The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-18

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April .. The compliments allege that the
department makes no charge that the pub
locations do not comply with the require
ments OF the federal laws defining second
class mail matter, but threatens 10 exclude
on the alleged ground that the literary
merit Of the publications is beneath an ar
bitrarily fixed STANDARD by which 1.-The de-
PENDANT seeks TO impose a literary censor
ship over the press and on the alleged fact
that the lists Of subscribers are not legiti-
mate because they nave been TO an extent
received by means Of so-called premiums
all Of which is manifestly beyond the power
and scope of the authority invested In the
defendant"
The House committee on merchant marine
and fisheries to-day heard Field l.. Pendle-
ton. president of the Atlantic Carriers AS
ISOLATION. who urged the restoration of that
provision of the ship subsidy bill struck out
by the Senate. allowing ships under 1000
tons burden TO participate in the subsidy.
Mr.. Pendleton said that a good part of our
foreign trade was done by small ships from
$50 to 1000 tons burden. as their light draft
made il possible for them to enter many
harbors inaccessible 10 the larger ships.
Alex. X. Smith. superintendent of the Mari
time Exchange of New York. gave the APP
prevail of that association TO the proposed
change. In the course of the hearing Rep
resentative Littlefeld. of Maine, a member
of the committee, referred 10 the impor-
lance of the small sailing vessels in the
foreign and coastwise trade.
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The Senate committee on interstate COM
merce to-day heard William r. Corwine. of
the Merchants Association, New York,
Robert Higbee. of the National Lumber
Dealers Association, and r. S. Lyon, of
the Chicago Board of Trade, all favoring
the Nelson bin to strengthen the Inter
go ATAaE.E IIfU-
bee and Corwine appeared before the House
committee on the same subject.
XXX
United States Consul Mcwade, at Canton,
has cabled the State Department as fol-
lows: whole villages on the banks of
North river, in the vicinity of Shickwanfu,
are devasted by smallpox and typhoid.
FaitShang is suffering from cholera and
plague.
Robert j. Wynne, for many years a we'll
known Washington correspondent, took to-
day the oath of office as first assistant
postmaster general. succeeding w. NJ. John
sen, Of New Jersey. Mr.. Wynne immediate
ly assumed charge of the new office.
XXX
The members of the executive council Of
the American Federation of Labor had a
conference with President Roosevelt to-day
aRCAA ~ AAcNtCAo III III NAAt A&aNA e1NADh
is Interested. The subjects discussed in
Guided Chinese exclusion. an eight-hour
law, a prison labor bill, increase in the
salaries of letter carriers, and the right of
government employees to solicit legislation
III their own behalf. Regarding Chinese ex-
Clusion the Labor leaders told the President
that they were not at all pleased with the
failure of the Senate to add a seaman's
section to the Chinese exclusion bill, passed
yesterday. The President, il is stated, ex-
pressed himself in favor of an effective
Chinese exclusion law and in sympathy
with the demands of labor as to an eight
hour bill and a prison labor bill. The Presi-
dent said there had been a great deal Of
misunderstanding as to the order issued
by him relating to government employees
taking part in efforts for increase of pay,
etc. This order, he explained. did not refer
TO the efforts of organizations as bodies.
XXX
Chairman Payne. of the ways and means
committee, to-day introduced a bill admit
ting free of duty the Rochambeau statue
which is to be erected in Washington. Rep
~resentative GrOsvenor, of Ohio, introduced
a bill by which the President would be en-
abIed to advance Surgeon General stern
berg, OF the army, 10 the rank OF major
general on the retired list.
ky
Archbishop Ireland and Bishop O'Gorman
probably will leave this country for Rome
in time to be at the Vatican when Gov
ernor Taft reaches there on his way to
Manila. The ~prelates are well advised of
the intentions of this government respect
ing not only the friars land question, but
other matters of Importance concerning the
relations between the church and state in
the Philippines. so they will be able to ad-
wise the Vatican officials i'm advance of
Governor Taft's arrival and thereby facili-
tate his business.
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NJ. Santos-Dumont has made application
to the Treasury Department for the free
admission under bond of the machinery con-
nected with his airship, on the ground that
IL is scientific apparatus. The department
has replied that under the showing made it
anything further to present to show that
the machinery is scientific apparatus un-
der the law it will receive consideration.
Xxx
The President to-day sent to the House in
response to a resolution of inquiry the let
ter of the Governor of Louisiana to the Sec
rotary of state. together with numerous
documents, relative to the shipment of sup
plies from Louisiana ports to South Africa.
Inc papers have been made public hereto
fore.
Senator Pritchard, chairman of the COM
mittee on patents. to-day introduced a bill
prepared by the committee appointed by
President Mckinley to revise the patent
and trade mark laws of the United States
in connection with the convention for the
protection of industrial property concluded
at Paris March 20, 1888, and also a bill pre-
scented by the minority Of the commission.
The commissions bill covers the whole field
of marks used in in the terri
tory of the United States and In interstate
and foreign commerce. 1t contains PROPOSE
tons for registration of all marks gener-
ally known as trade marks and a penal
clause for the punishment of infringement
in addition to the usual civil remedies. The
cost of registration is reduced to $40. Tho
term of registration is fixed at ten years,
or in the case of foreigners to expire with
their foreign registration. The bill is strict
ly reciprocal. 1t is the work of Judge Gross
cup. of Chicago, H., and Mr.. Francis
Forbes, of New York, former delegate tc
the Madrid and Brussels conferences under
the convention. The minority bill, drafted
by a. p. Greeley, late assistant commits
sioner OF patents, presents the same feature
of registration of marks used in interstate
commerce.. reduction of fees, etc, but it is
claimed better preserves the common law
rights Of trade mark owners than the COM
missions bill. 1t contains no penal pro-
vision. Both bills are very long.