National Republican., 1877-11-07

Delaware Indian' In accordance with treaty
stipulations.
BY Mr.. WEIGH. To establish tho Territory
| Of Lincoln.
By Mr.. KIDDER, of Dakota Toextend the
jurisdiction Of the United States courts over
Indian reservations within the limits of States
or organized Territories.
by Mr. HOUSE: Joint resolution for ar
amendment 10 tho Constitution limiting the
presidential tern to six years.
Mr. STEPHENS, from tho Committee on
Rules, reported back resolution prescribing
the form OF certificate for Representatives.
elect aud directing the manner In which the
roll shall be made up, and moved their refer.
ence to the Committee on Elections. So or
dored.
Mr.. KEIFER presented memorial from
the American Forestry and Tree Planting As
'ociation, and bill for the appointment of n
commission to visit Europe aud make report
on forestry aud tree culture
| Mr. COX, of N. Y, asked unanimous con.
sent To Introduce n resolution calling on tho
Secretary Of the Navy TO report to tho House
any bills presented to his Department uudor
contracts "r pretended contracts mado by his
predecessor.
Mr.. FRYE objected.
| Mr.. PATTERSON offered resolution dj.
reoting the Committee on the judiciary to in.
| quire into the cxpcdiency OF amending the
law SO US to require one form of oath to be ad-
ninistered to members of Congress. Re-
iorred.
Mr.. wADDELL introduced bill to provide
board of admiralty for merchant MARINE and
to provide the efficiency of the same.
Mr.. PRICE offered q resolution directing the
Secretary OF the Treasury to report to the
House within the next ten days the amount
OF gold coin and gold bullion In the Treasury;
the outstanding obligations payable in gold
and statement of the gold on hand for the
rpStmutinn nj gnplp mn yp IN IA af fiar do
for outstanding obligations payable in gold
Adopted.
Mr.. MORSE offered resolution calling
upon the Secretary of the Treasury for full
statement OF the trade between tho United
States and tho British provinces In the years
1875 and 1875, with his views as to the effect
Of the duties collected upon the trade and COM
merce Of the United States, and on the carry.
ing trade Of this country.
Mr.. CONGER objected to that part of the
resolu ion which called for an expression of
opinion, and the resolution was referred to the
Committee on Commerce.
The regular order was demanded, and the
House proceeded In the morning hour to the
consideration of bills reported from commit
tees
Mr.. FRYE, from the Judiciary Committee.
reported House bill mo. ~ to provide u pen.
atty for wanton injury to public Libraries in
the District of Columbia or Territories of the
JHlIeu states. 1'usSed.
Mr. WHlTrHORNE. from the Committee
on Naval Affairs, reported a resolution author
izing the committee to investigate tho mode
In which the appropriations for the navy had
been expended, and whether they had been
diverted from the purposes for which they
were made, with authority to send for persons
and papers.
Mr. FRYE made the point of order that
the House had referred no business to the COM
mittcc on which this resolution could be based.
and therefore it was not in order at this time.
The Chair sustained the point Of order, and
the resolution WAS Withdrawn.
Mr.. CLARK, OF Mo-, from the Committee on
Coinage, Weights, and Measures, reported u |
resolution requesting the heads of the several |
Departments to inform the House what ohjcc.
tion, II any, existed tn prevent tho metric sys-
TEN being made obligatory, aud how long u
notice should, in their opinion, be given before
making the same obligatory in the transactions
OF tho Government. Also, their views In rea- |
ton to the metric system being made obliga- |
tory In individual transactions Adopted.
MIR. DAVIS, OF N. g., from the Committee on |
Claims, reported back IL private bill aud moved |
its reference to the Committee on War Claims |
On this motion the yeas aud nays were or |
dered. Rejected-yeas 30, nays las.
The morning hour having expired, the bill |
to repeal the third section OF the resumption |
act came up as the regular order of business.
allow those 80 disposed to present their pro- |
posed amendments to the bill.
Substitutes were offered by Messrs. HUI |
BELL, MORRISON, Cox of Ohio, Pound. CUM |
MiNGs, and HEWITT of New York, which. |
with tho original bill and the amendment pro. |
posed by Mr.. FORT were ordered printed in |
the Record and in bill form.
Mr.. PHILLIPS then proceeded to address |
the House in support Of ths bill. He charged |
that the resumpsion act had been forced |
through the House in violation of an under |
standing through which it was brought up for |
consideration. lie maintained that the opora-
tion of that clause of the net which ,auuired |
grcenbacks to bc cancelled rs national currency |
was issued had operated revcIssly from what |
1t was stated by the friends Of the bill It |
would, and that, instead of an increase of cir |
cuiating currency through its provisions, |
there had been great contraction.
MIR. PHILLIPS cOntendcd that II was not |
the approach OF the time of resumption, but |
the large exports induced by the European |
war, that had caused the reduction of the |
premium on gold to two and q half per cent, |
Legislation, he said, could not force resump- |
ton. Prosperity was necessary Tor that pur. |
pose. With prosperity legislation was unneces-
s,ry. France, with population less than
ours, had circulation three times as large Ms |
ours, and France was to-day the most prosper
Gus country ON the face of the earth.
MIR. PHILLIPS supported his argument, |
with numerous references to statistics and |
records.
At the conclusion Of his remarks tho House.
ut 4;'O p. m., on motion of Mr.. MAYHAM, ad-
journed.
A PHILADELPHIA boy has obtained a YER
dict oil N2,oOO against his employers for the |