, 1879-01-18

THE RECORD.
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Mr.. salisbury submitted 4 resolution calling
upon tho Secretary OF the Treasury for lnfnrma-
tton as to the amount OF commission Of other
compensation paid 10 tankcrs, brokers' Trims,
companies, syn1icates, or individuals for aerv-
LEES in negotiating the sale Of United States
bonds or securitics from 1869 to The present
date; what amouut has hccn paid 10 any such
persons for services rendered in rcfundtng any
ol tho bonds OF the United States, and also
whether interest has been paid on called
bonds, and at tic same time paid on bonds sold
to redeem such bonds: how much double inter.
est has been paid on caGh class Of boods, aud
how much money has been allowed to remain
on deposit Ia National banks designated ~ do.
posttories.
Discussion arising, the resolution was laid
orcr.
The Senate, at tho conclusion Of tho morning
h1stfocst, resumed consideration Of the bill tn
amend The Patent laws, the pending question
Icing on The amendment Of Mr., Matthews to
strike out certain paris Of the Committea'a bill
in relation tn damages for Infringement and In
ecrt in lfcu thereof the following: No account
Of prcats savings shall in any case te allowed,
tut cyi,lcnce thcreof may liz admitted Is tend
Ing 10 trore what shatl be ttsctncd n Reasonable
lscensc.!ec as compensation fer infringement"
sfr. Matthews said, his amendment having
received but SIX votes yesterday. ho would With
draw II.
Mr.. Davis f1li} submitted The following:
""hcre an nppcat is allowed from Ut iutcslocu-
tory dccrco establishing the validity of patent
Or its Infringement, complainant shall he per-
rniticu to 10 I'll ad take llie account subject to
tho payment nj cott ntld counsel fec, II ttle de-
tree Ia reversed, pud uu viytur SECURITY there.
for."
Agreed H.
Mr. 1tt,ar submitted thu fn'iowsng amend.
fnent: "And wtentrer patcnt has becn !ssucl
10 two or 'nnre persons iotnt1y. describing or
Of only one OF thetn, md fur which the invcntor
thereof might lawfully have taken suparatc
patent to hnseli,. 6ald invention may 10 81
cured to The, first inventor thereof by
t'sucd upon proceedings Ind al
IN other cases Of reissue, and with tbs consent
in writing Of tic nasvnccs Ut auy} OF such orig
lnal paient, anet res:uct to fure to the hcnsit of
all tho persons claiming under the original pat
cntt as II their cnims had artscn untlcr the pat-
cnt % 10 %re,issued, except AZ provided In the sixth
antl upon reaching yute II wns discovered that
no quorum VIA present. a call OF the Senate
was ordered, aud a quorum having responded,
Mr. Edmunds fnovcu that the senate proceed
Fifteen ernaturs voted in tllc affirmative a'll
eighteen lit ttic negative, No nu0rtfn.
Another rail- Of the Senate wis ordered, aud
quorum having answcFcd. tho 'uoton Of MIR.
EdntGnls lDs executive Hcsston Waa rejected.
Discussion un Mr. Iluar's amendment was
continued. and when tho vote was reached II
was again discovered that no quorum was pres
ent, third ca|l OF The Senate wns osttcrcd,
The amendment of Mr. Hoas was agreed to-
yFas. vi; uAys, T.
Mr. Dayls lllI.) submitted an amendment pro-
Wiling that 1t shall nut be lnwiul to grant any
nF . Fk1fH fYrn amp f@n ffkt
tho Invention which WAS embraced In the Orlxl.
nal patcnt. When the rota was reached II was
hEalD discovered that no quorum waa prcscnt7
th!rty-Bix Senators 0ulv vattng.
Mr.. Walincc said that hc md tho Senator
from Delaware {bayurd) desired to be excused
from further service un the TeliGr Special Con,-
Mitteo to investigate the recent elections.
Alr. ConkIinV s4il he lid not wish 10 make
1t was tioe III order to do my business n0w With
out quorum. llu did nut know that IL would
br yaiid to excu.o 6cnators nuw, mud suggested
Withdrawn. liz moved that tho senato lIourn.
MIR. Wallace hoped tint tho senator would
Withdraw that motion, M 1t was important to
aet upon Ills request tllia evening. a cuIl Of t4a
spout1cl, Sir. Wallace aaId hc made The request
to be excused because the gentlemen who rep
resented tho minority In tho Senate on ile
Teller Committee we're now about startling Sort!
from Scw Orcafs, aud otiIcra werc golng V
Charlcston 10 continue the Investigation. II
was impossible for m ('VnlIncc} to 20 TO
Charleston, aud the ecnatut from 1c1aWarc
{ftayaTl) could not gu, as he wA8 In Toxas.
Mr. iiuaE hoped tho rrQuest would lle over
for thu present, and tn exclamation thcFcuf
Ra! there had been kOtnu Talk aooIt himself md
Mcmillan, who were members Of tho Committee,
going to ChasicstuIf. hut they hull concluded
Mut tu ~, II tho Democratic members should
oil lsu there they would bc in lh0 maturity.
Atr. Wallace slId uuthlng Ut the kiu,l WIS con-
tcmpnte'i.
Mr. Hour replied that hs was satisfied Of that
flct. II Wus inat!y nErrrd that thu matter
should bo aFrau.c1 between thu ssycral me,1l-
iIcrs Ut tho COMMITTEES, ar tic rcquest Ut Wal
luce to txcusc hn,scll us,tl tayasd was granted.
The Vtcc-Prestlcnt app0!nted McDoaald allt
Randolph to I'LL tte vacancies.
Sir. flnnb fknR.) offered resolution proviA-
ing for The payment Of ~ pur ccntuM ol thu
a.lI,,unts required by law tU be withheld from
Ctrtalm railway Cu,llbsliles for transportation
service rendered. fur the UoycrnHcit. lirfrtrcsl.
l'llr bill Ia In acr0ria,,cc With tho rceulLulcntl-
ation OF the Secretary nf War.
Adjourned until slunlay,
HOUSE,
On motion OF Mr.. Guu,er, Chairman Of tho
CoinHsttee On PIRATE Land Claims, tho Senate
bill was passed defining tho manner in whlvh
certain laud-tsEsp May be assigned aal located
by actunl sctlieTs.
The Hu.sr went Into Committee Of lhc Hhoie
oa TIC private calendar.
After Iayng usIstr scycra, bills to report tn
tbs iInIrr, t!u hill WIS rearilct for tho tuyeut
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