St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-01
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Patent Bureau Urges A Largel
Increased Force.
The Trade Dollar Bill Likely 10 Cause Nv
~ Debate.
The Senate.


WASHINGTON, March 31.-The chair irid
before the senate 8 communication from s
attorney general, stating that there had be "a
neither neglect nor refusal to FURNISH infor.
alton concerning the star route ATTORNEYS, hut
his force was too small to supply promptly lie
Yoluminous papers called for BY the senats.
He repeats his former request for an incre.
ed clerical force.
The following bills were reported favor
ably:
Providing for the erection of public buiid.
ings at Chattanooga, OpelaHsas, La, aud
Portland, Oregon.
Senator Miller, New York, reported fave
ably bin, providing for the establishmeut
OF forest reservation at the headquarters -
the Missouri river, and at the headquartegs
of Clark's fork Of the Columbia river.
Senator jackson, from the committee On
claims, reported favorably the bill proTidin
for the relief of the Citizens bank, Of Louis
lana.
Senator Cameron, Wisconsin, gave Motto
that the minority committee would hereaft.
present its views, dissenting from those g
the majority with regard TO this bill
The following petitions and memorial
were presented and referred:
BY the chair, resolution of the legisla-
ture Of Kansas urging compensation to tle
citizens of that state for property destroyed
in the Cheyenne raid in 1873.
Senator Cameron, from several hundred
citizens Of Racine, Wis, remonstratfng
against the passage of the bills pending be.
fore congress, injuriously affecting the In
terests of inventors ard patentees.
Senator Malone introduced bill to allow
drawback on imported materials used n
manufactured tobacco, snuff and cigars en-.
ported to the United States Referred.
Senator Platt called up for the purpose &
making few remarks on it, his bill provic
ing for the organization of the patent ofdc,
into separate departments. He added man,
considerations to show the necessity for Ia
organization of the patent office, for an in
crease In its working force, or larger aecomo
dations for the transaction of the bushes.
naturally connected with the work OF exam
ming and granting applications for patents
To illustrate the over crowded condition q
the business at the present time, he said, il
man invent new machine relating to az
riculture, it would be eight months before
his application could be passed upon. He
attached no blame to the patent Office employ.
ees, or the department of the interior, bus
insisted that the inventors of the country were
entitled TO better treatment than under the
present system it was possible to give them.
They had contributed more than any other
class of men TO the wealth, prosperity and
progress Of the country. The patent office
was the only department of the government
that absolutely paid its own way, and in stead
Of continuing the practice small appropria-
tons, cramped quarters and the defective
system that threw dlseouragements IN their
way, there should be large and liberai AZ
preparations, ample working room and
sufficient staff of experts 10 dispose promptly
and judiciously of all applications that may
be sent in.
| On the conclusion Of Platt's remarks lha
senate went into executive session and soou
adjourned.