Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-11-05
FORTT-FIFTH CONGRESS.
MONDAY, November (.

SE.-Imm eoiately after The reading
Of the Journal The Speaker announced The
regular order 10 he the call OF states for bills
Tor reference only.
Mr.. Calkins asked leave TO inr due a
resolution for adjournment. a. a MARI OF
respect 10 the late Senator Morton.
The Speaker declined TO entertain any
motion durirg the pending call
Under the call large number of h.tls were
Introduced and referred. among tie g. wer-
the following BY Mr.. Frye To amend the
BAT kfppi act. BY Mr.. MoTse-In re.8 Ipn 20
trade and commerce With Great Bri Ain Ala
IN relation Ia reciprocity by Mr.. HeNe-t
IN supplementary 40 bill % carry INTO
effect The convention with Cniua, agi - gave
the Court Of Claims Jugisd icJiun an csrtaln
cases. BY Mr. Cuvert-rO incupIrate the
Citizens Gas Light Company OF tna Dir-
iIlct OF Columbia. b. Mr.. Petdls- To r.
lieVr certain ships and v s~al> from the ,ay
WaTd-TO authorize the directors OF ns.ioutI
banks To declare quarterly dividends. b.
MI Mackey-PrOvI ding tor the payment Of
ltEs;niS nom The date OF dis billJy pr DEAN.
BY NJ Ma'h-fO amend ne Revised
StstnteS relating ID money paid into the
courts o. toe United SLfle,. b. NJ. Il An
;On--TO provide FOR Iha r-roRapuI.ts tpp of ac-
counts between the EHttat S.4asS AT IIa
several states grow = CUf Of the wBr l>l2 u
authorize tie construction OF a bridge over
TIE Potomac river, near the Tnre- Ster>'
islauds. by Mr.. { treil-to reduce the lax on
manufactured tut.r-', aIt 10 regulate the
Datlic therei0 by farm rs AM planters. By
Mr.. Wsduell-TD provide tor fIta ssrt enc D.
q certain Of ne gcgou 1L ,--- tIu raj 70 ,iS
BY Mr.. ScaieS-t.nr the IT tus.uI d. toe Ild a
bureau la he " ar department. By NJ
Felton, For the relief at the trustee OF the
Catholic Church AT Dalton. ga. By Mr.
HDoKtT-TO a authorize IN election OF u leir
gate 10 Congress nom the Indian territory
by Mr.. 4 As-Deti, ing the manner in yyhT-h
certain land script may he located. By Mr..
he Acknowledgements ing The apprOpTiR-
tion for the settlement Of The accounts Ol Ger
tam mail conductors Ia the southern s;atss
prior TO 1861. BY Mr.. Elan-Eor me re uOvRl
of distractions in the Red river. BY Nr.
Darrall-For the removal OF distractions IN
the Calcasian river. BY MI Saylar-To
CQualize the pensions OF certain Officers. BY
Nh. keiter-ReleLIUg 20 the government road
III Ohio, and authorizing the same 10 become
free road. BY Mr.. Neal-FO provide for
laying and collecting q Hty on barley mere
after imported into the United States. BY
MIR. Banning-To amend the act relating I'd
tax on cigars. Removing restrictions On
the use OF arms IN the United States army
BY Mr.. bOOne-TO repeal the bankrnps act.
BY Mr.. Willis Ky. TO provide for the e iu-
cation of The blind. By NJ. NOulg-To pre-
vent from overflow the a'luvlal lands OF the
Mississippi valley. By Mr.. Rddle-TO pro
vide for the tran portion in the mails OF Tell
ing on which insufficient postage has been
paid. A Joint resolution for an amendment
TO the constitution providing for the
election Oh p0stmasteIs every Jour Yeas.
by Mr.. Fuller-To project settlers on The
public lands. BY Mr.. Kuapp-TO author re
the coinage of the silver dollar AMI the &C
tons thereof. By Mr.. HartZeIl-rO amend
sections 90 and 4,I2S relative 10 pensions 20
solciers ard sailors of The war of 1872. b.
Mr.. Buckner-TO repeal sll bl lkrupt acts
now IN force. For the national education of
women. a joint resolution proposing an
amendment to the Constitution of the United
States restricting The application OF toe 18th
amendment thereto.
Mr.. b cunt inquired at 1:2O p. m. if the
mOroing hour had expired, and The \ aker
replied IL had. Mr.. EiOuDt then mOvet To
suspend the rules and pass the b II prOvidi :
for the coinage of tie silver dollar AMI 10 re-
store TIE same as a legal tender.
Mr.. Hardenbargh moved TO adjourn. Re
jected without division.
The vote was teen T. ken and the BIZ was
passed-yeas 163, nays "A An unusually
large number OF pairs were aunOIuCcI Z,
the close of the roll call.
Mr.. Ewing then moved 10 suspend tle
rules and auOpt resolution making The
bill 10 repeal the third sectlol of the re~ump-
ton act The spec al order for tom .rr0 -
morning, and from day TO day until the fol
lowIt Tuesday, a. o'clock, when the pre-
Vious question may be ordered oc JJe OIL
and pending amendments, all amend me nts
30 be in order, prov ided the time may, 10y -
longer, this not TO Interfere with apprOp-ia-
ton bills.
The vote r5sulted-l cas- i43, nays Is.
Mr.. Wood Ie-iutrOduL cd his resolution
call ing on the President for inform alton re
latlng TO deferential duties on Spanish Shtp
ping, and On the Secretary of the Treasury
for information relative TO the four per cent
loan.
And on motion of Mr.. Calkins. this being
the day of the funeral OF Senator Morton, the
House al $40 p. m. adjourned.