The Worthington advance., 1878-12-26
FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS

SENATE, Dec. 15.--Mr.>Davis, of West
Virginia, introduced q bill appropriatinR
money for the imp ovement of the Mon0nxa-
hela river. Bills were passed as follows: Civ.
Ing condemned cannon to the Custer menu.
ment at West Point; joint resolution appro-
investigation; repeating the posse cOmitatus
clause OF the army appropriation hill, 30 far
as 1t applies to sections subject to Indian In.
surrection: pension appropriation bill. The
senate insisted on its amendments to tho con.
sular. and diplomatic and fortification appro.
@priation bills. and committees Of conference
were ordered thereon.
House, December 18.-Thc senate
amendment to the adjournment resolut on,
extending the adjournment was concurred In
senate amendments to the consular and dip.
req IN. The bill apropriating money for the
expenses Of the yellow fever investigation
was passed. The Indian appropriation bill
was considered In committee of the whole.
joint resolution extending the time of the
committee on transfer of the Indian bureau
was PASSED. Bills were introduced giving
Kansas courts Jurisdiction over the Indian
Territory; for tho imporv, ment of the yellow.
stone national park. So go: =
SENATE, Dec..t.%19 5Cnmu6ittee-- renot$s s
were Tade and conference committees report
lS.
cussed. Mr.. Burnside discussed the army re-.
organization bill. A bill amending the Dis.
trict Of Columbia act was passed. Returning
to the patent law, Mr.. Window offered an
amendment for the protection Of innocent
users of patent, providing that one who
prosecutes suit shall pay his own costs If he
collects only nominal or small dumapes.
Cameron. Mitchell, Kirkwood, Plumb Bayard.
Wallace, Bailey and Garland were appointed a
committee to investigate election outraxes
under Blaine's resolution. The patent bill
went over till Jan.7.
house. Dec. 19.-A resolution to in
vestigate the conflict Of Jurisdiction between
Judge Rives and the State courts in Virginia
was objected to- The Indian appropriations
bill was considered In the committee Of the
whole and passed. The civil service commit
tee reported the charge of use of money In
passing the District Of Columbia bill uu
founded.
SENATE, Dec. 2O-The morning hour
was used In discussing the order Of business
After discussion, interrupted by an executive
session, Senator Beck's bill to repeal section
s2o OF the revised statutes touching test oaths,
he having withdrawn proposed amendment
section 621, was passed without
opposition Senate adjourned to January
7Ih.
HOUSE, December 2O-Bills were
passed removing the political disabilities of
): n: Bell, Georgia; Wm Ward, Virginia; and
n: Kinball, Missouri; creating Portsmouth,
Mrs, Louis A. Mansfield widow Of Gen. Mans
1leid. communication from Secretary
Sherman was receivedin reply to resolution
OF inquiry touching government financial
matters. Mr.. Hewitt of N. Y. produced much
confusion BY assai]ing the Communication,
but it was finally referred to the ways and
means committee. The House then adjourn
ed to Jan 7th.
SENATE, Dec. 1G.-A number of bills
and resolutions were introduced during the
Texas Pacific bill for the regular order was
relected-yeas 26. nays 80. The Blaine re-
solution was taken up, and Mr.. Thurman's
extending the investigation to
northern States, agreed to. A motion BY
Mr.. Wallace to table the resolution was re-
jected-yeas 8, nays Co. The resolution was
ton conducted by Especial COMMITTEES Of nine
instead OF the judiciary committee. An
amendment to conduct the inquiry with open
doors was rejected by a strict party vote An
other amendment, Of similar character,
brought on long aud animated debate, ut
the Termination of which the amendment was
rejected.
HOUSE. Dec. 16.-Silver bills we're in
troouceo, bearing on the silver question:
among them, two by Fort and Bucker to com.
pei banks to secure silver dollars at par: by
Mr.. Gibson, appropriating ss,50OO0O for
Mississippi river improvements from the
passes to it's headquarters. By MIR. Strait
Appropriating Sl50,O00 to start the Adams
fumes in the Mississippi river, and bill to
grant additional rights to homestead settlers,
The house proceeded to the consideration OF
District Of Columbia business and passed the
bill appropriatIng money for a bridge across
the Potomac at GEORGETOWN.