The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-02
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS ..
The senate.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.-The Senate met at u M,
and prayer was offered by Rev. VIM. Patton
d. D. OF New Haven.
Mr., Conkling presented a petition. numer-
o,sly signed by citizens of Albany. praying for
the repeal of the bankrupt law. Referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr.. Anthony. from the Committee on Print
ing reported back favorably the bill to authorize
the Public Printer to bind all public documents
for the use of Senators and members of Con-
gress. Passed
Mr. Wadleigh. from the Comm lite on Privi-
ieges end Elections. submitted u report on the
credentials of j. B. Eusts. with resolution de-
ciaring him entitled to seat on the floor from
Louisiana from January IL, 1876 He said he
presumed there would be n minority report
OF the com mttee who could not sign the report.
He thought there were at least four others. He
asked leave to file q minority report. Granted.
The report and resolution were ordered
Mr, Sargent called up the deficiency biz. and
read through, and the various amendments
were then taken UP In committee of the whole
Tho amendments we're all adopted in the
committee of the whole. after which Mr.. Booth.
by direction of the Committee on Patents,
for 'is reparine M the models IN the % Patent Office
recently injured BY fire. The amendment was
adopted and the bill was reported to the Senate.
were adopted in the Senate. and the bill passed.
The Chair laid before the Sc ate the House
e for n rs Of hs Of ss re o
he tSn oommttee Mh 9 on Naval f %ars va" 70
Mr.. Sargent said that unless by special direc-
ton from the Senate the Committee on Naval
Affaits would not feel called upon to investigate
this whole matter, for great change had come
over the public mind since the first news OF the
wreck had been received Much censure had
been heaped upon the late Secoetary of the Navy
for purchasing such unSeaworthy vessels. but
II had since transpired that the vessel was out
OF her course aud had struck on some ro ks and
become wreck. He thought that II there was
any lesson to be learned from the event, Taval
officers would learn these lessons without any
Mr.. Howe called up the resolution to allow
Admiral Reynolds to accept some presents from
the King of Siam. Passed.
At half-past o'clock the Senate went into ex-
ecutive session, and at $50 the doors were re-
opened and the Senate took recess until 10
o'clock Monday.
The House.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-Mr. Knott introduced
bill for the relief of the sufferers by the wreck
Of the United States steamer Huron, The bill
provides to give each surviving officer the sum
OF $1,000, each surviving in seaman the sum Of 500.
provides that the legal representatives of those
lost shall receive sum equal to twelve months
sea pay, in addition to the pay due at the time
to include the families of Capt Guthrie. of the
life saving service. and his crew. who went to
Messrs. Garfield. Butler. Goode and others
commended the object of the bill. and hoped it
would pass.
Mr. Butler took occasion to call attention to
the Importance of the Life Saving Service and
expressed the hope that when the subject pro-
perly came np. that liberal appropriation
would be made for that service.
The bill passed unanimously.
The House resumed consideration of the
resolution offered yesterday by Mr.. Barker, of
Indiana, directing the Committee on Patents to
report bill to prevent the maintaining Of
SUITS against persons who ignorantly purchase
patented articles. On the r solution coming
up under a suspension OF the rules the yeas
and nays were ordered. and the resolution was
adopted. Yeas 113. nays IS.
On motion of Mr.. Wood a concurrent resolu-
ton was passed for q final adjournment of the
extra session of Congress at o'clock to-day.
Mr. Goode of Pennsylvania. moved to sus-
pend the rules and pass general amnesty bill
covering all political disabilities, upon the ap-
piIcadon fled With the Attorney General The