Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-01-30
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Thursday, January Is.
IISREIII. ARTS

~ Thursday, January l8.
USEFUL ARTS.
Mr.. Bacon reported bill for the encou..
ragement OF learning aad the promotion of
the useful arts.
THIS bill extends the privilege of OBJ
tanning patent for any new invention or
discovery, to amy person residing within the
United States, whether a citizen or no..
The former laws on that subject restricted
this privilege to citizens of the u States, or
to persons who had residedtwo years there =
IN. In lieu of the present term of fourteen
years. for which patents are granted, the
oil provides that an inventor, upon paying
so dollars may receive patelt right a. his
invention tor Term OF seven years, u the
expiration of which time, upon paying 60
dollars, he may renew his patent for "a Sc.
cond term of seven years, aud after that
upon paying 80 dollars, may renew it for a
laird Germ of seven years, and all former
patentees for term of * years under the
present laws, may renew their patents for
oGe term OF seven years. Tnat the da-
images to be recovered by patentees tor
Violation OF patent rights shall in no Case be
less than three mes tae price az wn,cn the
rignt TO use the Invention patented mas been
Usually sold Dy the patentee. That the Sc.
cretary ofSsate may, with thescoIcurrence
OF the Secretaries OF the Treasury, War,
or Navy departments. or ony Two OF tneIn
refuse sl.oge sher to iasue a pliels. 10 any
person claiming IL. That tine secretary vi
Stase snail publish anauilly III newspa.
per prIhted at tue seat ot government, a
list of all patents granted the preceding
year, to whom aud Tor what purpose .Th..t
the President OF Inc U. States be authorised
to cause TO be built suitA5ie guiding for
the reception and preservation of the Dooks,
maps, Charts, models and designs OF tao
authors ana Inventors, wnch may De depp-
sited therein agreeable to tue provisions of
the bill. The residue of the bill Is an sdop.
ton OF most OF TN principles of the forncr
palent laws, with some variance, IN the de-
tails 5. and repeats all former laws Oh the
subject after the 30tn of Ssptenosr next,
when mis- act is to take effec,.l ~,
The oil was twice read AMI referred to
a committee of the whole.
ms FkUCTIONS TO ARMED YES.
sells.
Mr. Dana observed that instructions had
been issued a. various times for the con-.
duct OF armed vessels. lie supposed that
1t might be convenient to gentlemen to
have collection OF them, Whatever they
may have been, that they might have a
whole view OF the subject. He was aware
that Instructions might have been given,
perhaps by ali the different adm .nislrati.
ons, which 1t might be Thought proper
should not be communicated and had there
tore made an exception as TO such. He
said he had drawn the resolution IN such
a manner as TO be perfectly impartial in
respect to former administrations, & s,rict-
~ respectful as RESP ecte the present Pre-
sident of u. y.
The following is the resolution offered
oy Mr. Dana, which was agreed TO:
RESOLVED, That the President of the u.
States b. requested TO Cause TO be laid be-
tore this House, Copies OF the orders or i'll
struct'ons issued undcr the present or any
former administrator, with respect to TO-
reIgB armed ships or vessels of Whatever
description, being within waters of the L.
States, excepting such parts as may, in
his Judgment. be improper Tor communIca-
ton.
Messrs Dana & Garland were appoint.
cd to wait on the President of u. States
with the resolut on.
MIR Love reported bill to amend an act
entitled "An act for the establishment of
Turnpike Company in the county OF Alex
andria, IN the district Of Columbus" Twice
read and referred.
The resolution Tered by Mr. Dana call.
ing for Information respecting former de-
tachments OF militia was adopted.
The engrossed bills tor the relief Of John
", Stout; to autnoriss the removal of
slaves from one part of the District OF
Columbia to another and for the relief of
Harry Caldwell, Amasa Jacksoa, Jeremiah
Reynolds and Levin Jones, were read a
third time and passed.
The House refused TO agree 70 a motioa
of Mr. knea, CD to take up the subject
uf the rules and orders (previous question:
so to 80.
AMERICAN NAVIGArION ACT.
The House resumed the consider 1t ION Of
the report of the committee o the whole
on the bill concerning commercial inter.