New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-04-26

WASHINGTON, April IL, 1885, Senats.-Mr Sew
ard presented the petition Of Thomas George Clinton
praying that certain changes and amendments nav
e made 10 The existing laws in reference TO patents
One Of the jections which he makes IN that the
Patent Office Is sustained by tax upon inventors
and ne urges that the doctrine Of supporting the Gov
eminent by any other than from Uniform tax
s me most dem0raizing that the pseudo-ssatesmsn
ever devised He contends that the Patent Office
should have but mind and one set Of precedepts
and that no one individual should be allowed TO alb
sorb the knowledge acquired by certain modes Of
researcn also that the grant Of letters patent should
enanate from board consisting of the individual
examiners, with the Commissioner Of Patents as the
controlling power over the decisions Of the bureaus
subject in turn TO be controlled by the Secretary Of
the Interior, when in his opinion the merits Of any
application require It. The petition was referred 70
the Committee on Patents and the Patent ONCE.
Mr.. Foot remarked that be had introduced reso-
luton few days since, changing the time Of the
meeting Of the next session Of Congress- He now
desired that that resolution should either Be with
drawn or laid the table. in order that he might in
trodnee bill making the same provision, be tonnd
that course TO be in accordance with precedent
The motion that the resolution be laid on the table
was agreed 10.
Mr.. p. then asked aud obtained leave TO introduce
bill fixing the time for the next meeting OF Congress;
which was read twice and lies for consideration
1t provides that after the adjournment Of the present
session the next meeting Of Congress shall be the
first Monday OF November next.
un motion BY Mr.. Gwin, the Senate proceeded to
the consideration Of the bill to authorize the Presi-
dent OF the United States contract for the trans
portation Of the mails, troops, seameB, munitions of
war, army and navy supplies, and all other Govern
ment service, by railroad from the Missouri river
san francisco, in the State of California.
NJ. Benjamin alluded to the present exhausted
condition OF the treasury the small receipts of
nue: and the expenses incident to the war with
Utah. as so many reasons why the bill could not be
passed during the present session Of Congress- and
he therefore moved TO postpone its further consdera-
| tion until the first Monday in December next
After some debate Mr.. Benjamin's motion was
| agreed to-yeas rs, nays %. Sal ~ 49,
House.-Mr QGtnan, Of Mississippi, from the
Committee on Military Affairs, reported back Senate
bill for the relief Of Major James Y Deshields and
ask ed that IL be put upon its passage.
1.-The claimant in this case was paymaster in the
army, and the claim is for S23 lis, which he lost in
1 crossing the Florida river
Mr.. Qaitman explained that, unless this bill was
passed il would be impossible for Major Deshields Il
| resume his duties.
fisherman, OF Ohio, moved that the bill be lait
| on the table, which motion was not agreed to- -
| The bill was then read third time and passed.
| No further business OF importance transacted
! and the House adjourned.