New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-16

There ia of course no doubt that IL has
always been the purpose OF the government
TO give to inventors the utmost neneht
from their patents, both as matter OF re-
ward and as an incentive to further inven-
ton On the other hand there is grave
question as TO how far Congress has IN
tended that these patent rights shall be
used to effect countrywide control OF sell
ing prices. Because of the difficulty of de-
Gliding satisfactorily this intricate question
+ is quite possible that purely civil suit
viii be instituted against the board which
controls a considerable number of the cleo
trical patents in use in this country, al
though even that step has not been def
nitely determined upon.
PENSION ECONOMY.-Despite the ear
nest efforts of the President to secure
economy in the affairs of the government,
the Pension Committee of the House re-
ported favorabIy to-day pension bill
which. If enacted immediately. will In
crease the pension expense of the govern
ment by from $50 0lo.G0o to SAC. 100000. This
bill provides that every veteran who served
ninety days or moro in the military or
naval service in the Civil War az sixty
days more in the Mexican war, and who
is not now drawing pension under some
other act, shall. under .he McCumber act,
receive 3 pension as follows; Those sixty
two years old, SIS month: those sixty
five years old 800 month; those seventy
years old, So q month, and those seventy
five years old or more, $50 month. I'm
der the McCunber law the pensions
S2 a month for those sixty-two years old,
$15 month for those seventy years old
and 500 a month for those seventy-five
o11 l,d n n
ioway, chairman of the Pension Commit
tee contends that in view of the constantly
diminishing pension roll the total increased
cost to the government will not exceed
s25 0Ga ono in any one year, although there
are experts who estimate the cost at the
figures first given.
PRESIDENT GRATIFIED - President
Taft was greatly grstiied when he was
Informed this afternoon that the Senate
had confirmed the nominations of Willis
Van Devanter and Joseph Rucker Lamar
associate justices of the Supreme Court.
This action was taken by the Senate In
executive session to-day, after a favorable
report had been received from the Commit
tee on Judiciary. In order thus to expedite
the confirmation of these nominations the
Senate had to suspend its rules. and its
Willingness to do so demonstrated the con-
fidence of that body in the Judgment of
the President and the cordial feeling tow
ard the Chief Executive which has largely
! replaced the animosityJof a year ago. This
action will make possible the swearing In
| of the new justices next Monday. when
Chief Justice White is to take the oath of
| office.
| CLARK WILL BE SPEAKER.-Repre-
sentative Champ Clark has cinched his
| crown as Speaker of the next House That
! crown is sf1orn of one of its most brilliant
| jewels, 1t is true. but the Pike County
. statesman Is glad to make sure of it under
any circumstances. BY pledging himself
not to oppose the creation of q committee
on committees Mr. Clark has obtained the
! pledges of a sufficient number of Demo
| Gratis TO insure his election. Taking the
formal pledges of those who have voted In
| their state caucuses and the informal
pledges of those who have written Mr..
Clark of their intention to vote for him, the
aggregate is now 175 out of the 2e7 Demo
| cratic members of the next House, accord
/ ing TO the figures of Mr.. Clark's friends.
/ North Carolina pledged its nine votes to the.
Mssourian to-day, and other states which
have done so, with their votes. are: Illinois,
| H. Missouri. IS; Texas, Is: Georgia, Ii; Ar
! kansas, Z; Kentucky, 9; Tennessee, s; Ala
bama, g: Mississippi, 8: Florida, 8: Louisi-
ana, !, and Indiana, II. Representatives
Sherley and Helm, of the Kentucky delega-
ton, and one member of the Missouri dele
/ CATION have thus far declined TO commit
| themselves except on the condition that the
/ Missourian shall pledge himself to a COM
mittee on committees e. e. IL