The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-12-23

TO oppose any bankruptcy bill.
Hon. A. P. Greedy, acting COM
missioner of patents, who made a
reputation az fearless and honest
judicial and executive officer by his
able conduct of the investigation
that led to partial purging of the
patent Office bar and many reforms
in practice before that office, s
now making another investigation,
tho object of which is to break up
that class of crooked patent attor-
neys who rob inventors by making
a pretense of obtaining and selling
foreign patents on their inventions,
knowing that no valid foreign pat
ents can be obtained for them, and
that they cannot be sold.
The designation Of the commit
tee chosen by the conference OF re-
publican representatives 49, "The
committee on reform in the admin
istration of the civil service law
-whe oppose a continuation of the
present rules and classifcations
under the civil service law, to draw
up q bill to meet their objections,
is of itself sufficient evidence that
these gentlemen are not opposed
to real reform in the civil service.
It is only the sham reform they
wish to abolish. This committee,
composed of Representatives Hep
burn, of Iowa; Pearson, of N. c.,
and Evans of KY, believe that
they can construct bill that will
be accepted by majority in both
branches of congress and by
President Mckinley. The same
conference also appointed Repre-
sentatives Tawney, Of Minnesota;
Steele, of Indiana, and ODell, of
New York, a committee to investi-
gate the administration of the civ
il service law and rules for the
past five years, and their report
will be used as an argument for
the proposed change. The moder-
alton of these gentlemen has
greatly strengthened their posi-
ton.
Secretary Gage tumbled over a
pile IF lies as high as the WASH
ington monument when he ap-
peared before the house commit
tee on banking and currency this
week. and submitted a single bill
embo lying all the financial recon-
mend 's+ions of his annual report,
together with statement in their
favor. The committee will con-
slider this bill during the holiday
recess, and when congress reas-
sembles in January, it will be able
to determine whether any agree
ment upon a bill is likely to be
reached by the majority.
A gentleman, who has, he says,
made a complete poll of the SEN
ate, says majority of that body
is opposed on principle to grant
ing the governor of a state the
right to appoint a senator to fill
vacancies in cases where the state
legislature has had an opportunity
to elect a senator and has failed to
do so. If this be correct, Mr..
Corbett will not be seated, al
though it is practically certain
that the committee on elections
and privileges will report in favor
of seating him, and Mr.. Corbett
expresses absolute confidence in
his success. The report of the
committee will not be made until
January.
Speaker Reeds we'll deserved
for level-headedness
should have been a sufficient an
swer, for any intelligent person,
to the cock and bull stories sent
out from Washington as to his in
tention to include IN the new
house rules, which are to be re-,
ported after the holiday recess,
one against the senate attaching
"riders'' t, appropriation bills.
The pl esent house rules, those of
the last house, do not allow :'rid-
ers" to be attached to appropria-
ton bills by the house, and the
new rules will probably contain
the same prohibition. But the
house would have as much right
to Say what the British parlimen |