Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-08

the Government, and he favored the Springer
s Ti as 0eing thorough, sweeping and crushing in
Mr.. Anderson Qowa) contended that Congress
ougnt 10 condemn all trusts sweepingly, whether
tney m Wv were found In sugar In the South or lumber
THE RESOLUTION ADOPTED.
The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Springer then asked for the immediate con-
sideration OF his trust bill, but demand for the
regular order from Mr.. Long CMass) operated as
an objection.
Mr.. Harmer Pa-) presented petition Of citizens
OF In favor or the repeal OF that por-
uon OF the internai-revenue law which classes
druggists as liquor dealers. Referred.
PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY AT SEA.
MI. I. d. B. Brown, from the committee on COM
merce, reported the bill TO provide for the better
protection OF life and property on the high seas
and on the lakes. House calendar.
Mr Wheeler ala , from the committee on ex-
penditures IN the Treasury Department. reported
the bill for the printing OF Government securities
In The highest style OF art. The committee Of the
whole.
THE CAPRoN COLLECTION.
MI. O'Nefu (Penn.) from the committee on the
library, reported the bill for the purchase OF the
Capron collection Of japanese works Of art. CON-
mittee OF whole.
The District I'm Congress-
WASHINGTON MANS INVENTION.
The Senate went TO the calendar to-day. The
first bill reached was that for the relief OF Ropey
d. Evans and Richard NJ. Green. 1t proposes 10
pay them q, 600 for the past and future use of
their patented Invention Tor bending metal links
in the manufacture OF cable and other chain. MIR.
Evans was In charge or the equipment division OF
the Washington navy-yard when he invented the
device. Mr. Patt said that In the last Congress a
Claim or $40, 600 was made. The patent committee
communicated with the Secretary OF the Navy,
who referred 1t to commodore Sch.ey. The latter
reported That the Invention was useful one TO
the Government and advised that the patentees
De paid s., ,OO0. The committee settled upon 81, 900
Mr.. Cockreil maintained tnat when a person in
the employ OF the Government and with the Use Of
Government materiais inyents a useful device IL
should belong TO the Government. He was op-
posed TO paying Tor such Inventions.
Mr. PatL held that the law recognized the right OF
persons In Government employ " their Inventions,
and he totally disagreed with Mr. CockrelL The
Government had no right to claim such iLven-
AT Mr.. Cockrelrs request, the bill went over to
enable MN TO prepare an amendment to change
the law SO as to establish the Governments right
10 Inventions by its employees.
THE GkoRGKTowN AND TENLEYTowN RAILROAD BILL
PASSED.
The House bill to incorporate the Georgetown
and Tenleytown Railway Co., was taken up. The
incorporators named are Jno. w. Thompson, Rich.
II. Goldsborough, Wm j. Thompson, Henry Ii.
Dodge, W. b. Ryan, OSceOia Z. Gre d, and Norvdi
W. Burchel, OF the District OF Columbia; Arthur
b. bateman, T. w. Pearsall, and Harvey Durand,
or New YORK; and n. W. Bowe and Jno. A. Coke, or
Richmond, Va IL authorizes them TO lay down
single or double tracks, with necessary switches,
turnouts &C., for operating the same by cable
or electric power, from the Potomac River near
high street TO and along high street In George
town 10 the Tenieytown rOad, but wholly out
side the limits or That road and along the side OF
the road 10 the District line; also the privilege or
LAY Ing such condutS beneath the surface OF Water
street for The purpose OF conveying or cominuDi-
eating power from any suitable point along Water
street TO High street, subject 10 The approval OF
the Commissioners; but the conduts must be
laid so as not 70 impair the surface OF Water
street Tor traffic ana wagon travel
The provisions That have been Incorporated In
all the bulls charterng street railroads, at the In
stance OIL the commissioners, for the better pro-
lection OF tue riguLs Oh the pu0lic were Ia this bl
Tne bill was passed.
Not Going to New York.
DENIAL BY SENATORS ALLISON, HIscoCK AND
ALDRICH.
Senators Allison, Hiscock and Aldrich deny the
published story that they are going 10 New York
TO submit their tarin bill TO Mr.. Blaine They say
there is not word OF truth the story; that the
idea OF consulting MI. Blaine had never been
thought OF. The members OF the sub finance CON-
mittee feel amply able TO handle the tafin Ques-
tlon.