The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-21

the Treatment or expulsion of ). Michel
baoher, an American citizen, who was ex-
nelled from Russia on account Of his being a
Hebrew. and oil other correspondent he
tween our government and that or Russia in
relation TO the eoDdit on or expulsion of he
bTcgs who ere Auorican citizens from the
territory Of Ruaeia.
BY Mr. Townshend Gll): To punish the
possession OF Dies for oQunterfeiting money.
Also to punish bribery in elections. Also 70
puni.h the passing of Confederate money az
lust obligation of the U ed States.
BY Mr.. Dipgley; To protect the inma,es OF
the National Home for Diaabled soldiers.
and fIbitding the sale of distilled and fer
Iuented liquors within the limits of any
home,
By Mr.. Ryan Kas.) Appointing $40 =
OOO for the erection OF monument TO the ne
gro sOl1ler3 and sailors Otthe war.
By M. Gay (La.li For the free importa-
ton OF machinery Tor the extraction Of cane
juice
By Mr.. Millard IN. y: To repeal all gu
ties on sugar .a,d mo'a'ses imported in
American vessels.
BY ar. Johnston IN. C): A resolution
instruetipg tho Com nittee on WAYS and
Means to report bill repeating the internal
reyenus laws.
Mr., Morrison introduced a resolution for
the holiday recess rom December sd 10
January 4th. Referred.
Mr.. Hiscock called up his motion To sus-
pend the rules and p tss the bill relating 10
duties on tobacco, The bill amends the stat
ut IS relating TO tho duties on leaf iobacco as
fOllOws: LIE tobacco in any bale, box,
package or bulk, any part of which is suita-
BILE Tor wrappers, if not stemmed, 75 cents
per pound, II stemmed, 81 per pound, upon
the Who'll contents Of such bale, box, pack
age or bulk.
Mr.. Morrison, of Illinois, opposed the bill
Sinca the introduction Of this measure, and
only as late as last Satur ay, the House,
with the CONCURRENCE of tho gentleman fro N
New York mir. Hiscock) had decided OF to
have aoy revenue legislation; neither 10 in
crease nor d. linsh the revenue, and indeed
not to consider the question:. He had been
in hopes that, Obedient to the will of the
House, the gentleman would have withdrawn
this proposition to inc ease tax already
enormously high. The proposition is 10 i'm
pose duty on all Imported leaf tobacco suit
aole for cigar, wrappers offs cents pound,
or ii stemmed Of 81 pound. The greatest
portion OF this tobacco imported now paid 80
cent, pound. The pre- ext for the pending
measure was that the law as 1t now stood was
eyaded: AS II now stood the law, which was
adopted withou. ever h wing been considered
or real In the HOuse-under what was known
as the Keller. Reed device for change Of
rulss-impo,ed Is Conts on imported Leaf to-
bacoo of requisite fneness and quality for
wrappers and 81 Tor s,emmed. The Tar 4
ommission had been asked to impose tina 3
DUTY, and, after invest CATION Of the
whole question II had declined to report
in favor of il. Then IL had como to be
law in the way he had already Indicted
The pending prOpos ton was to impose a
home producer Of leaf t oBScc, who
was already protected by duty Of IS
cents pound. That rate was more than
ample protection to day.
Mr.. Breckiarijge (Ark.) regarded the bill
rs a modest pro OsitiOn to protect a certain
class OF tobacco 100 per cent The cgars
wrapped in Sumatra tobacco were consumed
principally by the working class, and it
alone would have to pay the increased duty,
although IL now paid a badly OF 70 per cent.
to )me 1000 persons in this country. There
was 10 commercial, industrial or financial
reason, based on public interest, for the pas
sage of this bill II was prOpo ,ition to sub
sidize, pure and simple and unadulterated,
aud he hoped that the day would come when
the people would whip such propositions
from the Capitol as the money changers were
whipped from the temple. The proposition
what peculiar 1t was not simply to tax all
wrappers 70 cents and 81, but 1t was to tax at
that rate all tob eco that wos in bale on
which there was single leaf suitable for
wrapping.
Mr. Hiscook'l motion was lost--Yeas, 90 ;
nays, l65. The following Democrats vote d
with the body Of Republicans in the afirma-
tive Anderson (0hio.) Boyle, Curtin, En-
montrout, Findlsy, toran, Lore, Seymour,
SE0pe and WOltord
Il NO IOilNNluk Ctbt utKHLiNo
votes: Adams (ill.l, Anderson (Kas.l,
Ter, Henderson ua), Holmes, Hopkins,
Johnston Ind), Landes. Lyman, Owens,
Paysyn, Perkins, lowell Ryan Strait,
Thomas GiIl, Van schaick, Wakefield,
White (Minnb and Wood ourn.
MIR. Forney lAla.l, on behalf of the Com
mittee of Militia, moved to suspend the ru es
and pass the Senate bill am md ing the stat
.Nap .,.Lt sasr al .rt Nta,, e.
vide arms and equipments for the militia,
with an amendmont proposed by the House
Committee making the annual appr0pda-
tions 100000. Agreed to-yeas, 1893; nays,
40.
The Speaker laid before the House mes
sage from the President transmitting a ro-
port from the Secretary OF State in re alton
70 tho invitation from Her Britannia
Majesty ~ participate in an interGa iOnal
exhibition to be held at Adelaide, Australia,
In 1887. Referred,
Nj. Townsbend Ul,), on behalf of tho
Committee on Pgtants, moved to suspend the
rules and pass bill limiting the jurisd elton
of United states courts in patent cases, and
to protect persons who, without notice, are
bona hds MAJ uf'cturers, purchasers, VEN
ders and users0f patented articles
The bill limits the jurisdiction OF United
States courts !! patent cases to cases where
in he amount in c0ntrON ersy does not OK
Deed 800 against one person or citizen. Se,-
ton provides hat purchasers of any patent
right for actual use shall not be liable to
damages, royalty or for value of tbe same, or
for infringing the same in any manner, who
at the date Of such purchase had DO kaowl-
edge of the claims OF any third person, or
III 4 the inventor OF the same has an interest
therein adverse to the seller thereof. That
no person who shall in good faith purchase,
use, manufacture or sell, without previous
knowledge of tue existence of a pa ent there
for, any article, machine, machinery or
other thing for the cx lus We use, sal or
manufacture OF w9ich any patent has been
or may hereafter be granted to any person,
persons or corporation whate yer, shall be liza
BILE, in damages or otherwise, for nm in
fringement o such patent until after writ
ten notice OF the existence there0 shall have
been personally served on such person OF
persons or corporation, and such infringe
ment shall DO thereafter discontinued.
Mr.. Tewnshond said the only purl ose oil
the measure was to protect innocent pur-
chasers against bla kmail.
Mr.. Hammond, (Ga.), opposed the bill
and declared that the irst section would
strike Gown seven-e ghths Of all the patents
In the country, while the second section
would place premium upon sc0undreiism,
MIR. Bu;terworth, l0.l, REGARDED the u al
bold attempt TO kill lhe goOse that laid the
golden egg. i, was due to the patent sys.
ten that the United States o1celled every
other nation today as manu- lactnrinf
country. The b, practically wi. cd out the
patent system, while it would leave mon
opolies ~ any such existed in this country
unharmed.
Mr.. Henderson Ia) said that the real
purpose of the bill was to prevent tho masseI
Of the poople who did not enjoy the benefit!
Of the goldeu egg, but who bought patented
instruments, from being mulcted in dam
ages and dragged into court by wealthy cor
porations until they are served with written
notice.
In order to prevent vote being taken OF
! to bi |, Mr. Mills lrox, moved to adj ourn
| l2l; and accordin sly the House adjourned.
Men and Women I'm Lies Prime
Who rise unrefreshed, feel languid throuSl