New-York tribune., 1876-11-22
WASHINGTON NOTES.
WASHINGTON, Tuesday,

WASHINGTON, Tuesday, Nov. 81, 1876.
The Hon. Z. H. Ducl Commissioner OF Patents, has
received a communication from the Commissioner OF
Patents OF Great Britain informing him that by act OF
Parliament foreigners have been accorded the privilege
OF registering trademarks in that country upon the same
terms as British subjects. The United States Patent
Office has heretofore uniformly declined TO register trade
marks for British subjects, for the reason that no pro-
vision had been made by treaty. or act OF Parliament,
extending the reciprocal privileges o our cLens Dut
In of the action OF Great Britain now communicated
our Patent Office will hereafter register trademarks Tor
British subjects upon the same terms a uier the stc
regulations those now prescribed by IN accodace
letter from the London Patent Oncc calls especial at
tention TO the fact that prior registration III Tue country
necessary b.fOte registration IN Great britain Bni
I'm case "A trademark Las been used bfore the date oi
stated in this cOmmunicatonit Will be necessary III the
application for rrsr to gave description OF the goods
In respect OF which It has been used ana TIE ehSh oi
time during which II has been 80 used.
Nearly all the department and bureau reports are
much bchindhand. The officials appear To be good
deal demouzed by tho excitement ol the campaign ana
the subsequent anxiety to the result ana TO feel III
consequence M no ut frame Of mind to gapple with tie
routuc work OF assembling the Iacts and figures con-
ceruing the operations of tncir ohcc- lhey are takns
mold encrsctica.lY Ao~eVer b'''.u'e tItle Is 10
more time To- lose ILc President has mdde some pro-
grcss with hi message. 70 n sai. Among ltr recon-
cndauons, II is understood, vii "c one ursihg some
important change, n iic Indian scrN zee, made ht the
- m ,,s t,i i,r nm. days SIR ~mi. : diligently
Sc king to cuiorc- honesty and cconnm' ln hn depart
i.ui AID II hc has really ht upon uny new methods
rbch plumsc to bee effective IA tais direction thah
The Old ones the country Viii be glad to ave them
trial
IN, Secretary 81 the Treasury several days ago re-
ou, sued thr resignation of william Burnett supervising
InspcctorGcncru OF Steamboats,. A. the request was
rositiyr Mr. Burnett presented the desired document
to-day which was cctpiru, 10 take oI,ct t"-hostoW
Mr Burnett was appointed from boston. lie bad long
arci a Supervisor of Steam Vessels ~ san Francisco
and has had considerable experience ~ thlt hIcStloi
mo cause liv,u IDr the summary measures "uhcu cur
minated to-day that he 8. The pa"ntcc or owner OF
cent an Instruments used steam Nc'srl-' ana has Dcen
usug s ofria position - advance thcin TO the eNelu
sion of similar instruments invented 10y oh~lc eIsohs
II Is a,ccrt .iard mat Jau' \. Dumont oi Aewlorh, an
insp ctor Uf customs viii ue named a. MT burnett sue
ccs sor Mr.. Dumont is said TO 3e especially suited to
tie duties OF tile Ofi,c.
~ business OF importance was transacted at tue O'o
r meeting to day. any matters brought before
except of an ordinary routine character Ihcrc was
10 aiason to The subject Of ordering troops TO "ashhg
non IL NAV be dcd Oh the authority Of two members
of the Cabinet that tIs SUI cct never yet Dceh us
cls-ed on acted on by the Cabinet.
The engagement OF rooms at tue Riggs House py th'
MARYLAND and Virginia Boundary Commission mas gwen
rise TO an erroneous report Of an important assemDge
oil prominent southern men next week 10 cohsiucl tno
political situation.