The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-01-05
TWENTY NINTH CONGRESS,
FIRST SESSION.
MoADAr January 5, 1896.

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sr IN SENATE. hs H1f
The journal of Saturday having been read,
PETITIONS,
Mr.. LEWIS asked thai the petition Of Charles
c. Page on the files OF the Senate be referred to the
Committee on Paienls which was ordered.
Mr.. BAGBY presented the petition Of David
Little, asking compensation for extra services per-
formed at tho Patent Office as messenger which
was referred 10 the Committee on Patents.
Mr.. ATHERToN presented the petition Of Han
nah Atwood, widow Of +. A. Drew, asking a
pensions which was referred 10 the Commiiise on
Pensions. ia Il
MIR. UPHAM presented rsmonstrsnes against
the admission OF Texas into the Union; which was
laid on the table. dsfeH
REPORTS on co1hrrrKEs.
Mr. LEWIS, from the Committee on Patents,
reported bill for the relief Of James Bogardus,
whose petition for renewal of patent was referred
10 said committee
On motion Of Mr.. L., no objection being made,
the bill was read first aud second time.
Mr.. L. moved that the bill be engrossed for a
third reading II there was no objection.
Mr. DAVIS remarked that, although he had no
personal feeling with regard to the passage OF the BILL
as 1t involved patent right which was an import
ant matter, he hoped that It would lie over.
The bill was therefore not read, bu, sngrossed for
u third reading.
MIR. NILES, from the Committee on the Post
0fiee and Post Roads, reported the following bal,
which was read twice:
AN ACT establishing certain post routes.
BE 10 enacted o. the Senate and Ho,ss Of Repvssent-
Giir,s Of The United States Of .3mertea tn Congress
sSB,bisd That there be- and Is hereby established,
posLrouie from New 0rleans in the State Of Loui-
siana, along the Gulf coast to Galveston thence 10
Veaseo, TO Matagorda, TO Pass Arkansas, and 10
Corpus Christi, in Texas that post route be also
established from Galveston TO the city Of Houston,
thence TO Montgomery, to Washington, to Indepen-
dence, 10 La Grange, TO Bastrop, and thence to the
city Of Austin; and that be the duty Of the Post
master General TO contract for carrying mail on
said routes as soon can conveniently be done,
after the passage Of this act
BILLS.
Mr.. BRE ESE, pursuant to notice, asked and OBJ
tanned leave to introduce "A bill authorizing persons
10 whom reservations OF land had been made under
Indian treaties, to ALLEVIATE the in fec" which
wss read first and second time, and referred to the
Committee on Indian Affairs.
Mr.. ASHLEY, pursuant TO notice, asked and OBJ
tained leave introduce bill for the relief Of Dev id
M. Williamson, of Oak county in the State Of Arkan-
sas;" which read first and second ume and
referred to the Committee on Public Lands.
Mr.. SPEiGHT said he would like TO hear the
bill presented by the gentleman from Connecticut
[Mr. NmGsl read. He believed that il was a stand
ing rule of he Senate TO refer bills providing for the
establish OF post routes TO the printing commit
Iee and If il not too late, the bill intro
uutel was On Important one, ne nopcu " woulu Dc
read.
The reading was accordingly ordered.
message was received from the House Of Rep
Tesentstvts announcing that the Speaker had signed
the joint resolution to print the annual estimates,
and requesting the signature Of the Vice President
thereto. a
The PRESIDENT, having read the title of the
joint resolution, signed the same.
Mr.. EVANS gave notice of his intention 10 ask
leave of the Senate to introduce bill for the relief
Of Noah Conkln. s'i Ir r
RESOLUTIONS. t"fr.E#
Mr.. UPHAM presented the following resolutions
of inquiry, which were adopted:
Rss0lred That the Committee Military Affairs be in
act snd An act to regulate The pay Of the army While
fatigue duty approved March Cd 1919 TO allow the
commissioned officers musicians aud pryates Of the
army employe labor work forteations
cutting roads &C. eighteen cents day in lieu OF fifteen
Rs,orcs That said committee be further Instructed 10 in
quirc the expedienoy authorizing the commanding
oaiS reSurss by law 10 reeruit on his eastng or sol
der eenisting in the service OF the United States
Mr.. NILES, from the Committee on Contingent
Expenses OF the senate, to whom was referred Q
resolution reduce the Of the printing of the
Senate, submitted by Mr.. CLAYTON on the l0th O
December last, reported the following joint resolu
zion as substitute therefor:
JOINT resolution regulating the printing of Congress
and establishing the compensation Of the same,
Rsoped by he Senate HOUSE Of Representative Of
aud the passage Of this resolution the printing OF tn
two houses Congress shall subject following
regulations: When any message. report document com
munIcated both houses Of Congress, shall be ordered
be printed by the Senate, the secretary shall ascertain
whether previously ordered be print
ed by the House oRepresenatves, and the copies
o sS .s S
charge for composition, and f any message. report doc
resenatiyes shall be the duty Of the clerk to ascertain
whether the has been previously ordered to be print
shalt furnished the printer the Senate and charg
for composition shall allowed therefor and should
dprsd by eher house they shall &c arnshsd BY the rne
the house which first ordered the printing 81 the docu
he allowed. Proridsd Aoerer That IT, for the purpose
despatch any other shall be necessary to ff
which had been previously ordered to be printed the Com
mitee Contingent Expenses OF the House making suc
order may direct that such document be again composed
charged and allowed and all printing ordered ny ethe
Of Congress when the number OF copies does
coed FIVE thousand shall be paid for at rate Of compcns,
ton MOI sSeeediag twenty per eentn% less than the rate
when the number Of copies shall FIVE thousand tn
Compensation shall not exceed thirty three and onethir
ton OF lsl and when the Committee on Contingent n
any order for printing the printing shall he don
by the printer to the hone making such order and whe
any order for printing requires maps Or charts the sam
Contingent Expenses Of the house making such order;
oil expense: for printing shs, be Paid from the sontnsf,
shall be paid by the house which FIRST ordered The docr
paper to be printed; and If there shall be secon
composition II shall he paid for by the house whose Con
Jnttee Contingent Expenses shall authorize and dres
same and when extra copies of document shall
ordered by both houses and the executed by IN
same printer the copies shall he delivered to the w
houses simultaneously in proportion to the whole numbe
ofcopirs which the houses have respectively ordered.
No further business being before them, the Sen
ate adjourned.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The journal of Saturday was read and approved.
The SPEAKER announced that the first business
in order would he the call Of the States for such res
outions as would not give rise to debate.
Mr.. KENNEDY, from the Committee on En-
rolled Bills reported correct the joint resolution IL
relation TO the printing and distribution of the annu
oil estimates Of expenditures @#r