The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-01-30
Revision of the Patent Laws In Re-
Iatlon to lnfrinsements. q
Commissioner Hayt, Of the Indian
Bureau, 81, F.,
Informed That His Services Are Nc
Longer Required.
The Senate Draws the Party Lines
& , on neutrality-suspicious. .
Rejected Because of His Stalwar
Newspaper Articles.

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PATENT IN"slHGEMESrS, yar,
WAsnlNGroS, January 20.-The Hous,
Committee on the Revision OF Laws 70
day instructed Representative Thompson
to report fayorably TO, the House his bill
which proyidest that hersaiterin any suit
brought to any court having jurisdiction
in patent cases for alleged use or infringe
lnent Of any patented article, ,deyice, pro
cess, Invention or discovery, where itshal
appear that the defendant in such suit
purchased the same in good faith for his
own personal use from the manufactures
thereof, or from a person or firm engaged
in the open sale or practical application
thereof and apply the same for and to his
own use and not for sale, II the plaintiff
shall recover judgment for five dollars
or less as damages the court shall adiudge
that he pay all costs OF the suit, and II
the plaintiff shall not recover the sum OF
twenty dollars or over, the court shall rad-
Judge him TO pay all his own costs unless
il snail also appear that the defendant
at thetme OF such purchase or practical
application had knowledge or actual
notice OF the existence OF such patent,
provided that nothing contained herein
shall apply to- articles manufactured out
side Of the United States. u ~'nsW 80
COMMISSIONER HAYT BOUNCED,
wAsnlSoroS, january '20.-Commis.
sioner Hayt was to-day removed from
office. The following is the letter OF Sec
retary schurz making the removalr
jsi WAsnNeroS! january 2a.s
TO Hon. E. A. Hayt, Commissioner Of indian
Affairs: -,
ssIa-It has become my duty TO inform
youithat publicinterest demands a change
In the Commissionership OF Indian affairs,
and that your further services in that office
are dispensed, with. Very respectfully,
[Signed] G. ScnURz, Sec'y.
Upon inquiyitwas stated on author
ity OF the Committee Of the Board
Of Indian Commissioners, who have
been investigating ghe charges against
Hayt diligently and Thoroughly, that no
proof of any dishonest aetof connection
with corrupt practices on bis part had
been found, and that the action indicated
by the letter OF Secretary Schurz was taken
for the reason that Hayt had withheld
from the Department Information which
the Department ought to have had.
On the other hand it is quite as posi-:
lively stated by other parties TINT while
the iacts developed id the recent investi-
cation may not have, been regarded as
sufficient ground on which 70 remove
Hayt, they were OF the mOst damaging
character, and had Secretary Schurz failed
To remove him other charges Of still
more serious nature would have been
preferred; !sfI hnc slSniI]
e - SENATE gcoNFfRsfATIoNs.H n -, ~ y
The Senate confirmed Luther Harrison,
Of Pennsylvania, principal clerk on pri-
yate land claims in the general land office.
PostmastersJ iowa: Mrs. Hattie. Lncas.
Ames. Wisconsin: Henry c. Payne,
Milwaukee. Minnesota: Abraham Har-
kins, Rochester. Indiana; James &. Balm,
Martinsyille.t CGpshlI
RIIEcrRD HIM FOR HIS NEWSPAPER ARTICLES.
The, Senate rejected the nomination Of
Howard NJ. Kitchen, Of Wis, appointed
under a temporary commission during a
recess OF the Senate, to be Collector of In
ternal Revenue at Fon Du Lac, for the
Third district OF Wisconsin, vice Albert
X. Osborn, suspended under the tenure OF
the Office act. ,The,Senate in voting upon
his nomination, divided for the first time
this session, strictly on party lines, every
Republican present to-day voting for the
confirmation, and oil negative votes being
cast by Democrats. Thelresult wasans sad-
verse majority OF fout. The opposition 70
Kitchin, was based upon alleged undue
violence OF his partisanship as displayed
In certain editorial articles, written and
published by him in hislnewspaper.
sirEnuAN.oAlNRe tSrhR SOUTH.
Judge Mackey, Of South Carolina, who
has been in the city some weeks and met
all late arrivals from his State, as well as
received many, letters from there, says
tIlat South Carolina Is for Sherman, and
that he will have the State solid at Chica.
90. He says it is true that majority oil
the blacks prefer Grant, but that the In
tellikent active Republicans, the men who
run the Conventions, are for Sherman,
and that he will have the delegation.
Judge Mackey, although q Grant man
himself, says that the Grant boom Is di-
minishing In the South.
Ex-senator Conover, OF Florida, is In
the city. lie reports Florida for Sherman,
and that the delegation will 60 to Chicago
pledged to him. a.,
PENssYGvANIA CONTEST OF 81
The House Committee on Elections has
decided to report in the case Of Curtin
against Yocum, that there were sufficient
irregularities to invalidate the election,
snd that neither OF the contestants Is
entitled 10 seat. in Congress. The
majority willreport that Yocur isentitled
TO hold the seat. The Democrats propose
TO present their report and rush through
A resolution declaring the seat vacant, 30
thatthe GoyernorE7of Pennsylvania may
order 4 special election In February, as
they fear he may otherwise postpone the
ON Pennsylyania Democrats say that II The
election be held in February, Curtin viii
be nominated and elected, but II II is post
poned until the fall some other Democrat
will be nominated. II .isAhelieyed there
will be no serious fight in behaltoiY Yocum
because he trains mostly with the Green
hackers, but sometimes votes with the
Democrats and sometimes with the Re
publicans, and cannot besfelied upon By
any upon close vote. MEFs
aosCoR's AsPiRATIoSs. SS
In the event that General Grants NAM
is withdrawn from the Presidential con
test, Senator Conkling will be candidatl
f.hal ronira,;nn and hia iriards Ii