin. .ie correction o he anywhere. But then, real
norts never have To correct what thoy write and have
mo- doubt that what san was rcapoetry for tie pub
| Usher OF the book told me So asked whether there
were any senators among his customers. No., ho re-
piled with startled look No never heard 0t senators
writing poetry. There ono, though, who went Out
| In March last, who once had volume OF his poetry
nrrtcd but then that long ago, when he was very
! yulny man indeed When he got into the senate he
bought up every COPY he could lay hs hands on and he
paid dearly for 1t, too"
HOW BODIES ARE BURIED AT CALVARE
DR.. Wlckham Justices Scheper and Brandon
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