Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-01-02

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sai4t4ttt ii4t4ttttF the disposal of some unimportant
matters, the resolution offered last session by
Mr.. Bradbury was taken up, and there being
TO one ready to speak upon it. the,whole mat
ter was postponed until next week.
I he remainder Of the day was devoted to
the consideration of the bill introduced by
Mr. Fremont last session, providing for the
settlement of private land claims in Calilor-
min. Without any definite action thereon,
the Senate adjourned until Thursday.
In the House, the bill to prescribe the man.
ncr of obtaining evidence in eases Of contest
cd elections, was debated and finally passed.
Mr. Stanly made an Intellectual motion to
grant Mr.. Asa Whitney the use of the Hall
for the purpose of lecturing on tine subject of
his Railroad to the Pacific. 1t was refused on
the ground that if he was admitted for such
4 purpose, no other person having project
before Congress could be refused.
Mr.. Caldwell cndcarored to introduce his
resolution to make the warrants under the
Bounty Land Act Of last session, assignablc
prior to the location of the land Objection
being made, he moved suspension of the
rules; pending which motion the House adj
iourncd to Thursday.
Mr.. Robinson, chairman of the Select Com
mittec on the Bounty Land subject, says the
Committee will report in favor of making the
warrants assignabc prior to location.
The speeches of Senators are now report
ed mainly By boys Of about fourteen years
of age, who by adopting the photographic
system give rs faithful reports as experienced
amen who still practice the old system Of Ste
biography. The higher class of speakers
always,prefer these verbatim reports, but the
second-ratc members ure anxious to have
their arguments given in the Reporters own
language. Were not the latter plan fire.
quently adopted, the country would be feast
cd with some choice specimens OF peculiar
eloqucncc.
1t is to be hoped that the bill providing the
remodelling of the Patent Laws, will not be
again lost for wart of time to consider ii, for
the existing Act is most unjust in its opcrt-
tion, and gives the rich plundcrcr paramount
advantage over the honest inventor who has
not money to answer appeals from court TO
court.
~ - '' eo'ioun 1CI tllitt very lTeiucIllIy pI-
tents arc granted to different persons for the
same Invention, the parties having had their
minds led into the same train Of thought
from the existence Of the same difficulties
Thus, some time ago, patent was granted
for certain Churn, but before this could have
been known far beyond the walls Of the Pa
tent office, two other inventors, each from
different parts Of the country: had laid claim
70 the identical improvement. An interfer-
cncc was accordingly declared, and no sooner
mad the decision been made i'll favor Of the
patcntee, than three other inventors were
found pressing their claims to the same i'll
vcntion. II presented an unprecedented case
in the history Of the Patent Office, of seven
persons, each bona fde inventor, all claiming
the same thing and about the same time, and
all from different portions Of the country.