The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-11-06
XLVth CONGRESS.Extra Session.
HOUSE.

Mr.. Kelly of Pennsylvania objected.
The following bills were introduced and re-
ferred
By Mr.. Frye, to amend the bankruptcy law;
also to make persons charged with crimes and
offences competent witnesses 10 the United
States courts
By Mr. Eames, authorizing the Secretary of
War to purchase certain land in Providence, r.
By Mr.. Hewitt, supplementary to the act
United States and China, a1d to give the CONT
of claims jurisdiction in certain cases.
By Mr.. Hardenburgh. relieving certain ships
from compulsory pilOtage.
By Mr.. Ward of Pennsylvania, authorizing
the directors of the national banks to declare
quarterly dividends.
BY Mr.. Mackey, in reference to pensions.
BY MIR. Marsh, amending the statutes re-
latng to moneys paid into courts of the United
States.
By Mr.. Hunton, for recomputation of ac-
counts between the United States and several
them 10 the war of 1872; also for the construc-
ton of bridge across the Potomac.
By Mr.. Cabell of Virginia, to reduce the tax
on manufactured tobacco.
By Mr.. Scales, for the transfer of the office
of Indian affairs from the Indian to the War
Department.
By Mr.. Hartridge of Georgia, for the APP
pointment OF Judge of the district court for
the southern district of Georgia.
By Mr.. Hewitt of Alabama, to refer the
claims of certain citizans of Georgia to the
commissioner of claims for denomination and
reports.
BY Mr.. Shelley of Alabama, to appropriate
the cotton tax for school purposes.
By Mr.. Hooker of Mississippi, authorizing
the election of delegate from the Indian Tel
ritory.
By Mr. Ellis Of Louisiana, defining the man
ner in which certain land scrip may be located,
and providing for an issue Of patents 10 the
name of the locaters.
By Mr.. Sayler relating to the execution Of
custom house bonds.
By Mr.. Banning of Ohio amending the act
relative to the tax on cigars; also removing all
restrictions existing in relation to the enlist
ment of colored citizens ia the army.
By Mr.. Willis of Kentucky, to promote the
education of the blind,
By Mr.. Young of Tennessee, for protecting
the alluvial lands of the Mississippi from over.
flow.
By Mr.. Riddle Of Tennessee, sdirectng the
admission of printed matter through the mail
when the postage is insufficient; also for the
election of postm asters.
By Mr.. Whitthorne of Tennessee, authoriz-
izing treaty with Mexico to procure the pro
lection for capital and labor of citizens in open
ing railway communication.
By MIR. Dibrell of Tennessee, for the relief oil
mai, agents before the war.
By Mr. Fuller of Indiana, for the protection
of settlers on public lands.
By Mr.. Springer of Illinois, in relation te
Venezuelan mixed commission. 1t directs the
Secretary of State TO withhold payment Of
awards authorized by the late commission and
TO appoint a Dew commission.
By Mr.. Clark of Nevada, authorizing grow.
eIs of fruit to manufacture the same into
brandy under certain limitations.
By Mr. Hatcher of Mlssoari, reclalmiDg al
lnvIa1 la nds of the Mississipni rivar and i'm
proving navigation.
By Mr.. Bland, removing the legal disabii
ties of women. 1t provides that when wo
man has been admitted to practice in Superior
Courts sne shall be allowed to practice in tn;
q. S. Supreme Court.
By Mr.. Buckner of Missouri, for nationa
education Of women. 1t provides for the es
Enlistment of national university for womer
in Washington; also amending the constitu
ton so as to restrict application of the 15tf
amendment.
BY Mr. Gunter of Arkansas for the fina
adjustment of land claims in Florida and othel
states.
Messrs. Knapp and Lathrop of Illinois in
troduced bills for the coinage of the silver dol
lar.
Mr.. Cox of New York presented memoria
of the Chamber of Commerce of New York
against the repeal of the bankrupt law. Re
ferred.
At u o'clock one hundred and ninety bill.
had been introduced.
Mr.. Bland called for the regular order, the
morning hour having expired, and the
Speaker announced the first business in order
to be motion made last Monday by Mr.. BLAND
to suspend the rules and pass the bill to author
ze free coinage of silver bullion and to restore
its legal tender character
Mr.. Reagan of Texas asked Bland to yield tx
an amendment.
The Speaker stated that under the motor
to suspend an amendment was not in order.
The House passed, under suspension of the
rules, Mr.. BANDS bill for the rs-coinage Of
silver, as follows:
There shall be coined at the several minis O
the United States silver dollars of the weight O
4l2a grains Troy standard silver, as provided il
the act of January 9Th, 1887, on which ther,
shall be the devices and superscriptions pro
vided by said act. Such coins, together will
all silver dollars heretofore coined by the init
81 sat ssr * weight and nensss shall
debts and dues, public and private, excep
when totherwise provided by contract. An(
any owner of silver bullion may deposit the
same at any United States coinage mint or as
say Office, to be coined into such dollars for hi
benefit upon the same terms and conditions al
gold bullion is deposited for coinage under thu
existing law.
The second section repeats inconsistent acts
The following are the yeas and nays:
Yeas-Messrs. .Aldrieb, Atkins, Baker of Ind.
sick, Bentans, Bridges, Brogden, Browne, Buckner
Bundy. Burdick. Cabell. Cain, Caldwell OF KY.
lsle Caswell, Chalmers, Clarke of KY, Ola Of NO.
Clark OF Iowa, Conger, Cook Cox of o. Cox of ". Y
Cravens, Chittenden, Culberson, Cummings, Cutler
Danford Darrall, Davis of N. G., Deering, Dbrell
Dickey, Dunne Eden, Elan, Ellis, Ellsworth Ev
ans of s. G, Ewing, FELTON,, Finley, Forney, Foster
Franklin Fuller. Gardner, Garth, Giddings, Glover
Goode, Hamilton, Harris of Ca, Harrison, Hart
ridge, Hartzeu, HASKELL Hatcher, Hays, Hazelton
Henderson, Hewitt Of Ala, Herbert, Hooker, House
aubbell, Hunter Humphrey timer, Jones, Jones Q
Manning, Marsh, Martin, Mckenzie, Mckinley, NC
Mahon, Mills, Money, Monroe, Morgan, Morrison
Muldrow, Neal. Oliver, Pacheco. Page, Patterson
Phillips, Pollard. Pound Price, Pridemore, Rainey
Randolph, Rea, Reagan, Rice of O., Riddle, Rob
Sayler, Scales, Sexton, Shelley. Singleton, Semons
Smith OF Ca, Spark, Springer, Steele. Stewart
Stone of Mich, Stone of Iowa, Strait, Thornburgh
Vance, Van Voorhees,, WaddelliWelch, White of Ind
Willetts, Williams of Wis. Williams of Ala, Will
lia%s of Oregon Willis of Ky Wren, Wright Yeates
F Nays--Messrs. Bacon, Ballou, Blair, Brewer
Briggs, Chittenden, Clafin, Cole, Covert, Davis Of
Call CAL Dsn ennis Eames; Field Frye Gibson, Harden
ard, Lindsey, MCGOWAN, Morse, Norcross, Peddie
Powers, Read, Rice of Mass, Schleicher, Stephens
Swami, Ward and Wood-34.
Mr.. Ewing moved to suspend the rules and
adopt the resolution, making the bill to repeal
the third section of the resumption act spec
ial order for tomorrow. and from day to day
unit Tuesday on the 18th, at 3 O'Clock, when
the previous question shall be ordered on it,
and on any amendments then pending, the
special order not to interfere with the appro-
priation bills, but to be extended if necessary
so as to allow five days for consideration of the
bills All the amendments in the meanwhile
are to be in order
On 0iUa Uoce vote the Speaker announced
that two-thirds appeared to have voted 10 the
affirmative, whereupon the yeas and nays were
called for by Mr.. Page and it was SO ordered
A vote was taken and the motion agreed to
yeas 143, nays AZ.
Yeas-Aiken, Aldrich, Atkins Baker OF Ind Ban
ming, Bell, BckneIl, Bland, Blount, Boone, Bouck,
BrentaDo, Brogden. Browne, BuckDer. Burdick, Ca
kins Gambler, Cannon, Carlisle Calmers, Clarke of
Kv., Clark of Mo-, Clark of Iowa, Conger, CooB CO.
vert, Cox of Ohio, Cox of N Y, Crovens. Crittenden
Culberson, Cummings Cutter, Davis Of N. c., Deer
ing, Dibrell, Dickey, Eames Eden, Elan, Ellsworth
Evans of S. G., Ewing, FELTON,, Finley, Forney,
franklin, Fuller, Gardner, Gardner. Garth, Gid.
dings, Glover, Hamilton, Harris of Ga, Harrison,
Hartlidge, Hartzell, Haskell, Hatcher. Hays, Hem
dersou, Hewett of Ala ,, Herbert. Hooker, House,
Jones of Ohio, Keifer, Kelley, Kenna, Kimmell,
Knapp, Knott, Lathrop, Ligon, Lynde, Mackey.
Maisb, Marsh, Martin, Mckenzie, Mckinley, McMa-
hon. Mills. Money, Morgan, Morrison Morse Null
drow, Neal Oliver, Phillips, Price, Prdemore Rau-
dolph Rea, Reagan, Reilley, Rice of O., Riddle, Rob-
bins, Robertson, Sampson Sapp, Sayler. Scales Sex
ten, Shelley, Singleton, Slemons, Smith of Ga i,
Sparks Springer, Steele, Stephens, Stone of Iowa,
Thornburgh, Tbrockmorton, Upton, Townsend of
oRpr 1'r1rna Uo,,U IL