The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-03-19
CONGRESSIONAL.
WAsHINGToN, March IL.
SENATE.

SIN
Mr.. McDonad, from the Committee on
the Judiciary, reported adversely on
Senate bill for the enforcement OF the
gments and DEGREES in other States
than those where rendered or made, and
it was indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Garland from the Committee on
Territories, reported tavoraDly on the
joint resolution disspproving of the act
of the Territory of Arizona granting
charter TO the Southern Pacific Railroad
Company, passed February 7, 1877.
Placed on the calendar.
The following bills were introduced
and referred:
By Mr.. Hereford-To recognize and
pay certain claims due by The State
OF West Virginia TO citizens thereof for
services rendered in suppressing the late
rebellion and which are properly charge
able to the United States.
By Mr.. Eustis-To authorize States TO
impose tonnage tax, charge or duty on
vessels to maintain quarantine.
Mr.. Window, from the Committee on
Appropriations, reported with amend
ments the House bill authorizing the
Secretary of the Treasury to employ tenn
porsry clerks and making appropriations
for the same; also making appropriations
for detecting trespassing on public lands,
for bringing into market public lands IN
certain States and for other purposes.
Placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Edmunda, from the Committee on
Judiciary, reported adversely on the
House bill in relation TO certain legal dis
abilities of women, and moved that 1t be
indefinitely postponed. 1t provides that
any woman who shall have been men,
Der of the bar of the highest court Of
any State or Territory, or the District CT
Columbia, for q period OF three years,
may be admitted TO practice in the Su-
preme Court OF the United States.
Mr.. Edmunds said that the ground OF
the adverse report OF the committee was
that by the law of the land, as it had ex-
i.ted since the formation Of the govern
ment, the Supreme Court, as well rs all
other United States Courts, were author
lied TO make their own rules touching
the admission of attorneys, so that there
was no obstacle in law prohibiting the
admission OF women to practice in United
States Courts. 1t depet ded entirely
upon the discretion of the court. The
Committee on the Judiciary thought this
act would make discrimination in favor
of women, as it compelled the court to
admit women to practice when it was not
bound to admit men.
On motion OF Mr.. Sargent, the bill was
placed on the calendar, with the adverse
report.
MIR. McCreery inquired of the Chair
man of the Judiciary Committee, what
progress he was making in regard TO the
repeal OF the bankrupt law.
MIR. Edmunds replied that the Com
mittee were making progress, and he
hoped there would be report soon.
Mr.. Window called up House bill
making an appropriation Tor fortiics
tious and other works of defence for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1879. 1t
was read third time and passed without
discussion The bill appropriates s275,-
600 for Notifications and for the arma-
ment thereof and torpedoes.
Mr.. Thurman called up Senate bill
10 prohibit members of Congress from be-
coming securities on certain bonds.
Passed.
The Vice President announced his sig.
nature to the bill in aid OF the Polar ex.
pedition designed by Jas. G.. Bennett.
The bill granting an American register
to foreign built ship for the purposes
of the Woodruff scientific expedition
around the world, was discussed until two
o'clock, and then laid aside until to-mor-
row.
The Senate resumed the consideration
of the Pacific railroad sinking fund bill,
and Mr.. Caristiancy spoke IN regard
thereto.
Pending the discussion, Mr.. Sargent
submitted several amendments 10 the
bill to organize a life saving and coast
guard service, and it was ordered that
they be printed and lie on the table.
The amendments provide that the
Secretary of the Navy may accept the
services OF volunteer crews at any o: the
life saving stations, who shall be subject,
when on duty, to the rules and regula-
lions of the service. They also provide
for the drill OF such volunteers once each
month, and each man shall receive three
dollars per day for such drill, and IN
case OF wreck, where 'sId volunteers
are instrumental in saving, they shall
receive slO or where engaged in saving
property they shall receive s. each for
each day employed. Another amend
ment provides for the care OF the pro-
perty saved, its delivery to owners, etc.
Mr.. Morgan then took the floor to
ap.sk on the Pacific Railroad Sinking
Fund bill, and the Senate went into
Executive session. and when the doors
were opened adjourned.