The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-07-15
WASHINGTON NEWS.
The New Federal Judge for Virginia

The New Federal Judge for Virginia.
CORRESPONDENCE Of the Baltimore Gazette.
wAsu,sorcs. July 13.-The Senate was
occunied two hours to- day in executive se>-
sion over the nomination Of Judge Bono
for the fourth judicial circuit OF the uhited
states. and considerable opposition was dc-
yrloncd to him, nearly all the senators from
ibc States comprising the circuit asserting
lint they did not want him, and that at any
rate MARYLAND was not entitled to the judge.
They declared that the selection shou'G W.
made from one of the southern states. rr"-
ators Hamilton and Nickers DOM SPA .r-
briefly in opposition to him, MAKING u" i M,
sonnl attack. but showing that he WAS ho'
fit for the position. ,,-,,,,ont do
monstratine conclusively, botn oy MS cllit-
rorter and attanments, that the aploiht-
ment was not fit to be mace. 80
Az I'VE smoke somewhat in eulogy OF
AZ Roni lint expressed the highest adml-
,.at;on for MIR. Pcarrc, and the general SEN
t;mcnt seemed to be OF regret that the lat
tors name had been withdrawn. When
the question was taken, Mr.. Bond was con-
tirmed by o small majority, there beng
twenty or twcnty-one negative votes. Inc
majority were considerably influenced by
the alternative presented of confirming MN
continuing, as he has tor the last three
years. to dog at the heels Of Congress for an
Office.
THE NEW PATENT LAw.-The act OF Con,
oress "to revise, consolidate, and amend
the statutes relating to patents ana copy
riphts.v which, by the signature OF the
President a few days since, has become a
law. repeals all former statutes on the sub
iect. 1t retains nearly all the essential iea-
lures of the old law, but makes the iolloW-
ing changes therein
All applications must now ne prosecuted
within faro years after any action mas Deeh
had thereon bv the office, or they will be re-
gardcd as abandoned.
annjications which have been rejected or
withdrawn prior to the passage OF this act
must he renewed or prosecuted Wlthin SIC
months. or they will be considered rs ADAM
doned.
Applications for reissues must 4" d"coses
be made by the 1nUcntor IT living.
Where a patent is refused on application
for any reason whatever, either by the COM
missioner or on appeal, the applicant may
have remedy by bill in equity in any U nited
States circuit court, and If the court ma
that he is entitled to patent, the eolhiiiis-
Sioner will he authorized to issue the same:
Certified copies from the Patent once OF
foreign patents on record therein slall nc
received Us legal evidence respecting sutn
n,jrnts An alien is no longer required TO
work his patent within eighteen months.
A trademark may be patented for thirty
wears ,lpon payment Of twenty-five dollars
TO the office, and the patent may be eX-
tended before it expires.
All matters relating to copyrights are
1Iaced under the eIcluSaUe control OF INC
Librarian of Congress.
The law also provides for an assistant
of patents, and Hon. Samuel
NJ. Duncan. of New Hampshire, one OF the
chief examiners in the office, has been
nominated for the position.
TIE New TAX AND TARIFF LAT,-The
tax and tariff bill as it becomes law re-
;luces taxation about eighty millions OF DOL
lars compared with the basis oil revenue lor
1869. Tie bill covers eighty printed pages,
but its principal features may be slatea as
follows: The income tax stands al "a per
cent. with two thousand dollars and actual
rent of homestead deducted from the IN
come. All special taxes are abolished on
bankers, brokers, foreign brokers, foreign
insurance agents, patent-right dealers,
keepers of hotels, inns, or t;l-
yprns ;proprictors of places fpuhllc amusr-
ment. billiard rooms, bowling alleys, lot.
tcry dealers, jugglers, licenses for cigar ana
tobacco dealers, etc.
In the tariff line the duty on pig iron is
fixed mt seven dollars per ton, beng TWO
dollars less than the existing law. On Bes-
-cncr steel rails it is fixed at twelty-riSht
dollars per ton. On sugar, not abo'e NO.
!, the duty is cfc and thrce.fourths cents
per pound; above No. 7, two cents pc:
pound; above No. 10, two ana a quarter
cents above No. -, two and threc-irlrter
cents: above NO. IS, three and a quarter
cents !: and all refined, loaf, lump, crushed,
powdered, and granulated sugar. four cents
Der pound. On molasses the duty IS I'VE
cents Der gallon. On cotton threads, hair
cloths etc, the duty is increased; III tact,
the rotas Of duties generally are higher III
The hill rs It Is Law tho" -s"'' " ''s0' t"'"'0
THE New FUNDING BILL.--1t simply pro-
poses to fund the debt into three classes of
bondS-two hundred millions at five per
cent. for ten years three hundred millions
II four and half per cent. for fifteen years
md one thousand millions ut four per cent.
for thirty years.
ARCTIC ExpLOKATIoEs.--Tho President
has decided in favor Of allowing the recent
legislative appropriation for Arctic eXplo.
ration purposes to Captain Hall.
The Treasury Department bureau of en-
craving and printing employs nearly l,ooo
persons.
For apparatus for distilling and eyapor-
ating extracts, saline solutions, &c., pa
tent was last week issued to Thomas steers,
,Jr., Richmond, Va, usSign0r 10 Joln f.