New-York tribune., 1874-07-06
WASHINGTON.
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.
THE AMENDATORY PACIFIC RAILROAD ACT.

| THE AMENDATORY PACIFIC RAILROAD ACT
| WASHINGTON, July 5. 1874
Among the acts passed by Congress and approved
by the President providing that there shall
be added TO the 18th section of the act approved
July 2, 1854 entitled An act to amend an act en-
titled to aid in the construction of railroad
and telegraph line from the Missouri River to the
Pacific Ocean, and to secure to the Government the
use of the same for postal military, and other pur-
poses" approved July l, 1862, the following words,
namely:
Aud any officer or agent OF the companies author
lied the aforesaid roads who shall refuse
to operate and the telegraph under his con
troll which he engaged in operating, for all pur
poses Of communication, travel and transportation so
far the public and the Government are concerned
continuous line shall refuse, in such operation
and use afford and to each OF said roads equal
advantages and facilities TO rates, time, or
transportation. without any discrimination OF any
kind in favor Of adverse 10 the ROAD
business any either said companies, shall be
deemed guilty OF misdemeanor and, upon conviction
thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding hoo
and may be imprisoned less than six months. In
case Of failure refusal Of the Union Pacific Railroad
Company, either Of said branches, 20 comply with
the requirements of this act and the acts TO when ths
act is amendatory, the party injured the company
aggneved may bring action the District
or Circuit Court of the United States in the
Territory, district, or circuit In which any
portion OF the road or tile Defendant De
for damages OF such failure refusal and
upon recovery the plaintiff shall be entitled TO ludg
ment for treble the amount OF All excess OF freight and
fares collected by the defendant and for treble the
amount OF damages sustained by the plantln Dy sucl
failure refusal and for each and every violation OF
failure 70 comply with the requirements OF this act
cause OF action shall arise and in case OF SUIT IN
served any agent OF the defendant found Gin the
Territory district circuit in which such suit may be
bTOught aud service shall be by the Court held 70
be good and sufficient; and It is hereby provided that
for all the Of said act and Of the acs oneida
fhara ffta nf fDe
and Telegraph Company shall be deemed and taken to ne
aud extension of the road OF the Kansas Pacific
Railroad 20 the point OF junction thereof with the road
OF the Union Pacific Railroad Company at Cheyenne,
provided IN the act Of March g. 1869.
THE NEW LAW REGULATING PATENTS, TRADE
MARKS, AND COPYRIGHTS.
The new law relating TO patents, trade marks, and
copyrights. provides that no person shall maintain
an action for the infringement Of his copyright,
unless he shall give notice thereof, by inserting in
the several copies of every edition published in the
tite-page Immediately following, if it be a book
if a map chart, musical composition, print cut, en-
craving, photograph, painting drawing, chrome,
statue statuary model, or design intended TO be
perfected and completed as a work of fine art, by
inscribing upon visible portion thereof,
OF of the substance ON which the same
shall be mounted the following words
Entered according TO act of Congress
In the year - by -, in the Office of the Librarian
of Congress at Washington; - or at his option the
word copyright" together with the year the copy
right was entered, and the name of the person by
whom il was taken out, thus: Copyright, IS, by
ABB For recording and certifying any instrument
of writing for the assignment of copyright, the
Librarian shall receive from the person TO whom
the service is rendered, one dollar and for every
COPY of an assignment dollar; said fee 10 cover
in either a certificate of the record under seal
of the Librarian of Congress- and all fees 80 received
shall be paid into the Treasury of the United states
In the construction OF TINS act the WORDS
applied only to pictorial illustrations or
works connected with the fine arts, ana
prints labels designed TO be used for any other
articles of manufacture shall be entered under the
copyright law, but may be registered IN tile Patent
Office. The Commissioner OF Patents is charged
with the supervision and control OF the entry OF
registry of such prints or labels IN conformity with
the regulations provided by law as to copyright or
prints except there shall be PAID Tor recording the
title of any PRINT or label, not tIade marx, SIX dol
lars which shall cover the expense OF furnishing
copy of the record under the seal OF the COmInls-
sioner OF Patents TO the person entering the same
This TO take effect on and after the lst day OF
August next.
THE NEW ORDER OF THINGS IN DISTRICT AT
FAIRS.
The District Of Columbia Commissioners having
organized will begin the transaction Of business to-
morrow The event affords general satisfaction, the
community being satisfied with the good character
and executive abilities of the Commissioners. Ihe
Joint Select Committee TO frame q government for
the District have not yet formally entered upon their
duties They are required to report at the next
session of Congress Citizens who have permanent
interests including the heaviest Taxpayers,
do not desire that suffrage shall be re-
stored as matters concerning the District
are merely local mainly confined TO taxation and
the expenditure of money, and have no intimate
connection with party politics. Apart from the con-
demnation by Congress OF the late Board OF Public
Works the way that elections to the Legislative
Assembly have been conducted and the results have
disgusted the more orderly portions of the cOmmu-
nity with the abuse of the ballot. The rejecting
citizens express their gratifcatiOn at the indca-
tion THAT Congress is disposed 10 provide such form
If Government for the District as VIII sepa-
rate it from party politics; that BODY having ap-
pointed two Republicans and two Democratic to
frame an organic law. And they say that the DIS
trict as the National metropolis, thus separated
from party politics, will secure more friends tnhn
heretofore, because every party Tor the time pein
in nossession of the General Government mas acted
40 s To turn the District IN favor OF the Admnstfa
ton In order 70 influence politics IN the seVeraA
States by pointing TO public sentiment here as lnu-
catiye OF its popularity at the seat OF government
GEN HOWARD ORDERED TO THE COMMAND OF
THE DEPARTMENT OF THE COLUMBIA.
The President having approved the finding of the
Court of Inquiry in the case of Brig Gen. y. D.
Howard acquittiug that officer of the charges made
against him. the following order was promulgated at
the War Department on Friday;
GENERAL ORDERS, No. 70.
Wan DEPAsrAEy1 ADJUTAsr-GETERALs OFFICE
WASHINGTON, July 8, lbI&
p nrac.,on OF the President. Brig. Gen. o. o.
Howard is assigned to the command OF the Department
dxrtlf HEADQUARTERS.