The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-01-04

TO H. lei him have il; bat IT belongs the heirs OF Or
Wells, lei them have IT, think the Senate ought 10
investigate to whom the merit belongs, and longer to
use The discovery without compensation TO the Inventor.
II u Is OF consequence, then do not il but If
are TO continue 10 IT, lei pay for IT, Entertaining
these views, and in order that all these gentlemen may
feel that they have been fairly dealt by-ihough have
as much confidence in the standing committees any
select eommilee-I think that the suggestion OF the hon.
orabe senator from Illinois may well be accede 10. that
we may have select committee OF three OF hye To in
vesugate IT, and give report 10 be relied upon, that
we may DO justice 10 all.
j Mr. WALKER. | cannot agree with those who sug
gesl SPECIAL committee upon this subject agree more
with the sentiments pressed by the from Mch
gan, MIR CAss that this case like almost any other
hat can be imas sned, will properly fall within the Iurls
diesion OF some one OF more OF the standing committees
OF this body has become much the fashion when
any particular individual class OF individuals, either
~ OF our OF the Senate, manests deep personal ind
yiduai or collective interest subject that the Senate
mus! De put to 'he trouble OF raising special committee
Tor ueir special benefit. lhls subject, u seems TO me-
more Properly belongs TO the Military Naval Committee
than To any other coa1mee OF the Senate. IS The army
aud navy which are using this discovery Ii is the hos
piials OF the country which ayalng themselves OF
The great benefits OF The discovery The question TO be
determined by The committee, whlehever be- hrsi, VINO
the dcos aud taen the of The reward
either OF honor or OF pecuniary compensation, winch is
due 10 the dlscoverer
Well, sir, ilis idle for TO appoint committee
when the subject is already under investigation IN The
Military ComEiiee They have taken the subject up and
proceeding with it, The is partly before them.
snow proposed that anothef portion OF The case should
be referred 10 another com nee. think II 10 an import
ant rule Of The Senate IN lis action, lhat when aF
subject has been referred TO any committee, the remainder
shall be referred TO the committee Is there anything
in this particular 10 lake i out oil the general rule OF
proprey similar cases. think not Here Is another
branch Of the brough up is not claimed that there
any question OF patent involved No patent so lar as
have learned is claimed have been issued TO the ind-
| vidual He does not seek the establishment OF a patent
right, anything of the kind; There Is no patent ques
ton involved in 1t, TO go to Committee on Patents
/ Bu, now IL is proposed to compromise the matter by
raising special committee. i is paying poor comGl.
ment TO the Committee on Military Affairs to say tna
they not capable to examine this question: Weli' SIR
if undertake TO pick out physicians for seec
committee, how many shall we find! Or, if you ilnd
them, what do they know OF The dement's conferred oy
this discovery in the army and the navy II you do not
pick out physicians, where Will you ma members more
competent 70 investigate this subject than the members Of
the Military Committee! believe there very few
physicians the Senate, and OF those few already
upon the committee having charge OF the subject. !
think proper then TO refer TO that COMMITTEE the resi-
due OF the case, that they may have the whole before
them should therefore object TO the reference 10 the
Committee on Patents and an IN favor OF The reference
! the subiect has already been referred
| Mr-SMlrH In conformity with the suggestion made
BY the chairman OF The Committee Military Affairs,
will substitute for the motion made motion TO refer
the petition select committee of 1--WE, which pre-.
the Senate will consent to have appointed by the
| Chai
mistake that has been made by the honorable senator
from Arkansas He stalled 10 the Senate that this subject
had been investigated by committee OF The House OF
Representatives. would remind the honorable senator
that it select committee ot The House OF Represent
atives which investigated It, But the honorable senator
stated that that select committee made report upon this
subject That deny with great respect 10 my honor
able friend They have made any report TO ms
day | am not mistaken. The committee OF the House
OF Representatives have never made report 10 this day
MIR. BoRLAND. Will the senator permi, to say a
word here
/ Mr. BORLAND. do not know what the honorable
senator means by report but this do know and do
upon tins floor: was informed by the chairman OF
the committee Of the House. Colonel Blsseil, OF Illinois,
that he, the chairman oi that committee, and repre-
senting the majority OF the committee, did make report
TO the House of Representatives, printed copy OF which
had in my hand, and together with him examined he
said that it not made 10 the House OF Representa-
ves The time we were considering II here IN The Sen
ae reports OF that committee bad not been called
or and he had been unable TO gel before them. And
only that report prepared by that committee but
there was minority report also prepared, copy oil
which have received from the gentleman making that
report Mr. Slanly. OF North Carolina, since reached the
clty and this OF Congress commenced Both
gentlemen stated 10 me that The reports had been made
one by the majority and the other By the minority OF the
committee The statement OF the senator, together with
these facts which he cannot conove may go Tor what
they are worth
II Mr. SMITH III my honorable friend had allowed
me 10 pursue my OF remark, he would have
perceived that there occasion Tor his expla-
nation. What ! stated is true Neither report was was
made at the last session OF Congress, and none
has been made to thus day But very extra
ordinary step taken by somebody VIII not say
by the committee. report was drawn up anu the ma
lony OF the committee signed 1t; aud then sens 70
have been put into The hands ot Dr. MoIlon the Claimant
who had printed his expense But repeat, no re.
port hal been made up this day Whether report ever
will be mace is than know WHAT'S more than thal,
one OF The gentlemen signing that tepor-a gentleman
whose loss very sincerely deplore-has since died
substitute appointed and The substitute, looking over
the case has To conclusion IN direct opposion 10
the claim OF DR.. Moron so that as the committee now
stands three upon that committee Tor Df Morton
and two opposed TO hun and u another should happen TO
resiun or be removed by death for augh know, before
The report made, II would be IN direct opposition 10
what the opinion OF the majority OF tha com.
miee | regard it very extraordinary fact, that
paper drawn up, and never presented 10 Congress,
should have been put into the hands oil an interested
party should be permitted TO PRINT u IN advance OF
ing the report 10 the body by which the committee
was raised. deny that that document has any validity.
The committee have the right to alter any time they
please, or IN any manner That the majority may please
What it il this day, what II will be next month, is
more than say, any other member oil The body
This unautbentc paperths most novel and ekaoIdl-
nary document--was taken, without my knowledge,
without the knowledge OF the family oil Dr. Wells, wltb-
out the knowledge OF my colleague, and carried before
the Committee on Military Affairs They took It up IN.
tending TO do wha, ngh-ior do not call IN ques.
ton their motveswilbout knowing that The family OF
il DR.. Wells resisting the claim OF Df Morton, with
out having the proof before them without having before
them The testimony which we put into the hands OF That
select committee without having before them The report
OF the minority Of the commtee and they came TO the
combustion with the intention, have no doubt TO do
what was right and fair in this ma,erthat the clam OF
Or Morton ought 10 be recognised, and mat hs very
large sum of money should be granted from the ueasuy
Under such circumstances, am unwilling that
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