Daily Kennebec journal., 1877-11-06
FOKTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
Extra Session.
House.

WASHINGTON, November S.
Colkins asked leave to offer a resolution adj
Journng the House, out of respect to the memory
OF Morton.
he ley of Pa objected
Bills were introduced and referred as follows:
By Frye TO amend the bankruptcy law, also to
make persons charged with crimes and Offences.
competent witnesses IN U. S. courts.
by Eames, authorizing the secretary of war
to purchase certain laad in Prov vidence Rhode Is-
laid.
By Hewitt, supplementary to act carrying into
effect the convention between the United States
and emma, and to give the court of claims juris-
dlctioD 10 certain cases.
BY Hsrdenburg, relieving certain ships from
compulsory pllotaYe.
ly Ward Of Pa, authorizing the directors of
national banks to declare quarterly dividends.
By Mackey IN reference to pensions.
By Mar,h, amending statutes relating to monies
paid into courts of the U 5.
by Hunton, for recomputation of accounts be.
tween the United States and several states grow
my out OF monies expended by them in the war OF
lolZ, also Tor tue construction Of bridge across
BY Cabell of Va, TO reduce tax on manufac
tuled tobacco.
by Scales, for transfer of the Office of Indian af.
falls from the interior to the war department.
By Senate, for the appointment Of Judge of
tue district court Tor the southern district Of Geor
gia
by Hewitt, to refer claims of certain citizens of
Georgia to the commissioner of claims, for re-ex.
animation and report.
BY Shelby, to appropriate cotton tax for school
purposes.
BY Hooker OF Mississippi, authorizing the cleo
tlon OF delegate to congress from the Ind ian ter
ritory.
BY Ellis, defining the manner in which certain
land scrip may be located, and providing for the
Issue OF patents IN the name of fhe locators.
by oayler, relating to the execution of custom
house jnds; also to secure rights of homes e ead
10 settlers on the public lands
By Neal of Ohio, imposing duty on barley.
By Banning OF Ohio, amending the act n rcla-
ton to tax on cigars, also removing all restric-
tons existing in relation to enlistment of colored
cltizens III the army.
BY Willis of KY, to promote the education of
the blind.
BY Young, for protecting aluvial lands of Miss.
from overflow.
by Riddle of Tenn, direct ing the transmission
OF printed matter through. the mails when postage
is lnsufhclent; also for the election of pO.tmas-
tiers.
BY Whitthorn of Tenn, authorizing a treaty
with Mexico TO secure protection for the capital
anu labor of citzeus III opening railway communi-
cation.
by Dibrell of Tenn, for relief of mail agents
before the war.
BY Fuller, for the protection of settlers on pub
lie lands.
BY Springer. ia relation to Venezuelan mixed
commission.
by Buckner, for the pational education of wo.
men. 1t provides for the establishment Mt of ma
tional university for women in Wash NJ ton. Also
amending the constitution so rs to restrict the ap-
plIcation of the l5th amendment.
By Guntner, for hnal adj Istment of land claims
IN lolld and other states. 1t directs the secre
taly ei state to withhold payment Of awards au-
thorlzed by the late commission, and to sppo int
new commission.
BY Clark, authorizing growers of fruit to manu-
factuIe the same into brandy under certain llmita
tons.
BY Hatcher, reclaiming aluval lands of the
Mississippi rver and improving navigation.
By Biand, removing the legal disabilities of wo-
men. 1t provides that when a woman has been
admitted to practice in the superior court she
shall be allowed to practice in the U. S. Supreme
Court.
Messrs. Knapp and Lathrop introduced bills for
coming the silver dollar.
Cox presented the memorial of the chamber of
commerce OF New York, against the repeal of the
bankrupt law; referred
AT | 20, after one hundred and ninety bills had
been intl reduced, Bland called tor the regular
der, the morning hour having expired, and the
Speaker announced The first business in order to
be the motion made last Monday by Bland to sus-
pend rules and pass the bill to authorize free coin
age OF silver bullion, and to restore its legal ten
der character.
Regan of Texas, asked Bland to Weld to an
amendment.
The speaker stated under the motion to suspend
the motion not IN order.
The following is the vote on the silver bill ::
yeas, 1853; nays, 34
Ewing moved to suspend the rules and adopt
resolution making the bill to repeal the third sec
ton OF the resumption act special order Tor to-
morrow, and from day to day till Tuesday, the
l3th, al O'Clock, when the previous question
shall be ordered on 1t and on any amend me ITS
then pending the special order not to Interfere
with the appropriation bills, but to be extended If
necessary, 50 as 10 allow live DAYS for the cons i'd
eralon uf the bill; all the amendments in the
meanwhile are to be 10 orders
On viva voce vote the speaker announced that
two-thlrds appeared to have voted in the affrma-
tive, whereupon the y.ss and nays were called for
by Mr. Page, and II was so ordered.
A vote was taken aud the Notion agreed to
yeas, ii3; hays, As.
On motion Of Wood the rules were suspended
ana the following resolution adopted
Resolved, That the President be respectfully
requested, II not incompatible with the public in
pondence with tue spanish government, and the
orders and objections Of the treasury department
to the collectors OF customs, in relation to the
cent imposition OF detierentlal duty OF 80 cents
per ton on vessels catering American ports, with
such Information in reference thereto ~ he may
deem necessary.
Resolved. That the secretary of the treasury be
and Is hereby requested 10 furnish the House OF
Representatives, at tue earliest practicable mo-
ment copies of the contract made with certain
syndicate of American and foreign bankers, for
negotiation OF the four per centum bonds of the
u s., together with copies Of all other papers 70.