The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-11-06
FORTY-sIFTH CONGRESS-.
" AsHINGToN, November 5.
HOUSE.

cut Of respect to the memory o. the lst
Senator Morton.
Mr.. Kelley, OF Pennsylvania objected
The House then proceeded to business
The following bills were introduced
and referred.
By Mr Frye-To amend the bank
ruPt law; also. TO make persons chsrge(
with crimes and offences competent wit
Desses in the United Ststes Courts
| BY Mr. Hewett-SuppIementsry 10 III,
act carrying into etiec. the Convention
between the United States snd Chins
also, to give the Court of Claims jurls
| dlgtIon in certain cases.
By Mr.. Ward-Authorizng the tirec
tors o national banks 10 declare quar-
terly deyidends.
By Mr Hunt-For the recomputstior
OF the accounts between the United
States and the several States growing
out OF monies expended by them in IN,
war o, 1872; also, tor the construction o
bridge across the Potomac river.
By Mr. Cabei-To reduc, the tax on
manufactured tobacco.
By NJ. ocsles-tor the transfer OF tn,
office OF Indian Affairs from the Into.
rlor 10 the War Department.
BY Mr.. SheIby-To spproprIste the
cotton lax to school purposes
BY Mr. Hooker-AutnorIzin the cleo
tion OF delegate from Indian Terrific.
ry
By Mr.. EIlls-Dcfning the manner
III which certain land scrip may be 10
Gated, and providing tor the issue of
patents in name and location.
By Mr.. Sayler-RcIstlug to the exc,
cutIon OF custom house bonds; Also, t.
syclrc the rights OF settlers on public
ands.
BY Mr.. Neal Imposing duty on bar.
ie.
by Mr.. Banning Amending the act
relative 10 the tax or cigars. AEo re-
moving the restrictions now existing m
relation to the enlistment OF yo.orrd cIll.
zens in the army.
BY Mr.. Boute-For the repeal OF the
bankrupt law.
BY MIR. Young protecting thc
sIIuvla lands oltne Mississippi from over
Aow.
BY Mr.. Riddle Directing the trans
mission o. printed matter through the
mails when the postage Is insufficient
A so tor the elections OF p stmasters
By Mr. Whuchorne-Author
treaty with Mexico to procure pro-
lection Tor the capital and lAtor ol
United States citizens which may be- IA.
vested in opening railway communi-
cations
BY Mr. hatcher RccIsiming sl,uviHI
lands OF the Mississippi river and IN.
proving its navigation.
BY Mr.. Bland-lemoving legal dls.
abilities of women. 1t provides thai
practice in the Superior Courts she shsl
be allowed TO practice III the United
States Supreme Court.
BY Mr.. Buckncr- For the repeal of al
bankrupt laws Also for the establish
mcnt OF national university Tor women
m Washington. AlsO amending tn,
constitution so Ms 10 restrict the sppliCs
ton of the 18th amendment 10 citizens Oi
me United States on March 80, 1870
when SAID amendment WAS adopted, and
their issue. The purpose oi the amend.
menL Is understood 10 be To prevent tbe
Chinese or their descendants from be-.
coming voters.
BY Mr. Nesl-Imposine duty of -
cents per GENITAL on all imported barley
By. Mr. Willis, OF New York, TO pro
mote the education OF the blind. The
bill proposes an appropriation of $3.50.
900, TO be invested in United State,
bonds as a perpetual lund, the interest on
which 10 be paid semi annually to the
trustees of the American printing house
!or the blind al Louisville.
Mr.. Ewing moved 10 suspend the
rules and adopt resolution making the
bill to repeal the third section of the
resumption act specisl order for lo-mor-
row and from day 10 day till Tuesday,
the 18th, at O'Clock, when the previous
question shall be ordered on II and on
any amendments then pending. The
special order is not - interfere with the
appropriation bill, bI. they are 10 be ~
tended If necessary, 20 as 20 allow five
days for the consideration OF the bill. All
the amendments In the meanwhile are
20 be IN order. Adopted.
The vote was, yeas l43, nays ~.
On motion Of Mr.. Wood the RUE. were
suspended and the following resolutions
adopted
Respiucd, That the President be res
pecliully requested, II not oupatIDIe
with public Interests, 10 communicate 70
the House the correspondence with Spain
and the orders ana directions ot the
Treasury Department 70 Collectors oi
Customs m re sari 30 the recent ImpO-l-
ton OF q difeFential duty OF City cents
per ton on Spanish vessels entering
United States port, with such IniornA
ton in reference thereto AS he may deem
Necessary.
Resoired, That tho Secretary Of tho
Treasury be, and he il hereby re-.
quested 20 furnish the House a. q 9
earliest practicable moment copies Of tn"
contract with certain syndIcato- Of Amer
lean and foreign bankers for h J. negoti5 =
tion Of the four Je- cent bond. OF the
United States, together with copies OF
all other papers relating thereto, and also
with statement as n the present posi-
ton OF such negotiation, and whether Il
remains in force a. originSlly made with.
out mOdlhcst on.
Mr.. Phillips Introduced bill 70 create
y postal ssvings hAlE.
The House, under Suspension o. the rule,
passed Bands b:l. for the recoInage OF
silver. 1t prov des that there shall be
coined 81 the several mints OF the United
States silver dollars OF 4l21 grains Troy
weight, Of tandsrd silver, s provided
m the oct OF January 1887, on which
there shaI. be devices and superscrip
tioDs ~ provided by said act, which
coins. together with all the sii-
yer dollars heretofore coined by
the Unf.ed States, Of like weight and
& ref e5r, shall be iegal terdsn a. their
nominal value, fer al debts and ducs
public or private, except where O.her-
vlse pro7idsd by cOnIrsc:i and any OWL
er u. silver bullion may deposit the same
At sDy United States coinage mint or
s.s.y office % be coined int Euch dollars
frr h, benefit, upon the same terms snd
condi ions as gold bullion is depos-
Ted ior coinage under the existing ia~