Original sentence: " However, many people disagreed with the resolution, with the Government of Canada unanimously passing a motion 10 days later stating that Alexander Graham Bell was the inventor of the telephone, mooting the congressional resolution.He filed a patent caveat for his device in 1871, which was not renewed after 1874.House of Representatives passed a resolution recognizing Meucci's accomplishment and stating that "if Meucci had been able to pay the $10 fee to maintain the caveat after 1874, no patent could have been issued to Bell.Meucci set up a form of voice communication link in his Staten Island home that connected the basement with the first floor
Edited sentence: He filed a patent caveat in 1871, which was forced to expire in 1874.House of Representatives passed a bill recognizing Meucci's accomplishment and stating that "if Meucci had been able to pay the $10 fee to maintain the caveat after 1874, no patent could have been issued to Bell.Meucci set up a form of voice communication link in his Staten Island home that connected the basement with the first floor, but was unable to raise sufficient funds to pay for the patent application