The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-05-19
I'm CONGRESS OF THE U. STATES.
Thirtieth Cougress-FIrst Session.
WEDNESDAY, MAY II, 1913.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The Journal having been read

the United States to the State OF Texas, extend her
eastern boundary SO as to incl ude within her limits one
hall OF Sabine pass Sabine lake. and Sabine river as
far north as the 32d degree of north latitude: read twice
and referred TO the Committee the Judiciary,
Mr. X also introduced resolutions of the legislature OF
Texas IN relation to the subject of the above bill
teued to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr. CHAPMAN, from the Committee for the District
OF Columbia reported back with amendments, the Sen
ate bill to provide free communication the East
ern branch OF the Potomac in the District of CO.
umbia: referred TO the Committee of the Whole on the
state OF the Union.
Also reported bill to provide free communication
the Eastern branch Of the Potomac river, in the
District of Columbia read twice, and referred TO the
comm'iiee OF ,N NE Whole on the state Of the Union
Mr. j. X lNGERSOLL, from the Committee on the
Judiciary reported bill for the relief of Levi H. Carson:
read twice. and committed,
MIR |: also made an adverse report upon the petition
of William Fuller laid the table, and ordered TO be
printed
Also submitted resolution making the various bills
reported from the Judiciary Committee the special order
for the 18th Tuesday in May.
Objected 10, and not received.
Mr. TAYLOR, from the same committee, reported back
the Senate bill for the relief of Reynolds May without
amendment: read and committed
Mr. GAYLE, from the Committee on Private Land
Claims reported bill to grant portions OF the public
other purposes read twice. and referred to the Committee
of the Whole on the state of the Union.
Mr. BUTLER, from the Committee on Revolutionary
Claims reported bill for the relief of Lieutenant Bartlett.
Also, bill for the relief of the heirs OF Nehemiah
Stokely: severally read twice, and committed.
Also submitted adverse report upon the petition OF
Abraham Brnker laid upon the table, and ordered to be
Mr. BARRINGER, from the Committee on Indian AT
fairs submitted adverse reports upon the petition OF the
Catawba tribe of Indians and of Joseph keene and Others
in behalf OF the and upon the joint resolutions OF
the Legislature of Indiana, relation to the Miami tribe
Of Indians laid the table, and ordered to be printed
Also, reported bill for the relief of f. b. Cogswell,
and bill for the relief OF Jesse Sutton: severay read
twice, and committed.
Also reported back Senate bill for the relief of Samuel
Rail aofth he Chproke nao without amend
ment: read, and committed.
Mr.. JACOB THOMPSON presented the petition of B.
Marshall, Tuckahatchee, e. w Stidham' and George
Scott delegates OF the Creek nation for the passage OF
law for the adjustment of their unsettled business refer
red to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be
printed
Mr. BURT, from the Committee on Military Affairs,
asked that said committee be discharged from the consid
Grafton of resolutions of the legislature OF Forda reso-
utons of the legislature of Michigan and the petition OF
John Campbell g. Cos and that they be laid upon the ia
bic agreed to.
Mr. BOYD, from the same committee, asked that the
committee be discharged from the further consideration OF
the petitions of officers of the army OF the United States
on duty in Mexico and the petition OF George w Craw-
and I hy be bs d a
reports upon the petitions OF John r. Stacer and
George f. Blake laid the table, and ordered to be
printed
Mr. FARRELLY, from the Committee Of Conference
appointed the part OF the House to confer with like
committee of the Senate in relation to the dsagreeing
OF the two houses upon certain amendments TO the
bill to provide additional examiners in the Patent Oce,
reported that the Joint Committee of Conference recon-
mended that the Senate recede from their disagreement to
portion of the House amendments and that the House
rpcede from other of SAID amendments.
Mr. McCLELLAND, member of the Committee
Conference, stated that view of the decided action
of the House upon the amendment reducing the compen
sation of examiners the Patent Office to W 900 per
num- he had felt himself bound 10 maintain the position
assumed by the House in opposition TO the views of the
other members of the committee He also submitted
few remarks in support of this amendment
Mr. FICKLIN inquired whether there was not new
al tko hxrf thu
Committee Of Conference
Mr. McCLELLAND, though not so well informed in
the matter the chairman of the Committee on Confer
ence, would state his impression that the amendments
really contained matter not embraced either In the
amendments of the House or of the Senate.
Mr. FARRELLY said the committee was induced to
consent increase OF salary for the examiners OF the
Patent Office, by the proposition to increase also the du
ties of the examiners
Mr. FICKLlN still saw new matter in the amendments
proposed He did not attach blame to any member of the
committee on this account But he submitted that new
matter could not be originated and applied to bill sub
med to a committee of conferences because, if such
practice allowed then it would defeat the object of
the appointment of such committees
Mr. MARVIN, for one felt that we had no occasion
for increasing the salaries of officers OF the governments
and he hoped the time would come when might
have general revision of this matter, and have all the
salaries reduced to some fair standard In regard to the
bill before the House. if we err here we should be careful
10 err the right side; for however may differ upon
questions of revenue all concur IN the wish to sus
tain the Patent Ohice--we all know that its influence
reaches 10 every extreme OF country SOOu we
all feel bound to foster this branch of our institutions
There places in the government which call for
the exercise OF greater amount OF talent than those for
whose salaries we called upon to provide For
the sum of twenty five hundred dollars, he considered
the Executive might find out competent men for these
places and for the sake Of the despatch of business in
this office we might afford TO give larger salaries
than these For there large numbers OF our fellow
citizens who had been giving themselves up wholly to
subjects of Improvement in the arts for the good OF their
country, who had good 10 complain OF the delay
of their business in the Patent Office They are compel
led TO wait not for months merely, but for whole years.
at the door of the Patent Office before they can secure
the benefit OF their inventions Besides this, to show the
value of the interest conded to these examiners in
other aspect he said that the money collected by way OF
tax upon those who had taken out patents had amounted
to the sum of one hundred thousand dollars.
Mr.. BARI2INGER conceived there was nothing in the
question OF NATTER because the new matter was en-
trey germane the matter of the bill The House pro-
committee have agreed to the compensation proposed by
the Senate (2 500 upon the condition that the duties OF
these examiners shall be increased He thought that the
increased salary no than lar equivalent for
the services required
Mr. LAllM said he wished TO express his concurrence
with the view expressed by the gentleman from New
York, MIR MARvINl and hoped that the day was not
distant when there would be general revision OF the
salaries of officers under the general government and
that the salaries would then be reduced for ne had al
ways entertained the opinion, that the officers OF the gov
venment received too large compensation for their SER
vices, taking into consideration the compensation re-
ceved by persons engaged in the ordinary pursuits OF
life He hoped, Also that when we commenced reducing
salaries would be careful not to overlook our own,
which he considered quite unreasonable as that OF any
of the other officers of the government-and especially