National Republican., 1884-01-18
,fohio, Weaver, White of Kentucky, Whiting, and

tohio: Weaver, White Of Kentucky, whiting,and
Tae hGuse then proceeded to the consideration
OF the calendar.
The first bill was the one amending section 1887.
of the revised statutes, so as to read us follows
SEC, 1887. No person shall be debarred from
receiving patent for his invention or discovery,
nor shall any patent hereafter granted be declared
invalid by reason of It's having been first patented
or caused to bo patented In foreign country, un-
less the same has been introduced into public use
IN the United states for more than two years prior
granted for an invention which has prior TO the
tlllng OF tho application for said patent, been
patented In a foreign country shall expire
than one seventeen years from tho date OF the
earliest foreign patent, in no case shall It re-:
applications hereafter made for patents for tnven.
ttons previously patented in foreign country
upon the invention of the same person shall be
made within two years. from and after the date Of
such foreign patent, or II there bc more than
from the date Of the esrlie;. foreign pa,Sena,
prior to the grant of such patent, been first pat
ented in foreign country, and which has not
shall be declared 70 be invalid by reason ca of is
not being so limited on its face or in its grant as
TO expire AZ the same time with the foreign pat
with the one having the shortest term bui this
act shall In no wise renew, revive pIolong' or ex-
tend any pateUt heretofore granted"
In speaking to the bill MIR. Anderson, of Kansas,
said that probably three. .fourhs Of the monopo-
lies OF the country were fortified behind the pat.
ent system Of the United States, and he wished 10
have II understood that he was heartily in favor
ofgiving 10 an American Inventor such period
OF time as should give him full and generous re-
hand he was in favor Of drawing line between
that and the ability given to crystalizc monopo-
lies. ltwns question whether the patent sys'
TEN should not be looked after as well us tho alt
tudlnous tariff system. Some years ago patents
were taken out ON instruments for transmitting
telegraphic messages by the Morse system, and
his imprpSsOu that Investigation would
show that the ability of the Western Union Tele:
graph company TO wear out It's opponents hnd
rested on the question of the patent OF the Morse
MI. Elce thought that Mr.. Anderson's speech
was big explosion with little powder. The
sole object OF the bill was that an American IN
ventor who applied for patent In II foreign
country might have his invention patented in
that the patent should not terminate at the ex.
piration Of the torn of the foreign patent Here
after the committee ON patents would be happy 70
discuss with the gentleman from kansas the
patent laws In connection with monopolies, but
now IL was not necessary.
Mr.. Cox, of New York. offered an amendment
providing that the act shall not apply to any
patent now In existence, or application now pend
ing or have the effect Of extending the time OF the
Mr. Holman % moved IS, to % recominit 1.-THE the BILL with
instructions to the committee on patents to report
Il back with provision that In any action against
the innocent purchaser Of a patented article, man
uacured In violation of the right Of the patentee
the measure of damages shall not exceed the cost
IN open marker OF the article so manufactured,
Agreed to-9l to 81.
The next bill on the calendar was one to enable
United States courts In the case Of the improper
grant of letters patent by OF fraud and mis-.
representation. to declare patent void on appli.
cation of the attorney general Passed.
bill making all public roads and highways
post routes was passed
Mr.. Covington, chairman of the committee on
accounts, submitted report designating the COM
mlttees Of the house which shall be allowed
clerks. Agreed to.
The house then, at 4 o'clock, adjourned.