Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-01-05
EDIsoN's PATENTS.

startling facts which ne obtained dur
ing a recent visit to Atlanta.
EDIsoN's PATENTS.
The weekly issue of the patent office
to-day foots UP $40 patents, II designs,
and "A trade marks. OF the patents,
20 are to Thes. A. Edison alone, the
largest number of patents ever issued
at one time, so the patent office off
Gals say by any government to one in
aividual. This, i. is said at the patent
office, brings Edisons number of pat
ents to nearly $50, several times more
than any one inventor has ever taken
out. The number issued Edison to-
day covers improvements in systems
of electric Lighting, in generators, con-
ductors, meters, etc.
GOING FORPOLYGAMY.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.--The follow
ing resolutions have been prepared by
member of the judiciary committee
of the house, and will be introduced as
substitute for the resolution of Mr..
Haskell, when the Utah contested cleo
ton case comes up in January.
WHEREAS, The territory Of Utah is
controlled by an association known as
Mormons, or Latter Day Saints, by
which society the immoral doctrine
and practice of polygamy or Oriental
ism of plural marriages, is secretly,
evasively and topenly maintained and
continued, in violatioun of the constitu-
ton and laws of the United States, as an
organized territorial system, insurrec-
tionary defiance of the legislative, ex-
ecutive and judicial power and authori-
ty of the United States, disturbing the
peaceful action of the government and
the exercise of the functions of re-
publican government therein and dis
quieting the public mind and offending
the public sense of the people of the
United States, and
WHEREAS, The territory thus usurped
to the barbarous institution of polyga-
my belongs to the United States, and
the federal government stands respon-
sible in the sight of God and at the bar
of enlightened public opinion of the
civilized world for continuance of this
crime against morality and marriage,
with It's dangerous consequences to the
peace and good order of the surround
ing territories of the government; and
WHEREAS, Polygamy is a peculiar
local institution, having its existence
within the government only under the
local so-called religious ordinances of
this association, in said territory, with
out any origin or support in the consti-
tuition or laws of the United States, or
in natural rights, and its existence there
is usurpation incapable of any consti-
tutional existence and utterly lawless
therefore
Resolped, That a solemn duty is cast
upon congress wholly to absolve the
general government from any suffer
ance or continuance of said institution
of polygamy, and to enforce public SEN
timent and laws against the same.
Resolved, That to this end it is hereby
ordered that hereafter all delegates
from said territory are disqualified
from holding seats in the house of rep
resentatives, and no delegate shall be
admitted to a seat therefrom until the
people thereof are shown to have
abandoned and destroyed the said in
stituion of polygamy, and submitted
to the enforcement of laws against the
same and until congress shall have de-
clared said territory entitled to such
representation, hereunder.
GARFIELD's ATTENDANTS BILLS.
There has been some guessing done
as to the items which make up the bill
of costs of President Garfield's illness.
1t can be stated tonight on good au-
thority that some of the items are as
follows: TO DR.. Agnew $4,000. He
charges 5000 for the first operation.
Dr. Hamilton's bill is $4,000. DR..
Bliss is content with $4,000, or about
800 day DR.. Reyburn would prob
ably take less, say $4,000 or $4,000.
The army officers viii be paid by
brevet rank, and possibly increased pay.
One question which remains to be set
tied touches the status of Drs. Boynton
and Edison. Both are physicians, and
both took the duties of nurses. Shall
they be paid rs doctors or as mere at
tendants? DR.. Boynton is a man of
independent means, and might not care,
apart from considerations of pride and
etiquette. Mrs. Edison is comfortably
well off, but would no doubt accept a
liberal fee with gratitude. The servi-
ces of DR.. Boynton and Mrs. Edison
were of the greatest value, as it is noto-
rious that the patient was kept alive
more by careful nursing than any very
intelligent surgery.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30--A warm de-
bate on the Mormon question is ex
pected in the house at an early day,
when the Campbell Cannon contest
comes before that body for action. 1t
is thought probable that neither con-
testant win be admitted, and an effort
will be made to deprive Utah of repre-
sentation, so long as polygamy is prac-
ticed and protected in that territory.
Another evidence that the majority of
the house is ripe for severe measures
against the Mormon hierarchy is found
in the general favor with which is
received the bill of Willett's to
abolish the territorial legislature
of Utah and substitute therefor legis-