The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-11-07
COSGRESS..-ExTRA SESSION.
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Mr.. Wallace offered bill to provide lawful
,ote and coin currency for the United States.
N provides for the coinage OF four hundred
million dollars in value of a coin metal patented
by W.. H. Hubbell, Of Pennsylvania, called
Hgoloid. and consisting Of gold, silver and
COPPER, in the proportions OF one pound, twenty
four pounds and three-quaTters Of pound re-
spectively. Referred TO finance committee.
Mr.. ingalls, presented bill TO enable Indians
10 become citizens Of the United States. Also
A bill TO edualize the bounty OF soldiers.
Mr.. Coke introduced bill making an annual
appropriation Of one million dollars for the
purpOse of providing arms and equipments for
the whole body Of the militia.
Mr.. Herman, introduced, by request, bill
re-establishing the court Of Alabama claims
| Also a bill for the further distribution Of the
/ Geneva award, authorizing all persons and
corporations claiming to be entitled to any por-
| ton OF the moneys to sue for the same IN the
/ United States court OF claims within one year
| from the passage Of this act.
Mr.. Plumb introduced a bill to make an
| additional article of war, prohibiting gambling
or playing at cards or other games for money
| or other valuable stakes, or the frequenting OF
! gambling resorts, and providing that any Off
| Ger or soldier found guilty by a court martial
Of violating this article shaA, be dismissed from
/ the service. ..
| Mr.. Paddock introduced bill to give Ne
|
gress.
Mr.. Matthews introduced a bill to amend the
| act of June %, 1874, supplemental TO the act 70
establish a universal system Of bankruptcies
throughout the United States. 1t amends the
ninth section of the bankruptcy law so as
TO provide that in all cases of bankruptcy
no discharge shall be granted to debtor whose
estate shall not pay dividend Of at least
twenty-five PEI cent on all claims proved and
allowed against his estate, without the consent
in writing of at least one-third Of such credi-
tors in number aud representing One-third OF
the value of such indebtedness. 1t further
amends the tenth section of the act so as to re-
yive the act of March 8, 1867, so as to allow sil
months to file petition fer an adjudication il
bankruptcy.
A bill was introduced by Mr.. Saunders to es
tablish the Territory of Lincoln.
Mr., ingalls, introduced bill to change thu
date Of the first regular meeting of the Forty
; fifth Congress from the first Monday in Decem
Der. 1877, to the first Monday in November
, 1877.
A bill was introduced by Mr.. Hereford, pro
viding for the coinage Of silver dollars, an
for making the same legal tender except wher
, payment Of gold is expressly provided by law
s House of Representatives.
J Mr., Willis presented a petition of the Ma
tional Rifle Association and about 900 other
/, for an appropriation for the encouragement Q
! rife practice not only in the regular army an
4 navy, but among the uniformed militia of tn
various States.
= Among the papers presented to the House b
the Speaker was one from The State of Mii
, souri, for the removal of the national capital.
q Mr.. Garfield presented petition of Fl
r coored men asking assistance Of Congress
to enable them to go to Liberia. q deferred
committee on education and labor.
9 Mr., Wright presented the petition of a, 90
: workingmen of the twelfth congressional dis
: trict of Pennsylvania for a government loan
aid settlers on the public domain. Referred
committee on public lands
u Bills were introduced and referred
c BY Mr.. joyce, repeating the act establishin
: q universal system of bankruptcy Also estal
9 fishing commission of the subject of tn
: liquor traffic.
u BY Mr.. Butler, repeating the sections of th
! revised statutes embodying the tenure Of civ
= Office act.
? By Mr.. Eames reducing the postage o
= letters.
BY Mr.. Phelps, repeating the tax on deposit
in savings institutions.
!, BY Mr., Willis to restore the national cred
by funding the non-inte' est-boaring debt int
bonds bearing four per cent. interest, payabl
i. in forty years.
Q by Mr. Hewitt, providing for the acceptanC
d Of the invitation to be represented at tn
Paris exposition, and for the appointment of
\ general commissioner and of fifteen commits
= sioners--eight Of whom are to DO skilled art
d sans and seven scientific eXperts-and autho
Q izing the use Of one or more public vessels
o transport articles of exhibition to and frol
France free of cost. he bill also appropriate
IL $3.50 coo to cover all expenses.
), By Mr.. Cox, to repeal the act autho izing Il
coinage Of silver twenty-cent pieces.
# BY Mr.. Cobb, for the withdrawal Of the nj
:, q tional bank currency and the issuing of $500
y 900, 900 of non-nterest- bearing treasury note
and making them a legal tender.
BY Mr.. Upton, providing for a national sa'
II ings bank as a branch of the post-office depar
ment.
= BY Mr.. Cannon, for the admission of Utah {
It State; and by Mr.. Kidder, for the admisso