Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-10-30
FORTY.FIFTH CONGRESS.
Extra Session.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON. October %.


regular session OF foIty-nfth Congress upon Nov
lst.
by Hereford, providing for coinage of silver
| dollars and making the sane legal tender.
BY Saunders of Neb. to establish the territory
| of Lincoln, and provide temporary government
therefor.
BY both to authorize the Secretary Of the Inte-
ror to declare forfeiture of railroad grants in GER
tain cases.
Thurman submitted resolution instructing the
committee on patents to inquire and report wheth-
er legislation is necessary to provide for preserva-
ton of models saved from the late fCe in the pa
tent Office. Agreed to.
by MIR. Garland. to amend so much of the sun
dry civil appropriation bill for the present fiscal
year, as provides for paying mail contractors in
the Southern States before the rebellion.
Ii repeals the clause of that bill limiting the
amount to be paid for such service to S375, 900,
and sppropriates an amount sufficient to pay for
such service, but provides that no accounts for
such service after May 3lst, 1861, the date of the
order Of the order Of the post office department
suspending all mail service in such states, shall
be allowed.
BY MIR. Paddock, giving Nebraska an addition
ith of March last.
BY MIR. Spencer, to amend section PA of the
X. s. so as to compel ofiicer of the army to re-
tlre after having served 40 years or being 81 yrs
of age.
by Mr.. Plumb to donate portion Of the mill
tary reservation of Fort Lerned, to the State of
Kansas, for the establishment of an educational or
charitable institution and open the remainder to
settlement.
AT 1900 the Senate went into executive session,
and remained until l.l5 and then adjourned until
Tomorrow.
Hewitt of New York. was sworn in. Several
bills were introduced, as follows:
by Frye, to revive and continue the court of
Alabama claims.
BY Butler, repeating sections of the revised
statutes embodying the tenure of civil service.
by Harris, releasing cer,ain ships from compul-
sorry pilotage.
BY Loling, providing for uniform certificates of
election OF members of Congress.
By Phelps, to repeal tax on deposits in savings
institutions.
BY Willis. to simplify the laws imposing re col
lecung duties on imports, to remove all smbigui
ties thereirom, also TO reduce rates on imported
merchandise, to restore the duties on tea and cot
lee, and enlarge the free list also a bill to restore
national credit by funding the non interest bevr
ing debt into bonds bearing per cent. interest,
payable at the expiration OF four or five years
also TO repeal duties on packages and coverings OF
goods; also to provide Tor the construction of an
act to amend the custom revenue also prov ding
Tor The repeal OF all taxes on capital and deposits
of state and national banking institutions; also
providing for the abolition Of all naval offices at
ports where U. >. appraisers departments are es-
tabllshed; also authorizing the settlement of
claims against the estate of the late Admiral
Dahlgren; also to promote efficiency and harmo-
ny In the navy to protect the interests of enlisted
men IN the navy, and for the abolition OF prize
money.
AT the expiration Of the morning hour a resolu-
ton was adopted continuing the call, and the fol-
lowing bills were introduced:
by Mr.. Banning of Ohio, repeating the law for
bidding the appointment in the army and navy of
persons who served in the army navy of the
Confederate States, also to transfer the conduct of
Indian aft .irs to the war department.
BY Rice OF Ohio, to reform the civil service al
so to provide for pensions to commence from the
date of death or disability.
Hartzell of Illinois, authorizing the payment of
import duties III legal tender notes.
BY Burchard of Illinois. to amend the internal
revenue laws.
BY Hayes of Illinois, to equalize bounties; also
for the Issue of national savings bonds.
BY Upton of Illinois, for national savings de-
pository As branch OF the post office department.
by Clarke OF Missouri, appropiiating million
dollars to deepen the Missouri river.
By Darrai OF Louisiana, appropriatng $4,000
600 for the levees Of the Mississippi river; also to
relieve the Louisiana and Texas railroad from GER
tain conditions requiring it to be free highway
Tor the use of the United States.
By lltner Of Missouri, for The reorganization of
the army.
BY uouse of Arkansas, granting additional
school lands to Arkansas; also a constitutional
amendment relating to presidential elections.
by Conger OF Michigan, to promote immigra-
ton to the United States; also to revise amend
and consolidate the laws relating to the protect
ing of life on steam vessels.
by Ellsworth of Michigan, to provide for the
payment OF mileage to senators aud members of
congress for attending the extra session.
BY Mills of Texas, to reimburse the State of
Texas for money expended by that State for de-
fence OF the frontier; also to repeal the act ex-
nptlng deposits in savings banks from taxation.
BY Cuberson OF Texas, to pay southern mail
contractors.
by Reagan of Texas, to regulate interstate COM
merce. and prohibit unjust discrimination by COM
mon carriers.
by Prce OF Iowa. to restore certain lands in Ia.
to the settlement under the homestead law; also
10 reduce the national debt aud secure circu ng
notes of national baaks.
by Hazelton of Wisconsin, to simplify proceed
ings in civil suits.
BY Luttrall of California to complete the works
of Mares Island navy yard; also authorizing the
payment OF duties on imports In legal tender or
national bank notes.
BY Page of California, prohibiting the immi-
grafton of Chinese.
BY Davis of California, relating to equal and
equitable rights of persons possession of certain
lands in California; providing jurisdiction to de-
termine those rights.
By Phillips of Kansas, to amend the Pacific
railroad acts; also for the disposition of public
lands; also to reimburse the State of Kansas for
the expenses incurred in REFRESHING tie rebellion
and Indian hOstllites.
BY Cannon Of Utah, for the admission of Utah
as State.
BY Jacobs of Washington territory, to transfer
to the Seattle Il Wslls Wals railroad COMPANY
lends granted for branch Of the Northern Paci-
fc road.
BY Kidder of Dakota granting lands and terri
tories for university purposes also for the admis-
sien of Dakota as State; also establishing land
district in the Black Hills; also to organize the
territory of Pembina.
By Harris, TO give circuit courts supervising ju-
rsdction over district courts in certain criminal
cases. also to abolish the iron-clad oath of Office
also for the removal of all political disabilities.
BY Cahill, to remove the duty from ingredients
used in the manufacture of tobacco and snuff AL
so TO amend the pension act to the pensioners of
1872.
BY Goode, for the restoration of wages in the
government printing office.
BY Walker of Va. to make United States notes
receivable for import duties, also to consolidate
the bonded debt and to reduce the interest; also
to apply the proceeds of sales of public lands to
the education of the people.
BY Davis of n. G. to refund money to the state
of North Carolina; also to repeal the laws forbid
ding the pay ment of claims to persons who were