The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-18
THE CONGRESS.
AN UNIwrORrANT DAY IN ROTH
HOUSES. =
Debate In the House On u NH to lover
Losses Sustained from Feder@
Troops During the War.

THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 17.-The Chair laid beforf
the Senate the following communications frofh
the Secretary OF War: Transmitting repoE
of the commanding general. Department of
Missonr In regard M to The establlshment s h sas OF
The Secretary approves the recommendation OF
Gen Sherman That $4,000 be appropriated to
build such post. Committee on Military Al
fairs.
the Interior, In answer to the Senate resolution
ofthe fourteenth instant. relative to the passage
OF railroads across the public domain In .Arl-
zona. stating that the Oomm,,ssiioner, l, OF the the
that road proposes crossing certain sections OF
lard In Arizona. Laid on ths table,
Mr.. Morgan presented the credentials of Geo
Smith Houston as senator from Alabama for
six. years f,om the fourth of March next.
Mr.. Allison, from the. Committee on Finance
the killing of seals and other fur bearing ami,
mails ip Alaska, indefinitely postponed;
Mr.: Butler presented the memorial, from
just discrimination OF railroads In the matter
Of freights. and asking, ths, passage OF House
bill No. s547, introduced by Mr.. Reagan Of Texas.
TO the Committee on Commerce.
Mr.. Anthony from the Committee on Print
ing. reported a resolution to print 1000 copies
Of the report OF the commission on fsh and
Mr. Paddock moved to amend by making the
number 1900 copies. which was agreed to- and
Mr.. Morgan presented u memorial from A. r.
Stewart 4 90, Of New York, complaining OF
alleged unlawful acts of goyernmen officials OF
the port of New York as to Imports. and asking
| an investigation. Referred to the Committee
on Commerce.
Mr.. salisbury offered a resolution calling
| upon the Secretary of The Treasury to inform
| the Senate the amount of commission or COM
| pensation paid to bankers, brokers, firms. com
| panies, syndicate or individuals for purchasing
or negotiating the sale Of bonds and other obi-
| cations Of the United States from 1862 to the
| present time when such compensation was paid
tn. He'll
| uals to whom paid. Mr.. Morrell obiecting the
| resolution went over under the rules.
Mr.. Anthony offered e resolution, which was
| referred to the Committee on Printing. prOvld-
Ing for printing so additional copies Of the re-
port of Capt. Halis second Poaris arctic expe-
ditlon.
Mr.. Edmunds called up the House bill to re-
| store the records Of the circuit and district
courts Of the United States In the Western Dis
Committee on the Judiciary having reported a
substitute making provision for restoring all
legal Federal records destroyed by FIRE. The
and the title of the bill was amended to read.
An act to amend the Revised Statutes Of the
United States - relating to records and circuit
Mr.. Cockrell introduced bill to amend sec.
tion 5so6 Of the Revised Statutes OF the United
States. Referred to the Committee on the Ju-
The Senate resumed consideration Of the
patent bill Mr.. Matthew's withdrew the pend
Ing amendment and Messrs. Hoar aud Davis
offered amendments technical In character.
The attention of the Senate was occupied
until $3.50 In discussing these amendments. Mr..
Wallace, Of Pennsylvania. asked leave for him
eelf and Mr.. Eayard to withdraw from the COM
mittee to investigate the Southern elections,
which was granted. and the Chair appointed
Messrs. Mcdonald and Randolph to fill the va
cancies.
At Las .. m. the Senate adjourned.
THE HOUSE.
Mr. Banning presented a memorial OF the
Board of Trade of Cincinnati, protesting
against the passage of the bills now pending Ia
Congress to revise and amend the patent laws.
Referred.
THE regular order having been demanded
the Speaker called the committees for reports
House went into committee Of the whole
on the private calendar. and num-
ber Of bills for the relief OF different per-
sons were passed. bill for the relief of the
trustees CT the Protestant Episcopal Semin-
ary and High School, in Virginia, was then
pay for the rent OF the building Of this semi
nary. which was used as hospital bv the
United States troops during almost the entire
war. lengthy discussion ensued. The bill
was opposed BY Messrs. Conger, White of
Pepnsylvania. Townsend Of New York, and
dangerous precedent: that as 1t was in So
ceded State the government was not bound
for rent. and that there was no proof
OF loyalty OF those who had control OF the insti-
tuition. 1t was advocated by Messrs. Hunton Of
Virginia. Eden OF Illinois. Haskell Of Kansas.
ground that there was an implied contract for
payment. because 1t had always been In pos
session of the Union army.
Pending consideration the committee rose
and the House. after passing bills to which
there was no objection. at 4:45 .. m. adjourned.