, 1880-04-15

hn Interest rs great Ms TINT WHICH ltlcy hhV0
in tho bills pending before the Ways allh
Means Committee. Tile bill, introduced by
Springer, of Illinois, is pending hc{orn the
patents Committee. 1t proposes TO repeal
the net by which III Mnrcl,, 1877, wlIat II
known MS tho Vocltcr wootl-pulp patent wns
extended. The main question wl,icl, now
nnpcars to trouble members ut tic Commit
tcc WHO tlnvs considered Tie subject is,
whether Or not Congress Inns The powcr
to repeal n Inv. granting or extending
rested. Tho supporters Of tho patent nlain-
tain TINT Congress llas not such authority,
n,ld that patent cunnot be rescinttett by net
nf Congress. Towl,sllcnd, of 1llinoEs, Of the
Patents Committee, who I,as taken deep III
Mrest III the subject, md Ii In f,vnr Of at,-
milling tho patent, has been examining
authorities, n1al thinks tint tic Suprei.ir
Court, lii its decision on tic Chicago elevator
cnsc, lIas laid down n principle Wnttcr which
n pntent can be Cancelled by net Of Congress.
That decision held TINT any law which
granted franchise could be ,ilotlitietl or rc-
pcaled by tho power creating It., md, by
parity of reasoning, 1t IL argued TINT
\ LAW CHEATING a PATENT,
Irrespective nf rights tint may laye rested
under 1t, may, III the scnsr that n patent Is Il
franchise, bu revoked. The grnuntl upon
Which this movement agafnst tbs V0elter
patent proceeds Is tho c1lnrgn TINT tho cxtell-
sion wn: obtained through, bn'i faith, II not
by fraud. Afr. Springer, wli1 introlttce1 the
extendcA Ind II single Hhlcctfo1l bcctt illntle.
Az the Senate bill wis upon tho Speakers
tal,le III tho closing hours Of tho Inst d1y IT
that Congress q mutton WIS made to tako 1t
up, When Atr; Springer ot,jectc,l: hut, owing
tn thA JnnHk NAAt1NfNtH REPRESENTATIONS tn htnl
then member of Conlgrcss from Virginia,
TINT mn extension Of the, patent. could in{nre
nol,ody. while It would gFeatly l,G,,cilt !,
In thu cause of scletlcG Mr.. Springer Was
Induced to withdraw bis objection. Ar.
Springer seems to entertain the OplNinn TINT
at TINT time ''%Eetchcly lx,Sr TN, n.a.'"' Ind Ind
capitalists WIN used 1t I'll tho interests Of q
monopoly. anti tn Cypress tho purchasers OF
snsaSn nspas @ Wd tas Ms M fssr i tf tuRy R'sFss5e w
fraud upon tho House, and but for 1t the bl!l
could not have l,lssetl. Mr.. Springer Will
state these tacts to tho Patents Committee at
the hearing.
WESTERN B111r-CANAI.s.
REPRESENTATIVES. Calkins nntl Gowgi!l, Of In.
Railways and Carals to recommend tho pas
snge Of ulle OF snvernl bills now OH the dock
ct of that Committee which provides for the
survey and estimates uf the cost OF tho coll
Structlon Of Il sillrca,al from Lake Erio to
Lake Michigan to cnnnect 'rofetlO and. CHI.
cAgo. Tho lllie OF tho projectcd cnnul will
| be along: tho rDltte nf the oil Wabash l. ErlG
| frnm TOted0taa punt near LoGnnsWrt on the
| Wabash; thence tly tho kankakce Rtycr to
Chicago. IT, Il tile belief of n1d engineers
| WHO Are familiar with thu ground thlt this
route vii! prrscnt fewer difficulties than any
other. There. will bo nuwhcre oil. tho line 4
ernter elevation than thlrty.tIve feet, which
| Gull bo overcome Mt comparatively s:iln[1 cnat
| The construction Of the illinois River. Sflil
Canal westward from Clicngo would, by
one continuous route from Now Orleans tc
buffalo.
THE EXODUS.
7b ths lVtst<ra Assoetas<d Prsss.
| WAsn1SdTos, d. G., April little Senate
Exodus Committee cxa1nincd pr, Lamb, q
| pnrs0nS, Kns. Many refugees hnu told wit
ness they were induced to cnlnc to Kansas b,
circulars Which Wcrc distributed In Texa:
Inst June, Witness had never beet
signed BY Gov. ST., John, Of Kansas
Did not wish to bo understood ns saying that
Gov. st. John himself Issued the circulars
hit snld he believed they Wert. Issued from
the Republican headquarters with 81. Johns
Mr. 1loswortfl,. dry:goods merchant. To
pekN, kas., sAid he WIS a member Of tht
Freet,HeM's Relief Association, and ex-Trcas
urer of the Association. lie denied hetrlttf
Of the assertion ot the previous wltnts? {Dr
Iamb) 80 far As It Unlimited that tho Nallo
Texas. The Association l,ad issued no circil
lars inviting negroes to come. Coy. st. .)ott
might hnve tloue 80, but witness did not be
lleYe liz had.