Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-11-01

DllIS hSlt lIllIOultC6u dIiu IGiGIIeU.
:. By Mr.. Matthews, to amend to bank
rupt act.
By Mr.. Ingalls,. to fix the day O
meeting of the first regular session O
the forty-ffth congress upon Novem
Der 1st
By Mr.. Hereford, providing for the
coinage Of silver dollars and for making
the same legal tenders.
By Mr.. Saunders, to establish the ter
ritory of Lincoln and provide tempo
.ary government.
Mr.. Thurman submitted a resolution
instructing the committee on patents tc
report whether any legislation is neces-
sary to provide for the preservation ot
the models saved from the late fire al
the patent office Agreed to.
The vico- president laid before the
senate a number of joint resolutions OF
/ the Wisconsin legislature, asking in
creased postal facilities for that state; in
favor of legislation to improve the CON
/ dltiOn of the Oneida tribe of Indians;
asking the right of way and a grant OF
land for railroad in the northern part
{ of the state, from ST. Paul, Mimi, to the
! falls of Sault st. Marie, Wis; for an ap.
preparation to aid in the survey of the
st. Croix river etc, all of which We're
referred to appropriate committees.
The following bills were introduced
and refer ed:
/ By Mr.. Garland-To amend so much
of the sundry civil appropriation bill for
the present fiscal year as provides for
paying mail contractors in southern
states before the rebellion. It repeals
the clause of that bill limiting the
amount to be paid for such service to
$37 800, and appropriations in amount
sufficient to pay for such service, but
provides that no accounts for such ser
vice after the 3Ist Of May, 1861, the date
of the order ofthe postoffice department
suspending all mail service in such
states, shall be allowed
BY Mr.. Paddock-A bill supplemental
to the act entitled "an act for the APP
polntment of representatives to CON
gress among the several states accord
ing to the ninth census 1t gives to
Nebraska an additional representative in
congress from and after the 4th of March
asst.
The senate then went into executive
session, and after sitting three-quarters
of an hour, adjourned till tomorrow.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Oct 29-The following
bills were introduced and referred:
BY Mr.. Hendee, providing a perma-
nent form Of government for the Dis
trict of Columbia.
By Mr.. Joyce, repeating the act es-
tablishing uniform system of bank
ruptcy; also providing for the appoint
ment of a commissioner on the subject
of alcoholic traffic
By Mr.. Butler, repeating the sections
of the revised statutes embodying the
tenure of the civil office act.
BY Mr.. Doring, providing for uniform
certificates of election of members of
congress.
By Mr.. Ames reducing postage on
letters.
By Mr.. Phelps, to repeal the law tax
ing deposits in savings banks.
BY Mr.. Willis, to simplify existing
laws in proving and collecting duties on
imports and remove all antiquities
therefrom; also to reduce rates on i'm
ported merchandise; to restore duties
on tea and coffee and enlarge the free
list; also a bill to restore the national
credit by funding the non-interest bear
ing debt into bond bearing 4 per cent
interest, payable at the expiration of
forty years; also to regulate and facili-
tate the payment of duties on imported
merchandise; also providing for the
classification of fabrics and
other articles composing the taxed ma
terials also to provide for the construc-
ton OF the act entitled anact to amend
the customs revenue laws and to repeal
morties also to repeal duties on pack
ages aud coverings of goods also pro-
viding for the repeal of all taxes on
capital and deposits of state and national
banking institutions also to abolish
the tax on bank checks also to provide
for the abolition af all bonds for duties
on imported merchandise while the
latter remains in the custody of the
government also to provide for the
prompt payment of all judgments OBJ
tanned against the government for re-
funding payments of duties also pro-
viding for the reduction of duty on laces
manufactured by hand also to provide
for the responsibility of the government
for all merchandise while in its custody;
also providing for the refunding of re
demption agency expenses also to
provide for the abolition of all naval eff
fects at ports where state appraisers
depots are established.
BY Mr.. Hewitt in relation to the Paris
exhibition of 1873. 1t provides for the
acceptance of the invitation, for
the appointment of general
commissioner at salary not
to exceed $4,000, and of fifteen COM
missioners, eight of whom are to be
skilled artizans and of scientific expert
ence, whose pay and expenses shall not
exceed 81 900 each, and authorizes the
assignment of one or more public YES
sells to transport to and from France,
free of cost, articles for exhibition; it
appropriates S150,000 to cover all ex-
penses.
BY Mr. Cox-For the removal of all
political disabilities; also for the issue
of silver coin not to exceed S15, 100000,
on deposits of bullion; also to repeal
the act authorizing the coinage of the
20 cent silver pieces.
By Mr. Butler-TO make the depart
ment of agriculture one of the execu-
tive departments.
BY Mr. Walker-To make United
States notes receivable for import du-
ties; also to consolidate the bonded debt
and to reduce the interest.
By Mr. Davis-To refund money to
the state of North Carolina; also to re-
peal laws forbidding the payment of
claims to persons who were not loyal.
BY Mr.. Yeates to abolish the tax on
liquors distilled from fruits