Show CONGRESS by W C to SENATE jan 14 it was agreed to consider on friday next the billion the calendar not object ed to butler submitted a resolution di geeting alie secretary of the interior to inquire and report what railroad company individual or individuals anre building a railroad across tho public domain in arizona and by I what authority the road is being constructed ted to davia W va called up the resolution submitted by him early in the session to promote tho agricultural interests of the country and made a long speech upon the subject the vice president laid before the senate the proceedings of a convention held in chicago in november last for the promotion of american commerce that part referring to commerce was referred to the committee on commerce and part referring to railroads to the com knitte eon railroads the senate then resumed conid oration of the unfinished business being the bill to amend the patent lawn and matthews stated at length hi objections to the bill the amendment submitted by morgan several days ago providing that whenever a court shall bo of tho opinion that the suit of a plaintiff or the defense of a defendant was vexatious or malicious or an infringement gement waa wilful the court may award against the party guilty of such vexatious or malicious conduct or said infringement such sum by way of counsel fees and expenses of auit a it shall deem gustann reasonable agreed to therill was laid bassinets basinets basi nets adjourned hy A vote of HOUSE yea nay geneva award bill waa postponed and the went into committee of tho whole on the bill for payment of pinions pen ions to gur virom of the mexican and other goodo moved to in the of tho bill and privates of the marine service adopted sinnickson fan grantin fc pensions to soldiers sol diera who 00 adya dya in tho military or n val bervic of the united state in the war of 61 for tho Bupp wion of the rebellion williams ogo moved to amend tho o as to include ur of tha Ore goft and ton indian adopted amendment thal ftc acro 87 and ariy riy 79 and on avots hy toled rn ali ri mcw taw ala moved to strikeout strike out of the bill the portion granting pen iona tour mor of the indian wars and also the amendment juat adopted on motion of Sinnickson burchai d offered an a substitute amendment the striking out of the first section everything but the direction to tho secretary of the interior to place on the pension rolls the name nameon of surviving soldiers including the militia and volunteers of tha military and naval service of the united without specifying any particular war anto offered an amendment to the substitute go as to leave in the section simply the amendment just adopted in relation to the late war burchard accepted tho amendment the toto wa then taken on the by tellers and resulted 97 to 97 the chairman eden cast hia in the negative and alic substitute was defeated the committee without further action arose young la of the committee on was instructed to make an appropriation lo 10 the widow of the late julin of an amount equal to tie remainder of hia salary as ft member of the forty fifth congress adjourned |