The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-11-06
CONGRESSIONAL.
HOUSE.
MAsnrNnrnN. NoYemhar 3.


Senator Morton.
Mr.. Kelly, Of PennIylvania, objected,
! The House then proceeded to business,
The following bills were introduced and
referred.
By Mr.. Frye: To amend the bankrupt
laws also 70 make persons charged with
crimes and offences competent witnesses
in the United States Courts.
By Mr.. Hewett: Supplementary 10 the
act Of carrying into effect the convention
between the United States and China, 10
give the court the claims Of jurisdiction
in certain cases.
By Mr.. Ward: Authorizing the direct.
ors Of National banks to declare quarter.
ly dividends.
| By Mr.. Hunt: For re.computation
OF accounts between the United States
and several States growing out OF monies
expended BY them in the war Of 1872; al.
so for the construction OF bridge across
the Potomac river.
By Mr.. Hatcher: Retaining alluvial
lands on the Mississippi river and i'm.
proving its navigation.
By Mr.. Bland: Removing tho legal dis.
abilities Of women. It provides that when
a woman has been admitted TO practice in
4 superior court she Bhall be allowed to
practice in the United States Supreme
Court.
By Mr.. Buckner: For the repeal OF all
bankrupt Laws; also for the establishment
OF National university for women in
Washington; also amending the Cousti.
tuition so as TO restrict application Of the
10Th Amendment TO the citizens OF the
United States, on March 80, 1870, when
said amendment was ad Npted, and their ia.
sue. The purpose Of the Amendment is
understood to be 10 prevent the Chinese or
their descendants from becoming voters.
By Mr.. Neal: Imposing a duty Of 20
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 $780,
600 10 be invested in the United States as
perpetual fund, the interest on which
TO be paid semi.annually to the Trustees
Of the American Printing House for the
blind at Louisville.
By Mr.. Cabell: To reduce the tax on
manufactured tobacco.
By Ny. Scales: For the transfer OF the
Office Of Indian affairs from the In.
terror 10 the War Department.
By Mr. Shelby: To appropriate the
cotton tax for school purposes.
By Mr.. Hooker: Authorizing the cleo
ton Of delegate from the Indian Ter
ritory.
By Mr.. Ellis: Defining the manner in |
which certain land scrip may be located,
and providing for the issue Of patents in |
the name OF the locator.
BY Mr.. Sayler: Relating to the execu.
tion OF Custom House bonds; also, TO se.
cure the rights Of homestead settlers in |
public lands.
By Mr., Neal: Imposing duty on bar.
ley.
By Mr.. Banning: Amending the act
relatiyetO TO the tax on cigars; also, remov.
ing all restrictions now existing in rela.
ton to the enlistment Of colOred citizens
in the army.
By Mr.. Booth: For the repeal OF the
bankrupt law.
By Mr.. Young: For protecting the
lands Of the Mississippi from overflow.
By Mr.. Riddle: Directing the trans.
mission Of printed matter through the
mails when postage is insufficient; also,
for the election OF Postmasters.
By Mr.. Whitthorn: Authorizing trea.
ty with Mexico; to procure protection
for the capital and labor Of United |
States citizens, which may be invested in |
opening railway communications.
The House passed under suspension
Of the rules Mr.. Bland's bill for the re-
coinage ofsilver. Itprovides that there
shall be coined at the several mints OF the
United States silver dollars Of the weight
Of 4l2k grains troy Of standard silver rs
provided in the act Of January is, 1887,
on which there shall be devices and su.
prescriptions as provided by said act,
which coins, together with all silver dol.
lars heretofore coined by the United
States ot like weight and fneneSs, shall
be legal tender at their nominal value
for all debts and dues, public and pri-
vate, except where otherwise provided by
contract; and any owner Of silver bullion
may deposit the same at any U. s. coin
age mint or assay Office to be coined into
such dollars for his benefit upon the same
terms and conditions as gold bullion is
deposited for coinage. Under the exist.
ing law sec. . and all acts and parts OF
acts inconsistent with the provisions of
this act are hereby repealed.
The vote was yeas 1853, nays 81.
Mr. Ewing moved to suspend the rules
and adJpt resolution making the bill
to repeal the third section Of the Resump-
ton Act the special order for tomorrow
and from day to day till Tuesday, the
18th, at o'clock, when the previous
question shall he ordered on i! and on
any amendment then pending; the special
order not to interfere with the appropri.
alton bills but to be extended, il Iecessa.
ry, SO as to allow FIVE days for consider.
alton Of the bill; ali amendments
meanwhile are to be in order. Adopted.
SPANISH CORRESPONDENCE.
0n motion Of Mr.. Wood, the rules
were suspended and the following reso-
lutionS adopted:
ReSOlrtd, That the President be respect.
fully requested, il not otincompatible with
with public interests, to communicate 10
the House the correspondence with Spain,
and orders and directions OF the Treas
ury Department 10 the collectors OF GUS
toms in regard to the recent imposition
OF difierenlial duty OF fifty cents per
ton on Spanish vessels entering the
United States ports, with such iniorma-
tion In reference thereto as he may deem
necessary.
Resol1d, That the Secretary OF the
Treasury be and he is hereby requested
to furnish the House at the earliest prac
ticable moment copies Of the contract
with certain syndicate Of American and
foreign bankers for negotiation Of the 4
per cent bonds Of The United States, to.
gether with copies Of all other papers
relating thereto, and whether it remains
in force as originally made without modi.
ficatiOn.
POSTAL SAVINGS BANK.
Mr. Phillips introduced bill 10 ere.
ate postal savings bank.
The Speaker announced that be would
be absent tomorrow in Pennsylvania,
and that Mr.. sayler would act as Speaker.
The House then adjourned, on motion
Of Mr.. CalkinS, in respect TO the memory
Of Senator Morton.
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