Nevada County picayune., 1891-06-18
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, June 12, 1891.

! ny QlU OcClttdIN Ootci oboP making public the daily statement of the cash balance in the United States Treasury? Was he afraid that the statement would show a deficit in- stead of balance? These are per i tiuent questions at this time. The last statement made, several days ago, showed that the balance had dropped down to a little over three million dollars. Then Secretary Foster directed that the making pub- l lie of these statements should be abolished. If he didn't do that be- cause he feared the effect of these statements on the public, what did he do it for? The inference is very plain. Mir. Foster knows that it is only question of time, and a very short time at that, before he will have to pay out money which is, not strict ly speaking available, and that these daily balances would make it plain the day it was done. So he arbtra- rily declares to have no more state- ments, notwithstanding the right of l the people to know at all times the status of their finances; but what do the rights of the people count for in the eyes of Mir. Foster?
 Representative Mills, of Texas, is here He declines to be interviewed on his prospects of being elected Speaker of the House.
 It is positive pleasure to chroni- cle the fact that one of the great Government burcaus-the Patent or fce-is being run on sound, common sense business principles; but as Commissioner Mitchell is understood | to have rendered MT. Harrison his resignation it is inferable that he has found it lonesome and prefers to re- tire. Mir. Mitchell has made one change that will make his admins tration of the Patent Office stand out l like a mountain on a plain for years to come. He has ruled that eX-em- ploves of the Patent Office, acting as agents or attorneys, shall not be per mitted to appear in cases upon which they had acted while employees of the office. This is a most righteous de- cision, and it ends the career of the over-smart fellows, who while Exam iners of the Patent Office, have de- i liberately rejected thousands of ap- plications entitled to be granted, so that they, little later on, as attor- neys might get these inventions as clients and secure fee for obtaining the patent, thus adding to the inven- tors expense and to their own profit.
 J. NJ. Langston, the negro ex-Con- gressman, says the Force bill is to be made the principal issue of the Presidential campaign. The Dem ocrats will n.t ask any easier issue to win on.
 Senator Peffer says the People s party will fight Cleveland because of his financial record.
 There are good reasons for believ- ing that Mir. Harrison and Senator Quay have settled upon the details of an alliance, offensive and defensive, and it is said that Quay is getting ready to even up with those members of his party that snubbed him when it was thought he was to be an ex- boss.
 The State department sent the di- plomatic corps to Chicago on spe- cial train yesterday, in order that it's members might have an opportunity to observe the preparations for the Worlds Fair. Director General Davis, who has been here fixing up things of various kinds, left early enough to be on hand to receive the foreigners when they arrive at Chica- go.
 Surely the mllcnlum is coming, since Mir. Harrison has actually put two Democrats on the bench of the court of private land claims. The following are the justices of the new court: J. k. Reed, of Iowa; w. F. Stone, of Colorado; II. C. Sluss, of Kansas; T. c. Fuller, of North Car olina; and W. W. Murray, of Ten nessee, the lirst-named being Chief Justice. NJ. G. Reynolds, of Mis- souri, and l.. w. Colby, of Nebras- l. tbn Y ottnrpnrs