West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-11-10
xLyTHCONGREss-ExTRA SESSION.

OCTOBER 25.-Sendte-Mr. Conkling pre.
sented petition OF citizens Of New York,
against the repeal of the bankrupt law,
praying IL be amended. Referred. Mr..
for Standing Committee on Banking and
Currency. Referred. Mr.. Mitchell submit
ted a resolution authorizing the Committee
on Privileges and Elections, in the cases of
Kellogg and Spoford, claiming seat from
Louisiana, TO send for persons and papers,
anu adminlster oaths, that the committee
may decide upon the merit OF the title of
each contestant. Mr.. Herman, by request.
introduced bill rc-establishing a Court Of
Commissioners of Alabama Claims. and for
the redistribution of unappropriated mon
eys. number of unimportant bills were
introduced. Adjourned till Monday next.
......... House-Mr. Mills spoke on the Colo
RADIO case. He held that neither Bedford nor
Patterson presented a prima facie case, and
that the seat should be declared vacant.
OCTOBER 2o.--Sendte.--Among bills intro
duced and referred, were the following:
10 amend so much OF the sundry civil APP
preparation bill for the present fiscal wear
as provides for paying mail Contractors in
the Southern States before the rebellion
at repeats the clause of that bill, limiting
the amount to be paid for such service TO
S3I5OOO, and appropriates an amount suf-
hcieut to pay for such service but provides
that no accounts for such service after
order of the Postofiice Department suspend
ing all mail service OF such States, shall be
allowed); bill supplemental to the act en-
titled an act for the apportionment of
Representatives To Congress among the
several States, according to the ninth
census it gives TO Nebraska an additional
Representative in Congress, from and after
4th OF March LAST; to amend the bankrupt
act; to fix the date of the meeting of the
nrst regular session of the forty-fifth
Congress upon November providing for
the coinage of silver dollars, and for
making the same legal tender; to es.
tablish the Territory of Lincoln, and
provide temporary government.
HouSe-The house was crushed under an
avalanche of bills to-day, and was actually
Obliged to adjourn until Thursday, to give
the clerks time to make up the journal.
Eight hundred and forty.fve were intro
duced, and read by title. The reading con.
sumed five hours. This is the highest mum
per ever introduced in one day before.
In the whole history of Congress. The
highest number reached before has
been about six hundred. One member
introduced thirty. Old members seemed
to think best to have their
measures on the calendar early and were
quite prominent in presenting them. 1t
is Impossible to present anything but
general description of the bills. The ma
lorlty OF western members seemed to feel
III necessary TO put in bills modifying or
repeating the resumption act, and for re-
monetizing silver. The Southern members
dealt most largely in internal improve
ments AID claims. There were many bills
to repeal the bankrupt act. Two complete
bills revising the tariff were presented, one
from Mr.. Willis, OF New York, and one
from Mr.. Morrison, of Illinois.
OCTOBER 30.-Senate-A resolution mn
thorizing the presiding officer to appoint n
select committee on the subject OF ascer-
tanning and declaring the result of an cleo
ton FOR President and Vice President of the
United States was agreed TO. Mr.. ingalls,
submitted resolution requesting the Pres
ident, II not incompatible with the public
interest, to transmit to the Senate a state
ment OF the appropriations and expendi-
lures on account of army and navy pensions
from March !, 1889 to June 80, 1876. Agreed
to. Mr. Coke, of Texas, introduced a bill
making an appropriation to pay over to
Iexas the residue of five million dollars.
reserved for the satisfaction of that portion
of the public debt of the late republic Of
Texas, for which the duties on imports of
said republic were specially pledged, being
the balance remaining after the payment of
such debt Referred. He also introduced
bill TO reimburse Texas for expenses in
CURED in repelling the invasions of Indians
ana Mexicans. Referred.