The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-02-28
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-.
Senate.


WAsHlNGroN February 2s-The Chair laid before
the Senate the annual report of tue Patent Office,
ana m 70 1n hhe uSna Sn P[n6 OF copies was
Mr.. Pomeroy (kansas) introduced bill to autho.
liver at LeavenWorth. which was referred to Ths
Committee on Military Affairs.
Department @ OF EdaeStion atom Xii the pending en amend
os 10 ESe PreSiden Il Is as foIows; anu
section l. That there shall be established at the city
of Washington Department OF Education for the
purpose of collecting such statistics and facts as
Shall show the condition and progress OF education in
such information respecting the organization and
managcment OF schools, ana school systems and
mei ods of teaching as shall ad the people Of the
United States in the establishment aud main ntenauce
the cause OF education throughout the country.
Section p That there shall be appointed by the Pre-
Senate. a Commissioner OF Education. who shall be
entrusted WIh the % % OF tag M
$4,000 per annpm, ana wh9 snail nave autn0Gity @ 70
receive salary OF $1,000 per annum, one clerk who
shall receive q salary of $500 per annum, and one
which said clerks shall be subject TO the appointing
and removing power OF the Commissioner OF Edu-
Section g. That it shall be the duty ofthe Commis-
sOner Of Education 10 present annually 10 Congress
iabors together with statement OF such facts and
purpose iOr which this department was established
In the first report made by the Commissioner OF Edu
ment OF the several grants OF land made by Congress
TO promote edheatioh ahG e manner ne, 1 wnGh Snese T
ceeds arising therefrom and the annual proceeds OF
t6e same as far as the same can be determined.
Section L. That the Commissioners Of Public Build
inss is hereby authorized and directed TO FURNISH
proper offices for the use of the department herein
Mr. sumner (SIass.), from the Committee For
eign Relations asked TO be discharged from the fur-
ther consideration OF bill more ettectuay TO pre-
the neutral relations of the United states also
from she further consideration Of the memorial OF the
NicC-Consul Of Portugal stationed az savannah aS
the troops under General sherman. The committee
NJ S1rSrsr tron, the same Committee, made
similar report ON petition for the establishments OF
reciprocity with the Hawaiian Islands, ana pettlon
soundings IN the Atlantic for laying cables between
the American coast ana the cos oi and othars
demonstrating against the proposed confederation OF
'nS M % S'onness tCal) spoke against such summary
disposal OF so important a matter AS the Hawaiian
ecl was laid on che table. The Committee was dis
charged in the other cases. ., h di,hou,o, ~,
the fnrther consideration OF numerous petitions for
the enactment OF international copyright law IL
WAS 30 4s01m1er 0 from the same committee. reported
oit reSolutiOn authorizing Assistant secretary Fox
Jul he 0icers of the MianonOmah and the gunboat
AnRusta TO accept presents from the Emperor OF
hSS5AJ MS johnson (NId) moved an amendment exempt
ing these presents rom duty;
Mr. sprague (h' ~ "SAeu "h"' was 'he character OF
thSss tT PSnmner said they consisted of a number of
by the Emperor OF Russia The duty on the diamonds
~ MI Fessenden said these gentlemen had been en-
toying themselves abroad, and he glad OF It; but
bSesuse The articles had been given to them. II
Gentleman bought private library he would have to
pGMS MT. c Grimes Qowal did not think the cases were
analogous Ths o ooSfs were all Of p5oeSssGas pr tSs 96S
MT. Fessenden said ifhe was sure they were TO be
p1t In the Government library, he would have no OBJ
Iectiona to admitting them duty free. ,,
he says the books will be used by che public library.
MT, Anthony (R IL said the Government needed