Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-06-21
Senate.

WASHINGTON June 20, 2 A. Ex-senator Con
over called up the House bill to pay Geo. Fl
Giddings for services as mail contractor on the
route from Santa Fe New Mexico, to Sar
Antonio, Texas, which was discussed at some
length and passed-yeas %, nays IT.
Senator Blaine submitted a resolution ex
Thursday.
Senator Window said he had Just come from
the House of Representatives, and it was said
the enrolment of the sundry civil bill would
become settled by A. NJ. Should the time of
adjournment be extended as proposed by the
Senator from Maine, it feared the House
would not have quorum.
Senator Blaine replied that that made no diff
ference, as the only thing to do was to an
nounce the signature of the sundry civil ap-
preparation bill. One man in the House for
that purpose would be just as good as a hun
dred.
Senator Sargent said one man might object
to the signing of the bill.
Senator Blaine said that could not be done
under the rules.
At the request of several Senators he with
drew the resolution. Subsequently the House
resolution extending the session until o'clock
\. NJ was received and Immediately concurred
Senator Hoar moved to take up for consider
alton the House bill to fix the pay Of letter car.
Tiers, but objection was made by Senator Ea-
Ton, and it was laid aside. House bill to es-
tablsh post routes and to provide that all pen
slons on account of death or wounds received
or disease contracted in the service of the
United States during the late war of the rebel
Ion' WHICH, have been granted or which shall
hereafter be granted shall commence from the
date of death or discharge from the service of
To-. United States, and for payment of arrears of
pensions, were laid before the Senate. and their
immediate consideration asked for
but Paddock objected to the post route bill and
Sargent to the pension bill.
In answer to a question, Senator Ingalls,
stated that the pension bill would require the
expenditure of about $50, 100000 from the
treasury.
The Senate concurred in the amendment of
the House to the Senate bill to appoint a COM
mission to ascertain the cost of removing the
national observatory, and the bill was passed.
The Senate, after o'clock A. NJ, several times
was left without a quorum, and some time was
consumed in calling the roll to secure the
attendance of Senators, many of whom were
asleep in the committee and cloak rooms.
The House resolution extending the session
to o'clock was concurred in.
At 4:55 the Senate went into executive ses-
sion. At $50 the doors were reopened and
Senator Bruce, by request, introduced bill to
establish u national academy of education, Civ
ing the preference to genius and talent and the
land to the orphans of the republic Referred.
It provides that the President and Vice Presi-
dent of the United States. the chief JUSTICE the
speaker and chaplain of the House of Repre-
sentatives, the secretary Of the Smith
sonian institution and the commits
sioner of education shall be body cor
porate to be known as the National Academy
of Education. They are to establish academies
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pirate annually one third of the amount neces-
sary to their support, providing the State con-
tribute the other twO-thirds. 1t further pro-
vidcs that there shall be established in the dis
trict an academy on the basis of equality with
any university in the world, which shall be the
model for the State academies.
At 6:53 the clerk of the House of Representa-
tives appeared with the sundry civil bill. which
was Immediately signed by the president pro
tenn and then sent etc the President of the
United States for his signature, the President
being in his room at the capitol, having re-
manned there during the night.
Senator Anthony submitted resolution pro-
viding for the appointment of q committee of
two Senators to join the committee of the
House Of Representatives to wait on the
President and inform him that Congress, hav-
ing finished its business, is now ready to close
its session by adjournment Agreed to, and
Messrs. Anthony and Thurman were appoint
The Senate then held brief executive ses-
sion, and when the doors We're reopened Sena-
tor Anthony, from the committee appointed to
wait on the President of the United States, re-
ported that they had performed that duty, and
the President replied that he had no further
communication to make.
At o'clock Senator Ferry, president pro
tena., said: THE hour of o'clock having az
rived, it gives me pleasure to congratulate the
Senate on the termination Of the session of
nearly seven months duration, and
to comply with the joint res
olution of the two houses fixing
the hour of final adjournment. Permit me,
Senators, to cordially thank you for the favor
and confidence and your courtesy, without
which should have failed to meet the delicate
and responsible duties of the chair. Com
mending you all in parting to the care of the
benefcent Providence who has preserved
unbroken our number through the prolonged
labors now ended, I declare this session of the
Forty-ffth Congress adjourned sine die. APP
plause on the floor.