The Newtown bee., 1879-01-21

Mir Davis, of West Virginia, made speech la support of his resolution directing the com- mittee on agriculture to consider the subject and report what the general government ought to do to advance agricultural interests. The rest uf the day was spent oyer the bill to re- yise the patent law several amendf ents to it being offefed. Adjourned.
 The Senate conference committee on the military academy appropriation bill submitted report, which was adopted; and the bill was then passed. Mir. Voorhees, submitted reso- lution, which was adopted, instriicting the In dian committee to investigate the recent es- report to the Senate. Adj burned after an ex- ecutive session.
 House.
 In the opening prayer, the chaplain alluded in feeling and solemn manner to the death, tbis morning, of MT. Hartridge, of Georgia ; and immediately after the reading of the journal the official announcement of the death was made by Mir. Cook, of Georgia, who offered resolution expressing the regret of the House, and providing for special joint committee of seven members and three Senators to take order for experimenting the funeral, and to escort the remains of the deceased to his late | residence in Georgia. The speaker appointed as such committee on the part of the House of New York, Cabell of Virginia, Stone of Iowa, Davidson of Florida, and Hanna of In- diana. Adjourned.
 The bill aproppriating $55, 900 to reimburse | Williams and Mary college of Virginia for property destroyed during the war, came up, and after an animated discussion, in which Mir. Conger opposed, and Messrs. Goode, Loring, Monroe and Tucker advocated the bill, it was rejected by 127 to s7. Adjourned. 1 report from the foreign relations commit tee was received touching the death of Repre- sentative Schleicher, directing the payment of | tho remainder of his salary as member of the | Forty-hfrh Congress to his bereaved family, and requesting the next Congress to make a :,ls1 of the Forty-sixth Congress. The report was | unanimously adopted, and the House took T | trecess, after which the funeral services owe Mr. Schleichers body were performed by the chaplain of the House, assisted by the chaplain | of the Senate.
 | A resolution was adopted directing the com mittee on appropriations to make an appropri- l ation for the payment to the widow of the late A. s. Williams of the amount of his salary for tue remainder of the session. The confer ence report on the military academy appropri- ation bill was agreed to. The speaker filled various vacancies in committees and then the House adjourned
 MT. Wood, of New York, chairman of the committee on ways and means reported back the bill authorizing the issue of certificates oi deposit ill aid of refunding the public debt Tue bill authorizes the secretary of the treas ury to issue in exchange for lawful money oi the United States certificates of deposits oi the denomination of BIO, bearing interest al the rate of three per cent , and convertible al any time, with accrued interest, into four pel cent bonds sand directs that the money so re ceived shall be applied only to the payment oi the 520 bonds. Mir. Kelley, of Pennsy lvania
 submitted an amendment so as to make the certificates convertible, with accrued interes
 after six months, into lawful money, and al any time into the four per cent. bonds. Mir | Wood explained and advocated the measure
 as did Mir. Garfield and MT. .Chittenden but il
 was opposed by Messrs. Kelley, Butler ant Hewitt, who argued that it was not in the in
 terests of the workingmen, claimed by it
 supporters. After long debate, Mir. Kelley one offered by Mir. Burchard. The House, il
 pursuance of previous agreement, took 8 re cess until evening. At the evening sessior
 the certificate of deposit bill was passed by
 vote of 1i7 yeas to 72 nays. Mir. Wood theI
 reported the bill making greenbacks receivable
 for customs dues, and this too was passed
 af,er being opposed by Mir. Garfield. Ad
 ionrned.