The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-06-21
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHISGToE, June 70.
SENATE.

Ii Z hOuse TesOINElOuJ eAbcuNIus VIC
session until 5oclock A. NJ, was received
snd concurred in.
Mr.. Hosr moved TO take up COnslders
ton Of the House bill 10 fI the psy Of
letter carriers, but objection was made By
Mr.. Eaton, and it was moved TO take up
House bill to establish post routes snd TO
provide that sll pensions on account Of
death or wounds received or disease con-
trscLed in the service of the United
States during the late war of the rebel
lion, which have been granted or which
shall hereafter be granted, shall commence
from the date OF the death or discharge
from the service OF the United States tor
payment OF arrears of pensions, were laid
before Inc Senate, and their immediate
consideration asked for, but Mr.. Paddock
objected to the post route bill, and Mr..
Sargent objected to the pension bill.
In answer to q question, Mr.. Ingalls,
said that the pension bill would require
sn expenditure of $30000,000 from the
| treasury.
| The Senate concurred in the amend
ment of the House to the Senate bill 10
appoint a commission to ascertain the
cost OF removing the National ObserVs-
tory, and the bill was passed.
The Senate, after o'clock A. NJ, was
several times left without quorum, and
considerable time was consumed in call
ing the roll to secure the attendance Of
the Sen Stors, many of whom were asleep
in the closk room.
House resolution extending the session
to 7 o'clock was concurred in.
At AS the Senate went into executive
session and at $50 the doors were re-
opened and Mr. Bruce by request, intro
duCed q bill 10 establish a nstlonsl
academy of education, giving preference
to genius and talent OF hand and TO the
orphans of the RopubhC. Referred.
1t provides that the President and
Vice President of the United States,
| Chief Justice, Speaker and Chaplain OF
the House of Representatives., Secretary
of the Smithsonian Institution and Com
missi1ners of Educ alton shall be body
corporate to be known as the national
academy OF education. They are to
establish academies in the several States
and Congress IS to appropriate annually
one-third of the amount necessary for
their support providing the State legis-
Istures and people OF the State contribute
the other two-thirds. 1t further provides
that there shall be established In the Dis
triCt OF Columbia, an academy upon the
basis of equality with any University in
the world, which shall be the model for
the State academy.
The sundry civil bill which was imme-
diateIy signed by the President pro tenn.
was then sent to the President OF the
United Ststes for his signature, the
President being in his room at the Capt.
tol having remained there during the
night.
MIR. Anthony submitted a resolution
providing for the appointment OF COM
mittee OF two Senator's to join
the committee OF the House to wait upon
the President and inform him that Con-
gress, having finished business, was now
ready TO close the session by an adjourn
ment. Agreed to, and MessTs. Anthony
and Thurman were appointed as such
committee on the part OF the Senate.
The Senate then held brief executive
session, and when the doors were re-
OpbneI MI. AutuOuJI lIOul Lhc IouimiL-
tee appointed to wait on the President Of
the United States reported thst they had
performed that duty and the President
had replied that he had no further com.
munication to make.
The President pro TEN. said:
"The hour o seven o'clock having ar
rived, it gives me pleasure to congratu
late the Senate upon the terminstlon OF
q session of nearly seven months durs-
tion, ana to comply with the joint resO-
luton ofthe two Houses fixing the hour
of final adjournment, permit me, Sena-
tors, to cordially thank you for your ia
vor, your confidence and your courtesy,
without which | shsuld have tailed TO
meet the delicate and responsible duties
of the Chair. Commenting you al, in
parting, TO the care Of the same benehcent
Ruler who has preserved unbroken our
number throughout our prolonged Ia
bors, now ended, declare the second
session of the Forty-Filth Congress ad-
journed sine tie Applause on the
floor.