The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-03-03
HOUSE.

AOUSE.
In the house, on the 14th, the follow
ing bills were presented and referred: In
relation to bOunties to nine-mOnths' volun-
teers; to repeal the third section of the act
of 1874, establishing the national bank re-
demPtion agency; directing the transmission
of printed matter through the mails when
the postage thereon is insufficient; for the
repeal of the resumption act, and for the
purpose of preparing way for the resump-
ton of specie payment; for the preservation
of the forests on the public domain adjacent
to the sources of navigable rivers aud other
streams. Mr.. Riddle offered a resolution in
structing the secretary of war to report the
aggregate amount of claims allowed or re-
iected in the bureaus of the quartermaster-
general and of the cOmmissary general of
subsistence in the states of Indiana, Ohio and
Pennsylvania also the aggregate amount of
like claims allowed or rejected in the other
states, to which the law of the 18th of July,
1854, applies. Adopted. On motion of Mr..
Kelley it was ordered that Saturday next be
set apart exclusively for debate, the under
standing being that Mr.. Kelley is to make a
speech in reply to Mr.. Blaine. Adjourned.
In the house, on the 18th. Mr.. Cause
offered a resolution calling on the attorney
general and the secretary of the in erior to
transmit to the house certified copies of
papers on file in their respective departments
relating to the completely of w. p. Ross,
formerly Cherokee Indian delegate, in the
alleged Indian frauds of John w. Wright.
Adopted. Mr.. Sayler offered a resolution
calling on the secretary of the treasury to
report within ten days the actual amount of
gold owned by the government and available
for the resumption of specie payment, after
deducting the amount of gold certificates
now outstanding, accrued interest bonds and
bonds held for the sinking fund, to this
date. Adopted. Mr.. Scales, from the COM
mittee on Indian affairs, reported a bill Tequir-
ing securities for all Indian agents and sub
agents to file sworn statements of value and
description of property owned by them on
which they became sureties. Passed. Mr..
Wheeler, from the committee on appropria-
tions, reported fortihcation bill and asked
for its consideration at this time. The bill
appr0priates for protection. preservation and
repairs of Notifications, 100000; for arma-
ment of Notifications, S165, 900; for tOrpedoes
for harbOr defense, etc, $4,000. Total,
S315000. The bill also directs the sale of all
obsolete and condemned projectiles and
heavy ordnance. The bill passed. Mr.. Tucker,
from the committee on ways and means, re-
ported a bill relating to the execution of
custom-hOuse bonds. The bill requires wher-
ever bond is required of a firm for the pay
ment of customs on goods imported for their
use, and the bond is executed by one MEM
ber of the firm, in the name of such firm, it
snail De etlually Dinulng on all tne members
of the firm. Af'er discussion, the bill passed
Mr.. Walker, from the committee on educa-
ton and labor, reported back the bill to APP
ply the proceeds of sales of public lands to
the education of the people. Referred to
committee of the whole. Adjourned.
In the house, on the 10th, Mr.. Stone
introduced bill fixing the rates of railroad
companies for the transportation of United
States mails. Mr.. Stenger offered resOlu-
tion calling upon the secretary of the treas
ury to furnish the mousse with a list of all
persons connected with the internal revenue
department in default to the government,
with all information relating thereto. Re-
ferred. Mr.. A. s. Williams Mich J, from the
committee on military affairs, reported back
the bill to extend the time for filing claims
for additional bounties. Mr.. Holman moved
an amendment extending the time for filing
claims until July, 1880. Adopted, and the
bill passed. The house went into a commit
tee of the whole on the Colorado bill. The
only changes made by this bill in the en-
abling act OF last March, are provision that
all qualified voters under the laws of the
territory shall be entitled to vote on the
question of ratification or rejection and q
provision aPproPriating $4,000 to pay the