The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-12-26

Custer monument at West Point was passed.
Pending discussion on the bill to amend the
statues in relation to patents, the Senate
went into executive session, and when the
doors reopened, Mr.. Harris called up the
House joint resolution, appropriating
$4,000 for the purpose of paying neces-
sary expenses incurred by the conn ittee
of the Senate and House investigating into
the cause and prevention of epidemic dis
cases. Passed. Mr.. Paddock called up
the bill recently reported from the Commit
tee on Military Affairs, to amend the posse
comitatus clause of the Army Appropria-
ton Bill for the present fiscal year,
SO as to provide that it shall not be
construed to apply to any part of the
army, or any portion thereof engaged in
the protection of life and property in
the States and Territories subject to Indani
insurreetion. The amendments were agreed
to, so as to name the States of Nebraska,
Kansas, Colorado, Greg N, Nevada, and the
Territories subject to Indian instructions,
etc. The bill then passed. The Pension
Appropriation Bill passed without material
amendment.......fn the House, the Senate
| amendment to the adj urnment resolution,
extending the recess from December 20 to
January !, was concurred in. The Senate
amendments to the Fertilization and
Consular and Diplomatic Appropriation
Bills were non-concurred in. The bill ap-
| propriating $50, 900 for the expenses of the
| Committee on Yellow Fever Epidemics,
was then taken up and passed. and the
House went into Committee of tie Whole
on the Indian Appropriation Bill, and rose
without acting upon it.
| In the Senate, December 10th, Mr.. Nc
| Donald introduced bill to reimburse
several States for interest paid on
the war loans, and for other pur-
poses. Referred. The House bill ap-
propriating s45o,O for the transportation
of mails by the railroads was passed. Mr..
| Burnside took the floor to explain
| the provision of the bill recently reported,
for the reorganization of the army. He
favored the bill, and said he was satisfied
some system of reform was necessary, and
should be made at this time. Mr.. Dorsey
called up the House bill to amend the act of
June 20, 1878, and to fix the rate of interest
ON bonds au horized by said act to be
issued by the Commissioners of the District
of Columbia and for other purposes. The
bill passed-2S to Is. The bill to amend
the statutes in relation to patents was under dI
consideration, but nothing was done. The
Vice-Presiaent announced as the select
committee to inquire whether the con-
stitutional rights of citizens were violated
at the recent elections, in accordance with
the resolution of Mr.. Blaine, adopted Tues
day, Messrs. Teller, Cameron, of Wis, Kirk
wood, Mitchell, Plumb, Bayard, Wallace,
Bailey, and Garland. Messrs. Mitchell and
Plumb, by their own request, were excused
from serving on the committee, and Messrs.
Hoar and McMillen we're appointed in their
places. In the House, Mr.. Cabell asked
leave to offer a resolution reciting the
charges made against Alexander Rives,
Judge of the United States District Couri
for the Western District of Virginia, in re-
gard to his action in issuing writs of habeas
corpus for bringing before him two
prisoners now in custody under the charge
} of murder, and directing the Judiciary
Committee to inquire into the facts con
Mr.. White and Mr.. Hale objected. Mr.
Cabell h ped the objectors would be noted
T The House went into Committee of thu
: Whole on the Indian Appropriation Bill
: Mr.. Throckmorton offered an amendmen
q providing that the Indians livin.
outside of Indian Territory shal
be moved into that territory, unles
: authorized by act of Congress. After dis
S cussion, Mr.. Atkins moved as a substitut
4 for the amendment, limiting and prohibit
y ing the Indians of Arizona and New Mexico
;. When the bill was reported to the House,
I ment (agreed to in committee), prohibitin
e the removal of the Indians of Arizona an
). New Mexico to Indian Territory, and it wa
| adopted-yeas, 81; nays, "a. The bill the
passed.
In the Senate, on the goth, after som
| UlSCuSS1Ou Oh the Dlll 1utFOUuccu ny M
Beck to repeal section $40 of the revise
statutes, Mr.. Hoar said it was evident thi
bill could not pass to-day, and move
< to adjourn, but soon withdrew th
a motion, and Mr.. Edmunds move
: session ON executive business. Thi
e motion was supported by the Repul
C licans and opposed by the Democrats, an
'e Vice-President then voted in the affirmative
n and the Senate went into executive session
n When the doors were reopened, Mr.. Bee
d withdrew his amendment to the bill to r.
p peal section 500 of the revised statutes, s
1T as to repeal section S21 also, in regard
s. the test oath. The bill to repeal the fir
S. named section then passed without oppos
$, tion, and the Senate adjourned until Jam
10 airy Z, 1S79......In the House, Mr.. Hende
sr son reported back the Senate bill authori,
r. ing payment to the State of Tennessee fo
n. keeping United States military prisoner
o. Passed. A billwas passed constituting Port
,e mouth, o port of delivery. The mornir
Of hour having expired, the Speaker laid b
u fore the House several communication
S. among them one from SecretaI
We Sherman, in answer to the resol
of tion calling for information as to VIII
ge balance on loan accounts was standing
n the credit of the United States in ar
le National Bank, from March, 1876, to Il
tn present time. The letter states that the
is were no balances standing to the credit
O. the United States Treasury in any Nation
C. Bank from March, 1876, to January, 1877
Is and incloses a list of National Bank depo
a itories, with the balance on loan accou
H. held, from February, 1878, to Decembs
lie 1878. The banks which held such balanc
or had been made repositories under t
y, law. The large balance held by Il
by First National Bank of New York "
X caused by the temporary withdrawal of t
We proceeds of ~ per cent. bonds, and t
I'M large subscriptions OF that bank OF the +
ut. cent. loan. After discussion, the commu
he ication was referred to the Ways and Mea
Committee. Adjourned until January
M. 1879.