The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-05-25
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bill was introduced providing that every
person who destroys any wild animal or game
except for purposes of human food, shall for
telt all The implements, guns and ammunition
i'll his possession, and shall be deemed guilty
OF mis- demeanor. A resolution was adopted
directing the secretary of war to inquire into
the propriety of purchasing the dwelling house
in Washington in which President Lincoln
died 80. The speaker announced the appoints
ment OF Messrs. Camp, OF New York; Davis, OF
Illinois, and Blackburn, of Kentucky, as visi
tors to West Point; and of Messrs. Thomas,
3f Illinois, Darrell, ofLouisiana, and Harris, OF
New Jersey, as visitors to Annapolis IA mo-
ton was adopted TO suspend the rules and pass
bill providing that no action for damages Tor
infringement of patents shall be sustained for
the use OF any patented article or device, when
it shall appear on The trial that defendant pur-
chased such article for valuable consider-
alton i'll olen market. g. Mr.. Robinson,
of New York, introduced resolution in
the House requesting the President to
inform the House whether certain papers and
correspondence regarding American citizens
10 British prisons communicated to the British
parliament or published in London, have been
received at the state department. and whether
he House may expert the additional corre-
pondence called tor by its resolution of the
18th ut; whether any persons claiming to
be American citizens still remain in British
prisons without alcga ion OF crime or prospect
OF speedy trial; whether any proposition has
been made 10 coerce American citizens to SO
degrade their citizenship as to accept release
from unjust imprisonment by accepting 1t on
degrading conditions, whether any person
holding Office uuder Me United States has or
fered money to those citizens 10 induce them
TO accept release under such degrading con-
ditions, and il So by what alleged au thority
etc
Bills we're reported providing that accessories
alter the fact may be tried before the trial Of
the principal when the principal has escaped !:
making the bribery Of, or the acceptance Of a
bribe by, witness punishable by fine of not
more than 5000 or imprisonment for not
more more than two years; declaring the
bribery OF, or acceptance OF a
bnbe by. a juror felony declar-
ing it misprison of felony to conceal the
knowledge of the commission of felony.
&C.. The Senate joint resolution was passed au-
thorizing the secretary of war to lend one hun
dred flags TO the citizens committee OF Char
lotte, n. O., s. be usod in the celebration Of the
l07th anniversary Of the Mecklenburg decla-
ration OF independence.
report was submitted from the committee
on elections on the election case of Lowe against
Wheeler, from the Eighth Congressional dis
trict of Alabama, declaring the contestant
Lowe, entitled to the scat The bill to permit
national banks to extend their corporate ex.
istence was further considered.
esNst Pto'IGffiS VI!Ht any person oelnS origin.
ally citizen of the United States who has
been naturalized as subject of Great Britain,
may publicly declare his renunciat;on of such
naturalization, aud resume his character and
privileges as citizen OF the United States, by
signing an instrument TO that effect
The general deficiency appropriation bill,
appropriating Sc 425,3l9, was reported =. A
deadlock ensued in an attempt to consider the
South Carolina contested election case OF
Mackey against O'Conor, the Democrats re-
fusing to vote, thus leaving the House without
a quorum.