San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-03
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
NO TRUTH IN THE RUM0RED HAN
NA-sHERMAN DEAL.
Sherman Says be Has Not Seen Hanna
Quay's Greenback Retirement
Idea Gaining Favor.

Washington, ID. c., Dec. ESPECIAL.
Senator Sherman with Characters
tic promptness and bluntness put his
foot down ON the sensational stories
saying that he had made deal with
President-elect Mckinley, Gov. Bush
nell and Chairman Hanna, whereby
he was to resign from the senate to
become secretNy of state and Gov
Bushnell was to appoint Mr.. Hanna
to succeed him in the senate. Said
Mr.. Sherman: Il have not talked with
Mr. Mckinley nor with Mr.. Hanna
since the election,and no letters have
passed between us except on ordinary
matters. There has not been word
on the subject between either Mr. Han
ma or Mr.. Mckinley and myself.
know Mr.. Hanna well. We are
friends. He is a man of lofty pur-
poses and a disinterested gentleman.
/ do not believe he is seeking any Of
flee or wants it," Mr.. Sherman also
had something to say about he differ
ence of opinion among Republicans as
TO what should be attempted in the
way of legislation at this session of
congress, and he stated the case lust
as 1t is when he said there was no
friction among Republicans and no
likelihood of difference that would
give trouble. 1.-The question is one"
he added, concerning which men
may honestly differ, but all that will
be settled in conference"
Senator Quay has reason to feel
gratified at the reception his idea for
the retirement of the greenbacks is
meeting from senators and represen-
tatives, even if it does not get adopt.
ed. His idea is to remove the oppor-
tunity for raiding the gold in the
treasury by replacing the greenbacks
with notes payable in gold at the ,op-
tlon or the government. He thinks
these notes would everywhere be re-
garde 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
VINO 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 it is endorsed by
the Republican caucus.
While Republicans are unanimously
in favor of the reelection of Speaker
Reed, who is not likely to have an
opponent before the Republican eau
Gus, the Democrats are actually be-
ginning to fight for the empty honor
Of the leadership of the house minor
ity, left vacant by the death of EX
Speaker Crisp. Tennessee has two
candidates for the leadership-Rich-
ardson and McMillin-and Texas has
two-Culberson and Bailey-and from
the manner in which their friends are
squabbling, it would hardly be sup
posed by those who did not know that
they were after so unsubstantial q
thing as the Democratic nomination
for speaker of the next house.
There is a decided revival of talk of
organizing a patent bar,with rules of
practice strict enough to make the
profession of soliciting patents as hon
orable as that of practising in our
highest law courts. And there is
reason enough for the revival, too.
The honorable patent lawyer doesn't
like to be Considered in the same class
as the green goods man, the bunco-
steerer or the Illicit vendor of lottery
tickets. But if something isn't done
to stop and to prevent the bunco Of
fers of alleged would-be purchasers
of patents and of lottery prizes
for ideas whether patentable or not,
there is grave danger that they VIII
be so associated, certainly in the
minds of those who are buncoed by
these schemes of doubtful legality and
of cetrain immortality. But after all,
it is the inventor who needs protectlon
the most. The U. S. courts will give
il to him after he gets his patent, but
II is before he gets nis patent that
he is skinned, if he doesn't exercise
good Judgment enough to make ms
application through honorable patent
lawyers, such as would scorn the IN
PRODUCTION of lottery methods into
their business for the sake of enticing
advance fees from the pockets OF IN
ventors. If an inventor doesn't know
of such q firm he should inquire Oh
friends. and take no chances.
Chairman Hanna is expected In
Washington this week, to announce
the chairman of the Inauguration COM
mittee and take other preliminary
steps toward making the Inauguration
of President Mckinley the grandest
event of its kind in our history. 1t
is supposed. but is not certain. that Mr..
Hanna will appoint Mr.. S. w. Wood
ward, the. gold Democrat who has
been recommended for the position by
Col. Parker, the District of Columbia
member of the Republican national
committee, but whoever he appoints
will have the cordial support of the
people of Washington regardless of
party.