Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1896-12-05

(From Our Regular Correspondent
WAsHINGToN, Nov. 30, 1896.
Senator Sherman with characteristic
promptness and bluntuess nut his foot
down on the sensational stories saying
that he had made a deal with Presi-
dent.elect Mckinley, Governor Bush
nell and Chairman Hanna. whereby he
was to resign from the Senate TO be-
come Secretary of the State and Gov
ernor Bushnell was TO appoint MIR.
Hanna to succeed him in the Senate.
Said Mr. Sherman ~ have not talk
ed with Mr. Mckinley nor Mr.. Hanna
since the election, and no letters have
passed between us except on ordinary
matters. There has not been a word
on the subject between either MIR. Me
Kinley or Mr.. Hanna and myself /
know Mr.. Hanna we'll, We are friends.
He is a man of lofty Purposes and a
disinterested gentleman. do not be-
lieve he is seeking any office or wants
it,
Mr.. Sherman also had something to
among republicans as to what should
be attemp ed in the way of Legislation
at this session of Congress, and he
stated the case just as 1t is when he
said that there was no friction among
republicans and no likelihood of diff
ferences that would give trouble.
'The question is one" he added, con
corning which men may honestly diff
: fer, but all that will be settled in con-
ference"
SENATOR QUAY's IDEA.
Senator Quay has reason to fee
gratitied at the reception his idea FOL
81 the retirement of the greenbacks II
meeting from Senators and Represen
tatives, even if it does not get adopted
His idea is to remove the opportunity
for raiding the gold in the Treasury b.
50 replacing the greenbacks with note
payable in gold at the option of tn
Government He thinks these note
would everywhere be regarded as gOot
as gold; that they would be used b.
the banks to maintain their gold re
serve, and that their use would put a.
end to the much talked about ''en'
less chain" Men who are opposed t
further issues of bonds take kindly t
Senator Quay's plan, and If no legisla
tion increasing the revenue can be hs
this winter, they may try to put
through Congress, provided that it
endorsed by the Republican caucus.
THE NEXT SPEAKER.
While republicans are unanimously
favor of the reelection of Speakt
Reed, who is not likely to have an oil
ponent before the republican caucu
the democrats are actually beginnin
to fight for the empty honor Of tn
leadership of the House minority, lie
vacant by the death of ex-Speakt
Crisp. Tennessee has two candidat,
for the Observation-Disclosures al
McMillin and Texas has two-Culber
son and Bailey, and from the mann'
in which their friends are squabblin
it would hardly be supposed by tho
who did not know that they were a
ter so unsubstantial a thing as Il
democratic nomination for Speaker
the next House.
LAW FOR PATENTS.
There is decided revival of &
talk of organizing a Patent Bar, wi
Rules of Practice strict enough
make the profession of soliciting pa
ents as honorable as that OF practicil
in our highest law courts. And there
reason enough Tor the revival, &c
The honorable patent lawyer doesr
like to be considered in the same ella
as the green goods man. the bunc
steerer or the Illicit vender of lotte
tickets. But if something isn't dol
TO stop and to prevent the bunco offe
of alleged wOuld-be purchasers of pa
ents and OF lottery prizes for ide
whether patentable or not. there
grave danger that they will be so a
ISOLATED. certainly in the minds
those who are buncoed by the