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The Commoner.
VOLUME 12, NUMBER if
A dispatch from tho Now York
World miya: A bill Intended to meet
tho recent decision of the supremo
court nnd proven t tho perpetuation
of monopolies through control of
patents was introduced in the senate
recontly by Mr. Brown of Nebraska.
Tho section by which it is hoped to
prevent jurisdiction over a patented
articlo after its salo follows: "The
purchaser or lessee of a patented
machine or articlo shall have tho un
restricted right to use, vend or lease
tho particular thing so purchased."
Undor existing laws, as interpreted
by tho supremo court, tho owner of
ft patent is "a czar in his own do
main" and may fix the price and con
ditions undor which patented articles
may be sold. Tho owner of a pat
ented articlo retains full control over
it aftor sale and prescribes rules for
its uso. Chief Justice White and his
associates in their dissenting opinion
pointed out that congress may by
legislation prevent tho evil effects
resultant from tho interpretation
given by the majority of tho court.
Senator Brown's bill also provides
for a complete revision and codi
fication of tho patent laws.
President Taft has issued an ap
peal on behalf of tho Red Cross for
funds to aid tho flood sufferers in
tho Mississippi valley.
Formal consideration of the em
ployers' liability and workingman's
compensation bill was begun in the
sonato. A mass of telegrams for and
against tho measure were presented.
A futile attempt was made to fix
April 25 for a vote. Senator Suther
land (rep., Utah) spoke at length in
explanation and support of tho bill.
Tho democrats of tho ways and
means committee discussed inform
ally tho tariff revision program and
reached tho tontatlvo agreement not
to report further tariff bills, unless
tho senate acts on measures which
have already passed tho house.
Tho house bill appropriating
$300,000 for tho repair of tho levees
on, tho Mississippi river and its tri
butaries was passed by tho senate.
Ilardwick. Tho Mott resolution pro
vides for a searching inquiry by the
merchant marine committee. Tho
Ilardwick resolution provides for
life-saving apparatus. Chairman Al
exander of tho committee declared
that tho catastrophe would stop the
building of such enormous vessels.
IIo favors limitation by law on the
sizes of vessels which visit American
ports. The committee also expects
to report a bill to regulate wireless.
A Washington dispatch says: A
charge that Wall street and the big
corporations aro controlling the
house "money trust" inquiry was
made by Representative Lindbergh,
of Minnesota (rep.), in a resolution
which would compel every member
to disclose his business and corpora
tion afllliations. Each member of
the house would have to file his own
and his family's bank holdings.
Names of members who failed to do
so would bo' published in a congres
sional Record "black list." Coming
close upon the insinuations of Ren-
resentative Randell, of Texas (dem.)
that members of the house and sen
ate had corporation connections, tho
resolution created a stir. Lindbergh
declared some committee members
"aro controlled by persons whose
personal work Is hostile to the pub
lic interest." He said most of the
"money trust" committee were in
terested in banks and that Wall
street had the power to intimidate
bankers.
salting his vessel and permitted 1,
500 of her passengers and crew to
bo swallowed by tho sea. The mar
tydom and tho agonies of separation
that took place on board the sinking
ship are too fearful for the mind to
dwell upon and contemplate, but Mr.
Ismay, tho officer primarily respon
sible for tho wholo disaster, has
reached his destination in safety and
unharmed.
"No legislation can b,ring back to
earth a single life lost upon that
fatal night What we can do is to
help fix tho responsibility, and rely
upon British justice to bring to bay
tho guilty directorate of the com
pany. "All civilized nations will applaud
the criminal prosecution of- the
management of this line. If they
can be made to suffer, no sympathy
will go out for them, and if it does
it -will be submerged in the over
whelming lamentation that today
ecnoes throughout the civile
world for the victims of their J
able carelessness, a recklpnan!
that sent hundreds of their ?w
beings into eternity, desolaC
homes and firesides and turning thia
land, into a house of mourning.
"In this hour of our calamity wo
appeal to the majesty of tho law to
deal out retributory justico to thin
guilty company to tho last degree"
Two more bills framed on the les
son drawn from the Titanic disaster
were introduced in the house. One
of them, by Rop. O'Shaughnessy of
Rhode Island, would compel all
ocean-going ships to or from tho
United States to carry constant and
adequate wireless.
Representative Par ran of Mary
land offered a measure to appropri
ate $100,000 for naval target prac
tice in destroying icebergs by tho
guns of warships and by dropping
explosives from airships.
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An Associated Press dispatch says:
An Indictment rarely equalled in its
vigor of J. Bruce Ismay, managing
director, and other officials of the
White Star line, holding them re
sponsible for the Titanic disaster,
was delivered in the senate by Sena
tor Rayner of Maryland, who pic
tured ismay as responsible for the
whole disaster, and who has reached
his destination in safety and un
harmed. Senator Rayner pointed out that
while there were no civil or criminal
remedies available in tho American
courts, criminal and p.lvii en if a nr.iri
be brought in the British courts, and
umz a congressional committee
would have absolute authority to
subpoena every one connected with
uio uiausier, ana mat If anvone
Following is an Associated Press
dispatch: Tho house abolished th
i?n 2.i0BLCll!BBlflc?t,l0,n for tch- ahould reflse to answer questions ho
men, messengers and laborers In the
postal service, as carried in tho post
office appropriation bill. Represen
tative Murdock of Kansas, republi
can, introduced the amendment abol
ishing the class, and ho was heartily
supported by Representative Cooper
of Wisconsin, -republican. Tho house
also adopted a resolution prohibiting
hereafter the opening of any post
offices on Sunday for the purpose of
distributing mall.
A Washington dispatch, carried
by tho Associated Press follows:
Stirred by the horror of the Titanic
disaster all official Washington was
preparing for stops to minimize the
possibilities of another such tragedy.
.Congressmen began framing legisla
tion to govern life-saving appliances
and wireless and President Taft,
doubly touched by tho probable loss
oc uis mend and military aide,
Major Archie W. Butt, held confer
ences with cabinet officers to con
sider government control oyer the
operation of wireless. In tho, house
what may result in a federal Investi
gation Into the causes of the wreck
and tho enactment of protective
measures was begun with resolutions
offered by Representatives Mott and
could bo indicted and imprisoned for
contempt oi court.
"Mr. Ismay claims, according to
reports, that ho took tho last life
boat," cried Senator Raynor. "I do
not beliovo it, and if he did, it was
cowardly to take anv lifohnnf
the managing director is criminally
responsible for this appalling trag-
If this .had happened on an
American vessel there would bo no
question that an indictment would
be found, and if the facts were sus
tained tho officers of tho company
could bo convicted of manslaughter
it nut in muruer, because tho evi
dence is clear that tho vessel was not
properly equipped with efficient life
saving apparatus.
,. 7 Jlavo nt the slightest doubt
that tho northern route was taken in
obedience to Mr. Tsmnv'a ,n .-
ordors and that with full warning he
risked the life of his entire ship to
make a speedy passage.
"I care not what the rules of the
English admiralty are. w i,mr ,
spectacle of tho hoad of tho lino fail-
ing to see that his ship was properly
equipped with life-saving apparatus,
heedless of tho warnings that he
was sailing in a dangerous sea, for-
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