The National tribune., 1895-02-28
THE WEEK IN WASHINGTON.
Minor Matters of Interest i'm the Capital
City.

.F,cor Matters of Interest in the Capital
City.
suvpsy, FEB. 1.-THE Bureau Of American
Republics learns that the Viscount Cornely
has succeeded in organizing in the city Oh
San Francisco a company with capital OF
$1,000 600 for the purpose of an exposition
in the City of Mexico. This exposition, al
though of National character, will have also
a foreign department. The company is in-
oorporated according to the laws oil California.
MONDAY, FEB. 16.-The formal opening oil the
second trennial session of the National
Council of Women of the United States began
nj Metzerott's Hall to-day, Miss May wright
Sewal its President, calling tie meetihe 10
order The Council is representative Dooy
oomposed of delegates from all the various
associations of women throughout the coun-
issioner of Patents John ,.
Seymour submitted to Congress his report
OF the work OF his Bureau for the current
wear 1894 lie says that during the year
there were 2o,603 patents granted and l'ooo
trademarks registered and I292O patents
expired. The total expenditures were s., l00.-
047 Tho receipts over expenditures were
Ss7 3Q2. and the total balance to the credit
of the Patent Office in the Treasury OF the
United States amounts TO S4.369,l3o. In pro-
norton TO population more patents were
issued to citizens of Connecticut than to those
of any other State. Next in order IN pro-
portion 10 population are Massachusetts, the
District of Columbia. New Jersey. Montana
Rhode Island, New York, and Colorado. As
20 foreign countries, more patents were
gran ted to subjects Of Great Britain than
Of any other country; next in order come
Germany and the Dominion OF Canada.
TUESDAY FEE. 19-Mr. Dockery, Tor the tom-
mission which bears bis name, filed in the
House detailed report OF the condition OF
the public business in the several Executive
Departments on the LIST OF the current men'h.
The statements were made by the heads OF
the various Departments in response TO cir
rular sent ont by the Com mission late in JAN
nary, and they show that in only So Of the 46o
Divisions into which the Departments are d.
yided is the work in arrears. summary
accom- panying the report shows that the iol-
lowing Departments aud Bureaus are up TO
date in their work: State Department IL
Bureaus; War Department ID Bureaus, 80
Divisions, except one Division in the ofhce
of the Judge Advocate General, and the
Property Division Of the Chief Ordnance
Bureau: Postoffice Department, five Bureaus
and % Divisions; Department OF Justice, two
Bureaus and ono Division; Department OF
Labor. Fish Commission. Interstate Com
merce Commission, Library OF Congress, AS
trophysical Observatory, Bureau OF Eth
nolocy, Bureau of International Exchanges,
and Geological Park
"WEDNESDAY, FEB. 20.-Secretary Hcke Smith
appointed Emmett Wnmack, OF Georgia,
Chief Clerk of the Interior Department, vice
Josephus Daniels, who resigned to assume
the management of the Raleigh IN. Co. Aetrs
end Observer Mr.. Womack has for some
time been au Assistant Attorney of the In
terror Department
THURSDAY. FEB. 21.-TEe Bureau OF Engrav-
ing and Printing finished the plates for the
new bonds and al once began the printing
OF them. A force is working steadily print.
ing the rev bonds. Only about Is persons
can be employed on this work at one time.
The force will work night and day until the
task is completed.
FRIDAY, FER 22.-Washington's Birthday was
celebrated with the usual parade OF the Dis
trict Militia and other organizations. The
Daughters Of the Revolution, now in session
here, held special exercises, and the Legion
OF Loyal Women gave an entertainments
Receptions we're the order of social festivities.
SATURDAY. FEE. 23.-Edwin J. Jordan. Repre-
sentative elect from the Fifteenth District OF
Pennsylvania. for the remainder OF the SD
Congress. TO Ell the vacancy occasioned by
the death Of the late Hon. Myron b. Wright.
appeared at the bar of the House, accompa-
MED by Representative Scranton, and was
sworn into Office by Speaker Crisp.