New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-13
TRANSACTIONS OF COMMITTEES.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-I1e House COM
mlttee on Mines and Mining met to-day and discussed
Representative Belford's bill 10 establish Bureau OF
Mines and Mining Consideration Of the subject will be
resumed at the meeting. Clarence King. Director
of Geographical surveys, addressed the committee
the mineral OF the United States He Will con-
cnde his at the meeting of the committee
To-day the Senate Committee Commerce took up
ire House pill making special deficiency appropriations
FOR continuing work on the Davis Island do ~ In the ONO
River near Pttshurg; for the SusqlehsnDa River I'M
poveents Hayre de Grace aud tor the Improvement
or Muscle Gals. in The Alabama RIVER Oral arguments
were presented respectively by the Alabama ana Ten
aoJ Inv Reuresentafive Bayne, OF Pennsylvania, The
Committee did not dispose Of the bill to-day The indica-
hons are that the committee VIII 0od back 70 await
The reception Of the regular annual River aud Harhoc
bill. 49, NJ, y IN 80. o,, d.. Dad,
VII view 10 renewing Congress from the consideration
OF large and constantly accommodating lumber OF bills
for The relief postmasters from liability for losses Dy
FIRE or burglars, appointed Senators Maxey and Hamin
A. a subcommittee today TO prepare a general PHI
slau empower the Post Office Departms nj To make
allowances pOstmasers for the loss OF stamps and
money order funds when stolen or destroyed without
other fault on the part of the postnas
The House Committee on the Judiciary took up the
sui feet Of trademarks to-day and invited Representa-
Gstitntional amendtnent affecting trademarks Mr.
Met responded He held that did not involve any
change in Constitution but simply made possible
rxecution OF the unfinished will Of It's The
analogous subjects. patents aud copyrignts had been
Govefnnent ard had the subject of trademarks pos
the importance at thar time that II does
! to-day, IT, too. would nave peen lheoIpoIalea'
| The protection ~ trademarks requires uniform,
UNIVERSAL harmonious system Of LEGISLATION by the Cen
Government exclusively TOT tue wh0e cOhnlrt anu
This en- 0ny secured by the proposed amendment 10
the Constitution any other Igg1Iatohi eve. eonsti
The OF the supreme Court, by whcn me
present trademark law was pronounced unconsti-
tuopa was cited IN port the proposition that any
law which should be enacted unoer Inc commercial
shorts, GIFTED Mr.. McCOid ned that the subject il
ndlvsb by State hines. ana eannot by any possibility
be uded IN the question OF Interstate commerce;
pertains more 70 manufacture than to
by constitutional amendment The matter referred
to sub committee with instructions TO report at an
The House Committee on Pacific Railroads met this
morning consider the bin 20 extend che provisions OF
the sink ug iuud It decided to postpone
Alteration II the matter for two weeks, and TO permit
the Hon Jeremiah Wilson TO appear ana give MS views
The Senate Committee on Patents heard arguments to-
advocacy Of an extension OF the patent OF Henry
Waterman. OF Brooklyn. " " for his process OF temper
ing wire and steel which is extensively used In tho
manufacture OF wire for barbed fences, hoopskires,
The Senate Exodns Committee resumed the exsmna-
ton OF witnesses today Mr. haSneS East OF naI hr
himself and subscribed to sas Islee. North Caro-
INA coOred cmisrant January TO- and also another
written statement, subscribed to by Lewis Williams.
another cOlored emigrant, on the same date. Iheso
indnced to come 20 Indiana by statements made by
sam Perry and Peter Williams, the North Caroina
agitaors who said there was plenty OF WORK In lndana
for coored cAigiGujs; that men would hire them as
soon As they arrived in Indiana and pay them rom
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were ready the emigrabts and that they could pur
chase land from 81 to al 90 per acre on seven years
| time and In quantities 10 suit the buyers MI fast
said that the eigrants want 10 return, as Works
scarce IN Indiana General l. d. Manson, a PROMINENT
Democrat from indianapolis and state Auditor OF In.
| diana was the witness examined he tesuhed
that some OF the cOlOred emlgrans IN Indianapolis
seemed think that the Democratic state officials nave
fund which they Will send the einlgrants
back North Carolina SO as to get their votes out OF
| the state. - ~.
| An argument made before the House Committee
on Claims to-day by eX-RcpresentatiSe Wllshlre OF
Arkansas urging paw ment OF the claim Of General John
| A. suffer for S5OOOO.
| Tue subcommittee of the House Committee on Com
merce resumed consideration OF Repceseniaiv Coxs
Shipping Commissioner bill to-day CAPTAIN Snow and
| the shipping Commissioner OF New-York were before
the and their views In favor OF tho
general features OF the bill
Standing Bear the POnea Chief appeared before the
Senate Select Committee investigating the POnca ques
don, and completed his testimony begun YESTERDAY
He complained Of the alleged deceit pr9cneed by the
agents OF the Government NhO induced the P0nc1s 10
10 to the Iuoian Terrtory and also related IN detail
the hardshlps endured by his people whllc III that Ter
rtOry The committee to-mortOW Wall eAdlnihe piiE"'
/ Ewes.