The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-12-04


From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, November 30.-lIr. Bryan has
promised to attend the conference Of silver
men which is to be held i'll Washington a
few days after Congress meets ana which viii
try to determine the attitude o! the silver men
i'll Congress not only towards legislation ,hat is
strictly financial i'll its M: are. hut also towards
revenue Legislation, which is Indirectly tinar-
ciul. The result of that conference Will cone
very near to i Gliding whether there viii lie
any revenue legislation st this session, ussum-
ing that the Republicans really desire inst
there shall he any, which is by no means GER
tain. The silver Senators are in Il majority
and if they act together caa dictate the lcgsib-
ton so far us the Senate is concerned, but there
is a doubt rs TO whether the Republican silver
Senators will agree to ACT with the silver Dem
ocrats on revenue legislation, and at least one
Populist Senator is also in doubt. These doubts
are expected to be cleared up ut the confer
ence.
The luxury loving Senators VIII have no
cause for complaint when they meet in the
newly-done up Senate Chamber. EvCrlthn z
looks spck and span now, and most of what 5
iii sight is There are new mahogany desks {, r
the soIons and richly upholstered leather c,v-
cred chairs, all Of one pattern, instead Of it b,-
ing tn selection of the Senator Who Cccup.,
it, The old wood benches have been ramoy, d
from the galleries and folding opera chairs nut
in their place, while everything Is of a culur
harmouizng with the mahogany on the f.. Il
floor, and, rs wag has suggested, with the
noses of several of the Senators There is also
new ventilating machinery and u fine electric
lighting outfit. The House shares ia the last
named Improvement. but IL none of the Others.
The House, which is willing to follow he SEN
ate in appropriating money for luxurious lit
tilgs for its chamber hasn't yet been elected.
Tac average member OF the House Is just II IT.
tie bit afraid OF the effect Of such fs..HgS upon
his constituents.
The reputable patent lawyers Of asmngton,
and judging frcm adVces received of every
where, are awakening to the existing necessity
of doing something 20 up the degradation Of
their profession by tlIv>c vino are trying to
make gamblers out OF il, cI!icTs ny IUrinr them
into paying II cash Zee Tor entrance into Il lot
terry competition of i&eas before making their
applications for L. 5. patents, admitting al
who pay the price, even when knowing that
their idea is not patcnt&blc and that IFS reicc-
ton by the Patent Office would be certain. Ia
the matter of suspending patent solicitors from
practice before the Patent Office, the power of
the Commissioner Of Patents is limited, even in
cases of wrong doing on the part Of the solici
tor, after an application is flied in the Patent
Office, and he has no authority 1T al in casts III
which no application is tilcd. 1t is believed
that the organization of Il Patent Bar with
rules of practice as stringent rs those which
are enforced in any court of law, would stop
such practices and until there is such the in
ventor will do well to be certain that his patent
business is put in the hands Of honorable and
trustworthy lawyers.
Everybody who knows Hon. John Sherman
knows that an iceberg ism It in the same class
with him when he is disposed to lower the tenn
perature around bis immediate presence
Therefore it is believed in Washington that il
Mark Hanna carries ont his reported intention
OF Offering Mr.. sherman Il seat in McEinlcy's
cabinet if he will agree to Join il TIE deal to
make Hanna his su .ccssor in the Senate he
will meet the coolest wave OF his life. 1t mas
been understood Tor somc time by those who
are near to Mr.. Sherman politically, that the
old man not only wants TO stay in the senate
to the end Of his present term, but also to be
reelected to another, aud that ne has already
began to pull wires TO bring about his desires.
If Mr. Hanna tries to blur him by telling him
that he and Governor Bushnell and Foraker
will see to it that he shall be defeated if lie re-
fuses to fall in with their plans and goes bcforc
the Legislature for reelection TWO year hence,
he may find that Mr.. Sherman is somewhat of a
buffer himself. He has already made enc by
denying any knowledge Of Hanna's intention.
There will be circus among tie Bepubli-
cans when Mark Hanna comes TO Washington
to appoint the Chairman # the Mckinley In
augurdtion Committee, especially II tie carries
out the original plan Of appointing 2r. 5. ".
Woodward, II gold Democrat VINO was 4 heavy
contributor 90 the campaign funp,as hc proba-
bly, will. The rank and file OF thelOcal RcPub-
licans are opposed to the chairmuuship being
gwen to Woodward or 10 anybody else who is
not q Republican, ana so:Hc OF these who are
not applicants for official fuvors will do some
plain talking to Hanna il he sticks to Wood
ward,