Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-02-06
W WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

The Patent Bureau "A bill to reorganizs
the Patent Office was lost at the last session,
devoted to it by the House as was required
for the delivery of three or four of their
speeches for Bunkum, (of precious little prac-
teal Importance to the country at large, our
respected friends of the National Intslllgsn.
Ger to the contrary Notwithstanding it might
have ere this become a law, there being no
opposition to its enactment to speak of. Its
details are framed on the Recommendation of
Mr.. Commissioner Mason, based, of course,
on his knowledge Of the necessities of his
branch Of the public service. 1t embraces no
effort to grind anybody's axe, being merely
designed to simplify the bureaus methods and
modes wherein legislation is necessary to that
end, and to provide the force necessary to Sc
cure prompt disposition of the 30 rapidly
increasing business of the Patent Office the
propriety Of which must be duly realised by
all who comprehend the true rate of our ma
tional progress in the mechanical and other
sAAoA oisS oAa PURSUITS Gre ludI Dill
now law, Congress would doubtless be relieved
hereafter from half the vexatious pother which
Arises from individual applications for Con-
gressional interference in matters that should
legitimately be left wholly to the care of the
bureau The inventors and those connected
with them are famous for doing their growing
through the press, and We shall rejoice when,
BY the enactment of this so necessary bill, half
the excuses for such newspaper growing on
their part will be swept away.
Good Examples, indesd.-Messrs Stanton
aid Letcher are to be commended for able
speeches delivered in the Committee of the
Whole, yesterday, upon tho subject actually
formally before the chamber. Mr.. Stanton's
effort was against increased protection to the
WOODEN manufacturer by stripping the wool
grower of the protection accorded to him
under the current law. Though an ultra pro-
tectionist, Mr.. Stanton cannot "go" a project
that looks to protecting the interest of consttu-
ents Of other honorable gentlemen at the ex-
pense Of his constituents. We could not avoid
tie conviction, while he was earnestly expos.
ing what lie held to be the gross injustice of
the design of the bill IN this immediate con.
nection, that he was striking lusty blows at
the whole theory of protection, though evi.
IDENTIFY anxious only to make it apparent that
in CALLING the withers of the constituents of
some of the members Of the House for the
benefit Of those Of other honorable members,
his own should be left unsca thed. The speech
Of Mr.. Letcher was a powerful and telling
criticism upon the grossness of the protection
of Mr.. Campbell's bill, AMI protest against
the return to the policy Of ultra protection
repudiated by the country after full and fair
discussion upon every stump, from the ARGOS
took to the Sabine. 1t will be singular, in.
deed, if, SO soon after the great national VIC
tory OF the free trade party Of the country,
the Government shall return in its policy to
the (as was imagined) exploded policy of ultra
protection. -
The Tariff.-We do not imagine that t, Q
bill of the majority of the Committee of Ways
and Means can possibly be enacted, as report
GU LII hhos ~ VOL poSo CWoIdCluR III any Ol
its numerous features designed to progress
backwards That il, designed to return to
more distinct, palpsble and exclusive "prc.
lection" than exists under the revenue law
now in force; which is proposed to be accom-
plished by decreasing the duties on man.
| ufactured articles of prime necessity very
| slightly indeed, and, as Learly as possible
| abolishing all duty on the :a1 materials en-
tsring into their composition. 1t is now very
certain that the general debate upon it will
not cease this week, and we should not b,
surprised if the House refuses to bring it to {
close before the end Of the next week.
hetired.-We hear that Roger A. Pryor
Esq mas retired from the Richmond Enqni
rer and will probably soon be connected will
the editorial department Of the Charleston
Mercury. We hear, further, that Mr. p,
retirement from the Enquirer is a perf.ctl,
friendly one, caused only by a desire to labo
In field wherein be may probably reap for hi
family larger pscunisry return. Whsrsve
be may g in the pursuit of his profession
Mr.. Pryor will prove q powerful and mo,
effective advocate of the cause of sound read
ings Of the constitution, and will carry wit
him the earnest sympathiss and kindest re
! CARDS Of the friends Of that cause throughos
tho Old Dominion.
: A Mistake.-In the Boston Post of the Al
instant, We find the following paragraph:
"You may have seen a rumor that ne,
I independent Democratic paper Is to be starte
! in this city after the first Of March by Majo
Hsiss, to be called the Daily Times lear