The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-01-20

the testimony of the sailors OF the
Baltimore, now being taken at San
Francisco by Judge Advocate Gen.
eral Remey of the Navy can be had.
This will probably be next week,
and unless Chill shall in the mean
time apologize declaration OF war
is regarded as certain. tits rumor-
ed and generally believed that the
President has already forwarded
his ultimatim to Chilli.
Ex-Speaker Reed brought down
| the House when he remarked sar-
castically after concurring with tie
Speaker pro TENS decision that de-
bate was not i'm order after the pre-
vious question had been ordered ON
Representative Hoiman's remarka-
BILE resolution declaring it to be the
judgement of the House that no
bill lending aid in any shape to
private Industries or enterprises
should be passed, and no money APP
propriated for any purpose except
what is manifestly necessary to
carry on the Government depart
ments, "And this House will cease
to be deliberative body" This
resolution, which after four hours
debate, was yesterday adopted,
comes nearer to effectually gagging
the House than any rule ever yet
adopted, and Mr.. Reed spoke a
mighty truth when he said that
with its adoption the House would
cease to be a deliberative body. It
is said to be the result of Il confer
ence between the leaders of the
"peanup wing of the democratic
party.
Senator Sherman returned today
from Columbus, where he went to
attend a reception, which followed
his formal election by the Ohio leg
islature to succeed himself in the
Senate.
Secretary Rusk has no fear of the
result of any investigation into the
workings of his department, and be
says of Jerry S mpson's resolution
offered in the House providing for
an investigation of the workings OF
the Agricultural department.: 81
heartily welcome anything that
will compel members of Congress
t. learn more about this depart
ment. l should be glad for my
own sake, for the departments in.
terest, and for the sake of the far.
mers, to have the workings Of this
department more thoroughly un,
derstood aud appreciated by mem
bers of Congress and citizens gener
ally than they are. Singularly
enough although Mr.. Simpson,
understand, owes his election t.
farmers votes, and poses as dis
tinctive'y repre- sentative of The
farming interest, he has paid bu
little attention to this department
and its work. I am quite satisfied
that the better he became acguaint
ed with IL the more he will appre
| ciated it. This has been my expe.
rience in the ease of all those VIII,
have sought more intimate knowl
edge of the work We are doing an(
how we do it,"
, The democratic members of thu
House committee on Ways and
Means evidently consider that the,
"know it ALL" so far as the tariff i.
concerned, as they have decided
, not to grant any hearing to indus
tries liable to be affected by tarif
legislation. Fortunately it is be
vond the power of these "big head
ed" democrats to hurt anybody, ex
cept their own party.
The law makes many distinction.
in crime that are very unjust, bu,
TO change or amend q law is Away.
a slow process. 70 say that tn,
: law encourages theft may shOcl
, the reader, but nevertheless tru'
: regarding certain kinds of theft
For instance, you patent 4 valuable
invention. l deliberately and in
J. tentionally steal your idea, which
you supposed fully protected by tn,
patent Of the u. S. Government
, and put a similar article upon tn
market, knowing that / am infring
+ ing your patent. make thousand
of dollars from the stolen idea, tax
ing care to put it where it cann0
be reached by any legal process
You discover what I have and con
. suit your lawyer as to how you cal
, have me punished. Can you hav,
me arrested and tri, d for theft be
fore the nearest police judge or jus
tice of the peace? No. Have me in
, dicted by the grand jury? No
. What then? Your only redress i
to apply to the civil courts for q,
injunction to prevent my continu
ing the use of your p@perty, and t.
bring suit for damage, for it
t past use. | laugh at you, KNOWN,
that you will never realize a dolla
from your suit, because of your ina
bility to locate my property, anC
proceed tn steal some other invent
or's idea This is not fiction; it i
| a hard, cruel reality that is helm,
enacted every day, and will b
continued until the wilful infringe
ment of patent is made crimina
} otfense. Such a bill is being cOnsid
f cred by the patent committees o
the House and Senate.
Fifty army officers have been ar
rested at Sofia for plotting agains