West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-12-15


titled to a seat in the Senate from Louisiana
Placed on the calendar. Mr. Sargent called
up the House bill TO provide for the def
ciencies i'm the appropriations for the ser
vice of the government for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1873. He said the bill as
IL came from the House appropriated $685.
4S2, and reapPropriated unexpendcd bal
ances amounting to $6Sl,6S7. The Senate
Committee added new matters, amounting
to u ,094, 542, but 100000 was for the Star
mail service. The various amendments
reported by the committee were
agreed to without any discussion.
A bill for the relief of sufferers by the
wreck of the United States Steamer Huron
was referred ......... HouSe-A resolution of
Mr.. Baker instructing the Committee on
Patents to report bill which shall prohibit
the bringing or maintaining of suit for
damages for the infringement of patent
against any person who purchases for his
own use, and not for sale or barter, any ar
ticle or implement i'm market, unless
at the time he purchased he knew
II infringed some existing patent
was adopted-ysas li3, nays 49,
Mr.. Knott, moved 10 suspend the rules and
pass bill apPropriating 10 each surviving
officer of the United States steamer
Huron one thousand dollars, to each sur
viving seaman one hundred dollars, and to
the widows and children of the lost an al
lowance equal to a years pay of their re-
spective relatives. The bill was unani-
mously passed, with an amendment making
a provision for Captain Stoddard, of the
life saving service, and the crew Of the
steamer Baker, lost making the attempt to
save lives from the Huron.
REGULAR SESSION.
DECEMBER 3.-Senate-At noon the
regular session was begun, and Messrs.
Anthony and Whyte were appointed a
committee, to join a similar committee on
the part of the House, to wait on the Presi-
dent, and inform him that quorum of both
houses were ready to receive any com
munication he might be pleased to make.
The Senate then took recess. Upon
Resembling, the Vice-President presented
the annual report of the Secretary of War,
also the annual report of the Secretary of
the Senate and Sergeant-atArms. Ordered
printed. Soon thereafter, Mr.. Rogers, Pri-
waite Secretary OF the President, appeared
with the message, and IL was Immediately
read and ordered printed. The department
and other reports were then presented and
the Senate adjourned till Thursday next.
'''''' HOuSe-Mr. Knapp moved to suspend
the rules and adopt a resolution declaring
that the President, by refusing the use of
the army in support of the pretended
governments in South Carolina and
Louisiana, and thereby according to their
people the right of local self.government in
accordance with the Constitution, has faith.
fully performed his duty in that behalf, and
is Justly entitled to the respect and conf.
dence of the American people
The yeas and nays being ordered
Mr.. Conger moved the House adjourn.
The yeas and nays being taken on Mr.. Con.
gers motion, time was consumed until the
hour fixed upon for final adjournment At
noon, the Speaker called the House to order
ana the second session of the Forty-fifth
Congress was begun. The roll call showed
two hundred and twenty-one members pres.
ent. The usual committee was appointed 10
| inform the President that Congress was i'm
session, and short recess was taken when
the message was handed in and read, occu.
pylng one hour and twenty-five minutes, and
| referred TO the Committee of the Whole on
the State of Union.
| DECEMBER 4.-HOuse-Several bills were
introduced and referred. Mr.. FRYE, from
the Judiciary Committee, reported back the
Dill prescribing an oath OF Office, which
eliminates from the statutes the law which
prescribes the taking of the ronclad oath
Passed Also the bill repeating section
eight hundred and twenty of the Revised
Statutes, which provides for the disoualifi
cation OF any juror who has, without duress
or coercion, taken up arms in defense OF
any insurrection or rebellion against the
united States, or who has given aid or com.
fort thereto. Passed Mr.. Schleicher
Chairman of the Committee on Railways
ana canals, reported a resolution directing
that all matters relating to the improve.
ment OF navigation of rivers which have
oeen referred to the Committee on Com
merce be committed to the Committee on
Railways and Canals as the committee Ia
winch such matters belong. The Speaker
ruled that the subject matter of the reso u.
ton never having been referred to the Com.
mittee on Railways and Canals, that com.
mlttee had no authority to report such a
resolution. A long discussion ensued, but
no action WIS taken.