The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-12
i r ATENT LAW FRS
4 Bill to Govern the Practice of Attor.
 neys Before the Patent Office.
QUARANTINE LEGISLATION.
A Pension Decision-Bnl Providing Death for Train Wreeking with Intent to Rob The Interstate Commerce Vacancy
 Capt. Schwab's Company.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-Assistant Greeley, of the patent office, has pre- pared the draft of bill which will be introduced in congress governing the recognition of agents, attorneys or other persons representing applic cants for patents before the patent office. It gives authority to the commis sioner of patents to require persons desiring to practice to show that they are of good reputation and poss essed of the requisite qualifications to enable them to render applicants valuable service. The commissioner is given authority to disbar from practice any attorney shown to be incompetent, disreputable or who refuses to comply with the rules or regulations or who mis- leads or threatens any applicant for a patent in any manner whatsoever. AIT persons desiring to practice shall be required to register. the fee for registering being $1. The commissioner is authorized to appoint committees to determine by examina- tion the qualifications of applicants for registration. After the 1st of July next no person shall be entitled to de- scribe himself as a patent agent or att | torney unless he is registered as such, and for a violation of this fine not exceeding $500 is imposed. Some of these provisions are now.in operation in the office, but it is desired they shall have the force of law. ? Probable Quarantine Legislation. WASHINGTON, Jan. l2.-While the l ca ta l.. not yet formulated a measure, it is known to be the eminent of it's members that no national quarantine commission is advisable. The better plan, the committee believes, would be to enlarge the powers of the present marine hospital service so that in cases of epidemic the officer in charge will be authorized to issue necessary regu- lations. It is not improbable that measure thus extending the scope of the marine hospital service will be re- ported next week.
 X Pension Decision.
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.--Assistant Secretary Webster Davis rendered a number of pension decisions yester- day, one of which was of especial im- portance. The case is that of Jason r. Brown, late of the United States navy, rejected by the bureau. The action of the bureau is overruled and the claim is allowed. It is for a sailors pension under the act of June 27, 1890. Secre- tary Davis finds that the claimant had served 50 days when his services were terminated by the ending of the war.
 Death for Train Wrecking.
 WAsHINaToN, Jan. 2-Efforts are being renewed to secure the passage of bill to define train wrecking with in- tent to rob and to provide the penalty of death therefor. In the last eight years the number of hold-ups on rail- roads has increased steadily from 12 in 1890 to 30 in 1897. In eight years there have been 2iS hord-ups, 78 people killed and 67 wounded by the robbers In the FiftyFourth congress, Mir. Hub bard, of Missouri, introduced bill to this effect. y-
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