New-York daily tribune., 1861-05-26
CONGRESS OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES.
SIXTEENTH DAY.
MONTGOMERY, May TO,

lie only business the public calendar was The Dill
reported by Mr.. Brooke, t o Chairnan OF the Com
mit'ee on Patents, TO establish Patent Office aud to
provide for the granting and issuance Of patents for
new end useful di coyeries, Inventions, in2rovemeIds
sLd dtsisns
The bill was read by sections and several amend
ments proposed, and the time OF reaoiug Of Sec
tons bnd delivery of remarks occupied about two
honr. The bill occupies hrtyeeven pages OF govern
M nj fooscap printing. 10 s Ia many OF its ieatores
yefy similar 10 tle Patent OiiCe law OF The uniied
aies. l. contained tecon, which was etrcken out
mskng an appropriation, 10 be expended by me Com,
missioner OF PG'euts III the cOlle tiOn oi agriculture"
sisstics and for ricultural purposes Some 81 lne
members regarded this section as oleninB tie "oT 10
tie collection aud distribution Of seefs ana DUBIOUS
roots, which have proved such source of wasie ul
aud worthless expenditure under the old goSenneit l.
| Mr.. Smith OF Alabama wss opposed 10 the seet"h
making Nh appropriation for the purposes oesiBna'eu'
lic drsired C. at we sbOuli save money iOr wa,
enses and not eend collar OF IL for Agricultural
gastic~ and .ch worthless purposes.
Air Withers of Sou h Carolina was also epnofed 10
tie section making provision for an appropriation for
agricultural sratisi les. lie raid m following TIE
very bad example Of the Unicd STATES Government,
holding Out encouragement for ga heIers OF seeds
eonpen OF siaisii,s AID printers Of such reports 10
perplex tie Government wits ,ucb worthless ai@lr-
lie bad hal some experience with the rare ara Nhlu
able seeds gathered by tie pstept Office ard although
the land lie cui waited cas e poor Ian d. be had
employed fertilizers Of approved quail " ana ad .Nef
been hble 10 make anyth,ng grow nom SEED ob'aled
common turDps. lie has yet TO bear OF the lirs man
who has been benefited or pleased with Paieit-Vh'e
seed, and 20 hear pi any one wLO nas dllgltly ieao
any Of the pateni-0fce repors.
Mr. Resgan Of Iexss said that the section under dl.-
euron e,identy pointed To the creation Of an ageul,
tunl bureau, with number Of ,lefss, and "odld eau
TO q W-sfciul expenditure II The pubhe io"dr' Inc
whole sys,em under The ULit.d States Government
WIS buubng. aid he had reron % believe Tint II
would n, uli oi.lconlly here. Besi cs, the irhkmg
ri,ilryo Las been ALL l.Led and these reports were
,le,ted md printed members coul not aloid 70 pay
posiave ON them aid forward them 10 Iher eoi'
stiin,Ii,.
Mr. Brooke of Miss who reported the bill sustained
the section Nhen wHs warmly OPP o-'d, and sild
that the spproprsiion was not 10 exceed ~ Vo, ana
there was not word M the secslon wien referred 20
seed. Tie appropriation TO be made ont OF the
funds n the Patent OHi,e TO pay for the collection 81
sgr ulunliniormaiIon and sia-tics which he thought
would be ser,icable. or ~ eaet satisinetofy 10 ne
people lie cid not eyret that tie rrpo'ts would oe
published bat IL they were La ed in tie Patent oh
they could readily be examined by those VINO dssifon
T. 10 rO. o., =,
Mr.. Remptil. Of Texas, said he differed with his
coll.nguc Mr. ReuyanJ ana the euleIDsn from S0a.h
Carlua Judge Wither-l in tie lsiue they licel ON
the s1 ultural reports published by The Patent Olh'e
Washington lie hnd never rent 81 III. constituents
documents upye eagcily read or more higily vhi,ed
and lie rad frequently received letters thanking him
for seuding them.
Tie disrussion was continued for time, but the
C,ngrss voted ibe feciion out OF the Till
Other sections of ihe Ill met with opposition, ard
s0r . debate pususcd.
Befife the il was read ihrourh. on motion Il Nr.
Toombs. rs further consideration postponed ami
Congress went into secrei sr-ri0n.
Dulng The reading u The Patent-ohlee bi!l ana the
discussion on IT, Mr. Johnfon, the Private Secretary OF
the Pianeut, presented the following message from
Frrrr-sr nTr,rrsrsr Nay is ls5i.
hor llvsft Conn prBffal ~ Ccsgvuff
tho ssci-f IS of Wa JEFtfh-ON DAVIS. ,
Tie Ll,s-alc and accompanying documents We're re-
ferrcd to the Military Comm iee.
sDUNTEENTu DAY.
MoSrooArHY Nav II, 1861.
Congress met ~ II D',l o., and. ser payer,
was called % order ~ he PRECEDENT, the Hon. Howell
Goth. The journals OF tlc pro'our dny were read
and confirmed.
The Pe.i-ui aid beior- Congress the repor, Of the
proceeding. of 'bc liut'i- Convention ~ Geo' gia.
Mr. 1.eR X. Goth of Geergin moved TINT he re-
port aud proceedings he euisted le journals iih
out beng read. Tie motion WIZ ageel 20.
Mr. Ocliltlee u Texas Iie eut.d q memorial from
tie Texas nId New-Ofl. ans R.iiruGd Company. lie
sA he d.d not d.src the uenO ~ read, hut amply 10
have Il referred to tie Military Committee. IL was
c, cordiugiy referred.
Mr.. Coaisd Of Ioui,ians presented a claim for
vi render To TIE Government. H. WAS fc' Trcd 70
the Committee on CiaiWr.
H.so presented he po iiion Of the pre'idenis Of se
youl rsOnd cumi 9nies in LOnsiAlia. dfd arO bl
entitled An a'i io exempt from dniy certain car pr
chfsed bv the New-Ogl~aus ana tarroltoH railroad
conpanics' wi ioh ietion and BIZ were r,erced 10
tie finance ComuiiiTe.
The next butinets on The public calendar was the re-
sumption Of tue consideration Of the organizing and
establishing patent CiHie.
The main general featurps OF The ast are very
nea Is tht the law OF the ULed States. There
l. no proyiiuu made for tbe collection Of sgtiics
seeds bubonr roos, nor for the publication of such
matter
material portion Of the slrl eecton of the lill be-
ing of spe nt, ,si a. tits time and cDtir " d,reLt
fr,m any ling in tbe tuited States law, We insrt;
III .e-Hlr
lrirl and .sned Le n.d sny -raa rer.oas
uo' sc 'a or ea-ns Il si,r Of as sts' Of t ca drra
co,,in in I,s, % m. s,, ter ,vhich w., ~
expired spd sssn-d ia ps only citizen OF his Cone
esy The Ao ssas sh' clptuur IA force for such
in dsy Of teorsry 1881 provided thar uoh .net a
,h. act .hai be consider @ c"ns a"y ne~A OF patent
BY the I nited s,a;ei helrs,ioir niaoe &C
A debate .prang up on the reconsideration Of the
Ioth section, ladopted yesterday. The portion OBJ
tc ed 10 eiefTed 10 Bciions brought for damages for
violations Of the ratont law. Tie woids wee; 10
shall be in the power OF the Court TO render Judgment
for Adv sum above the amount iOnnd by such verdict
"a toe actual damages sustained by tie plaintiff not
exceeding three times the amount thereof
Mr.. HEM li OF IeXas, who moved the reconsiieru-
ton objected to TINT portion OF tho act. lie regarded
az in oppo on Ia the ConsiiiniiOn Uf tie Conf,oer
ae aics ana not Lisl Osed 10 confer such power
upon Judges after jnfes had awarded damages.
Mr. Brooke If Mississippi, sad thai The feature Of the
hw was the same a. found in the Uniicd States
law organizing tie Patent 0Gce ard lie never befole
heard any objection urged against IT, and did ro-
gard the ohoclious now made having suil. lent
weight 10 induce him to favor lis ieiog stricken OUT.
The clause Ike many other provisions OF the bill is
intended TO protect industry discovery in all their
rights under the bill, and he regarded It proper
protection TO inventors asans, the too popular preju-
dice OF the public against inventors and discoveries.
Mr. sparrow of la objected 10 The clause, and said
in tie State OF Louisiana the Judgment OF tho Conrt
always conformcd to the yerdict rendered by the
jdries.