, 1877-12-02

wiling to vote Tor Butler are those who are no
| fucitives from justice. The author Of the Ne
! York dispatch read by him in the Senate is no
| in JUL here waiting trial."
THE RECORD.
SENATE.
| WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 1-Afr. Watl1eig
I presented resolution declaring ]. +. Eusts e1
titled to a scat in the Senate from Louisiapa
{ Placed on the calendar.
| Mr.. Ingalls, gave notice that be did not concu
with the majority Of the Committee in submit
| ting this report, aud would hereafter present th
report Of the minority, signed By himself an'
two Others.
The House bill authorizing the binding 0
public documents for members OF Congress wa
passed.
Mr.. Conkling presented petition asking III
! appropriation Of $50, 900 for preliminary sur
vcy, by army engineers or naval officers, OF tht
beginning Of d trans-continental' railroad from
! the Republic Of Liberia eastward one or two
thousand miles into the Niger Valley, and to re,
/ port upon the county, its population, products,
| etc, with view to opening tile market for oui
manufacturers with Central Africa. Referred.
Several bills Of private nAture were intrOdncetit
! when Mr Davis (l]l: appealed to Senators not to
! present any more bills or petitions. There were
important matters to be acted On to-day.
hf. Voorhees, introduced 4 bill granting pensions
to soldiers aud sailors of the war with Mexico and
! TO willows Of deceased soldiers and sailors. kc-
! ferred.
! MIR Howe presented memorial in regard to the
! transportation OF animals 10 the seatoard. Re
ferred.
| MI. Sargent called up the House bill to provide
for the deficiency in the appropriations for TIC ser
vice Of the Government Tor the fiscal year cnding
5'une 80, 1878, and for prior years. lie said tue
+s2, and reanpropriated unexrendcd balances
amounting IL S6sl. 6S7- The Senate Committee
! added new matters amounting to 1,oo4;54 but
half million was for Star Mail service.
The various amendments relorteq " the Com
mittec were agreed to without discussion. Among
tue important ones are Sa4, 500 for the payment OF
Railway Post Office clerks, route agents and mes-
sen.crs; $500. 600 for inlnnd mail transportation
star routes and by steamboats,, aud u all other
and Navy Departments building; s;,0. 900 for con.
tiuuation Of The work On tue Court House aud
Post -Otllcc building at Little Rock; SIS 0t1O ior
continuing the surveys and other works Of the Hot
Springs {Ark. Commission; s5 GOO to cuaolc the
Superintendent of the S.sal Observatory 10 prc-
pare narrative M Of Halls second arctic cspsdl.
ton; SEQ, 900 for the publication OF the official
record OF the Rebellion, both Of the Union and
Confederate armies.
An amendment Of the Committee to strike out
Of the House bill causc providing that inc ap-
preparation for the collection and payment OF
boMnty, prize money, and other claims to colored
soldiers and sailors should close up und finish the
collection and payment Of sucE money ut tile emit
Of the current fiscal yeas after which time ali
papers connected Herewith should be turned over
to the Department having charge OF thu payment
OF bountlcs to white soldiers was agreed to; also
an amendment OF the Committee allowing Senator's
Representatives, and Delegates in Congress-. the
Secretary Of the Senate, ana Clerk Of the House to
send and receive through til. mail free public
documents printed by Congress; and an aiucnd-.
ment appropriatlng S45 QUO 10 restore, and repair
the Patent Office
The bill having been considered in Committee OF
the Whole was reported to the Senate and passed.
The Vice President laid before the senatc the
House bill for the rcief Of the sufferers BY the
wreck Of the United states steamer Huron.
Mr Beck asked unanimous consent to pass the
Mr. Merrill suggested it be referred to the Com
mittee on Naval AtTairs, and after brief discus
. 4 joint resolution authorizing Rear-Almiral
Reynolds to accept certain presents from tue En-
peror Ut siam passed.
Several private bills passed, and che Senate went
into executive session, and when the doors reopen
cd adjourned until 10 t. III. Monday. ~
Of ac as IL m aenp 0 tue aute f
voorhees,. when the Senate met, and WAS congrat- 4
uiated by many friends. II
WAS called to order. md found his dcEk an i'm
n1ensc n bouquet surnountcd with the letters ''W.
T. X. " in yio1et5.
The resolution OF Mr.. Baker Qnd.), inst1ucting I
thc Committee on Patents to report a bill which |
snail prohibit The bringing or maintaining of quits
for damages for any infringement Of patents against
any person who purchases for his own USE urd not
Tor sale Or barter anV article Or implement in the
market, uness Ut the lime lie purchased be knew
that he infrnged some existing uatent was atiopt-
cd-ysas, lis; nuys, 43 On motion Of Mr. Wood, !
resolution was adopted for the final adjournment
of Congress ut p. nj. to-day.
Nr: Knott moved to suspend the rules and pass Il |
p.Ii appEopf!atlng to each surviving officer OF the
TlFine 500; to the widows and children OF
tc lost an allowance equal to years pay of their
relatives:
The bill unanimously paesed, with au amendment
making provision for Cant. Stoddard. Of the Life
Saving Service, aud crew Of the steamer Baker lost
l Mhen making an attempt to save lives from the
M Goodc mored to suspend the rules and pass
u w 10 remove disabilities imposed and remaining
OF the Fourteenth Amendment
Mr. Garfield said II clause were inserted that !
s1ou'a h he granted after application in
there would b. no objection to the
Mr. Goodc signided his intention to accent Tho
slr Baker (1nd. ] objected to the modification.
Ar. Goode Withdrew the bill. and iunicdjate1v
thai the rules be suspended and the bil1 paseed
az mouon was re1ected-yeas, 90; nays, 52-
not two thirds in the affirmative
Mr. Wilson offered resolution directfno III, !
Post Office Committee to report q bill proyfding
nat contractors for carrying the mail shall ro
eve ths,r compensation direct from tue Govern
on motion Of ~. Dunncll, the rule. were BUS
,enoea and bill passed changing the name OF
VIZ VI 0laSueIE u morgan CITY. |
alt. nil!s moved to suspend the rules and adopt
resolution tnstrncting the Committee on Ways
nd Means to revise the tariff so as to make Il :
urelY ana solely tariff for revenue, and not for
ther. ~ | :
preliminary vote showing the absence Of =
uorunl, III. Wood moved that the House take - .
eeess ttil 10 clock Monday morning. .
ar. Ais objected, and the Speaker ruled that |
! the absence Of quorum the only matters in I
roer we're to adionrn, or call OF the House.
=. ! cali o: TIE House showed q quorum present s
aa tne e. motion Of Mills vas rcjccted-yeas. 90;
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