, 1872-12-26

gressaoaa1 Globe, VAS that the reading Of the1
was calculated to debase the style Of America
composition and vitiate the public taste in lter1
rure. The debates have not improved material
since the days Of Benton. Congressman Snap
hardly fills the place Of Corwin as q clasaica
scholar; Chandler does not make good the loss o
Webster; Sawyer succeeds in reminding th
visitor that South Carolina WAS once represente
by Calhoun, and the carpet-baggers general
are evidence that the Senate has suffered as vel
Us the country generally by the rebellion.
In reading the files Of the current publications
| Of Congress, there is much that is interesting
| much that ia curious, md an immense deal tina
is worthless. We have before us file Of th,
current publications Of bills, reports, and com
munications during the first two weeks OF tht
| present session, and in the mass ne find somt
curiosities that ought not to perish.
distinguishing feature OF the Legislation
proposed by the new tribe Of Congressman from
the reconstructed States is the preamble. They
| write out sort Of speech, which they call pre-.
amble, and af6x it to the proposed bill. Thus,
Mr. Duke, Of Virginia, offered bill repeating
all taxes upon tobacco, which taxes he recitea
in his preamble are "most unjust and oppres-
siVe" to the people in the tobacco-growing
States, and he then adds another whereas
to the effect that "tobacco is largely consumed
by tue working classes, who, in consequence OF
this tax, are compelled to pay much more than
their just proportion Of taxes" The same
gentleman offers bill to repeal all taxes on
icorice, and upon medical books imported BY
physicians.
Mr. Morgan. OF Ohio, thrusts q bill into the
House "to secure justice to the wool-growers
Of the United States" which bill turns out to be
q proposition to increase the duties on clothing,
combing and carpet wools generally, and upon
Australian and South American woods particu-
larly. General Morgan by this bill, proposes prac-
ticaly, to exclude foreign wools, and thia he calls
doing Justice to the wool-growers of the United
States. The only injustice these wool-growars
labor under is, that, for the empty measure Of
protection on wool, they are taxed upo: every
thing they use, even upon the woollen 1anufac-
lures they consume. They are the sheep that
arc neeced by the tariff.
On the same day, Mr. snapp offered bill d.
recting the Secretary OF the Treasury to pay
Peter D. Posey, Of Maryland, $4,000, for tho
destruction Of his property during the war.
Nothing in this bill about the Civil Service
humbug, or Nemesis shirt.
Mr.. Duel, who represents the Onondaga Dis
trict has two native productions under his charge,
one OF these is salt, and the other is briar
known as "tease1s." It seems that the last
time the tariff was tinkered, teasels, by come
accident, we're placed upon the free list, and Mr.
Dueu proposes, by bill, to have foreign teasels
pay duty Of 10 por cent. Why teasels should
have been put on the free list when salt is still
heavily taxed, is probably mystery to h1r.
Duell's constituents. 1lr. Kininger OF Penn
sylvania, after telling all he knows about cheap
proposes a general railroad law,
under which any ten persons may form cor
poration in any State or Torritory to build and
operate narrow gauge railways. They may take
whatever land they choose for track and depot
purposes, paying therefor, and are to haze a
general right Of way all over the continent. To
aid in this matter the same bill proposes the
establishment Of National Railroad Bureau
attached to one Of the departments.
The rage for new Bureaus continues. Mr..
Chandler has bill to establish National Bu-
reau OF Immigration, and Alr. Patterson Bu-
reau Of Sanitary Science. The Commissioner OF
the Department is to have general charge Of the
health Of the country, and is to have force OF
chemists and clerks. 1t is to be sort OF Nation
al Board Of Health.
The bills for the extension Of patents are nu-
merous. Joseph Fox has had apatent for ma
cline for making crackers, and has enjoyed it
for twenty~one years. and he now wants seven
years more. Thomas Walker has had for four
teen years patent for apparatus Tor generating
some Kind Of gas and wants seven years more
James g. Cooke wants his patent for m inl-'
provement in manufacturing webbing extended. |
The legal representatives Of Nicholas G. Norcross
want his patent for IN improvement in plan
ng machines extended. The biggest thing OF !
this kind however, is the application for |
he renewal Of the Wilson patent for 'feed |
notion to sewing machines. This patent was
obtained as long ago as1850, and, despite pro-
lest of the country generally, has once been re-
newed, the last extension expiring in 1871. The
inventor swears that his profits from this one
item have only been s57, ,o00t The fact is there
are now scores Of sewing machines Of various
designs, all of whom have had, for q years, topay
dr. Wilson heavy toll for his ''feed notion"
8e admits that he has had profit of $4,000
rom it, and the country, without inquiring
urther, will conclude thnt be has been well paid
or it. The patent has expired, and this bill is
0 revive it. It is remarkable fact that though
ewing machines are an American invention,
hey cost more in the United States than in any
'ther part of the world The plea Of increased
RACES for labor is Of no avail as an explanation
t this outrage, because the American-mada