San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-09-28
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 1889.
WASHINGTON LETTER..
(From our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1G, 1889.

in one Of the corridors at the capita
this morning. AS | started towards
them they were engaged in a very an
mated conversation. Before reached
them they started walking along the
corridor. 1 quickened my steps a
little so as to ovetake them in the
hopes of obtaining something inter-
esting in the shape of news. They
were discussing congressional mat
ers, / knew, because a friendly en-
ployee had just given me the tip.
Just as | got close enough to hear
the words "rules and contested
cases" the trio passed through the
open door of committee room closing
the door behind them and your cor
respondent found big white door
between him and the senatorial trio.
Senators Dolph and Sawyer are here
to remain until the session opens
but Senator Sherman leaves for Ohio
in few days to take part in the cam
paign.
Senator Blaine will arrive here in
time to receive the members of the
Three Americas congress which is to
meet and organize in a house near the
State department Oh Tuesday, Octo-
Der ]. AS soon as Congress is organ
lied, its members will start on an ex-
cursion, under the auspices of the
State department through the eastern
| and western sections of the country,
which will last four or five weeks.
After seeing the sights they will re-
turn and 60 to work at the task allot-
ted them-improving the commercial
relations of the Three Americas.
When Secretary Proctor assumed
fr01 Of hn l.
found the department 10000 cases be-
hind in furnishing the pension office
with records of applicants for pen
sions. The secretary after an exam
ination of matters concluded about
two months ago to create the division
of records and pensions in his depart
ment. The wisdom of his action may
be judged from the fact that the work
is now right up to date and on Satur-
day the applications received from the
pension office in the morning were all
supplied before the department closed
in the afternoon.
The state department has received
dispatches from Minister Whitelaw
Ried stating that the French govern
ment had apoiogized for the arrest and
discOurteOus treatment of two New
-htupOue, several
months ago, also that the French |
government had severely reprimand-
ed the officials that made the arrests. |
Protection TO American citizens, at |
home and abroad is no idle boast un- |
der this administration.
The annual report of Hon. r.. S. |
Mitchell, Commissioner of Patents,
just issued furnishes food for study. |
oh tota g
cants for patents for the year ending |
June 80, to have been SO, 40 and the |
total number granted during the |
same period to have been y, 5lS. In
view of this statement one is apt to |
lose faith in the old maXium "there is
nothing new under the SUM-" The |
patent office is money making insti.
teton for Uncle Sam. The pres ent
report shows the profits for last year
to have been SlS6,S60 This amount
added to previous reports makes
grand total Of 1884 ,526 which the
government Is ahead through
the fees paid by its inventors.
Secretary Noble has received two
large photographs, one for himself
and one for the president, of Joseph
Ledergerber, Post department of Wis
consin, G. A. r. This post is COM
posed entirely of Menomonee Indians,
and the photographs were sent as a
mark of gratitude to the administra-
ton for allowing the agent of the
tribe to remain in office.
Secretary Tracy has decided to
build two 3OO0-tOn vessels appropriate
ed for by the last congress at govern
ment navy yards. This action has
been taken because all the bids re-
ceived from private builders were in
excess of the amount appropriated to
pay for the ships, and the officials of
the department believe they can be
built by the government for the sum
1t has been decided by the local
board to hold meeting in this city
On the % of October of the National
Board of promotion of the worlds eX-
position of 1892, in order to arrange a
definite programme. The National
board is composed of members of
,ighty-One boards of trade in every
section of the country, tweuty-three
governors of states and twenty-three :
The Pension Commissionership is :
still unsettled. Major Warner may
after all take the place, even if he
keeps it but few months. He has
he matter under advisement again at
he Presidents earnest request. In
he event of Major Warmers declin-
ng again, General l.. Fairchild and
Judge Roe are the favOrites, General
Merrill having ruled himself out by
alking too much.
Assis tantPostmas General Clark
on has been confined to his room for I