Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-13
PATENT LAWYERS
4 Bill to Govern the Practice of Attor"
neys Before the Patent Office.
QUARANTINE LEGISLATION.
A Pension DecislOn-Bill Providing Death
for Train WreclSing with Intent to Rob
The Interstate Commerce Vacancy
Capt. schwab's Company.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.-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 applicants
for patents before the patent office.
1t gives authority to the commission
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 patent in any manner
whatsoever All persons desiring to
practice shall be required to register,
the fee for registering being 81. The
commissioner is authorized to appoint
committees to determine by examine
ton the qualifications of applicants
for registration. After the LIST of July
next no person shall be entitled to de-
scribe himself as a patent agent or at
torney unless he is registered as such,
and for violation of this a 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.
PrObab g Quarantine Liquidation.
WASHINGTON, Jan. l1.-While the
senate committee on quarantine has
! not yet formulated a measure, it is
known 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 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 1t is not improbable that a
measure thus extending the scope of
the marine hospital service will be re-
ported next week.
a Pension Decision.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 1l-Assistant
Secretary Webster Davis rendered a
number of pension decisions yester-
day, one of which was of especial inn
portance. The case is that Of Jason p,
Brown, late Of the United States navy,
rejected by the bureau. The action of
the bureau is overruled and the claim
is allowed. 1t is for snilor's pension
under the act of June ~, 1890. Secre-
tary Davis finds that the claimant had
served 60 days when his services were
terminated by the ending of the war.
Death for rrain WrocRm:
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1l.-EtfOrts 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 ~ in
1890 to 30 in 1897. In eight years there
have been 2iS hold-ups, rs people killed
and 81 wounded 10y the robbers. la
the Fifty Fourth congress. Mr.. Hub
bard, of Missouri, introduced bill to
this effect.
GroSsoup NAV Got It.
WASHINGTON, Jan. IL. There is no
Developments in the interstate com
merce commissioner vacancy. Senator
Cul ON said last evening that he is
confident the president will appoint
Judge Grosscup, of Chicago, if the
Judge will accept. The president has
not yet rendered the position to Gross
cup, but from references made to him,
Mr. Mckinley has intimated that he
would be glad to have him on the com
mission.
Can't Schwnb's Company.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1l.-Mr Bartholdt
has introduced bill to put upon the
rolls of the army the names of officers
and men of Capt. John Schwabs COM
panv. This company was organized
by order of Gen. Ewing, sworn into
service and used for the defense of
pilot Knob. IL was in the battle of