The Holly chieftain., 1898-01-14
PATENT LAWYERS
Bill to Govern the Practice of Attor-
neys Before the Patent Office.
QUARANTINE LEGISLATION.
4 Pension Decision-BiIi Providing Death
for Train wreeking with Intent to Rob
The Interstate Commerce Vacancy
Capt Schwab's Company.

! WASHINGTON, Jan. l2.-Assistant
ireeley, of the patent Office, has pre-
pared the draft OF a bill which will be
| Introduced in congress governing the
'ecognition OF agents, attorneys or
other persons representing applicants
or patents before the patent Office
It gives authority TO the commits sioner
If patents to require persons desiring
o practice to show that they are of
rood reputation and poss essed of the
'equisite qualifications to enable them
o render applicants yaluable service.
The commissioner /, given authority
o disbar from practice any attorney
,hown to be incomprtrnt, disreputab BILE
Jr who refuses to comply with the
'ules or regulation or who mis-
eads or threaten any applicant
or patent in any manner
whatsoever. All persons desiring TO
practice shall be required to register.
he fee for regist4ring being 81. The
commissioner is authorized to appoint
committees to determine by examine
ion the qualifications of applicants
,or registration. After the lst of July
next no person shall be entitled to de-
,cribe himself as patent agent or at
,orney unless he is re ,istered as such,
md for violation o. this fine ut
exceeding $500 is imposed. Some of
;hese provisions are row in operation
n the Office, but it is desired they shall
rave the force of law.
Probable QuarAntint L"Gi.1ation-
WASHINGTON, Jan. l2.-While the
,enate committee on quarantine has
lot yet formulated measure, it is
tnown to be the sentiment of its
members that no national quarantine
commission is advisable. The better
plan, the committee believes, would be
to enlarge the power, of the present
marine hospital service SO that in cases
IF epidemic the Officer in charge will
be authorized to issue Tecessary regu-
atoms. 1t is not improbable that a
measure thus extending the scope of
he marine hospital service will be re-
ported next week.
A Pension DccHion.
WASHINGTON. Jan. IL. Assistant
secretary Webster Davis rendered a
number of pension decisions yester-
day, one of which was # especial i'm
portance. The case is tiat of Jason z.
Brown, late of the United States navy,
rejected by the bureau. The action OF
the bureau is overruled ind the claim
is allowed. 1t is for a s,ilor's pension
under the act OF June q 1890, Secre.
tary Davis finds that the claimant had
served 60 days when his services were
,i,,a cd hy,t tho nd in, NJ tho
Death for Train wr.ckin-.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12-Efforts are
being renewed to secure the passage OF
bill to define train wrecking with in
tent to rob and to irovide the penalty
of death therefor. In the last eight
years the number d hold-ups on rail
roads has increased steadily from l2 in
| 1890 to 30 in 1897. In eight years there
have been 2is hol1ups, IS people killed
and 81 wounded b the robbers In
the Fifty-Fourth congress, Mr.. Hub
bard, of Missouri introduced a bill 10
this effect
Gro.scup Nay Get It
WASHINGTON, Jah la.-There is no
developments in lhe interstate com.
nerce commissioner vacancy. Senator
cullom said las evening that he is
confident the President will appoint
Judge Grosscup of Chicago, if the
Judge will acceIt. The president has
not yet tenderet the position to Gross
.up, but from re eren ces made to him,
Mr.. Mckinley las intimated that he
| would be glad to have him on the com,
mission.
Cant Schwah's Com pAny.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12,-Mr. .Barthold'
nas introduced bill to put upon the
rolls of the army the names Of officers
and men of Capt. John Schwab's com
pany. This company was organized
by order Of Gen Ewing. sworn into
service and used for the defense oi
Pilot Knob. 1t was in the battle o.
Septemb Der %, 1861