, 1861-02-13


the regulations Of shugert, the Commissioner
commenced TN the 21st Of January and endcf
on the 28th, and the argument Is to begin OF
Monday next; hence the opportunity for tax
ing testimony WAS altogether too brief NJ
injury canb be done to anybody by the exten
sion Of tho time as asked by the resolution.
Senator Bingham Of Mich. deemed the pas
sasc Of The resolution due to the aggricultura!
interest. Already the applicant had received
titty-two dollars as premium on every reaper
made by others, and now he will have fifteen
dollars additional for the improvements fol
which he demands m extension. He ha6
amassed stupendous fortune, and 1t YVES higt
time that this grinding monopoly was ended.
Fitch Of Indiana considered that the contes
tants had Ind ample time TO put in their rebut
ting testimony Qess than three days! Under
the law the question is before All executive OF
neer, who has formally decided that there is nc
necessity fore extending the time to take restimo
ny, and yet Congress comes in to interfere. II
is private mntter between man and man, and
it will be great wrong to deviatc from the l :
gal and regular operation In such cases.
Douglas said that the extension of the time
beyond the 4th Of March, was for the purpose
Of getting the 6nbject before n new Admins.
tratiou. It Ia wrong to say that the farmers
interesting to rival manufacturers, VITO want
to purloin the improvements of Mr.. McCor.
mick.
Mr. Wade said that In cac1l Of the reapers
having this improvement the farmers OF the
country and not manufacturers would be com
PEELED to pay SIS; this money would come
from the pockets Of the farme1a who use and
a1571IF 4*nJo
When the monopoly ceased, reapers would be
sold for one-half their present cost. He Won
dered II the "farmers had no interest In
that" '
br Fitch moved to refer the resolution to
the Committee on Patents.
!, Mr Wade deemed that this WAS merely for
the purpose Of delay, and delays are danger
ous- =:
Nj. Douglas said that some years ago Mr.,
Mccormick had lost a renewal Of q patent ty
being too late in mixing the application, Not
to be again behind-hand he had made this an
plicatfon in time
Mr. Fitch's motion WAS voted down by B to
Is. All the Republicans opposing.
Mr. Douglas offered an amendment, giving
the patentee fifteen days in which to take tes.
timony. md the contestants the same time. It
was unfair to give only one party the o1,uor-
tunlty Of Offering additional evidence.
Mr. Trumhull objected, US the motion WIS .
dodge to send the bill back to the House.
which Wsuld be fatal, as the Commissioned
would have the case decided before the bil1
be passed, If it were made q foot bali to be
kicked back and forth between tho two
houses.
Mr.. Fesaenden also objected to the amend.
ment, and asked Douglas If he was not LAWYER
enough to know that the Commissioner Of Pa-
additional evidence?
Mr. Dnup1as-T do rnf
Mr.: Feasenden.-Ah! you do not choose to
how9 ~
Mr: Douglas said that was an indecent fns;r-
nation. He had frankly said he did not know
the law On the subject. He had never been a
lobby member or the agent Of patentees or
contestants, md was not familiar with the pa
Mr.. Fessendcn retorted severely, saying he
would leave the Senate to Judge Of tic rela-
tive deceucy Of himself and the Senator from
Illinois. who had been guilty Of the inf1ecepcv
Of making insinuationa against the majority
OF the Senate. The amendment was only i
rnse to gain time for Mccormick.
The question was taken on Douglass amend
meat, md 1qft by nyes IS noes 25-the Repub-
icans in the negative The bill was then nnssed
hy ten majority, all the opposing votes being
democrats: II Buchanan eigns the bill, the
turner's will be saved from the longer oppres-
sion Of Cyrus H Mccormick. :. / have t1ayotcd
ocrat;r fsrn,e~s nf+ta VIZ " e ene Uenl-
and ndvncates f1a,r interosts e g., wv p1oteele
them. How do they like the behavior Of the
"1ittle dodger ~
While on the subject Of patents it may be
+hs ,,roarasr - t ~ u.li ~ promote
Tonae vsstc' dar ;t,, a., us.s PASSED tne
1ment Jill, 1,ro,,,Tas ~ thp ,, aineno-
cTtena;nq; ,r AZ, ,ss+a-t ~. ,nefe sna,t De 70
stouer Is satisfied that the net profits arc $780,
snd iscr;nn;nat;no1 hatasn - ,es u oe pa,u
TInitod statas and +hoae ~ euuaats ntha o. ihe
vh;oh stan ~ S;aas s':oss ~ o.uet countries
h.h;1a4ta ~ ~ Ws;s G.at anst Inc N.
an in their stead certsin ar are
ne commissioner y autho.lzed to dispense in
iae lle, lotufe W1tn mooe}s or DESIGNS, when the
9eslgns eau oe sunclenLy represented by
araWinss:
II TINS Dill mad bcen Inv McCormick's
monoPoiy WOULD nave ended ten years ago,
One hundred thonsana dollars net profits ought
TO satisfy any man Tor an improvement.
me most notable speeches TINT have been
eenseteo u the house m during the past two
nays were 1nosc Dy L. winter Davis Of Mary
iano anu 6m. heiloFg o. Illinois. But good
heavens What 2 contrast they present to The
county. Inc southerner spoke the words Of
a statesman nn1 patriot. He placed tho
blame OF the sectional difficulties where it be-
longs. ne pointed out the true and only path
Of honor and safety for the Governments to
purs9e; But the 1!Enoisan has ignoniniously
stInck his flag and deserted the Republican
NTH and standard He has become frightened
almost ont Of bis senses before the menaces
OF the slaye-drivers The Union, he thinks, il
going to destruction, and can only be saved by
m abandonment Of principle and surrender
OF sacred rights lie seems to believe that We
Will all be deroured alive By the infuriated
negro,Whlppers, unless they can be appeased
BY submission and humiliation. The North
must sit u saek.cloth and ashes, and ask for
glve1ess for voting TOR Lincoln. Tho Chfcsgo
platform must oe DESTROYED and repudiated,
ana me breeklnrtdge platform be ~ Torshipped
M. y tnc tfue lata. AelioEs as morally ttmid.
gs ~ 70 ole y; n1oe ne ~enI 20: nptangneld he Was
re&afded IN Republican circles e sound and
renaole: as - meMnef ol the unton-Faying
Commiuee o. Ih1EtJthrce, ne refused to sup
po,t Lue aaam7co VII compromise, az eota-
ccntHs too Aoci' 9,lu - oi1sn M 6oasted That him.
sell. Iappen ana 9. Z. Washburn were the
only SIN packed, 0nscared Republicans on The
Committee
About the time he started to Springfield he
e8hlblted eas0s OF pantc and back down. AT
ter his return he WIS quiet for few days,
when one morning he amazed his Republican.
friends by getting up IN the House aud offer
Ing the BrecE1nridge slave code platform as an
amendment to ,ne Constitution ej jMe- Eni:e1
Ssatest At htst bis Republican associates sup
posed he vas ln Iun, anu that he had done it
as piece OF plessantrT TO throw ridicale :on
tue odlous compromises That were being Of
fered In the House aud SENATE. |
But when 1t became Known THAT he had
turned asomersault and gone oyerto the Pro-
Slavery side, the Republicans felt eot1y aud
rbn rrfncd SOrry tfiat 60 clever n fp1fnE- bod