New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-01


WASHINGTON, Wednesday, July %, lS5i
Not having found sn opportunity during my eIan,
alton before the Colt Committee, now state, for 4,
benefit Of whom il NAV concern. that have made &
igent inquiry OF member of the Committee on Pases
of the House Of Representatives. and cannot discO,
any testimony on which the report Was made recon
mending the extension of Coils patent, except IN
sworn statement of sam. Colt, apparently ia the
handwriting of r. y. Dickerson. From 8 elo,s
scrutiny OF that paper find statement even which
can be construed 10 cOnt1dic, the ey ience on which
the Committee of Patents founded s report tbs. Colt
had made over million of dollars already.
The whole statement in the petition or psper |,
Colts name which shows how 1t stands 10 IN he fol
lowing passage:
Your petitioner has mot realized any profit oxi Of ID
,raruacsErc of has arms except nhIt has been rlns,
IN the machinery tools and property rIh ntIts he
uss the rrenrtacture and srceptlng small tand shciu
nor oppropriad TO the erection # large arrory at Hsr
ford and ichich ciH he insufficient for the purpose es0s
pisfiHg that ertcfiOR.
There is nothing in the paper to show the eos, sni
value of these tools machinery and property nor q
the OF the small sum 90 build large arinoy"
Nothing 10 indicate the cost OF either the English o.
American armories;' and nothing whatever 10 c1
tradict the statement in the Report Of the Comm4
sioner of Patents, about couple of million OF dollar
ALREADY secured 10 Colt by this " Patent Arms.
Morris there any evidence % lessen the sum indicate
in the following letter received by me from the sou
the inventor OF the Cotton Gin.
Nrw-HAyES, Friday, Feb II, 1884
Hi DAY ESQ: Dear Sv-I SIN glad TO see that ~
are usng Your influence against the extension OF COt
Patent fIe has been most literally rewarded Tor al 10
Patents ristos, and none but those VINO arc witl
ignorant Of the facts would for one moment pretend I'm
Coli has the shadow Of claim 10 hsye his petition graas
by Congress As far IS can ascertain reliable infotaf
ton his profits. already accrued are nearer two muna
than ono ana think the next three years will give
lion 10 million and o half of PROFITS. | hope you VI
continue to lin your voice and pen against I'll, act OF a
injustice if passed. Ii is one which Will disgrace 90
Nation Assembly and destroy the peoples trust IN ID
wisdom integrity OF their RePresentanves.
Yours especially q " hiIMt
informed the Committee OF Investigation, thai lhl
this letter, but it was not called for. With view
satisfy my own Judgment and bs more fully PREPARED
10 give information before the Committee, after re-
ceved nv summons TO appear before them Al Washns
ton made particular inquiries oithe principal dealers
and msnutacturersin New l0rk and am satisfied, nn
if the testimony is sought for. and 10 proper IN tie
present stage of the proceeding before Congress h
the facts stated by Mr.. Whitney can be readllyO Oh
tanned, aud such proofs as will be found inca
troyertble.
Under these circumstance with the faets entirely
accessible to Congress- felt some surprise to hear d
80 confidently stated BY herethat Colts bill would
pass Yet confess my surprise was lessened wheal
discovered bill, reported in the Senate IRON TIE
Committee on Patents of that august body, rhch r1l
prorsion for Intending all original patents, as matter
Of right, for SIR gears
tons would effect as much property as all the legs
ation of Congress for two years past. Take an In
.tance: Our entire railroad interests use psentedln.
yentions in working their roads-pa. this bill and n,
railroad interest of the country would be neeeet
a hundred millions of dollars by 1t pas hl
bill and every patentec and assignee VIII extend
his patent And what would be its eject upon the
factories and workshops of the country, aud in IA
rsmying cects-s operation upon the toliing masses
for in shape another II all comes ont oi them i
inevitable legitimate operation would he to take IRON
the albOring masses and give to the ALREADY weany
hundreds Of millions OF dollars
This il not the worst feature OF the bill. The SANE
bill gives to Court of Equity, without the SD OF -
Jury and At the option OF the Judge, the po"erD
pass upon conflicting and cOnendbg claimants toi
title To a patent and empowers hn, though master
10 assess damages aad then treble them, and entei
up final DEGREES in actions for intrlDgements Thus
concluding questions OF fact, without the aid Of
Jury: thus 30 far patent property 10 concerned
or liberty or character, in thai connection can De-
affected depriyng citizen OF that constitutional pro
lection dear Ia us all.
The largest lobby now remaining IN washington IS
that iayorng these patent schemes. Ii remains 80
be seen whether they will succeed or not lsnre-
ported that AS many seventyhye members OF the
House and of the highest talents and respeciab6ty
are advocates for these patent bs-but more parucn
larly Colts bill. II that bill is passed, hope no otter
measure will pass of such character as will arouse
the masses of the people to become further preud~t
against the men of genius Of land for whose real
benefit 30 little has ever been done by our NaSoal
Legislature
Were | asked what would do my answer would
be this: pass scire acias to repeal fraudulent psser
and secure the inventor against its operations, and a
other defences after the fifth trial. making ,the pro-
ecutor in the second suit ii defeated, pay all eIpenss
the inventor is put TO- double in the third double thai
in the fourth, and double again in the 6fh
Such law would soon end all patent steslngs, rS
berries, bribery, and everything else which now@
curse inventors. HORACE III. DAr