The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1873-12-11
Bills In Congress.
The following bills have been offered in
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The following bills have been offered in
Congress by members from Virginia:
Mr.. Sener introduced bill to establish
an educational fund, and to apply the pro-.
ceeds Of the public lands for the education
OF people; which was read first and see
ond time. referred to the Committee on Ed
cation and Labor when appointed, and or
dered to be printed.
Mr.. PIatt, Of Virginia, introduced bill
to regulate the pay of faborers, artisans, aud
mechanics in the Norfolk navy-yard which
was read first and second time, referred to
the Committee 90 Naval Affairs when APP
pointed, and ordered to be printed; also a
bill for the relief of DR.. A. G.. Teaubalt, OF
Princess Anne County, Virginia; which
the Committee on Claims when appointed,
and ordered to be printed also bill for the
relief Captain George H. Cooper, of the
United States Navy; which was read first
and second time; referred to the Committee
on Naval Affairs when appointed, and order
ed to be printed; also bill to authorize the
Secretary Of the Navy to appoint Acting
Master Robert Platt master In the Navy of
the United States which was read first
and second time, referred to the Committee
on Naval Affairs when appointed, and order
ed to be printed; also bill granting a pen
sion to Salem P. Rose; which was read a
first and second time, referred to a Commit
tee on Invalid Pensions when appointed and
ordered to be printed; also bill for the re-
lief of Robert Clark, Of Petersburg, Virgin
ia which was read first and second time,
referred to the Committee on Claims when
appointed. and ordered TO b. printed also q
bill for the relief ofthe heirs or legal repre.
sentatives of John Henry, deceased; which
was read first and second time, referred to
the Committee on Claims VIXEN appointed,
and ordered to be printed; also bill for
the construction Of an iron plating shop iu
the marine barracks at the Norfolk navy
yard; which was read FIRST and second
time, referred to the Committee on Public
Buildings and Ground when appointed, and
ordered to be printed; also bill declara-
tory of the meaning Of section thirty-nine Of
the act Of June 6, 1872, entitled "An act to
reduce duties On imports and to yedsee in-
ternai taxes and for other purposes )" which
was read first and second time referred to
the COMMITTEES Of Ways and Means when
appointed, and ordered to be printed also
bill to Authorize the Secretary of the Navy
to remove the powder magazine from Fort
Nol folk, at Norfolk, Virginia which was
read first and second time, referred to the
fCommitte on Naval Affairs when appointed,
and ordered to b. printed also bill author
izing and direction survey of Blaekwater
River in Virginia which was read first
and second time, referred to the Committee
on Commerce when appointed, and ordered
to be printed; also bill for the improve
menr of Dismal Swamp Canal in Virginia
and North Carolina; which was read a first
and second time, referred to the Committee
on Commerce when appointed, and ordered
Ito be printed; also introduced bill to in
corporate the Capitol, North o street and
South Washington Railway Company /,
which was read first and second time, re-
ferred to the Committee for the District of
Columbia whed appointed, and ordered to
be printed.
! Mr.. Harris, of Virginia, introduced a bill
authorizing the Washington, Cincinnati, and
Saint Louis Railroad Company to extend
their read into the District of Columbia
which was read first and second time, re-
farredssto the Commute, on Commerce when
appointed, and ordered to be printed also
la bill for the relief OF Perry Broyles which
was read FIRST and second time, referred to
the Committee Of Claims When appointed,
and ordered to be printed; also Bill for tie
relief Of G. W. Taylor, late Postmaster at
| Winchester, Virginia; which was read a
first and second tine, referred to the eoRl-
mittee Of Claims when appointed, and order
ed to be printed also Introduced bill for
1 the relief Of William +. Simms which was
read a first and second time, referred to the
Committee Of Claims when appointed. and
ordered to be printed; also bill for the
relief Of Thomas Burke; which was read a
first and second time, referred to the Com
mite on War Claims when appointed, and
ordered to be printed also bill to author
ize the extension Of the patent of James NJ.
Lilley for an improved instrument for sur
veying and calculating areas which was
read first and second time, referred to the
Committee on Patents when appointed, and
ordered to be printed also bill to restore
to the pension roll the name of Nancy
Cloud, widow Of William Cloud, revolu-
tionary pensioner which was read a frst and
second time, referred 20 the Committee On
War Claims wher appointed, and ordered to
be printed also bill for the relief of
Burke and Kunkcl; which was read first
and second time, referred to the Committee
on War Claims when appointed, and ordered
to be printed also bill to pay for quarter
masters and eommissary stores, when pur-
chased and receipted for, without requiring
an oath Of past loyalty which was read a
first and second time, referred to the Com
mittee on War Claims when appointed, and
ordered to be printed; also bill to author
izs the Postmaster General to credit the
postmasters in States lately in rebellion with
all stamps and stamped envelopes taken from
them by paramount force or lost or Destroy
ed without the fault of said postmasters, and
to refund any money since paid for the
same SO taken, lost, or destroyed which
was read first and second time, referred to
the Committee on War Claims when appoin-
ted. and ordered to be printed also a bill
for the recomputation of the accounts be-
tween the United States and the several
States, out of moneys expended by said States
in the war Of 1912; which was read first
and second time, referred to the Committee
on War Claims when appointed, and ordered