New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-11-01
WASHINGTON.
RAILROAD LAND SUBSIDIES BEFORE CONGRESS
THE STEEL PATENTs-A CABINET MEETING
GEN. SINNERS REPORT.

RAILROAD LAND SUBSIDIES BEFORE CONGRESS
THE STEEL PATENTs-A CABINET MEETING
GEN. SINNERS REPORT.
WASHINGTON Tuesday Oct. 81, 1871.
rBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUEH.I
The next session Of Congress will open without finding
as usual for several years past large number
OF railroad land subsidy schemes on its dockets
There are only eight or ten such bills before the House
mostly relating Southern roads, and about the same
number on the Senate files. When tho XLlst Congress
adjourned there were nearly bills OF this character on
the Speakers table besides number hledin COMMITTEE
It reported that lobby has been formed 10 revive
majority Of these In order to increase the
chance Of passage. 1t understood That the SUBSIDIES
will be framed provide that only the proceeds OF
tho lands granted settled upon In the regular 1or III
stead If the acreage itself shall be given the railroa
Some attempt was made to introduce this plan IN the
last Congress- but 1t unsuccessful
Many Of the patentees Of the method for refining steel
from ron who their applications for reissue pend
ing before the Commissioner OF Patents have sgnlned
their itenon of Withdrawing the same and trusting to
the sOrignal patents granted them for protection as
prior inventors. These applications for reissue, OF
which there large number made for the pur-
pose Of securing patent for refining steel containing
additional specifications which were unintentlonaly
omitted in the original applications. The rulings OF the
Patent Office require that applications for reissue must
be considered II no patent had previously been
granted and therefore there probabilities that the
question OF reissue is atated, might prevent the ex-
amincrs from granting the reissue, and thereby render
the original patent null and void. Commissioner LegSet
is OF opinion that the for reissue will all be with
drawn and where tho original patents are interfered
with the will settle the question in the courts.
Senator Scott Chairman of the Joint Select Committee
on Southern Ourages, arrived here this morning He
will at begin work his report to Congress- giving
the connection with the disturbed condition of
the South az adduced before the Joint and subCOmmt
tees Tho report will not be large as the one preVi-
oury introduced hut the districts in the South in which
the dc mOrazcd condition OF affairs Is most prominent
will be dwct upon at length.
The estimates OF apprOp iatons required to meet the
expenses United States Senate for the fiscal
ending June co. 1879 have just been prepared by the Sec
rotary OF the The amount called for is s65S990
This includes the salaries and mileage Of Senator's the
of Of the Senate the clerical force and all incidental
expenses. The estimates for the fiscal year ending June
80 1873 s. 600 less than for like period in 1872
The POsmaster-Ccnera has been forced to relnquish
his attempt Onearmcd soldiers for the position Of
mail agents railroads and other occupations Of like
character connected with his Department. from the fact
the work required OF them could not be performed
with one hand. Much annoyance is Occasioned in the
Pos Office Department by the resignation at the rate OF
20 q day of POsmastcrs in little OutOfthe-way
places where applicants found, and where no
body be induced to accept the official honor. Many
Of 81 Offices have been closed for want Of office
seel.