Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-12-07

Washington, Nou. 3Oth, 1896.
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Wash5agton, NoU. 30tt, 1896.
Senator Sherman with character
istic promptness and bluntness pun
his foot down on the sensational
| stories SAYING that he had mace
deal with President elect Mckinley,
| Gov. Bushnell and Chairman Hanna,
whereby he was to resign from Uhe
| Senate to become Secretary of State,
and Gov Bushnell was to appoint
Mr.. Hanna to succeed him in the Sen
ate. Said Mr.. Sherman: Il have not
talked with Mr.. Mckinley nor with
Mr.. Hanna since the election, and no
letters have passed between us ex-
cept on ordinary matters. There has
not been word on the subject be-
zen either Mr.. Mckinley or Mr..
anna and myself. I know Mr.. Han
ma well. We are friends. He is a
man of lofty purposes and disinter-
ested gentleman. do not believe he
is seeking any office or wants it,
Mr. Sherman had something to say
about the difference of opinion among
republicans as to what should be at
tenn pied in the way of legislation at
this session of Congress, and he stat
ed the case just as it is when he said
that there was no friction among re-
publicans and no likelihood of differ
ences that would give trouble. "The
question is one," he added, concern
ing which men may honestly differ,
but all that will be settled in confer
ence"
Senator Quay has reason to feel
gratifed at the reception his idea for
the retirement of the greenbacks is
meeting from Senator'S and Represen-
tatives, even if it does not get adopt
ed. His idea is to remove the OPP
portunity for raiding the gold in the
Treasury by replacing the greenbacks
with notes payable in gold at the OPP
ton Of the government. He thinks
these notes would everywhere be re-
garded as good as gold; that they
would be used by the banks to main
tain their gold reserve, and that their
use would put an end to the much
talked about "endless chain" Men
who are opposed to further issues of
bonds take kindly to Senator Quay's
plan, and if no legislation increasing
the revenue can be had this winter,
they may try to put it through Con-
gress, provided that 1t is endorsed by
the Republican caucus.
While republicans are unanimously
Reed, who is not likely to have an
opponent before the republican
caucus, the democrats are actually
beginning to fight for the empty
honor of the leadership of the House
minority left vacant by the death of
of Elk Speaker Crisp. Tennessee has
two candidates for the leadership
Richardson and McMillin-and Texas
has two-Culbertson and Bailey-and
from the manner in which their
friends are squabbling, it would hard
ly be supposed by those who did not
know that they were after SO unsub
stantial a thing as the democratic
for Speaker of the next
House.
There is a decided revival of the
talk Of organizing Patent Bar, with
Rules of Practice strict enough to
make the profession Of soliciting
patents as honorable as that of prac-
ticing in our highest law courts. And
there is reason enough for the revi
val, too. The honorable patent law
yer doesn't like to be considered in
the same class as the green goods
man, the bunco steerer or the illicit
vender of lottery tickets But if some
thing isn't done to stop and to pre-
vent the bunco offers of alleged
would be purchasers of patents and
of lottery prizes for ideas whether
patentable or not, there is danger
that they will be so associated. But
after all, it is the inventor who needs
protection the most. The U. S. Court
will give it to him after he gets his
patent but it is before he gets his
patent that he is skinned, if he does
not exercise good judgement enough
to make his application through hon
orable patent lawyers. If an inven-
tor doesn't know of such a firm he
should inquire of friends, and take no
chances.
Secretary Herbert's report will not
be made public until the last of this
week, but it can be stated upon good
authority that it will take strong
grounds in favor of the continued in
crease of the navy and will recon-