The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-06
CAPITAL NOTES.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
The n Ouse.


WASHINGTON. nov. 5.--Immediately after the
reading OF the journal the Speaker ANNOUNCED
the regular order of business to be the call by
Mr. Oalkins asked leave to Introduce % reso-
luton for adiaurnnent out OF respect 10 senh.
tor Morton. The Speaker deelnei to entertain I'm
call a large number of bills were introduced
and referred 70 appropriate committees.
By Mr. Frye: 20 amend the bankrupt act
BY Mr.. Morse: I'm rea ion to trade ana com
marce with Great Britain. and relative 10 re-
BY Mr.. peddis: TO relieve certain ships "a and nc
vessels from payment e Hiseato,s Of n
aionaj ban = TO declare quarterly dividend,
BY Mr.. Mckay Providing for the paymeehte yet, OIL
pensions Mp Mnrs farm "a 10 amend the Revised &c statutes
relating to money paid into the courts OF the
Bvs'ssss Hunt: TO provide for the recon.
pilation of the accounts between the United
States and several States growing out OF the war
by Mr.. Cabtll, pf Virginia: TO reduce the tax
oied 3n hy farmers and R,ahftersbi fde ,b settle-
ment of certain accounts of certain railroads.
BY Mr., Scales; of North Carolina: For the
transfer of the Indian Bureau 10 the War De-
s15 BY % Mr.. Aiken For the relief of D. s. Jones
for transporting mails In 1859 and IL, 1870. ,s
the Cathol 9 Church at Dalt on. Georgia, -,
a BY Mr.. Hooker: To authorize the election OF
Delegate to Congress from the indian TERRITORY
.certiin land scrip may be located. :, -,
BY Mr.. Robertson. of louisiana: Reappropri-
Eating an appropriation for the settlement OF the
saccounts Of certain mail contractors in the
Southern y ates ,grior to 1856. 66..,
by Mr.. Elam: For The removal OF obstruetions
by Mr.. Darrall: To remove distractions in
. LRtoosas river.
nH fHas5s eS9 RsnsSpr roads
In Ohio. aud authorizing the same to become
By Mr.. Neil. To provide for levying q col
lectiye duty on barley hereafter imported into
BY Mr. Banning: To amend the act relating
TO the tax on cigars, and removing certain re-
striot!ons in the United States army.
BY Mr.. Boon: 70 repeal tue bankrupt act
By Mr.; Willis: To provide for the education
by Mr, Young: To, prevent the overflow of
aayM NJ aad ass In the Mrs yaey
alton in he mails Of letters on VIII ch INSULT
cient postage has been paid: a Joint res 'ution
yiding for the election of pos.masters every
BY MIR. Fuller: TO protect settlers on public
BY Mr.. Breckwe To repeal the Revised
Statutes relating to pensions.
ths a es o sae
By NJ. Knapp: 10 authorize the coinage of
silver dollars and fractions therefor.
BY Mr. Ha'tzelI: To amead sections 1926 and
A72s of the Revised Statutes relative to the pen
sions. OF soldiers and aiors in the warof 1912.
by Mr.. Buckner: To repeal all bankrupt acts
MIR. Blunt inquired at 30 D. m. If the morn
Ing hour had % pirCd.
The Speaker replied that It had.
Mr. Blunt then moved to suspend The rules
and pass the bill providing for the coinage of
the silver dollar and restore the same as legal
Mr.. Hardenburg moved to adjourn. Rejected
without division.
The vote was then taken and the bill passed
Ayes 163, nays "a.
An unusually large number of pairs were an
nounced at the close OF the roll call
Mr.. Ewing moved to suspend the rules and
adopt a resolution making the bill repeating
the third section of the resumption act the
special order of the day for tomorrow morning
and from that time from day 20 until the
vious question may be ord red on the bill and
pending amendments be In order; provided
that this time may by vote OF the House. ex-
tended FIVE days this not to
Mr. Wood from the Committee on Ways and
Means reported a resolution and moved its
adoption under a susp nsion If the rules. The
resolution embodies two of those presented by
him on Saturday, calling upon the President to
communicate to the House. IL not incompati-
BILE with the public service copies OF the cores.
pondence with the Spanish government and of
the instructions from the Secretary Of the
Treasury to Collectors of Customs relative
to different dues imposed upon Spanish ship
ping: and also requesting the secretary OF the
Treasury to furnish pes of the contract with
the syndicate for placing the per cent loan on
the market. and a,y information relating to
subsequent negotiations respecting this loan.
Adopted without a division.
Mr.. Calkins otfe ed a resolution that aS this
was the day of the funeral OF. the late Senator
Morton. as mark of respect the Hous adjourn.
Adopted. and at 2:40 y. N. the House ad-