Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-09-27
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Written aud Compiled for the HERALD
VAo,rrtNc.TON Sent 23,

WASHINGTON. Sept. %.
Senator's Sherman, Sawyer and
Dolph formed very interesting
ITO m one Of the corridors at the
CAPITOL this morning. ASH started
towards them they were engaged
in very animated conversation.
Before | reached them they started
walking along the corridor. l
quickened my steps a little so AS to
overtake them in the hopes Of OBJ
tanning something interesting 10
the shape of news. They we're DIS
cussing Congressional matters, l
knew because a friendly employee
had Just given me the tip. Just
as | got close enough to hear the
words "Rules aud contested cases"
the trio passed through the open
door of committee room closing
the door behind them and your cor
respondent found a big white door
between him and the Senatorial
trio. Senators Dolph or Sawyer
are here 70 remain until the session
opens but Senator Sherman leaves
for Ohio in a few days to take part
III the campaign.
Senator Blaine will arrive here
in time to receive the members OF
the Three Americas Congress
which is to meet aud organize In II
house near the State department
on tuesday October l. AS soon as
the Congress is organized Its men,
bers will start on an excursion, un-
der the auspices OF the State de-
partment through the eastern and
western sections OF the country
which will last four or five weeks.
After seeing the sights they Will
return and 20 10 WORK at the TASK
allotted them-improving the com
mercial relations of the Three
Americas.
When Secretary Proctor assumed
contro! of the War department he
found the department 10000 cases
behind in furnishing the Pension
office with the records of applicants
for pensions. The Secretary after
an examination OF matters cOnclud'
ed about two months ago to create
the division OF records and pensions
III his department. The wisdom
of his action may be judged from
the fact that the work is now right
ND to date ana on Saturday the
applications received from the Fen
sion Office in the morning were all
supplied before the department
closed in the afternoon.
The State department has recelV'
ed dispatches from Minister white
law Reid stating that the French
Government had apOlOgized for the
arrest aud disconrteOus treatment
of two New York ladies at MentOne,
several months ago, also that the
French Government had severely
reprimanded the officials that made
the arrests. Protection to Amerl-
can citizens, at home and abroad
is no Idle boast under this admin
istratiOn.
The annual report OF Hon. r. ..
Mitchell, Commissioner OF Patents
lust issued furnishes food for study.
/ II shows the total number of appll-
cations for patents for the year
ending June 80, to have been 80,
/ 74O and the total number granted
! during the same period to have
been 21,5lS. In view of this state
ment one is apt to lose faith in the
Old maxlum "there is nothing new
under the sun" The Patent Once
is a money making institution fol
uncle Sam. The present report
shows the profits for last year tc
have been S1S6,s6O. This amount
added TO previous profits makes q
grand total OF So, 524,527 which th'
Government is ahead through thu
fees paid bv it's Inventors.
Secretary Noble has received twC
large photographs, one tor himsel
and one for the President, of JOSEPH
Ledergerber Post Department o
Wisconsin, u. A. Z. This post Ii
composed entirely of Menomone'
Indians, and the photographs were
sent as a mark of gratitude to TIM
administration for allowing th'
agent of the tribe to remain il
Office.
Secretary Tracy has decided Il
build the two 3000.ton vessels ap
propriated for by the last Congress
at Government navy yards. Thi
action has been taken because al
the bids received from privat'
builders were in excess OF tn
amount appropriated to pay TO
the ships, and the officials of tn
department believe they can b.
built by the Government for th'
sum appropriated.
II has been decided by the loca
board TO hold meeting IN thi
city on the %, of October of thu
National Board OF promotion fth'
Worlds Exposition Of 1892, in orde
to arrange a deduite programme
The National board is composed Of
members Of eighty one boards o
trade IN every section of the coun
try, twenty three Governors o
States aud twenty three exGOv