The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-15
CONGRESSIONAL.
THE PATENT Law BILL-PENsIONe
FOR VETERANS OF THE MExI.
CAN WAR.
The Senate,


.WAsHINeToN.. Jan. 1A-Mr. .Christiancy and
Mr.. Wallace offered petitions for legislation to
enforce the anti .polygamy laws.
WINDOW offered petitions for I; spe;edy d leS saio1 ion
on bills providing for the arrears Of pensions.
Mr.. Wallace introduced q bill providing for
raj government and several states and the city
of Baltimore. growing out OF moneys expended
In the war OF 1872 by those States. Referred to
Mr.. Dorsey. from the Committee on the Dis
tr1rt OF columbia. reported back the draft OF q
bill making permanent appropriatfons for the
payment OF interest on the funded debt OF the
District. together with certain communications
from the Secretary OF the Treasury, and asked
their reference to the Committee on Appropria-
At the instance Of Mr. Butler the Secretary of
the Interior was directed to inform the Senate
uas. II any are constructing or buiidins iii % rail-
roads oyer public domain in Arizona, and un-
der and by what authority the same Is being
Mr.. Davis. of West Virginia. called up the
resolution offered BY himself. relating to aRri-
culture. and submitted some remarks thereon.
tistical information. At the conclusion of Mr.
Davis remarks he moved the pass age OF the
resolution. but. on motion Of Mr.. Paddock, it
was laid over. as he desired to submit remarks
thereon.
On motion OF Mr., Thurman the Senate con-
sidered House biil No 5o67, to divide the West:
ern District of Missouri into two divisions. and
70 prescribe places and time for holding courts
therein. the reported substitute drafted by
the judiciary Committee. which was read and
The Vice President laid before the Senate
communication from the Secretary OF the Navy
transmitting the narrative of DR.. G. f. Halls
expedition to the Arctic regions In 1864 and
1853. compiled BY the Superintendent OF the Ma
yal Observatory from data purchased from DR..
Hall by order of Congress. Laid on the table.
The special order being the patent bill. Mr..
Mathews addressed the Senate, taking excep-
tions to It's provisions. He embodied his views
In amendments which were ordered printed
Mr.. Davis. of Illinois, concurred In the views
of the senator from Ohio.
Mr.. Hoar dsfendei and explained the intent
OF the bill. The committee had the aid OF the
best talent on patent laws and practice the
country possessed, as he believed, and the bill
which embodied It's labors was believed to be
the best and most equitable that could be de-
vfsed.
At 8 o'clock the Senate proceeded to the con-
sideration OF executive business. and at s:15
o'clock adjourned.
The House.
Mr.. Durham. OF Kentucky, from the commit
tee OF conference on the Military Academy ap-
propriation bill. submitted a report, which was
agreed to and the bill passed.
Mr.. Hewitt (Alabamal raised the question OF
the consideration OF the Geneva Award bill,
and moved that. the House go into COM
mittee OF the whole. the object being to take
Mexican war. The motion was agreed to by
vote OF 112 to 1o5 and the House accordinRly
resolved itself into a committee of the whole,
Mr.. Eden, OF Illinois In the chair. and took up
the Mexican pension bill. upon which sll de-
bate was closed