National Republican., 1877-11-06
FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
Special Session.
MONDAY, NOV, D.
The Senate was not in session.
HOUSE or PREsENTATIpEs

oruer 10 DC tnc Gall Oi tne otstes iof oiiS ior
reference only.
Mr.. CALKiNS. asked leave to introduce
resolution for adjournment us mark of re-
spect to the late Senator Morton.
The SPEAKER declined to entertain any
such motion during the pending call.
Under the call u large number Of bills were
introduced and referred. Among them were
the following:
By Mr.. FRYE: To amend the bankrupt act
BY Mr.. MORSE: In relation to trade and
commerce with Great Britain, and in relation
to reciprocity.
by Mr. HEWITT, IN. Y:) Supplementary
to the act to carry into effect the convention
with China, and 60 give the Court of Claims
Jurisdiction in certain cases
BY Mr. COVERT: To incorporate the Citi-
zens' Gas Light Company, of the District Of
Columbia. The bill provides for permission
to lay mains, make gas, and sell the same, to
be made OF coal, oil, tar, pitch peat, or tur-
pcntine.
By Mr.. WARD: To authorize the directors
ofn ational banks to declare dividends
BY MIR. MACKAY: Providing for the pay
mont OF pensions from tho date of disability
or death.
BY Mr.. MASH: To amend the Revised STAT
uteS relating to money paid into the courts OF
the United States.
BY Mr.. HU NTON: To provide for the re.
computation Of accounts between the United
States and the several States, growing out OF
the war of 1912.
To authorize the construction of
q bridge over the Potomac River near
the Three Sisters Island. THE bill provides
for an appropriation of $4,000 for that pur-
pose Out OF this sum he is to construct
bridge over the river and the canal. The
bridge Is to De constructed with u view to its
future use for crossing by such railroad or rail-
roads rs may desire to enter the District
upon IT,
By Mr.. CABALL: To reduce the tax on
manufactured tobacco, and to regulate the
traffic therein by farmers and planters.
BY Mr.. SCALES: For the transfer of the
Indian bureau to the War Department
by Mr.. HOOKER: TOauthOrize the election
of Delegate to Congress from the Indian Ter
ritOry.
BY Mr.. ROBERTSON Reappropriating the
appropriation for the settlement of the accounts
oi certain mail contractors in the Southern
states prior to l-6l.
by Mr. SAILER To equalize the pensions
OF certain olicers.
BY Sr. KElFER: Relating to the Govern
mrut road in Ohio. and authorizing the same
to II come u free road.
BY Ir NEAL: 70 provide for levying and
cultec ing duty on barley hereafter imported
| int til United States.
by Mr. BANNING: To amend the act relat-
| in tua tax on cigars.
ReinIving restrictions on the use of arms in
| the United states army.
BY Mr.. BOONE: To repeal tho bankrupt
| act.
By Mr.. WILLIS, of KY: To provide for the
| education of the blind.
By Mr.. YOUNG: To protect from overflow
the alluval lands OF the Missouri Valley.
BY Mr.. RIDDLE: 10 provide for the trans
| portation in the mails Of letters on which in
sufficient postage has been paid.
| joint resolution iOr an amendment to the
| Constitution, providing for the election OF post
| masters every four years.
| BY Mr.. FULLER: To protect settlers on the
public lands.
By Mr.. BICKNELL: To amend the Revised
Statutes relating to pensions.
By Mr.. kNApP: To authorize the coinage
of the silver dollar and the fractions thereof.
| BY Mr.. IIARrZELL: To amend sections
4,726 and 1, rs relative to pensions of soldiers
and sailors Of the war Of 1872
By Mr.. BUCKNER: To repeal all bankrupt
| acts now in force
For the national education of women.
A bill to abolish the Board of Police Commits
sioners of the District of Columbia. The bill
provides that the duties and powers now
vested in the police board shall be transferred
to the District Commissioners.
A joint resolution proposing an amendment
| to the Constitution OF the United States re-
stricting the application of the fifteenth amend
ment thereto.
Mr.. BLUNT inquired, at l:20 p. M, If the
morning hour had expired, and the Speaker
replied 1t had.
Mr. BLOUNT then moved to suspend the
rules and pass the bill providing for the coin
age of the silver dollar, and restore Its legal
tender character.
Mr.. HARDENBERG moved to adjourn. Re-
jected without division.
The vote was then taken, and the bill was
passed-yeas 163, nays "a.
An unusually large number Of pairs was an
nOunced ut the close of the rOll-call.
| Those voting in the negative were Messrs
Bacon, Ballou, Blair, Brewer, Briggs Chitten-
den, Ciaiiin, Cole, Covert, Davis OF Cal, Deni'
sUn. Eamrs, Field, Frye, Gibson, HardenbcTgh
Hart, ilcndee, Hewitt of n. Y, Joyce, Leon.
ard Lindsey, McGowan, Morse, Norcross, Ped
die, Powers, Reed, Rice OF Mass, Schleicher
stephens, Swami, Ward, and Wood of N, Y.
MIR. EWING then moved to suspend the
rules and adopt u resolution making the bill
to repeal the third section of the resumption
act the special order for tomorrow morning
after the morning hour, and from day to day
) until the following Tuesday, at three o'clock
p. IN, when the previous question may be or.
; dcrcd ON the bill and pending amendments, all
amendments to be in order: Prorided, ths
time may by II vote OF the House be extended
five days longer; this not TO Interfere with ap
preparation bills.
Tho vote rcsulted-yeas, 1i3 nays, Is.
MIR. WOOD, from the Committee of Ways
| and Means, reported u RESOLUTION, ana moved
! its adoption under n suspension Of the rules
The Resolution embOdics two oil those pre-
sented by him on Saturday, calling upon th'
, President TO communicate To the House, II moi
incompatible with the public service, copies ol
correspondence with the Spanish government
, and instructions from tue Secretary of tn,
Treasury to collectors OF customs relative L
the ditlcrential duties imposed upon Spanisi
:. shipping and also requesting the Secretary 0
. the Treasury to furnish copies OF the contract
= with the syndicate for placing the four pei
Q cent. loaa, aud any information relating t.
4. subsequent negotiations respecting the loan.
Adopted without division.
0 Mr.. CALKlNS offered Il resolution that, a.
I this was the day OF the funeral OF tho lats
senator Morton, AS . mark OF respect the
House nd ourn.
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