The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-03-13

good machine, but is there anything IN lhe claims o
Moore & HasoaIl which conflicts win i. Inc yendo
NAV INQUIRE what is that to you II conflicts The an
swer will be: "This is what il is 10 me In the mids
OF nv harvest | may be enjoined from using the ma
chine and why3 Because Congress not referring II TO
tbe judiciary or the Patent Office, have positively legis
lated that Moore Hascal shall have the exclusive right
and privilege OF manufacturing and vendIDg and selling
10 Others be used and vended anything in their model
drawings or specifications, anything which can be
proved by the mere memory of that they have used
for seventeen years back. cannot buy your machine
il conflicts with the other in any way, but must go 10
Moore e. Hasca 10 buy machine, because cannot,
the risk of being enoIned in the middle of the har
vesng from using another machine, and thereby
having my harvest destroyed"
appeal 10 the Senate not 10 step forward in this man
and take out Of the hands OF the judiciary and out
OF the hands OF the Patent Office, this important question
important 10 the creates, interests oil the counyand place
by judicial legislation in The hands OF company TO
stule monopoly against which there can be no hope OF
resistance. hope the Senate will not do IT, Let us
amend the bill as TO make il provide for simple ex
tension of the patent, and then will support II. No
body complains that there Is no merit on their part do
not. for one. am anxious to give them extension
oil their patent begged them to take il, and think
that If the bill be restricted shall pass i with unan
unity. have made myself, a considerable extent, an
interested party in this matter because represent an
agricultural country, and do not want the farmers OF
that region 10 be placed in this pedcament have beg
ged the parties to take simple extension Of The patent.
They will not do it, And now, since they have come to
us and asked for legislation, my advice s that we take
this bill and amend it, and make 1t simple Dill extend
ing the patent OF these gentlemen, and then let them
have it In order that this may be done, move to recon-
nit the bill the Committee on Patents and the Patent
Office.
Mr. HUNTER Is il in order 10 move to lay this bill
upon the table
The PRESIDENT It's
Mr HUNTER Them move TO lay this bill upon
the table.
Mr. BADGER. Let us have vote.
Mr. HUNTER We cannot get vote, understand
the from Geog wishes to speak upon this sub
Mr.. BADGER. Oh, no; he will not desire to speak
now.
Mr. NORRIS will say TO the honorable senator
from Virginia {Mr. HuNTERl that intended to make
remarks upon this subject but will orbear for the
purpose of having the vote taken upon the motion 10 re-
commit and presume the honorable senator from Geor-
gia Mr.. DAwsoN] will do the same.
Mr.. HUNTER. Will the honorable senator from Geor-
gla consent TO that !?
Mr.. DAWSON. Certainly.
Mr., HUNTER. Then, will withdraw my motion.
The question being then taken upon the motion 10 re-
commit the bill to the Committee on Patents and the
Patent Office upon division it agreed TO, as fol-
lows-ayes %, noes lS
ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL
On motion by Mr. HUNTER, the Senate, as in COM
mtee Of The whole, then resumed the consideration
OF the bill from the House of Representatives making aP-
propriaons for the support OF the army Tor the end
ing the 3oh OF june ls5a the pending question being on
amendment OF Mr. CHASE, from the Committee on Roads
and Canals. TO strike out all except the appropriation
clause, and insert substitute, which reads as follows
THAT, with view the ultimate construction OF one
railroads ifom suitable point west OF the M
ssspp river suitable point on the coast OF the Pa
cihc the eastern line OF California within the Ju-
sdction United States, there shall be detailed from
the corps Typographical engineers sufficient iorce whose
duty shall be proceed soon as practicable TO select
survey locate and ma rk the proper and eligible
ground route, than three hundred feet wide, for
said railroad and make and report to the Secretary OF
War ma such survey and location together with an
approximate estimate OF the cost OF constructing such rail
road and that the Of hundred and hy thousand
dollars or SO much thereof as may be necessary be- ana me
same hereby, appropriated out OF any money Ia tne
treasury not otherwise appropriated TO deay The expense
Of such ex por ations and survey
SEc. And be further enacted, That as prac-
tcabe alter said shall have been surveyed and oca.
ted there shall be surveyed as the ether lands oil he United
States have been heretofore surveyed six townships wide
either side of said route, through The whole extent OF the
public lands along such route the sections o
which lands 10 be surveyed except sections thirty six aud
cost in quantities exceeding hundred and
sixty each person who shall settle upon, occupy,
occupant shall be the head Of family If single. OF the
age OF twenyone years or upwads-a citizen oil the UNI
ted States having declared his her intention 10 be-
SUCH according the laws OF the Uni
ted States and the odd numbered sections OF said land
shall be sacredy held and disposed OF Tor the ultimate con-
of said railroad, aud The furnishing and equip
Of the That said route or routes, ior the road
roads herein provided for be selected by tue Prcs
dent Of the United States from among those surveyed he
having due regard TO the expense, grades intercourse
commerce. and military deenccs and po'eciion OF the
whole country
ord cred.
Mr. GWIN suggest to the senator from Wisconsin
make amendment TO his amendment TO from
these donations the raj lands in California We
submit their being disposed OF IN the manner pro-
posed IN the amendment One hundred and sixty acres
OF that land would be worth a great deal OF money
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair will remark
that the amendment modified yesterday, at the in.
OF the honorable senator from Texas, Mr. RUsK
Mr. RUSk suggested that modification, and il wa,
accepted by the honorable from Wisconsin, but
perceive il has been left out in the printing OF the amend
ment
Mr. WALKER | will modify my amendment in The
respect referred to- and state in justification OF myself
that the proposition, originally drawn up, did contain
this clause and II will be have been erased from
it, The made al the suggestion of gen
tlemen-I do not now remember who-to accommodate
them. shall accommodate myself better by putting
II back and also accommodate the senators who To-
cally interested in the matter
The PRESIDING OFFICER, (Mr. BADGER in the
char) The Chair will inform the that the yeas
and nays have been ordered upon his amendment,
and therefore be modified only by unanimous
sent
Mr.. WALKER. suppose no objection will be made
to the modification. The modification is 10 insert in the
second section, after sixteen" the words and such
are known 10 contain precious metals"
Mr. CHASE. object to the modification. ! hope the
question will be taken on the amendment as il is
Mr. RUSk. The object OF the senator from Wisconsin
can be obtained BY Offering that as proviso, after the
amendment is agreed To-
Mr.. BRADBURY. | have not had an opportunity of
reading the proposed amendment and would like to in
qaire where s proposed that the road shall commence
whether in State or in the Territories
Mr.. WALKER II is to commence at some suitable
point west OF the Mississippi river.
Mr. BRADBURY II has been urged that the effect Of
the building OF railroads has been TO enhance the value OF
the alternate sections that those left will be equal in
value to the whole without the road. We propose the