Mr. DAWES. I will not enter further into that question. If my friendfrom Pennsylvania [Mia llransj refuses to postpone the bill, he will drive me into a discussion of its merits very much against my will; for the reason that if it be postponed I think I can show the House that the owner of this patent has been remunerated, and very largely remunerated, by the use of it for 21 years. The Gentfrom RhdIsland [Ida Jsxcuss] has referred to the party whomI represent vhere. Now, I wish to be entirely frank about this matter. There is a large interest growing up in my district that has been paying a “royalty" to this patentee during the whole existence of the patent. There is a similar interest growing up in the district of one of my colleagues and there is a similar interest springing up in the western country. I represent my constituents, and them solely. They have never been here nor have they said one word upon this subject. No constituent of mine has ever been within the DistCol to lobby in relation to this matter. The gentleman has had somelfody from NewYork before his committee in relation to it. What I know upon this point I know from my constituents at iiomc. I have stated to the gentleman that if he will ive me a week. I will bring evidence to show that this bill ought not to pass; no evil can arise out of that delay. But the gentleman declines to submit to a postponement, and I am therefore compelled to go into the merits of the case. Iask the House to look at the report. The report shows, and I ask the House to notice it, that the only reason for giving an extension of this patent is, that the owner of the patent has not received a fair remuneration. The committee state that this Mr. Jonathan Ball has received for his patent, in all. only $20, 431. Well, Mr. Speaker, I have no doubt that is a correct statement; and that is all that he has received; but he leaves out 2 very important items, and I wish to call the attention of the House to them. He says that he formed a combination with certain individuals, and held stock in corporations thus formed; and he says that he sold out all his stock in the companythus formed but ten and ahalf shares; and that all he has realized, both from the sale of the said stock and his own operations with his patent, is $10.43]. Let iue read his statement: "That Mr. Ball has sold all of his stockin thocompuny exccpt ten and a half shares worth 80%. $840, whicluwith all he has realized, both from the sale of his said stock and his own operations under his patent amountsto'only 920.431.” That leaves unaccounted for two very important items. namely, all the dividends he the owners of the other 3/4ths of the patent have received from the patent. This gonnthan Ball divides his patentinto 4 parts and for the one quarter of the patent which he reserved for himself he has received, aside from dividends, over $20,000. The other 3/4ths of the patent are not accounted for. Now, if one quarter of the patent has realized $20,000, I do not think it will require much argument or calculation to show that 4 4ths must have realized $80,000.