The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-11-29
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
Our Letter from Washington.

Preparations for the Forty; fourth Congress.
The Subjects that toiH be ConSidered.-.A
Short Session Predicted.-7He Trade Mark
Lao Declared Hrdlid.-1he White House
Reception Of the Army Of the Cumberland.
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WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. "a, 1879
On Monday week the second session Of the
Forty-fourth Congress will begin. Just
what it will not do is conjectural. Nearly
all the leading Democratic newspapers have
advised the party to let the currency ques-
ton alone, inasmuch as there is such divis-
ion in the party on that issue. If, however,
Secretary Sherman, as it has been limited he
will do, recommends the retirement of legal
tender circulation, it would be impossible to
check the agitation of the subject, and the
Democracy would be divided against itself
despite the advice Of the newspaper critics.
Thus far the members who have arrived
show no disposition to take up the tariff ques-
ton. The agitation of a revision of the tar
if always unsettles trade, and now that a
grand business boom is sweeping down up
on all sections Of the country, the political
party which unsettled it would hardly mer-
it the confidence of business communities.
With a Presidential fight on, and less than
one year ahead, the policy undoubtedly will
be to let the tariff question alone. Nor is it
seriously believed that Congress will again
lock horns with the President on the sub
Ject-matter which provoked the extra ses
sion. The more sensible leaders of the party
appreciate that it would only be a struggle
without results, and the Democratic party
having made record on the matters in con-
troversy, good policy now suggests that an
other trial would be futile. The outlook is
that the session, on the surface, will be strict
y one for the transaction of necessary busi-
ness, and that there will be but little new
legislation. II is expected that there will
be n month or so taken up with the revision
of the House, and that meanwhile the ap-
preparation committee will be hard at work
on the appropriation bill.
| Since the announcement of the Supreme
Courts opinion adverse to the constitution
ality of the National Trademark Law the
Commissioner OF Patents has received mum
Der of letters demanding return Of fees re-
ceived by the Patent Office for the registra.
tion of trade marks, and many other com
munications inquiring what course will be
pursued in regard to pending or future ap-
pllcaiions for the registry of trademarks
presented on behalf of persons who desire to
avail themselves of the existing registration
system for the purpose of making record evi.
dence with view to possible future legisla.
lation on the subject, or for use in suits be-
tween residents of different States, which, in
the opinion Of some of his correspondents
mightstill be maintained under the Supreme
Court decision. All such inquiries will be
answered by the following circular, which
was prepared by Commissioner Paine, yes.
terday IN accordance with instructions given
by the Secretary of the Interior 1.-THE Su.
preme Court of the United States having ad.
justed the act of July s. 1870, regulating tn,
registration Of trade marks to be unconsti.
tutional, action in pending applications wil
be suspended until further instructions shal
be received from the applicants. Trade
marks will hereafter be registered on pend
ing or future applications only in favor O
those persons who with full knowledge O
the decision Of the Supreme Court shall re
quest such registration. Fees heretofor,
paid in Trademark cases cannot be refund
ed without further legislation by Congress
It is however confidently believed at tn,
Department that all moneys received foi
Trade Marks will ultimately be refunded.
i 1t was the universal verdict that the Whit,
House never appeared TO greater advantag,
than on Thursday evening, the goth, wher
the President and Mrs. Hayes received IN,
Army Of the Cumberland in the East Room
and hs1 no more agreeable reception We