San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1877-11-10
FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.

The Senate held brief session on the 23d,
at which Senator Wallace introduced bill to
authorize Government bond for investment
of savings, to pay 365 per cent. interest; MI.
Ingalls, bill to enable indians to become
citizens of the United States; also, q bill
eotlalizing bounties. Adjourned till Thurs
day m House not in session.
The Senate was not in session on the 24th.
In the House the Colorado contested
election case was argued mt length by Mr..
Harrison for the Democratic and Mr. Galheld
for the Republican contestant.
In the Senate, on the 25th, Senator Mitchell
submitted resolution authorizing the Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections, in the
case of Kellogg and Spofford, claiming seat
from Louisiana, to send for persons ana pa
pers and to administer oaths, that the com
mittee may decide upon the merit OF the title
of each contestant. A number OF unimpor,,
tant bills were introduced. Adjourned TIL
Monday. .....In the House, Mr. Mills OF TeXas
spoke on the Colorado case. He held that
neither Bedford nor Patterson presented II
prima facie case, and that the seat should be
declared vacant.
There was no session of the Senate on the
Goth g. The House, pending the announce
ment of the Standing Committees, transacted
no business of interest.
There was no session of either house on
the 9th.
In the Senate, on the Goth, bills were in
troduced: by Senator Matthews-To amend
the Bankrupt act: by Senator Hcreford-To
provide for the coinage of silver dollars and
making them n legal TENDER; by Senator
Lincoln; by Mr.. Garland--To provide
for paying mail contractors in the South
ern States before the rebellion; and 9TH
ers. A number of appointments were
confirmed in executive session..
In the House, under the Monday call of
States, $50 bills were introduced among them
the following: by Mr.. Hewitt-providing for
the appointment of Commissioners to the
Paris Exhibition; by Mr.. CoX-For the re-
moval of all political liabilities; by Mr..
Scales-To refund direct taxes collected in
the insurrectionary States; also, to refund
all special taxes paid by distillers OF fruit
tile Mississippi; by Mr.. Glover-Resolutl0nss
of the Missouri Legislature for the repeal OF
the Bankruptcy law, removal OF the NATIONAL
CAPITAL, and aid to the Southern Pacific Rail
road. etc. II, Mr. Clark-Appropriating ST.
600 600 to deepen the Missouri River; by Mr..
neutrality-suspicious. $3,OOo,OCO Tor levees
of the Mississippi River; also, TO releve
the Louisiana and Texas Railroad from GER
tain conditions requiring it to be free high
wav for the use of the United States; by Mr..
Ittner-For the reorganization OF the army
by Mr.. Wells-To reimburse the State OF
State State for defeuse of the frontiers; also
to repeal the act exempting deposits
in the savings banks from taxation;
by Mr.. Phillips-To reimburse the state Oh
Kansas for expenses incurred in REFRESHING
the rebellion and Indian hostilities; by Mr..
Cannon-Forthe admission OF Utah as state
by Mr. Kidder-For the admission of Dakota
MS a State; also, establishing land dis
trict in the Black Hills; also, to organize the
Territory of Pembina.., ADDITIONAL bills
for the coinage of silver dollars, and
making it legal tender were introduced by
Messrs. tanning, Ewing; Jones, Bright
Fort Bland, Culberson, Cummings, Oliver,
Phillips, Wilson and others. Additional bills
to repeal the resumption act i'll whole or il,
part were introduced by Messrs. Southland
Durham, Bright House, Cobb, Baker, Nor
| rison, Knapp, Cannon of Illinois, Franklin
Hubbel, CulbersOn and others. Additional
bills for the relief of tobacco growers were
introduced by Messrs Mckenzie, Durham
whittehorn, House, Dibrell, Clark, Hatcher
and others. The Speaker at Il late hour an
nounced the Standing Committees, after
which the House adjourned till Wednesday.