The New York herald., 1875-12-15
BILLS rrRopuoKD.


Mr. HIrcHcocK, (rcpl OF Neb., introduced bin to
survey .he Austin ToPoloyampo Pacific route railroads
relief Of William G. Ford Referred TO the Committee
on Claims.
Mr. ALLISON or Iowa, introduced bill TO amend sec
tion 10. Of tho Indian Appropriation bill, approved
March 9 1875 in regard TO bonds Of Indian agents.
Referred 10 the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Senator Alsons bill provides that no Indian agent
snal be allowed 10 enter upon the duties OF his once
until the sureties his bonds have hled sworn state
ments setting forth the and kind Of property
owned them the value Of the same and where stu
aed and empowers the Secretary or the Interior 10
require any Indian agent duty 70 execute new
Dona IN accordance with the foregoing provision, u
In any case no thinks the Of the service de-
mand IT, The bill also requires each Indian agent
keep book Of itemzed expenditures aud records OF
contracts and expenditures always open to public in
Mr. KERSAs, (dem.) OF N Y, presented memorial
or Theodore Boreman late master OF the ship Arcole
Tor the loss or said ship out OF the Geneva award the
ship having been destroyed the high seas by the
Confederate cruiser Tallahassee Referred to the Com
mittee on the Judiciary.
Mr. RoBERrsos rep or s c., presented the petition
OF Elizabeth B. Thomas widow of the late General Lo
renzo Thomas, asking to be granted pension Re-
ferred TO the Committee on Pensions.
Mr. WRIGHT, lrep.l of Iowa. presented the memorial
oil Christopher > Tucker asking compensation for
property taken and destroyed by the United States
army in Ascension parish LOUISIANA, in 1868 Referred
TO the Committee on Caimg. sM
Mr HARVEY lrep.) OF Kansas, introduced bill for
the relef Of Amos B Ferguson Referred to the Com
mttee on Military Affairs
Mr. PArrERsoN OF South Carolina, introduced bill
extending the time for the redemption Of lands held by
the United States under the several levying direct
taxes. Referred to the Committee ON Finance
Senator Patterson's bill proposes to extend the time
within which lands held by the United States under the
several acts eyyng direct taxes may be redeemed
until February l, 1877 and provides that the expenses
already incurred In preparing for the sale Of these
lands may be paid out OF any money in the Treasury
not otherwise appropriated.
Mr. PADDOCK (rep) Of Neb introduced bill for the
relief OF J. W. Pearman. Referred to tho committee
on Claims
Mr. SARGENT. (rep.) Of CAL, introduced bill TO re-
peal the last clause OF the Sundry Civil Appropriation
bill for the year ending June 80 1874 Referred tho
Committee on the Judiciary.
The clause ~ proposes to repeal relates to customs,
commerce and navigation In the Territory OF Alaska
hr. INGALLS,, (rep) of Kan, introduced bill for the
relief OF the officers or the Fourth and Fifth Indian
regiments Referred to the Committee on Military
Affairs
Mr. WINDOW, (repl OF MIMI, presented a memorial
OF citizens of Wisconsin for appropriation for the
completion of the Fox River Improvement and for the
construction OF canal along the bank Of the Wiscon
sin River from Portage City, Wis., TO the Mississippi
River. Referred to the Committee Transportation
Routes.
Mr.. JONES. (dem) of Fla presented memorial OF
the Florida Fruit Growers Association asking the To-
cation of national garden for the concentration and
perfection OF tropical and samtropca fora in that
State. Referred TO the Committee Agriculture.
z MIR. HAMILTON, lind of Texas, introduced bill for
the relief of John N Read Referred to the Committee
Claims. ~"
The Senate then at twenty minutes to two O'clock
on motion of Mr.. FRELINGHUYsES, proceeded to the
consideration of executive business. tiH a Il
At quarter past two the doorsN were rcopened and
the Senate adjourned t