Daily globe., 1879-01-24
FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
The Senate.
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CENSUS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator Morrill,, from
the special committee in regard to taking the
census, reported q bill which was placed on the
calendar. He gave notice that he would call it
up for consideration Tuesday next
CONFERENCE.
Senators Window, Allison and Withers were
appointed q conference committee on the In
dian appropriation bill.
OCEAN CABLES.
Senator Matthews introdu ced bill to grant
to the American Ocean Cable and Telegraph
Land Wire association, of Philadelphia the
right of way and privilege to lay land and oper-
ate submarine telegraph cables on the Atlantic
and Pacific coasts, and to establish telegraph
communications between the United States
Europe and Asia. Referred.
EDUCATING THE BLIND.
Senator Burnside reported favorably the
House bill to promote the education of the
blind. Placed on the calendar. The bill ap-
propriates $685. 900 as perpetual fund to aid
in the education of the blind through the Amer
loan printing house for the blind, the money to
be invested in per cents. and the interest
paid to that institution.
PASSED.
The report Of the conference committee on
the consular and diplomatic appropriation bill
was agreed to and the bill passed. The total
amount appropriated is $1,0S7,S ,S35.
PATENT LAWS.
After consideration of bills on the calendar
the bill to amend the patent laws was taken up
the pending question being on the melton of
Senator Edmunds to lay it aside and take up
the resolutions submitted by him declaring
valid the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth
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by the vote last night that the majority was
adverse to considering his resolutions and
withdrew his motion to take them up. The
bill to amend the patent laws was then con-
sidered and the bill passed.
THE CALENDAR.
The bill reported from the joint select COM
mittee to reorganize the army was called up,
but Senator Burnside consented that it be laid
aside to come up as unfinished business to-
morrow and consideration of bills on the calen-
dar was resumed.
The bill for the relief of Warren Mitchell
being the unfinished business, Senator Nc
MILAN moved to indefinitely postpone further
consideration of the bill, as a majority of the
committee on claims had reported against it,
Rejected, yeas IA, nays 81.
Senator Edmunds then objected to the pres-
ent consideration of the bill.
Senator McCreery moved to postpone pend
ing and all prior orders and take up the bill
for the relief of Warren Mitchell. Agreed to,
yeas 25 nays %.
SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS.
Pending discussion on the Mitchell BILL
Senator Window moved to lay aside the bill in
formally and take up the House bill appropri-
ating 100000 to enable the secretary of the
treasury to carry out the provisions Of section
254: revised statutes, in regard to expenses of
transporting coin and bullion, and 40,000 for
miscellaneous expenses Of the House. Amend
ments of the committee appropria ating SIC, 900
to be applied to defraying expenses in such in
vestigations or inquiries as have been or may
be ordered by the Senate during the Forty fifth
Congress. $232 for the army reorganization
commission and 1858 for the committee to in
quire into the expediency of transferring the
Indian bureau to the war department. were
agreed to. The bill was then read third time
and passed.
After an executive session adjourned.