Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-01-25
THE FORTY EiGHTU CONGRESS-
IN Important rsiii Concerning Patent
Heterogeneous Passed by the House

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. H2. The House
to-day pissed bill providing that no DANA
ages or profits shall be recovered from any
defendant for the infringement of a patent
when it shall appear on trial that he was a
mere user for his own benefit Of any Article
purchased in open market, without notice
that the same was subject to patent,
Dir. Parker of New York offered rcsolu-
ton reciting that 1t is alleged that the inter
csts Of American agricuturnlists and dairy
men are greatly and uniustly injured by the
manufacture, sale and use of oleOmargarne,
butterine, etc, and directing the committee
on agriculture ID ascertain the facts.
The lIoase pascal the Greedy relief bill
The committee on public lands reported a
bill FORGETTING the Texas Pacific land grant.
Favorable Report OH the Fitz John
Porter Sill.
The Senate committee on military affairs
this morning ordered that the bill for TIC relief
IF Fita.John Porter be reported lavo'ably.
Senator Beck called up the resolution Of
fcrcd by Senator Anthony in relation 10 the
foreign governments which prohibit the i'm
porlaton of hcalthful American meats Sen
atOr BgCk's amendment directs the com
mittCG on foreign relations q Investigate and
report on the subject and suggest legislation
necessary TO place the United States on az
equal footing with the most favored nations.
Mr.. Beck quoted from the report Of John
NJ. Francis, American consul general fOl
Portugal to show that the exclusion of
American meats from Portugal was due &c
the demand Of The meat producers Of thai
pt tps1 10 al hot &,f.'c 'ior
was from rclaliatory rather than sanitary
considerations, Mr. Beck opposed retalia.
tory measures aud wanted thorough invcs
tlgalion of the subject, Greater freedom t.
all commerce IS what is wanted.
Senator Logan favored rCtala'ury lcgisla-
ton
Mr. Miller of New York also opposed IL.
tallatOry measures and said the German gov
eminent dsclaim all idea Of retaliation in
their exclusion Of meats and simply say the
meats are unhealthy based on reports print.
ed i'll American newspapers. They also
claim we have no governmental nsp. ction,
and for that reason they can not decide
whether the meats are healthy or unhealthy,
and hence object to their introduction into
Germany. Ii upon examination of the mat
ter the committee on foreign relations shonld
become convinced that retaliatOry measures
were necessary, those measures should only
be resortCd to after grave deliberaLion. The
resolution as amended by Senators Logan
and Beck was agreed TO, that the committee
on foreign relations report to the Senate
what legislation Is necessary 10 protect
American interests, and what discrimination
are made by the tariff laws Of the principal
countries of Europe and America, especially
France, Germany, Mexico and Brazil.
The committee on Indian affairs reported
adversely on q number Of petitions Tor open.
ing the Oklahoma lands TO settlement.
The Senate took up the bill TO provide {
civil government for Alaska. Without reach
ing conclusion on it the Senate went into
executive session