National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-01-16
THE PATENT CONTENTION.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONVENTION
YESTERDAY.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONVENTION
l YESTERDAY.
j Nearly two hundred representatives 70 he Nj
/ tional Patent Convsntion assembled - Legisi,
tive hall yesterday manning 1t l03o o'clock,
compliance with the call that Was made ssvsrs
/ weeks ago to hold eonventioa for the pafposss
sstablishing . permanent organisation fof u
/ proteotion and advancsment Of the patent u
tsrssts Of IL inventors of he United States. Ne
York aAd Psnnsyfvsnia were The best repeessnte
| In numbers, and among the most pFominsnt ne
l Of the convention were noticed Commissioner Lei
get, Of washingtoa; Miles Pratt, Boston; h.
Buckley, N. Y; n. O. Stiles, Conn; John OF
1 Indianapolis; II. q. Hubbard, Minneapolis; 7.
Chandler, San Francisco.
| Assistant Commissioner Thaeher, Of the Paten
| Once, was unanimously selected - Temporal
chairman Of the meeting, who, after having cslle'
the meeting to ordsr the
In the Old World during the present century
also making some pertinent and interesting n
ss. 1bss The :ns shs very
On motion q Mr. Whitman, committee Of nv
secnrinF osxani.asisn Of tie eonv.n
tion, consisting of the following gentlemen
Messrs. Whitman, Of Wellington; Howsol, Q
ton and GraSa ns q Chicago .''' '''
On motion Of Colonel Dyer, business commit
tee of five was appointed, consisting OF Colone
Oh. Uhrisfy, q Pittsburg: II. j. KimbaiI, o
Massachusetts,, and Hamilton Towle, Of New
York.
for the purpose Of hRnd-shaking.
After genial and pleasant recess Of ten min
utes the committee en-
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION
reported as follows: For president, ]. NJ. Thacher
Of Washington; vice preeLdents-N. r. Graham
of Chicago, Miles Pratt Of Boston, Chief Engineer
Wood, u. 5. n, and Hamilton L. T0wle Of New
York: sccrctaries-S. q. Bancroft, W. q. McIn
''i Mr. Thscher objected q ociating a. presden,
of the convention because Of his official connection
with the United States Patent Once, hut was
The parliamentary rules Of Cushing's Manual
were adopted by the convention.
Tho report Of the business committee was as
follows: That the hours OF meeting Of the conven-
tion shall be 1890 a. and $50 p. M, and that the
hours Of adjournment be Z 2. m. and 1899 p. m,
unless otherwise ordered. That the questions for
tire principles Of patent law contained in the
ond section Of the printed resolutions adopted by
the Congress at Vienna, held IN lS!3, for the pur;
pose of considering the question Of International
patent protection: That speeches be limited to
seven minutes each.
While the convention was ndoting the report Of
the business committee in sections, tho order OF
business was suspended while Mr.. I. Z. Chandler,
of San Francisco, president of the Mechanics
state Council and inyentors association, Pre-
associations.
After three hours discussion upon the principles
Of the Vienna resolutions by sections, the follow
ing principles were adopted:
Only tho inventor himself, or his legal repre-
sentative, or assignee, should be entitled to Q
A patent should not he refused to foreigner on
account Of his nationality solely.
1t is desirable In carrying out these principles,
to Introduce system Of preliminary sxamiIa,on;
years, or be permitted to be extended to such q
torn.
The convention then adjourned until $50 p. m.
LIST OF DELEGATES.
The following representatives from fourteen
from the District Of Columbia, were present dur.
MarYlsnd-MO'e' Bremen, J. H. Oliver, W. II.
Vermont-Henry L. wsshburn, Ignatius Tyler.
Con.ecticqt1N; 9; Stiles. George Cook, A. y.
TTTining, WI Hiaks. x su,, G NJ
wss1!siie aa..aa John binsasm 4. B. 3:
J. Pratt u; BI9nsy =; g: J9h1 W %.r.,.,, w
K Stsmborer, J. b. Green, Mrs. H. n. Noun
tain, ". \. Brown, q. B. Sheldon, A. Allenwood,
Massachusetts, G. Bancroft, H. J. KimhslI,
8. Sawyer, W. W. butcher, W. WIckersha,n,
Miles Pratt, ]. B. Goodrich, H. A. Lse, s. T..
Bacon, q: I. Hays, Henry Lunt, ". @: Hubbard.
Rhode lsiand-J. A. Miller, q. K. Asllar, Z.
IlIinOis-C. E. McDonaid, J. OFT, N. r. Ora
Ohio-H. D. Rogers, W. W. Levsring, H. H.
Virginia-R. Mason, J. +. Trayhum, c. t.
Morse.
Minne.ota-M. q. Hubbard, E. N. Sacriox.
Wisronsin-90v. Richardson.
Calirornta-T. E Chandle.
EVENING SESSION.
The convention was called to order II precisely
7:S0 p. m. by Mr.. Theaker, the permanent chair
man.
The minutes Of the morning session were read
and approved.
The chairman then introduced Judge Mott, Of
the Court Of Claims, to the convention, who i'd
dressed 1t upon the subject Of Inventions tho
laws of inventions and the patent system Of the
United States, also touching In o comprehensive
manner upon the inventing and patent systems
and instructive manner the intricscics and neees-
sary completely Of the numerous laws bearing on
these important and extensive systems. He said
that our patent system existed under the most
limited Govcrnmentin existence tho whole power
lying within the Legislative, executive and juris
prudence portions Of the same, while systems Of
tion, and that II there was anything within the
control Of the legislative powers Of our land that
deserves liberal legslstion 1t was the property Of
the inventor the production Of application, brains
He discussed at length the different laws Of the
United States which have been enacted for the
protection Of tho patenteee for the regulation Of
patents, and the sdvancemeut and support Of the
inventors' intofests at homo and abroad. Ho re-
ferrsd to . number Of important decisions Of the
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concise and masterly manner, which elected from
the convention the warnest applause and sppro-
On motion, vote Of thanks was unanimously
tendered % Jadgs Mott fss his nastsrly address.
exx IDooBrf
being introdueed By the Chair, he SAID that he
had been intensely Interested b the actions q the
convention, q veil % Interested in the crest
In spssEisS spoa tSs iifies.oss Of the isysator,
drive. y rtai b - law ne !sesl tine e the
"a 9 ;ssss
isWa shosN s. o MmplfAsd e 70 ssdouad 70 the
ssnsat efths pessetss, Eiyiag shs ~ q hn IN
ss%sd II 4 &. isxi.i H. 4 ~ pss..sS ass..
ton: He 40 thas q rslsissA asehaaisel ninA
70 d,ssssns..s. +! . 60 e IT, 1900,
Why % nsay invsstPss PssslveA Ezos hjustise 9
tAs h.ads q many q e.rseerts, whiei1Ee postsd
merely on the pfinsipase q patent laws, wAlls
s Sl:gy 81 s1sssss:.S sa:E !. ss:sy q ~ sras
He said thas y a ~ hsilsvs ut M hearers
eesM Vedseeeee latsat 800 upsa whish do.
81 wiss hs esaiS sssv sAsa ssstSsr Decision %
ths came siniiar eass which was directly n con.
trsdietsoo 10 Il. The 0snsral, By request o. the
delegates, made Q eomprehenSiyo s1planAkion Of
the BILL which he has pressated % Ooogrsss for
their est!o1. r,!asing e rscoaatsaetioa Of the
On motioa, fsssluts0 Of thanks vas tsndsred
70 the General TOR M oodfeAe.
On motion, oommlttee MAS appolnted for the
purpose OF drafting bylaws and consultation for
apermanent national sssooission, 70 Be called By
Fnch name - the eouxoatioa shall determine.
The conv entiou adjourned until 10 o'clock .. N.
to-day.
TEMPERANCE.
LEGISLATION ON ELIQUOR TRAFFIC..
Pursuant to the call Of the National Temper
anee Society, . large number OF the prominent
friends and advocates Of the Temperance caups
met in the lecture room Of the Young Mems
Christian Association last night 70 consider the
subject Of eommissou Of inquiry and other legis-
iatlon b. Coagrsss concerning the tra1ae in slco-
bsinr Held in the large cities Of the Union TO ~
eSre CorGressioosl 1egislation prohibiting or
rerulstinS the liquor ira mo-
80; A. II. Powell, Of the Eefteaet Temperance
Idveeefe called tho meeting % order, and invited
senator buekingham to the chair, who came for
ward and expse6ssd his grattaoassoo q presiding
ct : meeting sepsessntinE such ssfioIs insSrssts.
Yoek, who nd that u 4 time that sometning
,sos.d H.. :: esSs oau p 'nlisAt'n 'ns pan
ASdssssss 1srs naAe By Hon. ". b. IAmport
J. n. Stsane nd cthsrs, and the following rsso.
lntjoa yae a1Npted: