The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-06-18
WASHINGTON LETTER.


number of prominent callers this
weeks, among them Senators Quay,
Plumb and PETER, and although
nothing has been given out for pub
LEGATION, it is fair to assume that po-
litical subjects were discussed with
some Of these gentlemen, and that
the discussions would make mighty
interesting reading.
Secretary Foster, having arranged
the financial affairs Of the Govern
ment to his satisfaction, is now pre-
pairing to 60 to Ohio to look after
some private business. He isn't
worrying over that mythical deficit
that has been so troublesome to our
Democratic friends.
Letters from Secretary Blaine rep
resent him as improving very rapid
ly, although of course, he has no
idea of returning here until fall.
The Treasury and Navy Depart
ments are both doing everything
they can to bring about the stopping
Of all illegal sealing in Behring Sea.
Attorney General Miller has given
an opinion that the Secretary of the
Treasury has authority to reduce the
rent of the Seal Islands to an amount
proportionate to the number of seals
taken. 100, 900 makes the rent &c.,
900; therefore the 1900 seals which
are to be taken this year will make
the annual rent $3.50.
Real reform never has a brass
band attachment. This is strkingly
brought to mind by the fact that
Commissioner of Patents Mitchell
has quietly and without any previ-
Gus announcement of his intention
abolished one of the longest lived
and worst abuses that has existed in
the Patent Office. For years Con-
gress has been appealed to, but
! nothing has been accomplished
thereby. Commissioner Mitchell,
after becoming satisfied that the evil
existed, throttled it by amending
the rules of practice before his Office
by the addition of these words:
"that no person who has been en-
ployed in the Patent Office shall be |
permitted to appear (as an attorney
or AGENT in any case in connection
with which he has taken any action |
while so employed" This will put
an end to the rejection Of mertori
Gus applications for patents by
thrifty examiners. in the expectation
of afterwards getting an attorneys |
fee for getting the same application |
allowed by another examiner, and is
a real favor to the inventors Of the
country
The President has received an in
vitation to attend the reunion of the
G. A. R. Society of the Army of the
Potomac at Buffalo, New York, Mr..
Harrison informed the delegation,
headed by Collector Morgan, that
he would certainly be on hand if the
public business permitted his alb
sence from Washington at that time
Director General Davis, of the
Worlds Fair, said while here this
week that the following gentlemen
would shortly go abroad to see what
they could do towards attracting
foreign exhibitors to the exposition:
Hon. Thomas Nj. Waller. who will
be President; Mr.. NJ P. Handy,
Hon. Carl Schurz, Ex-senator Eus-
tbs and Hon. Ben. Butterworth.
There may be another member add
ed before the commission goes
away, and Mr.. Ives, of St. Louis,
the Chief of the art bureau, will also
be sent abroad.
Secretary Noble has sent word
that he Will return to duty early
next week. His health is said to
have greatly improved.
There are about fifteen hundred
very unhappy men and women in
the various branches of the Census
bureau; they are clerks whose work
will be completed in few weeks and
then they will get the inevitable dis
charge.