The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-10-30
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, October %.
The following bills were introduced and
referred:
By Mathers; To amend the bankrupt
act.
By ingalls,: To fix the date Of the meet.
ing ot the first regular session Of the 45lh
Congress upon November lat.
By Hereford; Providing ior the Coin.
age Of silver dollars and for making the
same legal tender.
by Saunders: To establish the Terri.
tory Of Lincoln and provide n temporary
government.
By Booth: To authorize the Secretary
Of the Interior to declare forleitures If
railroad grants in certain cases. E.
Mr.. Thurman submitted q resolution,
instructing the Committee on Patents to
report whether any legislation ia necessa.
ry 10 provide for the preservation Of the
models saved from the late fire at the
Patent Office. Agreed to.
The Vice President laid before the Sen.
ate number OF joint resolutions Of the
Wisconsin Legislature asking increased
postal facilities for that State; in favor
Of legislation to improve the condition Of
the Oneida tribe OF Indians; asking the
right Of way and grant OF land for rail
road in the northern part Of the State
from St. Paul, Minnesota, to the falls Of
Sault st. Marie in Wisconsin; for an ap-
preparation to aid in the survey of the St.
Croix river, &c, all Of which were refer.
red 10 the appropriate committees.
The following bills were introduced and
referred:
By Mr.. ChafIte: To create custom
collection district in the State OF Colorado
and in the Territories Of Wyoming, Utah
and New Mexico.
By Mr.. Garland: To amend so much Of
the sundry civil appropriation bill for
the present fiscal year as provides for
paying mail contractors in the South be-
fore the rebellion. It repeals the clause
OF that bill limiting the amount to be
paid for such service to 1915, 900, and
appropriates an amount sufficient to pay
for such service, but provides that no
accounts for such service after the 3lst
OF May, 1861, the date Of the order Of
the POstofTice Department suspending all
mail service in such States, shall be al
lowed.
By Mr.. Paddock A bill supplemental
to the act entitled "An act for the appor.
tionment Of representatives to Congress
among the several States according to the
9th census" It gives 10 Nebraska an ad.
ditional representative in Congress from
and after the 4th OF March last.
The Senate then went into executive
session, and after sitting three quarters
OF an hour adjourned I'LL tomorrow,
HOUSE.
Bills were introduced and referred aa
folIows:
By Mr.. Hendee: Providing a rerma.
nent form Of government for the District
OF Columbia.
By Mr.. Joyce: Repeating the act estab.
fishing uniform system Of bankruptcy;
also, providing for the appointment Of a
commission on the subject.
By Mr.. Butler: Repeating the sections
OF the revised statutes enbodying the
tenure ofcivil Office act.
By Mr. Loring: Providing Uniform Ger.
tificates Of election for members Of Con-
gress.
By Mr.. Earns. Reducing the postage
on letters.
By Mr.. Phelps: To repeal the law tax.
ing deposits 10 Savings Institutions.
By Mr., Willis: To simplify the laws
imposing and collecting duties on I'M.
ports, to remove,-also, the antiquities
therefrom; also, 10 reduce The rates on
imported merchandise, to restore the du
ties on tea and coffee and enlarge the Tree
list; also, bill TO restore the national
credit BY funding the now interest bear.
ing debt into bonds, bearing A per cent
interest, ,spayable at the expiration Of
40 years; also to regulate and facilitate
the payment Of duties on imported mer.
chandise; also providing for the classili.
cation Of fabrics and other articles com.
posed Of mixed materials; also 10 provide
for the construction Of an act entitled
"An act to amend the customs revenue
laws" and "An act TO repeal moielies;'
also 10 repeal duties on packages and
coverings Of goods; also providing for
the repeal OF all taxes on capital and de.
poslts Of State and National banking in,
stitutionS; also to abolish stamp on bank
checks; also to provide for the abolition
OF all bonds for duties on imported mer.
chandise while the latter remains in the
custody OF the government; also to pro.
vide for the prompt payment Of all jldg.
ments obtained against the government
for refunding OF over.payment Of duties
also providing for a reduction Of TIE duty
on all laces manufactured by hand; also
TO provide for the responsibility OF the
government for all merchandise while il
ia cnstodyi also providing for the re,
funding OF redemption agency expenses
also TO provide for the abolition Of all
naval officers at ports where United States
appraisers departments are established
BY Mr., Hewitt: In relation to the Paris
Exhibition Of 1878. It provides for tht
acceptance Of the invitation; for the an
pointment Of n General Commissioner
At a salary not TO exceed $1,000, and d
fifteen additional com mmisaioners, eight q
! whom to be skilled artisans and sever
scientific experts, whose pay and expenses
not TO exceed $4,000 each, and author
lies the assignment OF one or more public
vessels TO transport TO and from France
tree OF cost, articles for the Exhibition