The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-07-15

Is no infringement OF his patent even II be oil ihe same
dimensions be may have described The application IoI
his patent The chambers described as making II a
life boat together with all the other matters going TO
make up the rights upon which his patent is based but
does not necessarily include the boat which is de-
scbed in this BILL will the OF steamboats, be
compelled TO purchase This boat alone. They will be
compelled TO purchase life boat. II that should not be
DONE then why compel them 10 pass The iron oil which
the boilers TO be constructed under the examination
o inspectors appointed Tor That purpose Why not leave
open to them purchase what they may consider the
best material in The mafkel Why place any restrc-
ton at all upon them reference TO the construction OF
their steamboats, Why, sir, there IA no provision IN
this bill material than that which requires that there
shall be fire proof metallic e-boat provided and ac-
cording 10 my view OF The natter The bill does not
quire them TO purchase Francss life boa-not al all
And trust the Senate will retain the bill as II is, and
not adopt the amendment OF the senator from New Hamp
Mr.. HALE rather despair now Of making myself
understood by the Senate, nasmuch have failed to
make myself understood by OF lis most intelligent
membrrs-the chairman OF The Committee on Comne
mr. HAMLIs Now, in the first place. for the answer
the question which he puts 10 me personally lie de.
sires 10 know il have not spoken win somebody out ol
doors in reference 10 this matter and this was spoken
with air thai seemed 10 imply that II was crime ior
10 speak To ont of doors IN reIaon TO mat,
statements in newspapers from leterwrites in
gard 10 gentlemen coming here TO about affairs ha,
we may have before US, giving dinners, having cham
payne suppefs, and everything OF that sort. And have
accounts of the most gorgeous entertainments thai
gentlemen give and receive here in reference 10 various
matters before Congress Now, as have been put 10 The
question by the honorable senator from Maine, [Mr
HAMLIN, ] will make clean breast OF it, Laughter
| do not know as dined with Of these gentle
men in my life and as TO drinking with them, never
did that, for have drank no intoxicating liquor for
twenty years, believe did smoke cigar with gentle
man once who told me- before had smoked out that he
interested in matter then pending before Congress
That is as far have gone. plead gully TO that
and admit that gentleman has actually spoken TO me,
and TO him, outside of the Senate chamber But they
have not come in here and winged Inc on each side,
making suggestions 10 about any matter while was
going on here--no.hing of that sort.
The honorable senator from Maine Mr. HAMLNl
seems to think that am for striking out the lilc boat
No such thing ] DO moi want 10 do that want to
strike out the boat, and then insert what propose. Now
If that done the senator Will strike out this Francis
ie- boat hch is ia this provison-l will go with hi'n
and will make no motion TO put anything IN whatever
else anybody may desire 10 have in do not want any.
thing more put in. Now, il the Committee on Commerce
will put in provision which will exclude any artcu-
lar boat and secure TO The public The best safeguards
which the invention Of science and the discoveries OF
practical en bring forward for this purpose, that
all that ask, all that want
think have had one peculiar fortunate cIrcumslanc.
attending my position this Senate and. that is that
have been well known TO the outsiders ina, they have
never TO me tor influence. | recoiiect once IN
making speech in New Hampshire that made The re-
mark that candidate Tor public office at The hands OF
Congress troubled me- and man rose up and sad,
THAT is true went 10 Washington once for an Office,
and avoided you ] would have done the plague
ILaughier.l Let any gentleman who may be troubled
with these applications for his influence come near me,
and be safe from these harpes who here to iced
aness upon your treasury There rs that advantage IN
being free soer, aboliuonlst, whatever yoA may
call iyou do not have such vermin as that about YOU
they keep away from you | will submit 10 any other
charge under heavens that man may bring against me
but when they bring that will stand up here aud say
that my hands are clean from the pollution OF brlbes
do not say that more free from influence IN llat
way than any other but am free from il, Tor none
have ever been offered 10 me- There has been no man
who has come here asking for and fat Jobs
10 have bis patents Iegisaied into public bills who has
been such fool TO TO me 10 get me TO help hin
He knows better than that Aud claim 10 stand here
suggesting the views that had without any such sinister
influences Of obligations offers. Neither myself nor
any friend that have upon earth, that know anything
about is to be benefited lhousandth part OF athing
by this OF any other amendment Nor have acted with
personal motives though hope time ohef TO go
AS far South and West as can go with saie'y-laugh-
erl-yes. with safety, not only as regards steamboats,
hui ali other casualties Bnt wish the legislation OF
the country 10 give equal and impartial protection 70
everybody
Now, can gentlemen get up bcre-lawyers, educated
men, men who know The force OF comnon, ordinary
language, OF legal language-and tell me that II a mai
has obtained patent Tor lie boat, 10 which the pro
portions Of his boat enter, and he has thus pescIoed ~
and then we forward and describe jusi exactly such
boat-jus, long, Just deep, and just 80 wldea a
allc e-boa, and there is no other metallic fe-boat IN
existence answering that description, except The one That
is paened--w they tell me t6a that description does
not necessarily indicate the life boat that ~ patented
do believe that either Of these honorable senators
can stand up and look into glass and teli so
said Il Now, sir, find this very boat included IN this
Srovision and want il stricken out, and do not want
anything else put in there, except that which Will sub
serve the very purpose which this bill ought 10 SUB.
serve and thai is the safety, the very highest degree Of
safety, 10 everybody. Now, the very pertinacy with
which this thing adhered TO convinces me with ten
fold force OF The propriey OF striking II out.
Add since 1t has become 80 fashionable, ana such
high authority has been given Tor il, would ask gen.
tlenen II they have not been spoken to out OF doors
outside OF the Senate chamber! would IKE TO ask
either OF these senators Messrs. DAVIS asd HAMLls
il they have not been spoken 10 out oil the Senate
If there has been something sought OF them, ibey
have not been talked otaked TO- only talked TO, sir,
nothing else for thai is all that they intmaed about me
they not been talk ed OF the Senate and IN ihe
Senate too Have not these gentlemen violated The very
TO other business while gentleman has been endeayof
ing TO enlighien the Senate tLaughief1 Now,n you
are going 10 have bill Tor the preservation ei lie make
clear thing OF IT, and DO not let IL be practically bull
for the preservation OF life and certain oher purposes,
10 wit egslang in regard 10 certain patent, rasing
the value of that patent 10 make The ps,eniee Tue
richest man IN America.
Now am willing, II the Senate insist upon putting
this provision in il they say ought TO be put M 70 ene
best articie--but not till then. The Senate can see
all that | want, all that | propose by my making
a single statement II we sinke out this provis'
on the section will then be open 10 the nser-
ion OF the best life boat. combining al the quaiiues
of economy and safety that possibly be devised.
Now, what objection can there be to thatf Why mus mus
the feet and the inches, and the depth and lne Wian
and the length of this boat be adhered lot III you are
going to pu, 10 these things, make them clear ana 'H
not then strike them out IL we must have mstai'ic
e-boat let us have the best that can ne op'anea
n the eommiiee do what they they do not mean 70