The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1877-11-01
Senate.
THURSDAY, October 25.-COnk


presented petition from citizens of New York
against the repeal of the bankrupt law and praying
! that II be amended; referred go. Chafee submitted
| a resolution providing for a stardng committee on
banking and currency; referrtd.....M Mitchell sub
mitted resolution authorizing the committee on
privileges and elections in the tases of kellogg and
Spohord, claiming the seat from Louisiana, to send
Tor persons and papers and administer oaths that
the committee may decide upn the merits of the
title OF each contestant.......Bil introduced
and referred: Authorizing the secretary of the
treasury to adjust and settle the debt due to the
United States by the state of Kansas for the relief
of distillers by the repayment d moneys expeud-
ed for Tiee meters; to establish apensio agency at
Little Rock; TO establish the court of commissioners
OF the Alabama claims and for the re distribution
OF unappropriated moneys Ad ourned till Mon
day.
House.
THURSDAY, October 25-The Colora-
do case was discussed till O'Clock when the case
was referred to the committee privileges and cleo
tions by vote of 1877 to $780,. Petitions were in
troduced for the encouragement of rife practice in
the army; for the removal of the national capital;
from 200 colored men for appropriation of SlOo
per CAPITA to enable them to go to Liberia of white
mechanics, protesting against unjust discrimination
made in fixing by law the compensation of govern
ment clerks, and leaving that of mechanics and la
borers TO be established at the whm of individuals;
of y 600 workingmen OF the Twelfth congressional
district of Penns ylvania for a government loan to
aid settlers the public domain. Banks said he
had paper which could not be presented under the
! the petitions presented Objections made ...Ad-
| journed until Monday.
Senate.
! MONDAY, October 90. - The vice
president laid before the Senate number of Joint
resoutiqns of the -Wsnorseiu-
legislation TO improve the condition of the Oneida
tribe of Indians; asking the right of way grant
of land for railroad in the northern part of the
state, from st. Paul, Mimi, TO the Falls of Sault
Ste. Marie Wis., for an appropriation to aid in the
/ n W IN,
were referred o appropriate committees.....bls
were introduced and referred as follows To ID
so much OF the sundry civil appropriation bill for
the present year provides for paying mail con-
tractors in the southern states before the rebellion
to give Nebraska an additional representative from
and after March last; TO fix the date of meeting Of
the first regular session of the forty-tfth congress
to November providing for the coinage of silver
dollars and for making them legal tenders; to
tablish the territory of Lincoln and provide
porary government. Adjourned.
House.
( MONDAY, October 29.-Bills were in
trod ced and referred: Repeating the act establish
ing a uniform system of bankruptcy; reducing the
postage of letters repealing the law taxing deposits
in savings institutions; to reduce the rates on inn
ported merchandise to restore the duties tea and
coffee and enlarge he free list; to restore the ma
| tional credit by funding the non-intsrest bearing
! debt into bonds bearing per cent interest, paya-
BILE at the expiration of 40 years. to repeal the du-
! ties packages and coverings of goods; providing
for the repeal of all taxes on capital and de.
posts in state and national banking institu-
! tons; TO abolish the tax on bank cnecks; 10
provide for the abolition of all bonds for du-
! ties imported merchandise while the latter
remain in the custody of the government; providing
for the responsibility of the government for all mer
chandse while in its custod Iprovdng for the abo
ton of all naval officers at ports where United
States appraisers departments are established; to
provide for representative at the Paris Exposition,
and appropriating $780, 600 to pay the expenses for
the removal of all political disabilities to repeal the
act for the resumption of specie payment to reduce
the tax distilled spirits TO 10 cents per gallon
tobacco to II cents per pound and cigars to $3 per
1000 also allowing producers of leaf tobacco 10 sell
500 worth without tax; abolishing the
10 per cent tax the circulation of national banks
and to enforce uniform rate OF interest; TO abol-
ish the iron-clad oath; making import duties pay
able in legal tender notes. abolishing 10 per cent
tax the circulation of state banks reducing the
whisky tax to 80 cents per gallon; for the with
drawal of national bank currency, and issuing
tba gs
O00 900 to deepen the Missouri river appropriating
for 1evees the Mississippi river; for the
admission of Utah and Dakota as states; to organ
ize the territory of Pembna; providing for the
coinage of silver dollars and making them legal ten
der......The total number Of bills introduced was
about $50.
/ Following is the organization of the House
committees, as reported to-day by Speaker
Randall:
E1-ctions-Harris, Virginia, chairman; Springer,
Illinois Gambler, Georgia; Turner, Pennsylvania;
ana; Wait, Connecticut; Thornburgh, Tennessee
Cox, Ohio; Hiscock, New York.
Ways ana 4hednS-W 0S1, new 1OrK, CHAIRMAN
Tucker, Virginia; Sayer Ohio; Robbins, North Car
olina; Harris, Georgia; Gibson, Louisiana; Phelps,
Connecticut; Kelly, Pennsylvania; Garfield, Ohio;
appropriations - Atkins Tennessee, chairman
Blount Georgia. Singleton, Mississippi; Cymer,
Pennsylvania; Hewitt. New York; Sparks, Illinois;
smith, fha Pennsyipanfa; i Baker, e' indian Indiana ~ o''
Bdnking and Curency-Buckner, Missouri, chair
man; Ewing, Ohio; Hardenburg, New Jersey; Yeates,
North Carolina; Hartzell, Illinois, Bell, Georgia
Hart, New York; Evans, Rhode Island; Chittenden,
New York; Fort, Illinois; Phillips, Kansas
Pacific RGiIroad-Potter, New York, chairman
Throckmorton, Texas; Morrison, illinois, House,
Tennessee; Luttrel California; Landers, Connecti-
cut; Chalmers, Mississippi; Elam, Louisiana; Neil
consin; Cole Missouri; Rice, Massachusetts,.
Caain.s-Bright, Tennessee, chairman Warner,
Connecticut; Davis, North Carolina; Reilly, Penn
sylvsnia; Diekey, Ohio Henry, Maryland; Lock.
wood, New York; Henderson, Illinois; Ellsworth
Michigan; Lindsey, Maine Cummings, Iowa.
Commerce Ryan, Texas, chairman; FELTON,
Maryland; Ross, New Jersey; Kenna, West Virginia
Hunter, Indiana Dunnell, Minnesota Hubbel
Michigan: Overflow Pennsylvania.
Public Lands-Morrison, illinois, chairman; Ful.
Ter, Indiana; Ganse, Arkansas; Clark, Missouri
Wright, Pennsylvania Hewitt Alabama; Smith
sapp, Iowa; Welch, Nebraska Kidder, Dakota.
Pcstofces and Post'oads-Wad addell, North Caro-
lima, chaErman; slemons, Arkansas; Caldwe Ten
New York; Money, Mississippi; Cannon, Illinois
Freeman, Pennsylvania; Williams, New York
! TOWNSEND, Onlo.
District Of Columtio-williams Michigan chair
man.
Judiciary-Knott, Kentucky, chairman Lynde
Wisconsin; Harris, Virginia; Hartridge. Georgia
stenger Pennsylvania; Mcmahon, Ohio; Culberson
Texas; Frye, Maine; Butler, Massachusetts,; Con
ger Michigan; Lapham, New York.
War CiaiBs-Eden, Illinois, chairman; Cabell
Virginia; Lutereil, California; Shelly, Alabama
Caldwell, Kentucky; Veeder New York; Reilly
Pennsy sylvania; Oliver, Iowa; Thompson, Pennsyl
vania; Kefer, Ohio; Robinson, Indiana.
Pubic Expeadtnres-Hah her, Missouri: chair
man; Hartzel, Illinois, Pridemore. Virginia; Fin
ley, Ohio; Davidson, Florida Benedict, New York
Manning. Mississippi; Baker, New York; Height
ley, Michigan, Burdiek, Iowa; BayRe, Pennsyl
vania.
Private Land C3ain,s-Gunter, Arkansas, chair
man.
Hanufact,res-Wright, Pennsylvania, chairman
Dibre1, Tennessee; Warner, Connecticut; Wilson
q West Virginia; Lyon, Alabama Davidson, Florida
Harrison, illinois, Peddie New Jersey; lttner, Mis-
souri,, Upton, IIlinoi,i Bacon. New York
q .Aericnatrs~-Cutler, New Jersey chsirnaapj Glo
YER MissouriI Pridemore, Virginia. Covert Ne'
York Aiken, South Carolinal Finley, Ohio stsels
North Csrolinsl Oeesiny. iowa Hsys, Jn.nois
Watson, Psnn,ylvan!st Calkins. Indiana.
Iaasaa Asnis-Soales, North Carolina, chair
man; Boone Kentucky; Hooker, Mississippi
Morgan, Missouri ThrockmoTton, Texas; Guntef