New-York tribune., 1874-06-13
CUnnE.I,i IUrICo n. iuE CaSllAL.
APPROPRIATION FOR THE PUBLICATION OF

WASHINGTON. Friday, June u, 1874
The House to-day adopted an important amend
ment to the Sundry Civil BILL 1t provides for be-
ginning the publication of all the official records
of the late war, including the Confederate archives
The subject was brought up in the Military Com
mittee by Mr. Gunckle, and Gen. COburn who had
also had the subject under consideration, at
once indorsed and urged it, and all the men,
bers of the Committee agreed to the
project. Adjutant-Gen. Townsend who happened
to be present, also earnestly supported the
proposition and as result Gen. Coburn reported the
following section to the House. and it was adopted
unanimously " To enable the Secretary of War to
begin the publication of the records OF the War OF
the Rebellion, both of Union and Confederate
armies, the sum of $4,000; and the Secretary of
War is hereby directed to have copied for the Pub
lie Printer all reports. letters, telegrams and gen.
eral orders not hitherto copied or printed and
properly arrange the same in chronological order"
Senator Logan has expressed much interest in such
a publication. and will advocate 1t in the Senate.
large mass of this documentary material was pre-
pared under resolution which passed soon alter the
close of the war. but was subsequently rescinded
through the influence OF persons IN Interest. IL Is
believed that the work Will now 60 on until all the
official records necessary to complete the history OF
the war are preserved III PRINT.
PROPOSED NEW PATENT RIGHT LAWS
The bill reported from the House Committee on
Patents provides that every patent shall date of
day not later than six months from the time at
which it was passed and allowed and notice thereof
was sent to the applicant or his agent, and if the
final fee shall not be paid sufficiently within that
period to admit of the, patent being prepared for
issue the patent shall be withheld. No person shall
be debarred from receiving patent for his inven-
ton or discovery nor shall any patent issued sub
seouent to March Q. 1861, be declared invalid by
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country, provided the same shall not have been in
troduced into public use in the United States for
more thar two years prior to the application. Pat
ents may be granted aud issued OF reIssued TO the
assignee of the inventor. dscoverer, the assign
meDt thereof being first entered on record in the
Patent Office, but in such case the application for
patent shall be made, and the specifications sworn
10 by the inventor discoverer but an assignee OF
the entire interest in patent may make application
for reissue without the aid OF consent OF the IN
yentOr or dscOvereT. Whenever the owner Of
patent shall make oath that his patent s imperative
or invalid by of a defective OF insufficient
specification, new patent shall be granted accord
ing to certain forms aud specified conditions.
REGULATIONS FOR REDEMPTION OF FIVE
TWENTY BONDS
Secretary Bristow to-day issued the following call
BY virtue of the authority given by act of Congress
approved July IA, 1870 entitled AN act to authorize
the refunding OF the National debt" I hereby give
nOtlct tDat tnc pIlNclpiI OI
bonds herein below designated, known fve-twenty
bonds will be paid at the Treasury of the United States,
IN the City OF Washington, and after the 9Th day Of
September 1874, and that the interest said bonds
will cease that day. that is TO say,
coupon bonds known as the third series Of the
act Of Feb. rs, 1862, dated Nav ], 1907.
as follows; Coupon bonds-so, No. l2,lm to
l2200 both inclusive 500, No 37i0 20 No SO o2O both
inclusive $780, No. l990l No. 194Ot both inclusive
q ooO No. 46IOl TO No 1890 both kNtnsive; total
$4,000 Registered bopds-s5O No llso to No. l,4eo,
both nclusive tl0o No lo6s TO No IO7co both inelu
eve $500 No 6s9l to No 6,a0o, both inclusive o0o
No. 26lO to No. 2Gl66 both inclusive s. 600, No. 1901 TO
saoa, both inclusive $4,000 No loslo to No lcsf ,otn
inclusive total 100000 grand total 81 10000 or tho
amount outstanding embraced in the numbers az above,
$9OOo0o coupon bonds and 100000 are registered
bonds United States securities forwarded for redemp
ton should addressed to the Loan Division, Secre-
tarys Office aud ali registered bonds should be assigned
10 the Secretary Of the Treasury for redemption