The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-03-04
CON G R ESSIONAL .
THIRTY-FIFTH CONGREss---First Session.
TUESDAY, MARCH 2, 1853.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED

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RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
/ On motion by Mr.. 1yerson, resolution was
adopted instructing the Committee on Public
Lands to inquire into the expediency of causing to
prepared, under their supervision and control,
continuation of the compilation of the laws and de-
cslons OF the Departments of the Treasury and In
terror, pertaining to the public lands, accompanied
by the opinions of the Attorney General and decis-
ions of the Supreme Court of the United States re-
lating to said laws, with full and copous index so
as to bring the work heretofore published, under
the authority of resolution passed by the Senate
on the 2Sth day of February 1887 down to the pre-
| sent time
| BILLS INTRODUCED.
Mr. Seward asked and obtained leave to introduce
a bill to amend an act entitled can act to regulate
the carriage OF passengers in steamships and other
vessels" approved March 8, 1855; which was read
twice and referred to the Committee on the Judici-
arv.
Mr.. Houston asked and obtained leave to intro
duce bill to provide for the organization of reg
lment OF mounted volunteers for the defence of the
frontiers of Texas, and to authorize the President
to call into the service of the United States four ad
ditional regiments of volunteers: which was read
twice and referred to the Committee on Military
| Affairs.
Mr.. H. also obtained leave to introduce a bill to
extend the provisions of section twelve of the act
making appropriations for the naval service for the
| year ending 30th June, 1858; which was read twice
|
proposes to extend the benefit of the pension laws
to the widows children, and sisters of such officers
OF the Texas navy as in service at the time of
annexation and who haved died since said annexation
prior to the Both of March, 1857 allowing them the
same pay as officers of like grade waiting orders
| in the United States navy, for five years from the
time of annexation.
REPORT FROM COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Hunter, from the Committee on Finance to
whom referred the bill from the House of Rep
resentatives to enable the President of the United
! States to fulfil the stipuatons contained in the
third and sixth articles of the treaty between the
United States and the King of Denmark of the l1th
! April 1857, for the discontinuance of the Sound
! dues, reported it without amendment and recon-
mended its passage; and it read third time
! and passed.
| AMENDMENT OF PATENT LAWS.
| Mr.. Evans, from the Committee on Patents and
the Patent Office, reported bill amend the seve-
raj acts now in force in relation to the Patent Oce
| which was read and passed to second reading. =
The bill proposes to authorize the Commissioner of
Patents to establish rules for taking atfidavts and
dispositions required in pending in the Patent
| Otlce, and provides for issuing subpenas to wit
nesses in any contested cases pending in the Office
and enforcing their attendance but no witness shall
be deemed guilty of contempt for refusing to dis
| close any secret invention made or owned by him.
The bill further provides that for the purpose of
securing greater uniformity of action in the grant
and refusal of letters patent there shall be appoint
! ed, In the same manner as is now provided by law
for the appointment of examiners, board of three
examiners-in- chief, to be composed of persons of
competent legal knowledge aud ability, whose duty
1t shall be- upon the written petition of the appli-
cant for that purpose being fled to revise and de
termine upon the validity Of decisions made by ex-
aminers when adverse, or in interference cases;
and from the decisions of this board appeals NAV be
taken to the Commissioner of Patents in person. up
on payment of twenty dollars.
1t proposes to fix the salary of the Commissioner
of Patents at S4 000 the Examiners in Chief So $50
each and the Chief Clerk of the Patent Office 81 900
Th.Nr e d. IL
to the applicants make other disposition of such
rejected models, he shall not think necessary to
be preserved In lieu of the rates heretofore char
ged, the following are proposed On filing a caveat
ten dollars on filing each original application for
patent except for design, twenty dollars, and is
suing patent ten dollars in addition on applica-
ton for patent for design, fifteen dollars on appli
cation for a reissue of patent. thirty dollars for
extension of patent, fifty dollars; for filing each
disclaimer, ten dollars, and extra charges for re-
cording. All patented articles are either to be
stamped, or labelled in packages, specifying the
| date Of the patent; and all acts and parts of acts
heretofore passed. inconsistent with the provisions
| of this act, are to be repealed.
AFFAIRS OF KANSAS.
The Senate then proceeded to the consideration
of the following resolutions which were submitted
| by MI. douglas the 4th ut:
| Resotred That the President be requested to fur
nish all the information in his possession control
on the following points:
lst. The returns and votes for and against con-
venton at election held in the Territory of Kan
sas in October, 1856
I'd The census and registration of votes in the
Territory of Kansas under the provisions of the act
of the said legislature, passed in February 1857,
providing for the election of delegates and assem-
bling convention to frame a constitution.
3d. The returns of an election held in said Terri
tory on the 2lst December, 1857 under the schedule
of the Lecompton constitution upon the question of
constitution with slavery or constitution with
out slavery"
4th. The returns of an election held in the Ter
on ha Of
under the authority OF law passed by the legisla-
ture OF said Territory, submitting the constitution
| formed by the Lecompton Convention to a vote of
| the people for ratification rejection.
| 5th. The returns of the election held in said
Territory, on the 4th day of January, 1858, under
| the schedule of the Leeompton constitution, for
Governor and other State officers, and for members
of the Legislature, specifying the name of each o-
Ger, to whom certificate of election has been ac-
| corded, and the number of votes cast and counted
for each candidate, and distinguishing between the
| votes returned within the time and in the mode
provided in said schedule and those returned sub
sequently and in other modes, and stating whether
at either of said elections any returns of
rejected in consequence of not having been returned
In time or to the right officer, in proper form,
or for any other cause stating specifically for what
| cause.
9th. All correspondence between any of the exec
utive departments and Secretary or Governor Den
yer, relating to Kansas affairs, and which has not
been communicated to the Senate
| Resolved That, in the event, all the information
desired in the foregoing resolution is not now in
the possession of the President of any of the ex
ecutve departments he be respectfully requested
give the proper orders and take the necessary steps
| to procure the same for the of the Senate.
| Mr.. Douglas said he trusted there would be no
objection to the adoption of these resolutions now
If they had been adopted when they were first sub
mitted, the information called for would this
have been in possession of the Senate; but he had
been anxious that these facts should haye been be-
fore the Committee on Territories before they had
made their report on the subject, deemng them es-
| sential to proper decision of the question. He
| had been present at every meeting of the Commit
tee on Territories, but he never saw John Calhoun
there, and never saw any communication from him
| to the committee. The committee had not been
permitted to see the facts which put forth in
| the newspapers as having been furnished by the
President of the convention to the committee.
! Mr. ID. wanted to know whether it was true that
communications had been made by Mr.. Calhoun to
the majority of the committee which were withheld
from the minority, (who were deprived of the op-
portunity of crosse examination and which were
not put in any such form as to make him response
BILE for them. 1t was notorious that Mr. Calhoun
| was in this city, although he was government of
fceholder holding the position of surveyor general
of Kansas Territory. He now absent from his
post OF duty, and here in this city, as was supposed
for the purpose of favorng the project of the ad-
mission of Kansas under the Lecompton constitu-
ton. Why is it, he asked, that the President toll
crates him in being here and Withholding the facts
which are SO essential to an enlightened judgment
upon this subject? He does not hesitate to say that
the Free State ticket is elected; but at the same
time he does not hesitate to say that he never in
tends to issue certificates of admission to the egis
ture to anybody until after Kansas is admitted.
Suppose she is never admitted, he will never issue
them.
Now, Mr. D., said he wanted to know if there was
not some way to ascertain these facts or was the
Senate to 60 blindly, part of the country un
derstanding that they had got things in Kansas all
in their way and the other part of the country
understanding that things were all the other way.
1t seemed to be the desire that each party should act
under private assurances and then after the act was
consummated and it was too late to help the matter
one side would find out that they had been cheated
and deluded. Was it proper that the government
should be tred with in this matter by one of its of
fcals ? After the election the votes were counted
at the expiration of eight days, and then Mr.. Cal
houn refused to declare the result
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