Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-05-27
coLr's IMPROVEMENT IN FIREARMS.

STUART, the COMMITTEE Patents, 10 winch
referred the memorial Of Samuel Colt asking an ex-
tension of his patent for certain Improvements in fire.
arms, submitted report accompanied by bill autho-
rzng the Commissioner Of Patents to grant extension
of patent to Samuel Colt citizen of the United States,
for an improvement in firearms.
The report In this gives succinct history OF this
invention from its incpiency, and gives detailed state
ment Of the losses sustained by the inventor and his
friends. II says:
Your committee understand that the object of the pate
laws is benefit the community by giving
to the public good that part Of the profits Of an invention
which inventor receive should bear proportion
to the entire value of his improvement and the greater its
value the the public beneactor is entitled to- In deal
ing with these men, whose genns has benefited the whole
country and reflected honor her character and reputa
ton country well afford to be LIBERAL both marx
Of gratitude to them and encouragement to others.
In this particular according to the evidence before
the committee Mr. Colt has devoted twenty-five years Of his
life this invention From the year 1881 until lS49 IL
that dollar of profit had been realized out OF the
improvement but that than 5000 had been actually
lost 1t appears that the inventor is in the midst OF
successful effort bring his invention to perfection and asks
the privilege accomplish this object himself When that
has been effected he he shall need further protection
by patent and viii be able to defy all competition
nteered with him helped him for seventeen years,
when his invention considered failure but that the
point has been passed. and the proved
be valuable he complains that nngers stand ready TO
him before he has completed his plans for their manufac
ure Under the of the case the committee
think Mr. Colt should permitted carry his invention
its ultimate perfection and that would be benefited
by throwing open the manufacture to competition which
would destroy the production of perfect and fill the mar
ket with spurious limitations In this view Of the there
FORE the committee avoid the conclusion that the pub
lie would be benefited by the extension of the patent for seven
years. thus giving the inventor fourteen Of the exclusive
joyment of his patent.
The committee recommend the passage the BILL
ing however the right of the Government to manufacture
Colts arms for their use in their armories.
| INCREASE OF PAY TO PosTMAsTERs ia
/ Mr.. RUSK from the Committee the Post Office and
Post Roads, which referred tie bill from the House
Representatives regulating the pay of deputy postmas
ters reported back the same with amendment and re-
commended its passage. E.
Mr.. WELLER asked the unanimous consent of the SEN
ate consider the bill and let be put its passage 1t
already passed the House, and had been carefully
amined by the committee in the Senate.
| No objection having been made the amendment was
concurred in and the bill was read third time and
passed.
Mr. CLAY, from the Committee on Pensions submitted
report accompanied by bill for the reliet Of William
Brown.
Also, from the same committee, submitted an adverse
report on the petition Of Gideon Prior.
Mr. ALLEN, from the Committee on Pensions, submit
ted adverse report the petition of John T. Hand
l Mr. BROWN, from the Committee on Indian Affairs,
asked discharged from the further consideration of
the memorial of E. H. Wipgfeld which was agreed to.
RESOLUTION SUBMITTED.
/ Mr. DOUGLAS submitted the following resolution:
Reso,re That the Committee Foreign Relations be in
independence Of the Republic of Dominica and of opening
| diplomatic intercourse with the same. @
/ On motion by Mr.. MASON,
Rored That the President be requested communicate
the Senate if in his opinion be compatible with the
public interest copies of all correspondence in the State De-
parment relative the slave trade in the Island OF Cuba,
late DEGREES other acts Of the Spanish Govern
ment in that island connected with the same
| Mr. MORTON submitted the following resolution:
Resolved That report of the Secretary of the Navy Of
9th instant being Executive document No. 81 of the
session, communicating information in compliance with
resolution of the Senate in relation the basin and
railways at Pensacola be referred the Committee Naval
Affairs with instructions to examine into the contract with
ert Secor for the construction Of the same; and
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performed what security has been given for rembursing the
United States the amount Of s9l937 which have been paid
to the said Gert Secor by the Navy Department in
the said dock basin and railways should not be accepted by
the Government and what further steps to
| protect the interest Of the United States.
Resolved Tint if the said committee in the investigation
necessary they be authorized to send Tor per-
sons and papers.
Mr. MORTON addressed the Senate at some considera-
| BILE length, when the resolution was agreed to.
NEBRASKA BILL.
The bill from the House Of Representatives to organize
the Territories Nebraska and Kansas was read first
time with view to reference.
i VETO MESSAGE.
i Mr.. WELLER made effort to take up the INDECENT
! Insane bill; but the motion was lost.
INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL.
On motion by Mr. HUNTER, the Senate proceeded to
the consideration of the Indian appropriation BILL the
amendment pending being an appropriation OF Soooooo
| to the Creek Indians in full of all claims.
This amendment was debated at length by Messrs
i BELL, FITZPATRICK, JOHNSON, and CASS; when
the question taken and decided in the negative,
follows:
YEAs-Messrs Badger, Bell Brown Glass; Clayton, Foot,
johnson, Rusk, Sebastian Smith, Thompson of Kentucky,
| and Walker-12.
NAYS-Messrs Adams, Allen, Atchison, Bayard Chase,
Clay Fish, Fitzpatrick Hamln, Hunter Jones of Tennessee
Norris Pearce Petit Shields, Slide Stuart Sumner Toombs,
| Toucey Wade, and Weler-22.
Mr. SEBASTIAN moved to amend the bill by inserting
an item appropriatng 720 to pay the claim Of An
drew Taylor which, after brief discussion, agreed
| to, as follows:
YEAS-Messrs Allen, Badger, Bell, Brodhead, Brown,
Dodge of Wisconsin Douglas Fish, Fitzpatrick Foot Gwin,
of Kentucky Toomb Toucey Wade Walker, and Weler23
i NAYS-Messrs Adams Atchson, Bayard, Cass, Chase,
Clay, Hamln, Hunter Norris pearce, Stuart Sumner and
| Williams-13.
After the adoption Of other amendments the bill
was reported the Senate and the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
| Mr. MAURICE asked consent to make personal ex.
PLANTATION.
| No objection being made
Mr. M said that much his regret, he prevented
by sickness from being in attendance at the session of
the House of yesterday, and desired simply to say that
had he been present. he should have voted in the
tive the bill to organize the Territories Of Kansas and
Nebraska He would ask leave of the House have his
recorded in the negative the passage of the bill
| [Cries of " oh no." and many objections
| Mr. GIDDINGS asked consent to move to print fifty
thousand copies of the journal of proceedings of yester
day As they were important, they ought to 60 to the
| people Of the country.
Many members objected.
The SPEAKER laid before the House communication
from the Interior Department, transmitting in comp-
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