Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-03-10

gee & Lansdale, and the legal representatives
Of Rinaldo johnson and Ann f. johnson, the
further consideration of which was postponed.
Mr.. Petit then moved the consideration of
bill IS. 2l6l which was objected 10 as not
bong the next on the list. - -
I Bill rs. 1911 for the relief Of George G..
Bishop and the legal representative of John
Arnold, deceased, was then taken up. W
Mr. Bayard speaking against its passage;
the act being for extending the period OF a
patent for seven years. He objected to special
legislation, and would. with few exceptions, be
opposed to it, as general rule. The case
ought to 90 before a judicial tribunal, which
was the proper place to decide upon it he
did net mean to say that the patent laws did
not require revision, be considered that the in
ventor should be more fully protected, and
that longer period, say twenty-one years, be
allowed for holding patent.
Mr.. Thompson, of Ky, spoke in favor of its
passage.
Mr.. Bayard rejoined, and defended his OPP
peculiar merits, but upon general principles,
as opposed to special legislation. He likewise
objected to er parte statements, and described
this as an instance in which the public of the
United States were arrayed on one side, and
the petitioner on the other.
Mr. Seward said that the present case must
be examined practically, and that Congress
was entitled to legislate upon it. The patent
laws often failed in protecting the inventor,
particularly when the invention was valuable.
He could mention a catalogue of inventions
during the last half century, where the inven-
tors had not been adequately remunerated
during the period of fourteen years. Merito-
rious patents have often been extended by
Congress for seven and fourteen years.
A message from the House Of Representa-
tives was brought in, intimating that joint
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ton of light house on Cohasset Rocks, Mass,
as we'll as notifying the passage Of another act
Mr. Evans spoke in favor Of the passage Of
the bill.
Mr.. Bayard spoke further
After which, the ayes and noes having been
taken, the bill was passed.
Bills. 23Oy for the relief of Asbury Dickins,
| was then taken up and parsed.
The Senate was still engaged with the CAL
ender when we went to press.
HousE.-To-day, after the reading of the
journal
| Mr.. Phillips, prefacing the movement with. q
| few remarks, showing the necessity for its
adoption, by leave, offered resolution calling
on the President for information concerning
| the late seizure of the steamer Black Warrior
| and the imprisonment of its officers, aad Other
violations of our rights there by the Spanish
authorities at Cuba.
Mr.. Harris trusted that this resolution would
be adopted; agreed to.
Mr. Wentworth, of ILL.,, by leave presented
joint resolutions of the Legislature of Illinois
in favor of the bill now before Congress fol
extending the pension system to officers ant
soldiers of the war of 1872 referred and order
ed to be printed.
Mr.. Fuller, by leave, introduced joint res
olutiOn authorizing the Secretary of the Trea
sury and the Light House Board to locate tn,
light house at Minot's Ledge; joint resolution
passed.
Mr.. Chandler, by leave, introduced a memo
rial from the Smithsonian Institution; referre,
| TO the Select Committee on that Institution
The regular order of business being mex
called for, the chair announced the Minnesot
Railroad Land donating bill to be the mex
business in order, and the pending question +
be that On laying on the table the pendin;
motion to reconsider the vote by which Mr.
Kerr motion was adopted
Mr.. Millson moved to lay the bill on tn
table; not agreed to-yeas 70 nays 10Y.
The previously pending question: to lay OIL
the table the pending motion to reconsider tn
vote by which the House had agreed to tn
amendment of Mr. Kerr, was then put; and
was laid on the table-yeas 80, nays 90
Mr.. Dean then moved to lay the bill on tn
table, which motion was agreed to ere we wen
| to press