The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-01-10
xLyTH CONGRESS-SECOND SESSION.
SENATE.
An Unimportant Session.

WASHINGTON, Jan. &.
A large number fpetitions were presented during
the morning hour, among them many favoring the
passage of bill granting of pensions and in
answer of question of Mr.. Howe as to when that
bill shall be considered. Mr.. ingalls,,
chairman of the committee on pen
sions stated that he proposed to call it up as soon
the bill to amend the patent laws should be disposed
Of
During the morning hour Mr.. Beck called up the
resolution submitted by him on the 18th inst refer
ring the answer of the Secretary of the Treasury
to the resolution of December Sd, relative to the
amount of silver coin received ia the payment of
CUSTOMS and what disposition was made OF 1t, &C.,
to the committee finance with instructions to in
vestigate as to whether the laws relative to the lay
ment of customs dues and interest on the public debt
had been and are being complied with.
Mr. Beck criticised at some length the answer OF
the Secretary of the Treasury to the resolution, and
said specie resumption was reached by the ruin of
hundreds of thousands of the best men of the
country The Secretary had not answered the
resolution as public officer should do.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Becks remarks his
resolution was agreed TO unanimously, aud the
Senate resumed the bill to amend the patent law.
Mr.. Window from the appropriation committee
reported back the judiciary appropriation bill with
euhuAy ahiShuihShes, anu SaNO hotIoO " Cdu up
tomorrow.
Mr. Ingalls, presented petition of the Central
branch Of the Union Pacific Railway Company, ask
ing Congress to take such action as Will secure the
completion of that branch to connect with the
Union Pacific road. Referred to the committee on
railways.
Mr.. Edmunds from the judiciary committee
reported favoraby the bill to remove the political
disability Of James Chestnut of South Carolina.
Placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Burnside gave notice that he would ask the
Senate to consider the army organization bill soon
the bill to amend the patent laws was disposed Of
Mr.. Howe offered q resolution calling on the
Secretary Of the Interior for information 10 regard to
the payments denied certain Stockbridge Indians
and the reasons therefore the of the persons
prosecuted for trespassn the Indian reservations
| 10 Eastern Wisconsin, and what suits have been
instituted against persons for purchasing timber cut
! by the Indians in the Green Bay agency. Agreed
| to.
Mr.. Morrill, from the committee public build
| iDgs reported with verbal amendments the bill
appropIiating S250,O00 for the erection OF fire
proof building for the National Museum adjoining
| the Smithsonian Institution. Placed on the
| calendar.
| Senate at 2 80 on motion of Mr.. Burnside went
into executive session, and at 245 took recess till
| Upon reassembling the Senate headed by Vice
President Wheeler and Secretary Gorham proceeded
to the House to attend the funeral Of the late
| Representative Hartridge.
On returning at AIS the Senate adjourned.
| HOUSE.
Funeral of Representative Harfridge.
When the House met the desk Of the late Julian
Hartridge Of Georgia was Hastily draped in black and
upon it was placed handsome basket of flowers.
MI. COOK OF Ga, offered resolution providing
that the funeral services Of the late Julian Hart.
ridge should be held in the hall OF the House of Rep.
resentatives this afternoon at O'clock and nyi ting
the Senate to be present during the ceremonies.
The resolution was adopted unanimously and the
| House took recess until 255.
| The galleries were crowded when the House as
| sembled after the recess.
At o'clock the Senate entered AMI took seats in
| the body Of the hall. The Supreme Court next en-
tered and took seats in front of the Speakers desk
the left, then the President and cabinet, taking
| seats to the right of the Speakers desk.
| 1870 the committee of arrangements proceeded
slowly down the main aisle, all present standing
| reverently. The remains Of the late Julian Hart
| ridge of Georgia, enclosed in handsome casket
adorned with wreaths and crosses Of flowers, were
then carried in and placed cstafalque in front
the Speakers desk. Rev. W. Il. Harris, chaplain of
the House, offered prayer. After reading selec-
tons Mr.. Harrison delivered short, solemn euosy
on the character of the deceased Rev. Byron Sund-
erand, chaplain of the Senate, delivered prayer,
and after the benediction by Mr.. Harrison the LID of
| the casket was raised and the members approached
and took last look at the features CT their dead col
league. The lid was then screwed on and the casket
borne out of the hail. followed by the President and
Cabinet, the Supreme Court, the Senate aud the
ILL.,
funeral cortege to the railway rain and on his re-
turn at AS p. m. the House adjourned.
To add to the solemnity of the day it was rumored
just previous to the adjournment that Gustav
Schleicher of Texas in dying condition caused
by erysipelas in his leg.