New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-01-17
WASHINGTON.
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punishment Of informers who make false or fraudulent
and also for those who improperly dis
close the contents any books seized under this
TIC NATIONAL wOMANs SUFFRAGE CONVENTION.
In the National woIDans Suffrage Convention to-day,
Committee OF appointed to act In coDJunc-
ton with the local Association Of the District OF Column
ba in asking Congress to give suffrage to the women OF
the District Miss Anthony being Chairman OF the Com
mttee Miss Anthony then read petition to Congress,
which Endorsed by tho Convention. asking to 90
relieved OF the sentence OF the Court for voting for
Grant and Wilson, at the late Prrsidential elec-
ton. Vice President Wilson being 10 tho assembsge'
Mss Anthony appealed TO hun to say WORD
IN behalf OF the The Wee President arose from
his in the center Of the hail. aud said: " wish
simply say that under imperative orders to make
no speeches on any snbieat Iwil add, however that
twenty years came the conclusion that my wife,
my mother, and my sisters much entitled To
the right Of suffrage "a myself and have not changed
LET me say that President wilson s the frat
Vice President have had who was IN FAVOR Oh
woman suffrage. Let me also predict that our next
President will be In favor OF woman suffrage" zap
plause Miss Phebe Cozzens delivered an address in
dent Grant for the that he has appointed more
Office than auy President We have ever had
THE PATENT CONGRESS.
In the Patent Congress day several congra'ulatory
communications. received from manufacturers and in
yentors different Of the country, were read and
referred the Committee Business. The Congress
adopted tho first resolution Of the Vienna Congress-
declaring that tho production OF Inventions
should DO guaranteed BY the laws OF
! all civilized nations for the reasons
given and modified the second resolution. declaring
that effective and useful patent should be tried on
the principles forth. by adding, "A patont should DO
granted for Of IT years, with privilege of extern.
for benedt OF the Inventor his heirs for
further Of at least years" Several resou-
tons offered touching the Inventors interests
aud tue Patent laws OF the United states
which were referred to the Committee on Bust
ness Several other were submitted among
thoIu by G. A. Parks. recommending that Congress
make use of TIE surplus fund OF the Patent ocs now
able building In Judiciary square for the exhibition OF
tho models Of inventors THIS fund Is over sl.OOoOoA
A LEGISLATIVE DIFFERENCE SETTLED.
difference OF long standing between the House and
Senate about pension bills. settled today BY the
House reccdng from the position IL has maintained for
number of years. Most pension bills for individual
cases originate in the House, aud 1t has been the custom
for time TO date the pension back u the occur
of the disability or In the case OF widow TO tue
date Of the husbands death The Senate has uniformly
amended these bills by making tho pensions begin on
the date their passage and the House has been forced
by the rmness OF the Senate to or lose the bills
stl House Pensions Committee kept On reporting
thelu in the old form, with tho idea that the Senate
might change ts mind When the frat batch OF bills Of
! the session IN from the Committee today, they
were found 10 be In the form by the Senate.
and after considerable discussion Of the question the
House virtually determined, Dy vote OF Is to 3d. TO re
cede from position. Mr.. Rusk, the Chairman OF the
Pensions Committee said he would take the vote which
single bill. az Instructions with regard to tu-
| tire bills 10 Ue reported.
| BILL TO CREATE A COLLECTION DISTRICT IN NHW-
JERSEY.
The House Committee on Commerce will soon con-
slider tue oil OF Mr. scndder. which Greats Collection
District in the Of NewJersey. The bill provides
that all that part Of NewJersey which lies north and
east Of the City OF Elizabeth and Staten Island. com
prsng Hudson and Bergen Counties, and heretofore
part OF the District OF New York, shall be detached
from the Collection District OF NewYork city, and all
the territory, ports harbors rivers. and waters OF New
Jersey within those limits, shall constitute Collection
District TO be called Jersey City and the City Of
Jersey City shall form the sole port Of entry for said
district the President appoint Collector. TO be
confirmed by the Senate inspectors. wehers gaugers
&c. to be appointed by the Secretary OF
the Treasury
The FRANKING PRIVILEGE
The Chairman VI tho Post Office Committee OF the
House il he can get floor Tuesday. will report
back the bill practically restoring the Franking Prvi
lege auson to which has frequently been made in The
TRIBUNE BY instruction OF the Committee, the Char
man will to admit any amendments, and 1t is
evidently the intention to force the bill through under
the hip and spur OF the previous question. No effort
will he made TO include the Thanking OF letters but as
nber OF the Committee said today, the senate can
do that With less criticism.
THE POSTAL TELEGRAPH SCHEME.
The Senate Committee on PosOhoes and Pos'-Roads
TO-DAY heard continuation OF the arguments OF Messrs
VIM o rton and g. G.. Hubbard, respectively opposing
aud advocating the Postal Telegraph bill These
ments which not yet concluded, possess no very
formal character but consist largely of questions aud
answers the President OF the Western Union Telegraph
COMPANY and the author OF the hill frequently interrupt
ing each other both being subjected to numerous
| heterogeneous by the various members OF 'he Com