The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-10-26
XLVth CONGRESS-Extra Session
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Oct. %.

WASHINGTON, Oct. %.
Mr. CoEkling presented petition of citizens
of New York against repeal of the bankrupt
law, praying it be amended. Referred.
Mr.. Chaffee submitted resolution to amend
rule AZ, to provide standing committee on
banking and currency to consist of seven sepa-
tors. Referred.
Mr.. Mitchell submitted resolution author
izing the committee on elections, in examining
the cases of Kellogg and Spofford, to send for
persons and papers and administer oaths.
Mr.. Mitcheis resolution was agreed to-
Mr.. Herman by request introduced bill re-
establishing the court of commissioners of the
Alabama claims aud the distribution of unap-
propriated money of the Geneva awsrd.
He also introduced by request bill to pro.
vide for further disbursement of the money re-
ceved under the Geneva award. Referred.
Mr.. Herman said he knew nothing about the
merits of these bills and did not commit him
self to their provisions.
The Vice President presented communica-
ton from the Secretary of the Interior In an
swer to the Senate resolution of the 22d inst,
enclosing copy of the report of the govern
ment directors of the Union Pacific Railroad
Company for the year ending June 30, 1877.
Referred to the Committee on Railroads.
Mr. Plumb introduced bill prohibiting
gambling in the army under penalty of dis
missal.
A number of upimportant bills were intro
duced, and the Senate at II, 80 adjourned until
Monday noon.
HOUSE.
The consideration of the Colorado case was
resumed.
Mr.. Wells of Texas, made speech. The
conclusion which he reached was that neither
Bedford nor Patterson presented prif1ld ia Gle
case, and the seat should be declared vacant.
| The debate was continued till o'clock, when
a vote was taken on the resolution offered by
| Mr.. Harris of Virginia, referring the papers in
| the case to the Committee on Elections, and it
was carried by party vote-yeas 1877, nays 100.
Mr.. Willis Of New York, presented petit
1 ton from the National Rifle Association for an
| appropriation for the encouragement of rifle
| practice among ununiformed militia.
| Among the papers presented to the House by
| the Speaker was one from Missouri, for the re-
moval of the national capital. The reading of
| Its title was greeted with derisive laughter.
Mr.. Garfield OF Ohio, said that he had re-
ceived petition of such a peculiar character
| that he desired to present it and have it spread
| upon record. 1t was petition of 210 ten men
of color asking assistance from Congress to en-
able them to go to Liberia, making it their per-
manent home, and saying very large move
ment of that sort was going on among them.
The petition was referred to the Committee on
| Education and Labor, together with letter
from Rev. DR.. Thompson. 1t sets out the diff
Guilty under which the coored people labor in
sustaining families in the face of competition
from white labor, and asks that an allowance
of 500 each be made to immigrants to Liberia
under the auspices of the Colonization Society.
Mr.. Cox thereupon presented petition of
| white mechanics and laborers, protesting against
| determinations made in fixing by law the COM
| pensation of government clerks and leaving
| that of mechanics and laborers to be establish
ed at the within of individuals. Referred to the
| Civil Service Committee.
Mr.. Wright presented petition of 81 900
workingmen of the 18th Congressional District
of Pennsylvania, for government loan to aid
settlers on the public domain. Referred tc the
| Committee on Public Lands.
Mr.. Springer presented petition of the La
| Dor League the District for the restoration of
impartial suffrage in the District. Referred to
District Committee.
Mr.. Kelly of Pennsylvania desire to pre-
sent petition of citizens of the United States,
asking Congress SO to change the financial sys-
tenn of the country Interruptions by laughter
as that the laboring people shall not appeal to
/ the government for means of expatriation OF
themselves and their property, and that they
| may continue to live in the homes'of their
choice and pursue the callipgs to which they
have been trained. Iaughter.) Referred to
the Committee on Education and Labor.
(Laughter.)
Mr.. Harrison of Illinois, presented petition
| of the letter carriers of Chicago for increased
| compensation. Referred to Post Office Com
| mittee.
Mr.. Banks-I have a paper which cannot be
presented under the rule. l want to introduce
a bill to give effect, to the petitions presented
| Objection was made.
House at 40 adjourned till Monday.