The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-09-28
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON, Sept. %, 1889.
ators Sherman, Sawyer and Dolph
formed very interesting trio in one
of the corridors at the Capitol this
morning. AS / started towards
them they were engaged in a very
animated conversation. Before I
reached them they started walking
along the corridor. I quickened my
steps a little 80 as to overtake them
in the hopes of obtaining something
interesting in the shape of news.
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 correspondent
found a big white door between him
ana the Senatorial trio. Senators
Dolph and Sawyer are here to re.
main 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 house near
the State department on Tuesday,
October 1. As soon as the Congress
is organized its members will start
on an excursion, 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 return and 60 to work at the task
allotted them-improving the com.
mercial relations of the Three Amer
icas.
When Secretary Proctor assumed
control of the War department he
found the department 10000 cases
behind in furnishing the Pension Of
fee with the records of applicants for
pensions. The Secretary after an ex-
animation 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
Saturday the applications received
from the Pension Office in the morn
ing were all supplied before the de-
p..rtment closed in the afternoon.
The State department has received
dispatches from Minister Whitelaw
Red stating that the French Coy.
eminent had apologized for the arrest
and discOurteOus treatment of two
New York ladies at Mentone. 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 lille buast
under this administration.
The annual report of Hon. E. 8.
Mitchell, Commissioner of Patents
Just issued furnishes food for study.
1t shows the total number of applica-
tons for patents for the wear ending
June 80, TO have been 36.740 and the
total number granted during the
same period to have been q ,5lS. In
view of this statement one is apt to
lose faith in the old maxim "there
is nothing new under the SUM-" The
Patent Office is a money making in
stitutlon for Uncle Sam. The present
report shows the profits for last year
to have been $lS6, 1866. This amount
added to previous profits makes a
grand total of 1854, 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
Wisconsin. G. A. r. This post is
composed entirely of MenomOnee In
dians, and the photographs were
sent as mark of gratitude to the
administration for allowing the agent
of the tribe to remain in Office.
Secretary Tracy has decided to
build the two 3.000-ton vessels APP
propriated for by the last Congress at
Government navy yards. This &C.
ton has been taken because all the
bids received from private builders
were in excess of the amount appro.
priated to pay for the ships, and the
officials of the department believe
they can be built by the Government
for the sum appropriated.
1t has been decided by the local
board to hold a meeting in this city
on the 23d of October of the National
Board of promotion of the Worlds
Exposition of 1892. in order to ar.