Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-16
CONGRESSIONAL WORK
RIGHTS OF UNITED STATES CITi- ZENSIN PATENTS.
A Statement of National Bank Deposits Asked For-The Shoshone and Ban
 nook Indians Agreement.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.-Mr. Reagan (Dem., Tex.) gave notice that to-day, or as soon after as convenient, he would submit some remarks on the Presidents annual message.
 MT. Edmunds (Rep., Vt.) offered reso- lution instructing the Committee on Fi- nance to inquire into the matter of depos- it's with the late Freedman's Saving Bank of Washington and to report how many white depositors there were who were in no way connected with the alleged manage ment and failure of the bank, with the amount of deposits due to them respect lively. He said that, since the passage Of the bill, two or three weeks ago, to reimburse depositors in the Freedmen's Bank, in favor of those of African descent, and against all others, there had come to his knowledge several instances of poor white persons who were small depositors One ot them, poor old Irish woman, had brought her book last night, showing a credit of $50 or $40. The only reason why she was not ent tied to share under the re- cently passed bill was the fact that she was not of African descent. He said that while the bill was under consideration that it ap- peared to him that that sort of dis scrimna- tion was not only wrong in principle, but unjust in practice, and the answer given to him was that white depositors in that bank 'FSAS PSA oO1o hA4G A<AO SOS EOSSOoSAOL u ~ to wreck it.
 MT. Beck (Dem., Ky.) asked that the res olution lie over till to-day, and said he would give good reasons why the white de- positors should not be reimbursed.
 The resolution was laid over.
 MT. Hoar (Rep., Mass.) offered resolu- tion (which was adopted) instructing the Committee or Patents to examine into the rights of citizens of the United States in n1tanta iSSna6 bIyf Fo, inventions made by them; what further ac- tlon IS necessary to secure and protect such rights; and whether It is desirable that provision shall be made to have the United States represented in any future international co inference on that subject by persons specially learned in patent law and in the interests of American invent ors.
 A resolution offered by Mr. Sder- man (Rep, O.. calling on the Secre- tary of the Treasury for statement of the amounts deposited in the national banks on the 1st of August, 1888, and of the amount and description or United States bonds and other securities pledged for the repayment Of such deposits, was taken up, discussed by Senators Sherman, Cockrell, and Beck, and adopted.
 MT. Dawes (Rep., Mass) presented the conference report on the bill to accept and
 
 Bannock Indians as to Q portion of tho Fort Hail reservation in Idaho Territory; agreed to.
 MT. Mitchell (Rep., Or.) offered resolu- tion calling on the Secretary of the Interior for information as to the lands of the Puy- allup Indians in Washington Territo y; laid over.
 The Senate then proceeded to the con- sderation of the Fisheries Treaty in open axaCutiUn session and MT MOrpan (nnrr Ala.) resumed his argument in favor of the resolution to postpone it till Decehber next.
 The lack of q quorum in the House was made immediately apparent yesterday when MT. OuthWaite (Dem. O. called up his motion to consider the vote by which the Senate Columbus Exposition Bill was amended by provision for exposrons at Richmond, Va, Atlanta, and Augusta Ga, hundred members voted on the question, and MT. Outhwaite let the m alter drop tor the present.
 MT. Savers (Dem., Tex. ) moved that the House go into Committee of the Whole for the consideration of the Fertilization Ap- propriation Bill.
 Mir. Townsend (Dem, III. who previously antagoniZed this motion, said that his Ob- iect had been to postpone consideration of the bill until the differences between the two houses on the Army Appropriation Bill had been settled. He had urged the Senate Couferees to settle the differ ences, but had been unable to secure any action. He had therefore concluded to wait no longer, and he withdrew any fur ther opposition to the Fertilization Bill.
 The House thereupon went into the Com tee of the Whole (AIr. Springer of Illinois in the chair) on that measure.
 Az further conference the representa- tives of the two houses have reached an agreement upon the Naval Appropriation bill The basis of the agreement is a sub- stantiaI concession of the demands of both Houses, the former agreeing to re- store to the bill the original provision for the 7,5O0 ton armored cruiser and the lat ter accepting the 2,OOO ton gun-boats pro- posed by the Senate ss-.