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vas referred to the Committee on Public

was referred to the Committee on Public
Lands
Kellogg introduced bill granting
right of way to a railroad from New Or
leans to the Rio Grande in the direction
of Mazatlan also bill to dispose Of pub
Ii: lands in Alabama, Mississippi, Flori-
da, and Arkansas.
Cole introduced bill granting lands
in aid of irri CATION canals in California.
Trumbull. from the Judiciary Com
mittee, reported a joint resolution relat-
ing to removals from civil Office in Vir-
ginia; also with amendments to the bill
TO reorganizc the judicial system The
amendment allow more than one Circuit
Court to be held at the same time in tie
same district By direction of The presiding
Judge. Also that the Circuit Courts
may be held by Supreme Justices aud
/, Circuit judges sitting together The
present Clerks Of the Circuit Courts are
to continue in office until other apaoiut-
mcnts are made. Also amendments to
the House bill to repeal the Tenure es
Office law. The amendments suspend
the act till next session of Congress
Also a bill to enforce the 14th amend
mcnt. Crainc introduced concurrent
resolution directing the Auditing Com
mittees OF the House and Senate to re-
report bin defining the number, duties
and compensation Of the employees of
i both Houses. Agreed 70.
Morton offered joint resolution pro
viding that majority of any State Leg
isla;ure shall be sufficient to ratify con-
s:itutional amendment and that the res
igna.ion with the failure or temporary
refusal Of minority to act shall affect
the validity CT such ratification by the
majority.
Davis objected and the resolution went
over.
The bill to rcorgan.ze the navy was
considered until the expiration Of the
morning hour which brought up the bill
to strengthen the public credit.
Sprague spoke in opposition to the
bill
Davis offered an amendment declaring :
that the equitable measure of the obllga-
ton of the United States upon outstand
ing bonds in the value in coin OF the pa
per currency paid for such bonds, and
spoke in advocacy Of this amendment
which he said was not legitimate legisla
tion but an attempt to construe previous
legislation. The amendment was reject
Cd
A messsge from the House announced
the passage of the bill TO strengthen the
public credit.
On notion Of Sherman the House bill
was substituted for the one before ths
, Senate. After further debate the bill
passed in the same shape as it had passeo
the House-4s to Is. The Senate theI
went into executive session, and after
r wards adjourned.
In the House several new members ap
]; peared and qualified, and a number o
bills were Introduced by Julian to pre-
E vent further sales of the public lands, ex
e cept under the pre-emption laws. AIS
to discourage polygamy in Utah b.
granting suffrage to women.
Poland introduced bill allowing de
, PENDANTS in criminal suits to testify.
: Banks introduced bill authorizing til
: New York, New Foundland and Ameri
can Telegraph Company to land the cabl
on the shores Of the United States. AIS
to create chief veterinary surgeon TO
the United States.
:. Ward introduced a bill to repeal tn
e provision requiring all orders to DE ad
: dressed through the General Of til
!, Army.
. Kelly introduced bill to establish a
J. assay Office at Helena, Montana
Paine introduced bill to provide 70
a provisional government In Mississippi
!. Bills were introduced to-day to til
e number OF 145.
e The Speaker announced the commi
!. tees and names of the chairmcn as tele
n graphed to-day.
Rinuham under a s,1SnenSlon of tn
; rules, introduced joint resolution
n which passed, 90 to 36-for the prote'
= ton of the interest of the U. S. on th
It Union Pacific Railroad. It declares til
IS late meeting of stockholders at New Yor
J. to have been legally held, approves the az
| journment to Boston aud authorizes til
Il company to remove its general office
/ from New York to Philadelphia, Bait
It more, Chicago, Cincinnati, Counc
t. Bluffs, or Omaha; prohibits any eou
n except circuit or district courts of tt
&c United States from enjoining the con
k pany or appointing receivers; provide
n that after the next annual meeting
!, Boston in 1870 the companys meetin:
may be held in either city above nance
~ Dawes introduced the Indian appr
r priation bill.
Garfield introduced bill which pa
- sed last Congress, but was not signed
.. the President, placing the number
"a Judge advocates in the army at te
Passed.
.. The Senate bill striking the wo,
- .white, from the law relating to tt
.. District of Columbia passed, and tt
. House adjourned.
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