The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-10-30
CONGRESSIONAL.
A Field Day in Both Houses
Furnishing Work for the Different Com
miliees.
SENATE.

SENATE.
Washington, Oct. 29.-The follow ing
bills were introduced:
By Matthews: To amend the bank
rupt act.
By ingalls,: To fix the date Of meeting
of the first regular session of the Forty
fifth Congress upon Nov. 1st.
BY Hereford: Providing for the COIN
age of silver dollars and for making the
same legal tender.
By Saunderson: To establish the Ter
ritory of Lincoln, and provide tenn
porary government.
BY Booth: To authorize the Secretary
of the Interior to declare the forfeitures
of railroad grants in certain cases.
Sherman submitted a resolution in
structing the committee on patents to
report whether any legislation is ne
cessary to provide for the preservation
of the models saved from the late fire
at the Patent Office. Agreed to.
The Vice President presented resolu-
tions from the Wisconsin legislature,
asking for increased postal, facilities
for the state, and for legislation to i'm
prove the Oneida Indians. Referred.
By Chaffee: Creating a custom col
lection district in Colorado, Wyoming,
Utah and New Mexico.
By Garland: Repeating that clause
of the sundry service bill which limits
to 1876, 900 the amount for paying mail
contractors in the southern states be-
fore the Rebellion. 1t appropriates an
amount sufficient for such claims, but
provides that none be paid for service
after May, 1861, when the Postoflice
Department suspended mail service in
such states.
The Senate then went into executive
session, and after sitting three quarters
of an hour adjourned till tomorrow.
HOUSE.
Washington, Oct. 29.-The following
bills were introduced and referred:
BY Hardee: Providing for perma-
nent form of government for the Dis
trict of Columbia.
By Butler: Repeating the sections of
the revised statutes embodying the ten
ure of civil office.
By Eames: Reducing letter postage.
By Phelps: Repeating the tax on sa-
wings institutions.
By Cox: Removing the disabilities
to issue silver coin.
By Butler: Declaring the Department
of Agriculture an executive depart
ment.
By Kelly: Repeating the Resumption
Act.
BY Everett: Regulating commerce
and preventing the discrimination of
common carriers.
By Marsh: Amending the Constitu-
tion in regard to the election of Presi-
dent.
BY Harris: Abolishing the iron-clad
oath of office.
BY Goode: Restoring wages in the
Government printing office.
BY Walker: Making United States
notes receivable for import duties.
By Davis: Repeating the law forbid
ding the pay of claims to rebels.
By Yeates: Abolishing the tax on
liquors distilled from fruits.
By Scales: Refunding the direct tax
collected in. the insurrectionary states,
and refunding all tax collected on the
distillation of fruits.
By Robbins: Allowing tobacco pro-
ducers to sell 500 worth to consumers.
BY Vance: Reimbursing Texas for
expenses in defending the frontier.
Also, repeating the act exempting saw
ings banks from taxation.
BY Page: Prohibiting the immigra-
tion of Chinese.
By Phillips: reimbursing Kansas for
expenses in suppressing Indian hostili-
ties.
A number of other bills of minor i'm
portance were introduced and referred,
after which the House adjourned.