The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-12

that litigant may amend his plead
ings to conform when the courts finds
that suit at law should have been
brought in equity or suit in equity
should have been brought at law. A
senate amendment to this latter bill,
which is accepted by the committee,
provides that where the decision OF
the highest court of the state is in
favor of the claim that a state statute
is in violation of the Constitution of
the United States, a review can be had
in the Supreme Court by certiorari.
The committe expresses the opinion
that these various bills will go over
to the next session of congress, for
final adoption.
The committee on Patent, Trade
Mark and Copyright Law severely con-
demned the proposal of President Taft
that the question of providing single
SQUIRT of last resort in patent cases be
solved by adding the proposed duties
and powers of such a court to the func-
lions of the Commerce Court. 1t is
pointed out that judges who at some
time or other specialized in patent
law, and yet possess a broad under
standing of general law, are needed.
To this end it is proposed that the
court be formed of five federal judg-
es, the presiding judge to be appoint
ed by the President and to hold his
term for life, and the others to be
DESIGNATED by the Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court, each to serve six
years. A bill introduced in the pre-
sent session of congress by the Hon.
William A Sulzer of New York, pro-
viding for such court, is Endorsed.
Amendment Of the law covering gov
eminent liens on real estate, designed
| to prevent the hardships now impos-
ed upon innocent purchasers, is re-
commended by a committee appointed
to investigate this subject. Section
1856 of the Revised Statutes of the
| United States, reads as follows:
Tax Law Changes.
| eff any person liable to pay any
neglects or refuses to pay the same
| after demand the amount shall be a
lien in favor of the United States
| from the time when the assessment
| list was received by the collector, ex-
cept when otherwise provided, until
paid, with the interest, penalties and
costs that may accrue in addition
| thereto, upon all properties and rights
| to property belonging to such person.
This section, the Supreme Court has
held, makes the lien valid and bind
ing lien even against a bona-fide pur-
chaser or encumbrancer in good faith,
| for value, without knowledge or not
ice of the existence of such lien.
This notice, not now necessary, the
committee makes compulsory in the
following words, which are added to
/ Section 1856 as an amendment:
Provided, however, that such a lien
shall not take effect as to any mort
gage or purchaser, without notice
thereof, until after notice of such lien
shall be filed by the collector in the
office of the register or recorder OF
deeds of the county or counties with
in which the property subject to such
lien shall be situated"
This amendment, the committee re
ported, has been introduced in the
House of Representatives..
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reported that bill providing for al
insurance code for the District of Col
umbia, where 1.-The Insurance laws are
said to be the worst in the United
States was not in the process of pre-
paration by the Senate Committee or
th<. District of Columbia.
The Bankruptcy Act.
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