The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-03-01
WEDNESDAY, MARCH /, 1913.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
,e journal having been read


| EXAMINERS THE PATENT OFFICE
| The SPEAKER announced as the first business in or
DER the question pending when the House adjourned OF
Yesterday, being upon the motion of Mr. JOHNSON, o.
Tennessee to amend the amendment reported by the
Committee on Patents to the bill providing additional
amines in the Patent Office, by substituting 81 500 fo
question the yeas and nays had been ordered and being
now taken, the yeas were 70, nays 1o5
So the amendment was rejected.
| Mr. HOLMES, of New York, inquired if it was then
in order to move to amend the amendment by striking
out 81 500" and inserting "$2 600"
| The SPEAKER replied in the negative. No motion
Je e ''0s' "'''' s previous 4Ds'''' ''AD ''' u
The bill was then ordered to third reading and was
accordingly RYsE read ca third Mp time . -,
vote by which the House had ordered the bill to be read
third time for the purpose of following itup, if deci
ded in the affirmative with motion to amend the amend
ment by substituting So 900 for $4,000.
Mr.. CLINGN1AN moved to lay the motion to recon-
slider upon the table upon which motion the yeas and
were demanded and ordered and being taken, the
yeas were IA, nays 1l6.
So the motion to lay on the table was rejected.
The question then required the third reading of the
bill.
Mr. JOHNSON, of Tennessee, was satisfied that this
bill presented points which should and would be amend
ed By examination OF the second section it would
be that provision therein made for very large
amount of fees-angng in particular items from one dol
lar up to three dollars. And it left discretionary
with the Commissioners whether to put these fees in his
own pocket carry them to the credit of the Office. Mr.
j. had an amendment, declaring what should be done
with this fund. 1t was suggested his right that the
patent law settles this matter; but he aware that 1t
the better way however, while the subject
under consideration, that the matter should be settled by
special enactment.
He complained that yesterday, in making his motion
to strike out twenty five hundred and insert fifteen
hundred, his position was misunderstood It had been
construed into opposition to the bh ITSELF which he dis
claimed and replied to the argument by the gentleman
from Pennsylvania [Mr. C. J. INGERsoLL] based upon
this misunderstanding of his position. He was in favor
of allowing to the Patent Office ample number of off
lie could not consent to remain silent under an
attempt to get the bill through the House by false
issues, amongst which he included the argument Of
the gentleman from Indiana, [Mr, HENLEY,] and
upon which, after brief review, he remarked that
the principal matter which seemed to be playing through
the gentlemans mind, was the, subject OF a pat,
ent.righ Improvement in chart, But Mr.. J. confessed
that he could not see the force of Its application From
the argument of that gentleman, it would that these
examiners entitled to all the credit of Improvement
in the arts instead of the inventive genius Of the
try Mr.. j. the friend of improvement in the arts,
and he mentioned his hopes of the growing greatness OF
his country which was yet to appear IN the extended
application of the advantages of the discoveries OF Full
ton and Morse With reference to the comparison
which had been instituted between the salaries of these
examiners and the salaries OF the governors and other
officers OF the several States he said gentlemen appeared
to be liberal when they were paying salaries out of the
national purse, but parsmonous when they came nearer
home, where responsibility could reach them This ex-
ment would create great Maelsroom for the waste of
treasure The salaries OF public officers should be
measured by the salaries OF business in the country
and should not exceed that point With reference to
these examiners he considered the ne the hours which
they labored. 1t was six hours a day, He had been
abused for stating this fact his place heretofore and
ntimatng that they might do more work and ne related
interview with certain office holder from the west,
of which this subject reminded him.
Mr. J. replied to many arguments suggested by several
gentlemen yesterday, in favor OF the highest salary
proposed He showed that this single bill proposed to
increase the expenses of this department TO the amount
Of thirteen thousand dollars Instead of the profits OF the
Patent Office rising to Sls2ooO, alleged in the report
he showed by taking into account the cost OF the build
ing, that there real deficit account of the Patent
Office exceeding $500 oOoand all this besides the incl
Bile. Rerenchment should begin somewhere; and what
standing gave him in this House, he declared his
purpose to raise his voice against these high salaes
to "cry aloud and spare not" and it particularly
salary of the Commissioner Of Patents himself who was
democrat he believed He desired when it might be in
ORDER to submit proposition to reduce the salary OF that
officer FIVE hundred dollars
Mr. McCLELLAND then proposed his amendment
above indicated pending which,
Mr. VINTON said 1t was very important that the bill
making appropriations for dehcieRcies IN the appropra
tons should pass very speedily He moved to go into
Committee of the Whole on the state OF the Union, and
take up that bill
Some objection being made,
Mr. VTNTON said that The departments were very de-
sirous of the passage of this bill.
After word or two from Mr.. MCKAY, MI. VINToS's
motion was agreed to.
LETTER FROM MRS. ADAMS.
Before going into committee, the SPEAKER laid be-
fore the House the following letter, which was read
WASHINGTON February 70, 1913.
Sni The resolutions in Of my dear dsoesso hus-
band passed by the iusrous assembly over which you
member. have been duly communicated to me.
Penetrated with grief At this event Of my e
mourning the oss Of ono who has been my exam
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