American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-12-21
.FORTY.FOURTH CONGRESS.

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FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS-.
In the Senate, on the 9th, Mr.. ConkiIng
introduced Q bnl for granting pension to
the widow of Rear Admiral Hiram Paulding;
Mr.. Window submitted q preamble and feso-
| buttons. setting forth that the United States
Patent ONCE had become An institution OF
Patents TO consider the expediency Of some
other mode OF Contemplating iftventofs in
asicn sabth.d s. Senator sse% Iese
questing the President of the United States
70 furnish tho Senate with copies Of the 70.
he may have relative 70 the recent election.
sion in tho sundPy OWL Owl App pro s
ana seieIred: ala the Hoass. nu1nsross
suspend the rules and pass the bill prohibit
ing the further coinage OF trade dollars, and
coinage into standard Silver dollars was de-
feated-l54 to 81. not the necessary two
held in honor of the memory of the late Prof.
Jos Henry on the 18th OF January next. and
vestigate the method of preventing the In
production and spread Of epidemic diseases.
Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 10th, Mr.. Wallace
introduced q bill providing that subsidiary
coin shall be exchangable for trade dollars at
the rate of 100 cents for each OF said dollars,
and they shall forthwith be recoined into
subsidiary coin. and the gain. If any,
. may be e made use Of BY the Secretary q
sending subsidiary coin TO such
srnf ae; from the the
select committee to inquire into the charges
sgainst Stanley Matthews. submitted 2 reso
!. Anderson reissins to senator as.she VISTA.
relating 70 Presidential elections. 20. In the
and appointments to MI vacancies in other
Ths oSnsu,ar s1a D,R1o%atIc lon
.as assaa r.
e: 8 = 3 = Z 9
Japan and China from $1,000
Sa,5 $4,000 and the Rao
ed in Committee Of the Whole, passed With
Senate for q copy Of Anderson;s testimony
was complied with. Adjourned.
In the Senate, ON the 18th, q resolution
calling on the Secretary of War for a state
ment as to the arms and equipments issued
for use by Officers of the Treasury and Inte-
are nov. and whether any Of them have
been sold. was agreed TO-. The resolution
submitted submit by NJ. Blaine i'm regard to the
the constitutional rights of American citizens
were violated, etc, led to an animated de-
bate. participated in at great length by
Messrs. Blaine, Thurman, Lamar and Ed
munds. the resolution being finally
sa@ed oa shs blu to amema the
Patent laws;..:::In the House. the only,
passage Of the siii reported last Year II from %
the Committee on Commerce to regulate in
10 to ilo The bill makes il an i Tor amy
tation of property BY q railroad rom one
State to another, or to or from any
Of TO any ne or
son than another for like and cotemporane
any person so engaged to allow any rebate
or drawback on shipments made by them, or
enter combination with another carrier to
continuous. and prohibits the pooling OF
ireights.
In the Senate, on the 18th, the House bill
to correct the enrolment in the sundry OWL
| Appropriation bill relating to Hot Springs
passed, and also the Fertilization Appropria-
ton bill and the amendments of the commit
Of
COO sS end for the aa and
$4,000. i was agreed that a Vote on the Ed,
mu nun, bill, in regard to counting the Eleo.
bill making appropriations for the support Of
the West Point Military academy. after being
passed; I'm the House. a resolution
providing for a recess from Deeem-
much of sss ciS san
az ofy PHI as aPpERopdases sSsoGo Tor the claims
the Ponca Agency. passed A substitute for
discussed in Committee of the Whole. pass,
cd. The bill removing the political disabfli-
ties of ex Senator James Chestnut, of South
Carolina, also passed.
In the Senate, on the 18th, petitions, bills
and resolutions were filed by numerous SEN
ators, and at the expiration of the morning
hour consideration was resumed of the bill
nsy read third snd
By eu.0 vote Of q ss e. follows; Ysa..Msssrs
Nis 6hristis %sTon oonfiing oa% paSis.
Ill., R Raxe'' H ES%und1 inralis Ke Hsm
Kirkwood, McMiisn. Mat.hews. Msrrimeen.
n Mitchell; Morgan Morrill, oglesby. Paddock'
strong; Bailey. Beck. Butler. Coke: Davis.
Herman, Lamar, McCreery, Mcdonald. Max
ey, Randolph, Ransom, Thurman, voOr-
bees, Wallace, Withers-26... lin the
House, the resolution looking to tine
Investigation of the official conduct of j..
j. Davenport, United State Supervisor of
Elections ut New York, on the days of regis
tratfOn, was adopted without objection. All
bills on the Speakers table since last session,
with two exceptions. were taken up and :
ferred to appropriate committees. The bill
amending the act making appropriations for
the service of the Government for the fiscal
year ending June 80. 1872, passed 1t includes
In JnI xl,.& l.;I n
accounts for service of laborers. etc, EN-
ployed by the Government between the 18th
Of May, 1869, and the date when full payment
was commenced for eight hours work by the
act approved May, 1858, when 1t shall be made
TO appear that the reduction in the hours OF
labor was the cause of the reduction in
wager.