The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-01-06
FORTIETH CONGRESS THIRD sEssIo
Continued from the Eighth Plge.l
SnHtutn.

Mr. Ferry (Conn) offered d res DlutiOn diroct-
ing tho Secretary OF ine anterior To transmit
G pies Of all rrespondence between him aud
the Com missioner OF Patents relating to
the contracts. and supply Ing stationery forthe
Patent Office. AlsO copies OF all orders of the
Secretary TO examiners. ard report upon such
contrScts, wi Ia co .ies OF the COMMISSIONERS
Mr.. Williams (Oregon) offered a resolution
directing the Committee on Agriculture to
the Department OF Agriculture SO as To provide
for tt o selection or one person from each State,
familiar with the agricultural wants aud
intert SITS of such State to occupy semi official
position in the Department
Mr. Sherman (Ohio) presented q petition from
citizens of Ohio ask ing Congress to pass laws
to guard against fraudulent naturalization.
Referred to The Committee on the Judiciary.
the bill TO extend the patent OF John Young for
Messre. Morrill, (vt) and Doolittle opposed
the bill, and on motion of Mr.. Sherman It's
consideration was postponed, and the Senate
took up his bill to promote ommerce between
The states and the Airline Railroad bill, which
Mr. Sherman said that the committee had
not thought 1t necessary TO make written
of The House from Illinois (Mr. Washburne)
had already made report on the subject, dis
cussing very fully the legal questions involved.
railroads-one from washington AZ to New York,
one TSm Wssninston to pgOug and one
The questions TO be considered In connection
with the bill were:-First. The necessity for
power OF Congress over existing railroads and
to authorize the construction OF new roads. In
regsrd to he first question, II was q remarkable
fact that the only access from the North, East,
or West to the national capital Ia by one ratl-
road. a branch Of the Baiumore and ONO HsI;
in the country OF the size or near the size OF
Washington was without competing lines; and
this was all the more remarkable when IL was
RENE mbered that Washington was the capital
OF q nation of $4,000, 900 people. and the seat of
all the great departments of the General Gov
eminent.
House of Representatives.
on motion OF MIR. Paine (WiS) the Secretary
of War was direced TO communicate the mum,
ber of enlisted men OF the army now on duly ia
Texas Missis, ,ippi and Virginia. who were citi-
or residen Is of the late Rebel States during
the Rebellion. and how many were soldiers in
Mr. GLAND tVt) presented joint resolutions
OF the Legislature OF Vermont against any r4-
ciprocity treaty with Canada, and In reference
to the public lands.
Mr.. Eliot (Mass,) introduced a bill to. pro-
vide for cases of vacancy in the otfic5 OF Col
lector OF Customs. Referred to Commit % on
Commerce.
Kansas, TO fil a vacancy on The Committee on
Education and Labor.
MIR, Stevens IN. }. from the COMMITTEES on
Naval Affairs, reported bill to Increase the
efficiency OF the Medicol Department of tue
The bill was discussed al some length by
Messrs. Stevens. ONeill. and Kelly In favor Of
II, aud oy Messrs. Paine, Logan, and Wash
b. rne Ull) adversely, the latter opposing It
because 1t provides for too many Off "ers--
twelve medical Inspectors with the rank, pay,
sho sb emp nf .nsnerai in tha srmV. "
eighteen medical directors with the rank Of
captain, assimilated 10 the rank OF colonel,
etc. Before any action was taken the morning
hour expired and the bill went over till the
morning hour TO morrow
The Speaker submitted the request OF Mr..
Lawrf nee, Chairman of the Select Com nnittee
on the New York election frauds, now In ses
printed as soon as written out. IL was so or
dered.