The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-01-23
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

In the Senate, January 13, Coke, Bayard,
and Ham!in were appointed a committee to
arrange for the funeral of Representative
Schleicher: and to accompany the remains
to Texas. MIR. Mcmillan introduced bill
to restore the public domain the military
reservation known as Fort Ripley Reserva-
ton, in Minnesota Refer1 ed. Mr.. Ingalls,,
from the Pension Com mittee, reported
without amendment House bill relating to
soldiers while in the civil service of the
United States. Placed on the calendar. 1t
provides for the payment of their pensions
to any persons who were deprived thereof
during any portion of time from the 30th
March, 1865, to 3oth June, 1866, by
| reason of their being in the SER
| vice OF the United States. A bill
| passed without discussion, appropriating
| $250,000 for ireproof building for Ma
tional Museum. 1t was then voted to attend
the funera. of Mr.. Schleieher, and recess
was taken. The Senate proceeded in a body
to the Hall of the House to attend the
funeral, and upon returning to its Chamber,
| adjourned until to-mOr In the House,
the report of the Committee on Foreign
| Affairs was unanimously adopted, recon.
mending The payment of the remainder oi
the salary of late Representative Sch eichel
as member of the XIV Congress to hit
bereaved family, and suggesting to the next
Congress TO make a similar appropriation
v
Congress. A recess was taken until three
o'c ock. at which time the funeral services
took place.
In the Senate, January IA, Mr. Davis o
w. Va, called up the resolution submitted
by him early in the session to prom tie tn,
agricultural interests of the country, ant
made long speech upon the subject Mr.
Thurman called up the substitute for tn
House bill to divide the Western Distric
| of MI fyrn cfr ~
scribe times and places for holding court
therein, and for other purposes. Passed
The Senate resumed consideration of un
finished business, being the bill to amen,
: the patent laws, and Mr.. Matthews state
at length his objections to the bill. Th
amendment submitted by Mr.. Morgan
several days ago, providing that "when
ever a court shall be of opinion that tn
suits of plaintiff or the defense of defendan
was vexatiOus or malicious, or the in
fringement was willful, the court ma
award against the party guilty of sue
vexatious or malicious conduct, or sal
infringement, such sum by way of counse
fees and expenses of suit as it shal
deem just and reasonable" Agree
to. After discussion the bill was laid aside
. with the understanding it should be unfir
lshed business to-morrow.......In the House
aresolution was adopted directing the Con
, mittee on Appropriations to make an al
proprihtIon Ior tnc payment OF the Wldo'
Of the late A. 8. Williams, the amount c
his salary for the remainder Of the session
a BY vote of yeas, 112; nays, 105, tn
Geneva award bill was postponed, an
: the House went into committee o
the bill for the payment OF pensions I
4 survivors of the Mexican and other war
a Mr., Goode moved to embrace in the ben
= fits of the bill officers and priva es of Ii
marine service. Adopted. Mr.. Sinnickso
. offered an amendment granting pension
Y to soldiers who served sixty days in Ii
y military or naval service OF the Unite