Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-14
FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS
MONDAY, February II.

| rails numerously signed by citizens OF Cali
| fornia setting forth various reasons why
| Congress should grant the Texas Pacific sub
| Shy. Referred TO Committee on Railroads.
! Mt. Kelly presented petition OF 500 citizens
OF NallR Walla and Columbia counties.
Washington territories, asking the anneNa-
| II IN OF these two counties TO the state OF
oregon. Referred 10 Committee on Terri
MIR. Crsgln presented memorial OF Com
mander George III. Stevens asking To be ap-
| pointed a captain on the active list Referred
10 Committee on Naval Affairs.
Mr.. Morton, from Committee on Military
| Affairs, reported adversely on bills for rel e.
OF Geo. W. Wright aud Jos. l.. ShermaL. Ad-
verse report ccncurTeu in.
| Mr.. Clayton introduced a bill 10 amend
! section $50 OF the Revised Statutes relative
TO military prisoners. Referred 10 Commit
tee ON Military Affairs.
Mr.. Davis introduced bin for the rel ief OF
| VIM. :. Robertson. Referred 10 Committee
or Claims.
Mr.. ingalls, said he had been informed IN al
| fEe damages caused 10 the industrial and
| agricultural interests OF the country by the
raVageS OF the iocustS, the chlnch bug, the
army worm and the Hessian fly last year,
We're over S2u0, 600. OoO. of which SD. 600 900
| was by the locust alone. In seven counties
| OF Minnesota - OO0 bushels of locusts hal
| been gathered up. IL was thought something
| could be done by the general government.
| Therefore, AT the request OF the state agricul-
tnTiSt OF missouri, he introduced a bin for
uie protection OF agriculture against injuri-
Gus insects.
Mr.. COckre!l, from Committee on Military
Affairs. reported favOrabiy OH for the rel q
| 81 The estate OF the ate Paymaster Joha =
Walker. L. =. a. Places on calendar
Mr.. Crdgin introduced bill for relief ~
George \. Stevens. Referred 10 Committee
On motion orMr Clayton. the Committee
| on the Judiciary were instructed TO inquire
| into TIE expedency OF establishing "A peai-
| Tertiary upon The abandoned military reSer-
walton a. Fort Smith, Arizona, for the im-
pri>oumcnt OF military prisoners.
Mr.. Sargent csllet mp bill granting the
right OF way FOR q railroad through the arse
nal grounds at Benicia, California.
Mr.. Boutwell, moved an Amendment re
serving the right - Con resS 10 alter, am sId
passed.
Mr.. Key called up bill FOR relief Of Michael
W. Brock, OF Lake county, Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Cameron (Pa) introduced bill to repeal
section OF the act for the relief OF Gen. sam
uel w. Crawford. Referred To Committee on
Military Affairs. He also introduced a reso-
luton directing the secretary OF the Senate
To submit 10 the Secretary OF State for de
post In the archives Of the department, Ger
tain treaties aLd conventions between the l.
s. aud foreign powers not acted on by the
Senate. Adopted.
Mr.. Ingalls, called up bill granting the
right Of way TO the LeavenwOrih street ran
way through the Fort Leavenworth mill
t3ry reservation.
Mr. Sherman moved an amendment. re-
serving the rigat to Congress 10 alter, amend
or repeal liz act. Adopted; and the bill
passed.
MI. CoEkI.rg introduced, by request, n
blll 10 facilitate tie transportation OF mer-
chardise between the Dominion of Canada
and the United States. Committee on Com
nlerce.
Mr. Whyte called up bill to remove the no
l1t.cal disabilities OF Daniel L. Chandler, OF
Baltimore. Passed.
Mr.. Cameron (Pa.) presented petitions In
favor OF the Texas Pacific subsidy. Com
mittee on Railroads.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES-On
| motion OF Mr.. Stone, MOI leave was given
he Committee on Expenditures 10 sit during
the session or the House.
The Speaker laid before the House sundry
executive communications, among them a
communication from the Secretary OF War
submitting an estimate OF appropriations 10
pay for the Black Hills commission and jan
ney's geological survey.
Ia the morning hour, which commenced at
l2i5 O'Clock, there were, under the usual
bills and joint resolutions introduced aud
referred, among them the following:
By Nj. Banks Mass. I'm relation 10 bonn
ties TO nine months volunteers and their
heirs.
BY Mr.. Meade n. Y.)-To provide for the
construction OF the act repeating notifies.
Al-o, 10 provide for the issue of United States
notes and 10 strengthen the government
By Mr.. Wits N. Y)-To protect the M
terests Of enlisted men and others in the
BY Mr.. Kelley patio incorporate the
Continental general agency and express COM
pany.
BY Mr.. jerks ALTO repeal The third
section OF the act of June 20, 1874, establish
| ing national bank redemption agency.
By Mr.. Levy LA. TO authorize and ci-
rect the delivery OF certain bonds now ia the
custody OF the Secretary OF the Treasury, for
safe keeping, to the governor OF Louisiana or
By Mr.. Sayler (Ohio)-To provide for TAX
Ing testimony by interrogatories in criminal
cases.
BY Mr.. Lawrence (Ohio)-To improve the
law in relation TO dover in the District Of
Columbia.
by Mr.. Banning COhio)-To authorize the
| Secretary of War TO detail al officer In con-
nection with the Centennial exhibition.
BY Mr.. Whitely-To allow producers OF
| tobacco 10 sell twenty-five poauds on the
place where grown without paying license
BY Mr.. Caldwell Tenn. For a moiifica-
tion OF the law in relation TO dealers ana
retail dealers in leaf tobacco.
By Mr.. Dibrell Tenn -Directing the
transmission through the mails OF printed
matter on which the postage paid is insufii
Client
BY Mr.. Evans (Ind I'm relation TO the
| currency OF the United States.
By MIR. Baker lind TO make BANGING
| free and TO repeal the specie resumption ACT
By Mr.. Harrison (Pa.) repeal parts OF the
act for the resumption OF specie payments
ard TO prepare the way for specie payments.
| The bill provides for the substitution Of
= a
0ered and 20 require natio lal banks 10 retain
their gold until the amounts SO retained is
equal TO one-tniTd OF their circulation.
IL also provides that the Secretary of the
Treasury shall annually retain 10000 in
coin Tor the redemption OF legal tenders, such
amount TO be taken from the sinking fund.
When the amount OF gold in the sub treas
uries OF the United States amount 10 one
third OF the legal tenders in circulation IL is
made his duty 10 redeem the legal tenders 10
the amount OF twelve millions annually,
using the gold received from customs for
that purpose
By Mr.. Buckner me For the relief OF II.
X. Randall, OF Washington.
By Mr.. Regain (Texas)-F the erection OF
fortifcations on Galveston Island.
By Mr.. O'Brien d.(-Joint resolu ton OF
the legislature OF Maryland for the erection
OF a fishery at the Great Falls OF the
Potomac.
BY Mr.. Cause (Ark.)-Memorlal of the
Washington Monument society.
On motion OF Mr.. Scales IN. c. the Secre-
tary of the Interior was directed To report TO
the House what disposition had been made
Of the $500, 900 heretofore appropriated for the
captive Indians; whether IL the whole
amount is expended, and If not, whether the
department requires the uneXpended
balance.
REV. FRED BELL.-It was mentioned In
the kilograms TO Saturdays STAR that this