St. Landry democrat., 1886-06-05
NASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Nav "a, 1886.

A new phase is put on President
Cleveland's matrimonial projects by
one of Washington's society bellies.
Said she, We girls have no objection
TO the President marrying Miss Folsom,
but We hope there is no truth in the
rumor that it is Mrs. Folsom and not
her daughter who is to he the bride.
IT Miss Folsom came here as the Presl-
dents daughter, continued she,' all
the men would rave about her, and
what would become of the rest of as?
, As the Presidents wife, we wonId have
nothing to fear from he: undisputed
charms
The President has been wanting to
buy country home near the city for
some time, and, it is said, he has de-
eided upon Pretty Prospects, which is
on the Georgetown road to Tenley-
town. 1t is an antiquated stone man.
an ideal retreat for spending his honey
moon.
A sensation was raised in the Govern
ment Dcpal ltments here during the
week. The Executive Appropriation
hill, as just reported to the House of
Representatives, has not provided for
225 Government clerks, and consequent
ly the force must be cut down to that
extent. Republicans are panic strick-
en- again. of course, and every Republic
can Office holder feels that his time for
dismissal has come.
Besides these changes, others are
contemplated, which involve a reduc-
ton of salaries among Government
employees. In the Department Of the
Interior the changes go both ways.
The force of the Patent Office is in
creased ahat of the Pension Bureau
decreased. Thirty nine more Examin-
ers and eight assistants are added in
the former, while in the latter the
clerical force will be reduced $50.
Speaking of his request for increased
force, the Commissioner of Patents
said that the work of examining ap-
plicati0ns for patents is very much be-
hind, and inventors have been COM
PEELED to wait in some cases a good
many months before their applications
could be reached, for the first examina-
ton. There are twenty five examining
divisions in the Patent Office, some Of
which are nine months in arrears, and
the result is that many inventors suf
fer in consequence of delays in getting
their patents. Commissioner Mont
gomery claims that with this additional
force he can, in short time, bring the
work up practically to date. and then
keep it up. The U. S. Patent Office is
not only self supporting, but now turns
into the Treasury, through fees, year
iy surplus Of $15O,0O0.
Since it passed the notable promis-
cuons and universal pension bill, it is
felt that the u. S. Senate has complete
ly lost its head in the matter of public
expenditures. The bill gives pensions
to all soldiers of the Union Army, who
enlisted for three months, if they are
from aLy cause, now dependent upon
their own exertions for support.
While discussing this subject, Sena-
tor Voorhees, thought it might be well
to consider how much the enactment
OF such legislation would take our OF
the Treasury. He was not opposed to
any reasonable pension measure, but
expressed desire to know to
where lie was going before he went.
Senator Ingalls, was not at all bothered
on this score. He did not care how
much measure cost the Government,
he said, provided he was convinced
that il was a just one. And in that
rasping sarcastic style which he affects,
he criticized the distinguished Senator
from Indiana for stopping TO count the
cost. The Republican Senator's plan
may have been pretty one in the alb
sstract, but Senator Voorhees, idea was
more in sympathy with the spirit of the
country that ID becoming more practi
cal and business like every day.
Much has been said about the failure
of the present Congress to accomplish,
anything, but there is little doubt that
the House of Representatives will de-
feat this fantastic pension scheme. BY
thus checking the extravagance OF the
Republican Senate. the Democratic