Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-10-25
Congressional.
SENATE.

w AeHlNGION, OCt. II MI. Beck III
trodueed bill authorizing the payment
Of 80 per cent. Of custom duties in legal
tender notes. Referred
Mr.. Thurman presented the creden-
tials of Henry NJ Spafford, for Louisi-
ana, from March 4, 1877, and asked that
they be read and Spaford sworn in.
The credentials having been read,
hr. Mitchell moved they be referred to
the committee on privileges and cleo
tiOns.
Mr.. McCreery introduced a bill to re-
peal the bankrupt law and all acts
amendatOry thereof He spoke of its
abnoxious provisions. and argued that
honesty and fair dealing demanded its
imm ediate repeal. Ordered that the
bill lie on the table to be taken up here
after.
The citizens of Mattoon, New York,
petitioned for the RECOMMENDATION of
the old silver dollar.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17.-After reading
of the journal, the disputed election
case from the fourth district of Louisi-
ana, was taken up, the question being
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Louisiana, refcrrins tho claims of Elnna
and Smith. contestants, TO the commit
tee on elections, to decide who has a
pri'n0 tucie right to the seat.
Mr. Gibson offered substitute, pro-
viding for the imm ediate swearing in of
J. B. Elam. After debate the substitute
was adopted-yeas 144; nays 119. Elam
took the modified oath
Mr. Frye offered a resolution, reciting
that Chas. E. Nash had presented Il GER
tifcate Of election, signed by Gov Kel-
logg, then the duly recognized and act
ing Governor of Louisiana, but that the
clerk of the house had declined to place
Nashs name on the roll, but had sub
stituted T.. W. Robertson, on
authority of q paper signed by Gov.
Nichols and directing the name of
Robertson to be struck off the roll and
Nash be sworn in. After debate sub
stitute was offered by Ellis that Robert
son be sworn in. 1t was agreed to and
the modified oath of Office admins
tered.
The case Of Pacheco, of California
was then called up, when Mr. Garfield
moved that the oath of office be ad
ministered Agreed to after discussion,
and Pacheco took his seat.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 22.-Among the
bills introduced and referred during the
morning hour were the following:
BY Mr.. Beck-To repeal section of
the act to provide for the resumption
of specie payments, approved July IA,
1875.
By Mr.. Herford-To repeal the act
to provide for the resumption of specie
payments. This bill proposed to re-
peal two clauses of the specie resump-
ton act which provides for the redemp-
ton of United States notes i'll excess of
three million dollars, and for the re-
demption of outstanding legal tenders,
on and after January 1st, III coin. The
remainder Of the resumption act Is not
referred to.
Bv Mr.. Jones, of Nevada-To author
ize the coinage of dollars of 412@
grains, standard silver, and for other
purposes.
The bill introduced by Sen. Jones pro-
vides for the coinage of silver dollars of
the weight of 4124 grains troy at any
coinage mint or the New York assay
office in exchange for silver bullion upon
the same terms and conditions as gold
bullion is deposited for coinage under
the existing law The bill also provides
that no charge shall be made for coin
ing standard bullion into these dollars
and proposes 10 make them a legal
tender for all sums in payment of all
public or private debts excepting such
as under existing contracts are expressed
therein to be otherwise payable.
Bills were introduced and referred
BY Mr. Ingalls-To establish a pen
sion agency at Topeka, Kan; also to re-
imburse the state of Kansas for expense
incurred by said state for the United
States in repelling invasions and sup
pressing Indian hostilities; also a bill
granting a pension to certain soldiers
and sailors of the war with Mexico, and
widows of deceased soldiers and sailors;
also petition in favor of
the passage of said bill which he said
had been handed to him with the bin
by the secretary of the association OF
veterans of that war, and it was at the
request of that gentlemen that he intro
duced 1t.
By Mr.. authorizing the
adjudication and payment of certain
claims upon the fund created by section
15, of chapter 459, Of the laws of the
forty-third congress, in regard to the
distribution of the balance Of the Gene
va award.
The bill introduced by Mr. Matthews
for the distribution of the balance of
the Geneva award provides for a reviv-