Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-07-18
FORTIETH CONGRESS,
This Afternoons Prooeedines,
SATURDAY, July Is.

SENATR,-Mr. Corbett offered a resolution TO
print SIT copies of the tax bill as passed. Re.
ferred TO Committee on Printing.
Mr. Cattell, from Committee on Finance re-
porttd in favor Of the indefinite postponernent nj
Of the resolutions of the Constitutional Con.
mentions OF Georgia and Mississippi, asking
loans from the Government.
Mr.. Trumbull called mp the bill in relation
to corporations authorized BY the laws of the
United States.
TT authorizes corr orations organized under
the laws OF the United States to carry suits IN
Courts.l
After some discussion the bill was passed.
On motion Of Mr.. Morton, the bill to author
lie the construction of bridges over the Oaio
river was taken up.
+ HOUSE OF REPREsENrATIvHs-M LafIIn
IN. y introduced a resolution authorizing tine
Committee on Printing TO inquire into the ex-
pedlency OF establishing a bureau in Washing
ton from which all the Department Of the Gov
eminent shall draw their Stationery
MIR Jenckes (R. ID said the Rerenchment
Grafton.
Mr.. Lafin then withdrew his resolution.
Mr.. Lila, IN. II - from Prin ing Committee
70 which had been referred resolution en-
curing whether the o. mmissioner OF Patents
had procured printing and binding elsewhere
than at the Government Printing Office, SUBJ
United report stating that such printing aud
binding had been procured outside SINCE 1-66
o. cost amounting in the aggregate to the sum
OF Sle1.SlO2i.
Mr.. Jsnckes said he had read the report lust
submitted, and IL did not tell near the whole
truth 1t only told what was on the surface
The Committee ON Retrenchmeut had exam.
ined this matter also, ana found the stationery
Contracts all demanding. Investigation. But
the ia ult was in q great mn S are with CONGRESS
The laws Were defective, and the Commissioner
Of Patents had taken ad vantage of these detecss-
In the laws of Congress. The only way was 10
strike at the root OF the evil. and to make the
non as other contracts. And 50 with the print
Ing and binding, the fault was with the law
EhIeh was defective, and rave powers to the
ousiy construed. In the course OF his remarks
Mr.. j. referred TO assaults that had been made
upon the Patent on ce fund and argued that IL
aoy haa only oesh ,n q iappiieG ana expended IN ac-
be extended in the intevest ofinventors and he
was surprised the other day when it was or.
sered to be covered into the Treasury.
Mr.. Ella denounced the management OF the
Patent Office fund and offered q resolution
Prohloiting the payment Of any bills by the
Treas Treas uTy fSr Pr'nting speciacaaon of patents
The res0aution was agreed to.
Mr. Garfield, (lhSoD trom Committee on
Military Affairs, reported hack a ioInt resoiu.
ton In regards to soldiers honorably discharged
who Were charged with desertion, and asked
ATS oonsideTaroD; and IL was passed
Mr.. Banks (Mass.) reported a resolution,
hich was agreed Ia, directing testimony rel
alive to the charge Of disloyalty against the
sitting member and the contestant from the
Ninth Missouri District, to be taken in the same
manner as testimony is taken in contested elec.
;i son cases anS .nai ~ days be allowed to take
Mr.. Dawes, (Mass.J from Committee on
Election, reported hat the Credentials of
Eewsham, Jas. Mann, Snd W. Jasper Black.
fnan represe tatives elect from Louisiana and
Nessrs. Jas. II. Goss and B. F. Wittemore
representatives from South Carolina, had been
examined and found correct. The report was
adopted, and the gentlemen named came for
ward and were sworn In a
The funding bill was under consideration
when our report closed