Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-12-10
rom Tuesday 2Sd to Tuesday, 9th OF

from Tuesday 23d to Tuesday, 9th OF
| January.
Mr.. Blount, on behalf OF the ApprO-
/ priation Committee, stated that the
/ committee had expected to report and
/ to have passed by the 18th OF December,
the pension, fortiicotion and Military
Academy bill, and he offered an amend
ment that the recess commence on the
18th.
The yeas and nays were ordered on
| this amendment.
Mr.. Blount's amendment that the re-
cess commence on the 18th was adopted
| and the concurrent resolution then
agreed to.
Mr.. Scales offered a resolution direct
ing the Committee on Indian Affairs to
| investigate the cause OF the Ute out
break at White River Agency. Re-
/ ferred.
Mr.. Warner, from the Committee on
! Coinage, Weights and Measures, re-
ported resolution reciting that by the
act of Junce 2lst, 1879, the sum OF S2O,-
! 600 was appropriated for negotiation
! with foreign governments, with view
| TO the international reconciliation of
! silver, and calling on the Secretary OF
| State for information as TO what action
has been taken in relation thereto and
what progress has been made TO secure
the cooperation of other governments
with the United States in the full re-
monetizatiOn of silver. Adopted.
Mr.. Clymer called up Senate joint
resolution for tie filling of existing va
cancies in the Board of Regents Of
Smithsonian Institute. Passed.
The House then went into commit
tee of the whole (Mr. Springer in the
chair on the bill defining the duties OF
reporter of the Supreme Court OF the
United States, fixing his compensation
and providing for the publication and
distribution of the Supreme Court re-
ports. 1t provides that the reporter
shall report and prepare Tor publication
the decisions of the Supreme Court, and
such other decisions as the Court may
designate; and the salary of the reporter
shall be $40, 900 year, and 5000 more
when there shall be more than one volume
of the DEGREES published. These re-
ports shall be published by the public
printer in style equal to the lotto Re-
ports" and shall be sold by him at
price not exceeding 10 per cent in addi-
ton to the cost of printing and binding;
provided, that no person shall be per
mitted to purchase the reports iOr re-
sale unless he shall give bond in the
penal sum of not less that 81 900, that
he will not sell the same at a greater
price than the cost of printing and bind
ing, with % per cent added.
Mr.. Talbot moved TO strike out the
proviso.
Quite long discussion ensued in re-
gard TO this amendment, several mem
bers agreeing with Mr.. Talbot that no
restriction should be put upon the sale
OF reports by means of penal bond.
Mr.. Harris, who had charge OF the
bill, stated that nothing in the bill re-
served to the Government a copy wright
OF the reports.
Finally, the amendment was rejected.
On motion of Mr.. Barber an amend
ment was adopted directing the public
printer TO keep on hand at all times a
supply OF go copies of each volume.
On motion of Mr.. Brown an amend
ment was adopted providing that moth
ing in the bill shall be construed as pro-
hibiting the publication Of reports by
other publishers.
Without final action the committee
rose, and the Speaker announced that
the funeral services OF the late \. NJ.
Lay, of Missouri, would be held at 80
o'clock this evening the National Hotel,
Adjourned.