Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-05-16

and all indications point to d de-
termined stand being made for a
platform as nearly free trade, as is
possible to make It. There will evil
IDENTIFY be a split or Randall and his
friends must back down, as the
Democratic majority is determined
to enforce its views,
Said leading Democratic Sena-
tor to me today "The Kentucky
platform of Wednesday last is the
key note of the campaign, and its
plank on the tariff question will be
endorsed at Chicago with empha-
Sis"
If there was ever a shallow of
hope for the Democracy it is now
gone forever. Even Tilden, who a
great many thought might prove
Moses, is being roundly denounced
by leading Democrats, who say
Sam. Randall and the Nev York
Swu have been carrying out the
ideas of Tilden, and the cold ticket"
must go.
During the present session of
Congress something like half of q
hundred bills have been introduced
in the Senate and House looking to
changes to patent laws. The pro-
posed measures are of varied ma
ture, and most of them touch the
vital features of the existing laws.
Persons interested in patents, direct,
ly and indirectly, have been before
the committees urging or opposing
this bill, and that, so it has been
quite impossible for our Congress.
sional Solons in committee to deter.
mine just what is demanded by the
country on this subject. The House
Committee on Patents have, how,
ever, concluded to have the whole
matter looked into carefully, and
have favorably reported Represent
alive Grennleaf's bill, providing for
the appointment of three Commits
sioners "to examine, revise, and re-
port upon the laws of the United
States relating to patents for useful
inventions, the remedies for in
Engagements of such patents, and
the internal administration of the
Patent Office, and to report such
amendments of the system as they
may deem expedient in a single
code, or in drifts of separate law"
This, in the opinion of your cores
pondent, is wise measure. There
is no doubt that our patent laws re-
quire some revision; but the utmost
care should be exercised in making
changes therein, lest by some hook
or crook the people be further en-
tangled and burdened in, and with
the very things from which they
are endeavoring to extricate and re.
lieve themselves.
The bill introduced in the Senate
on Wednesday last to place ex-
President Grant on the retired list
of the army with the pay of Gen
eral is just and should receive i'm
mediate attention by the committee
and be reported for adoption.
During the entire week the city
has been filed with the disciples of
Esculapias, called here to attend the
annual convention of the American
Medical Association. They are,
taken altogether, fine and intelli-
gent looking body of men. They
have been royalty entertained, hav-
ing been received by the President
and entertained by Mrs. L. z. Liter
on Tuesday, the first evening OF
their meeting; on Wednesday even.
ing the annual banquet was dis
cussed at the National Rifles Armo-
ry Hall. Thursday, four receptions
were rendered. The first by w. w.
Corcoran, and the board of trustees
of the Art Gallery, the second by
Chief Justice and Mrs. Waite; the
third by Commissioner of Agricul.
ture Loring and Mrs. Loring assisted
by numerous friends, and fourth by
Mr.. and Mrs. Hildrup, assisted by
Senator and Mrs. Hawlcy, Mrs. An,
gus Cameron, Mrs. Springer and
others. This afternoon the entire
party made an excursion to Mt
Vernon, returning at half past nine
o'clock and tonight the Capitol is