The Osceola times., 1877-11-17
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

n house, on the 4th, passed, under
husi'ssion Of the rules, BANDS bill for the
rscp,nte OF silver 1t provides that there
snai. Tcoined at the several mints of the
.h'teu htes, silver dollars of the weight of
iouf hun.,d and twelve and one.half grains
uo., ;" sNdard silver, as provided In the
ac' VI Sanuy Is, 1857, on which there shall
oe aes,oes - superscriptions provided by
shiu "c'' WHY Icoins, together with all silver
uoiiars w, re coined by the United
S'a.es' VI INV Night and finencss shall be
legai 'enae, asNeir nominal value, for all
ueo,s aau ablic and private, except
"here o'nel~ l~ise Evided by contract and
any owner Vi ,T1sillion may deposit the
assay Office to be cotls 80 snnh S,lIs,a ~.
his benefit, upon the nc ,".,.,s a.d ,a,Si AZ
tions as gold bullion hSnos;,oJ Co. o,,;na',a
under the existing law. sec,;on % nron;dss vDI
that all acts. or parts lots ;n,ans;s,sn,
with the provisions of ~, 49,, 'auo, asa ha"ah'
repealed. Mr.. Phillips ha haca, are ne'eny III;
10 create a postal savings So"cTu y pili
then adjourned, on motion OIL. Cam,,no nus. ;''
respect TO the memory OF SenA Nas' N' !"
In the house, on the 9th, oiiOu eoi,ou.;u
bills were introduced and refei oiO"s p'.
FRYE: 10 amend the bankrupt ny hr.
make persons charged with aiso 70
cflenses comr etent wilne sses in Un}ss. an"
courts. BY Mr.. Hewitt: SuppIerns a'es,
the act carrying into effect the
ton between the United States and dfsen,
to give the court o. claims jurisdi0En
certain cases. BY Mr.. Ward: Authel IN
the directors of national banks to deg
quarterly dividends. BY Mr.. Hunton :E
the recomputation of accounts between
United States growing out OF MONIES q
pended BY them in the war of 1919 also, n
the construction of q bridge across the Pot
mac river. BY Mr.. Campbell: To reduce tn
tax on manufactured tobacco. by Mr.. Scale,
For the transfer of the office of Indian afiai
from the interior to the war department. h
Mr.. Shelley: Appropriate cotton tax (,
school purposes BY Mr.. Hooker: Authori
ing the election Of a delegate from the India
territory. BY Mr.. Ellis: Defining the maj
ner in which certsin land scrip may
located, and providing for the issue of pateI
in name and location. BY Mr.. Sayler: n
lating TO the execution OF customhou,
bonds also to secure the rights of homestea
to settlers on public lands. BY Mr.. Hatcher
Reclaming the alluvial lands Of the Missi
sirpi river and improving its NAVIGATION
By Mr.. Biand Removing legal disabiliti'
OF women. II provides that when a woms
has been admitted TO practice in the srpefi,
court she shall be allowed to practice in Il
United States, supreme court. Hy Mr.. Buc
ner: For the repeat OF all bankrupt law
also for the establishment OF national ur
ver,ity for women in Washington ais
amending the constitution so as to restri
the application of the fifteenth amendmei
to citizens Of the United States on March
1870, when said amendment WIS adopte
and their issue. The purpose Of the amen
ment is understood TO be to prevent the Cf
nese or their descendants from becomil
voters. BY Mr.. Neal: Imposing duty
twenty per cent on all imported barley.
Mr.. Withers. OF New York: To promote 4
education Of the bliud. The bill proposes
appropriation of S23000j to be invested
United States, bonds as a perpetual fund
lterest, which is TO be paid semiannualiy
the trustees of the American printing hou
for the blind, at Louisville, Ky. by \