Mr. Edmunds, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the bill (S. 316) to remove the political disabilities of Charles L. Scott, of Wilcox County, Alabama, reported it without amendment, and that it ought not to pass. Mr. Cameron, of Wisconsin, from the Committee on Claims, to whom was referred the bill (S. 388) for the relief of the heirs of the late Will. iam A. Burt, inventor of the solar compass adopted and used in the public surveys of the United States, reported it without amendment, and submitted an adverse report (No. 40) thereon. The Senate proceeded to consider the said bills (S. 101, S. 256, S. 316, and S. 388) as in Committee of the Whole; and no amendment being made, they were severally reported to the Senate. Ordered, That they be postponed indefinitely. Leave having been obtained, bills were introduced, read the first aud second times by unanimous consent, and referred as follows: By Mr. Paddock: A bill (S. 586) to sell certain public lands to the Beatrice and Denver City Railroad Company, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Public Lands. By Mr. Cameron, of Pennsylvania: A bill (S. 587) for the relief of Edward H. Leib; to the Committee on Military Affairs. By Mr. Burnside: A bill (S. 588) to change the rank of Robert C. Buchanan, colonel, on the retired-list of the Army; to the Committee on Military Affairs. By Mr. Mitchell: A bill (S. 589) to reimburse the State of Oregon for moneys paid by said State in the suppression of Indian hostilities during the Modoc war, in the years 1872 and 1873; to the Committee on Military Affairs. By Mr. Mitchell: A bill (S. 590) for the improvement of the Umpqua River, in the State of Oregon; to the Committee on Commerce. By Mr. Mitchell: A bill (S. 591) making an appropriation for a mili tary wagon-road from Ellensburg, at the mouth of Rogue River, in the State of Oregon, via the mouth of Illinois River, through Josephine and Jackson Counties, to Jacksonville, Oregon, And a bill (S. 592) for the relief of Captain P. A. Owen; to the Committee on Military Affairs. By Mr. Kellogg: A bill (S. 593) granting a pension to Margaret R. Coloney; to the Committee on Pensions. By Mr. Plumb: A bill (S. 594) for the relief of William W. Speirs, late assistant surgeon United States Army; to the Committee on Military Affairs. By Mr. Rollins: A bill (S. 595) to further define and enlarge the powers and duties of the board of health of the District of Columbia ; to the Committee on the District of Columbia. By Mr. Ferry: A bill (S. 596) to regulate the compensation of postmasters, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Post-Offices and Post-Roads. By Mr. Gordon: A bill (S. 598) for the relief of Samuel I. Gustin; to the Committee on Claims. Mr. Blaine obtained leave to bring in a bill (S. 597) to authorize the coinage of silver dollars for circulation, and to make the same a legal tender, and for other purposes; which was read a first and second time, by unanimous consent. Mr. Cockrell submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Printing: Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That twelve thousand copies of the eulogies delivered in the two houses of Congress upon the late Lewis V. Bogy, late United States Senator from the State of Missouri, be printed, four thousand for the use of the Senate and eight thousand for the use of the House of Representatives, and that the Secretary of the Treasury have printed the portrait of Mr. Bogy to accompany the same. Mr. McDonald submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Printing: Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That twelve thousand copies of the eulogies delivered in the two houses of Congress upon the late Oliver P. Morton, late United States Senator from the State of Indiana, be printed, four thousand for the use of the Senate and eight thousand for the use of the House of Representatives, and that the Secretary of the Treasury have printed the portrait of Mr. Morton to accompany the same. On motion by Mr. Beck, Ordered, That the petition of Martha G. Vaughn and Louisa Jackman, on the files of the Senate, be referred to the Committee on Military affairs. The Senate proceeded to consider the motion submitted by Mr. Anthony on the twenty-first instant, that the Senate reconsider its vote agreeing to the resolution instructing the Committee on Naval Affairs to inquire into the alleged reinstatement or restoration of Lemuel J. Draper to the position formerly held by him in the Medical Corps of the Navy, and The motion was agreed to. On motion by Mr. Anthony to amend the resolution by striking out "Naval Affairs" and in lieu thereof inserting the Judiciary, it was determined in the affirmative, and the resolution as amended was agreed to, as follows: Resolved, That the Committee on the Judiciary be instructed to inquire into the alleged reinstatement or restoration of Lemuel J. Draper to the position formerly held by him in the Medical Corps of the Navy, and to report the facts touching his original appointment; any allegations of misconduct on his part, if such there were; the action, if any, of the government or Navy Department thereon; his alleged resignation and the facts relating thereto; whether he ceased to be an officer of the Navy, and, if so, when; whether any, and if so, what, proceeding or action designed to effect his reinstatement or restoration has been taken by any officer or department of the government; whether any money has been paid on behalf of the government to said Draper or to his account, and, if so, by whom authorized and paid, and by whom received, and from what fund, and the amount thereof; and whether such action as has been taken was and is legal and warrantable; said committee shall have power to send for persons and papers. And that the said Dr. Draper shall be notified and may be present, personally or by counsel, if he desires, to explain to the committee any allegation of misconduct against him laid before said committee. On motion by Mr. Sargent, The Senate proceeded to consider, as in the Committee of the Whole, the bill (S. 493) to provide for the removal of the Naval Observatory; and the amendments reported by the Committee on Naval Affairs having been agreed to in part, and A further amendment having been proposed by Mr. Thurman, Ordered, That the further consideration of the bill be postponed to to morrow. The Senate resumed the consideration of the resolution submitted by Mr. Matthews December 6, 1877, relative to the payment of certain bonds of the United States; and, After debate, On motion by Mr. Anthony, The Senate proceeded to the consideration of executive business; and After the consideration of executive business the doors were opened, and, On motion by Mr. Anthony, at 4 o'clock and 45 minutes p. m., THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1878. The Vice-President laid before the Senate a letter of the Secretary of the Interior, communicating, in answer to a resolution of the Senate of January 15, 1878, a copy of the report of Indian Inspector E. C. Watkins, in relation to the consolidation of Indian agencies in the Colville country; which was referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed. The Vice President laid before the Senate the petition of Edward Perry, praying to be allowed a pension; which was referred to the Committee on Pensions. Resolutions, in favor of an extension of time for the completion of the Northern Pacific Railroad, were presented as follows: By Mr. Cameron, of Wisconsin: Resolutions of the Chamber of Commerce of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. By Mr. Howe: Résolutions of the Chamber of Commerce of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Ordered, That they be referred to the Committee on Railroads. Mr. Dawes presented the petition of John R. Bond, of Port Deposit, Maryland, praying compensation for services rendered as purser in the United States Navy; which was referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. Petitions, praying the appointment of a commission to investigate the traffic in intoxicating liquors, were presented as follows: By Mr. Saulsbury: A petition of the Second Reformed Presbyterian Church of New York. By Mr. Dawes: A petition of the Temperance Alliance of Massachusetts. By Mr. McDonald: A petition of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Knightstown, Indiana. By Mr. Cockrell: A petition of citizens of Breckenridge, Missouri. By Mr. Paddock: A petition of citizens of Nebraska. By Mr. Hoar: A petition of citizens of South Dartmouth, Massachusetts. By Mr. Edmunds: A petition of the Methodist Episcopal Church of New York. By Mr. Kernan: Two petitions of citizens of New York. By Mr. Hamlin: A petition of citizens of Brooklyn, New York. By Mr. Morrill: A petition of the Woman's Temperance Union of Washington, District of Columbia. By Mr. McPherson: A petition of the Temperance Alliance of Gloucester, New Jersey. By Mr. Allison: A petition of citizens of Iowa. By Mr. Barnum: A petition of citizens of Patterson, New York. By Mr. Anthony: A petition of the Grace Methodist Church of Newburg, New York. By Mr. Bayard: A petition of citizens of Camden, Delaware. By Mr. Davis, of Illinois: A petition of citizens of Lynden, Illinois. By the Vice-President: A petition of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union of New York. By Mr. Christiancy: A petition of citizens of Northville, Michigan. By Mr. Oglesby: A petition of the Presbyterian Church of Princeton, Illinois. By Mr. McMillan: A petition of citizens of Saint Paul, Minnesota. By Mr. Wadleigh: A petition of the Freeville Baptist Church of Ashland, New Hampshire. By Mr. Cameron, of Pennsylvania: A petition of citizens of Pennsylvania. By Mr. McCreery: A petition of citizens of Illinois. By Mr. Mitchell. A petition of citizens of Illinois. By Mr. Sargent: A petition of Good Templars of Montana Territory. By Mr. Withers: A petition of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Illinois. By Mr. Burnside: A petition of citizens of Long Island, New York. By Mr. Howe: A petition of citizens of Fort Howard, Wisconsin. Ordered, That they be referred to the Committee on Finance. Mr. Dennis presented a petition of citizens of Somerset County, Maryland, praying the establishment of a post-office on Smith's Island, in that county; which was referred to the Committee on Post-Offices and PostRoads. Memorials, remonstrating against any reduction in the rates of duty on foreign imports, and against the restoration of duties on tea and coffee, were presented as follows: By Mr. Eaton: Two memorials of citizens of Connecticut. By Mr. Dawes: A memorial of citizens of Massachusetts. By Mr. Cameron, of Pennsylvania: Nine memorials of citizens of Pennsylvania. By Mr. Davis, of Illinois: A memorial of citizens of Illinois. By Mr. Wadleigh: A memorial of citizens of New Hampshire. By Mr. McPherson: A memorial of citizens of New Jersey. Ordered, That they be referred to the Committee on Finance. Mr. Kernan presented the petition of Hugh B. Rorke, praying an amendment to the patent laws so as to provide a penalty for the manufacture of patented articles, knowing the same to be patented, without the consent of the patentee; which was referred to the Committee on Patents. Mr. Wallace presented a petition of citizens of Pennsylvania, praying the passage of a law granting pensions to soldiers in the late war from the date of their discharge from service; which was referred to the Committee on Pensions. Petitions, praying the remonetization of silver and for the repeal of the law providing for the resumption of specie payments, were presented as follows: By Mr. Cameron, of Pennsylvania: A petition of citizens of Pennsyl vania. By Mr. Howe: A petition of the Springdale Grange of Wisconsin. Mr. Hamlin, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, to whom were referred the following joint resolutions, reported them without amendment: H. R. 55. Joint resolution to authorize Medical Inspector Thomas J. Turner, United States Navy, to accept a diploma of the order of Kamehameha from the King of the Hawaiian Islands. H. R. 85. Joint resolution extending the thanks of Congress to Henry M. Stanley. Mr. Anthony, from the Committee on Printing, to whom was referred the resolution submitted by Mr. McDonald on the 23d instant, to print the eulogies delivered in the two houses of Congress on the late Oliver P. Morton, reported it without amendment. The Senate proceeded, by unanimous consent, to consider the said resolution; and The resolution was agreed to. Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives therein. Mr. Anthony, from the Committee on Printing, to whom was referred the resolution submitted by Mr. Cockrell on the 23d instant, to print the eulogies delivered in the two houses of Congress on the late Lewis V. Bogy, reported it without amendment. The Senate proceeded, by unanimous consent, to consider the said resolution; and The resolution was agreed to. Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives therein. Leave having been obtained, bills were introduced, read the first and second times by unanimous consent, and referred as follows: By Mr. Cameron, of Wisconsin: A bill (S. 599) to authorize the killing of fur-seals and other fur-bearing animals within the limits of Alaska Territory; to the Committee on Finance. By Mr. Dorsey: A bill (S. 600) in relation to certificates of assessment for special improvements in the District of Columbia; to the Committee on the District of Columbia. By Mr. Teller: A bill (S. 601) to regulate Indian affairs; to the Committee on Indian Affairs. By Mr. Dawes: A bill (S. 602) for the relief of John R. Bond, late of the United States Navy; to the Committee on Naval Affairs. By Mr. Cockrell: A bill (S. 603) for the relief of Thomas H. Bradley; to the Committee on Military Affairs. Mr. Beck submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Printing: Resolved, That the Committee on Printing be directed to inquire into and report the expediency of abolishing the separate index now required for the Congressional Record, and for the restoration of the index into each volume. Mr. Hamlin submitted the following resolution; which was considered, by unanimous consent, and agreed to: Resolved, That the Committee on Appropriations be directed to examine into the affairs of the Freedmen's Hospital of the District of Columbia, and ascertain its condition and general management; and that they call upon the Secretary of the Interior and request from him such information as he may have relating to its general management, and economical administration, and that they make such further investigations into all its departments as in their judgment the public interests may require. |