Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-03-17

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at variance in their views as to the
efficiency OF the bill in some OF its par
ticulars. The amendments were pre-
pared in the first instance by a com.
mittee appointed by President Taft
every one Of the members OF which
was a lawyer Of high standing. Then
Mr.. Taft went over the measure him.
self. bringing to bear on It all his ju-
dicial training. The cabinet officers
took Il up and sanctioned II and said
II was proof against attack in the
courts
Experts Disagree.
There never was such a case per
haps OF supposed experts disagreeing
on the efficiency Of bill. There is
provision in the proposed legislation
which allows the railroads TO enter
into trafTlc agreements on rates. the
agreements TO be submitted to the in
terstate commerce commission. who
shall be allowed to pass only on the
question as TO whether the rate as an
average is eEorbitant
Some members OF the interstate
this takes away much from the prop
osition as advanced originally by The
odore Roosevelt The former presi-
dent agreed that the railroads should
be allowed TO make traffic pools, but
said that the interstate commerce com
mission should be given the power to
nullify them provided Il was shown
that the pools were contrary to what
might be considered public policy
Other members Of the commission say
that as long as they have the power
TO get at the rate that is all that is
necessary and all in which the people
are interested Mr.. Taft and his law
yer members OF the cabinet hold to
this view and seem to believe that
they have smOOthed the path through
many difficulties by giving the rail.
roads the pooling right under the law
President Taft believes that appeal
cases should be put into the hands Of
the attorney generals office for de-
Tense because he has implicit conf
dence in the ability and sincerity Of
the law officers connected with the
cabinet department Moreover, he is
averse to multiplying the legal depart
ments OF the government.
For Court Of Patent Appeals.
For years the lawyers OF the
country. particularly the patent law.
yers, have endeavored to get con.
gress to pass a bill to establish a
United States court Of patent appeals
Senator Beverage recently introduced
such a bill In the senate and the
| judicial committee, through Senator
/ Brown Of Nebraska, has Just reported
/ IL favorably.
The day that this bill was reported
/ 70 the senate it happened that Fred
erick P. Fish, an eastern attorney
and who is called the father Of the
proposed legislation, was arguing &
case in the supreme court only a few
yards away from the senate chamber
Mr.. Fish ten years ago began E cam
paign for a court of patent appeals
and he has been assisted in the wOrl
by Edmund Wetmore Of New York
at one time president OF the American
Bar association, and by other promi
nent attorneys ia the work of attempt
ing to secure the passage of the meas
ure.
In discussing the proposed bill, Mr.
Fish had something TO say about tn,
patent system of the United Statel
and he gave some interesting lnforma
ton concerning what might be callet
the patent industry Of the United
States and the inventive genius of tn,
American people. THE patent law
are admirable" said Mr.. Fish. 9Th,
United States has the finest paten
system in the world Under the oil,
British system, which prevails largel,
throughout Europe to-day, parllamen
rewarded man who brought bust
ness into the country. He Nigh
have picked up the idea In France O
Germany, or anywhere else, but tn
prime purpose of the law was to re
ward him for increasing the bushes
OF the kingdom. The United State
very wisely established the prIncipl
that Its citizens should be encourage
to think. We granted man the ex
elusive right for II years to an N