The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-10-23
Beck and Hereford Move to Re.
peal the Resumption Act.
Decision Of the Supreme Court Ia Suni
Notable Cases.
CONGRESSIONAL. .


WASHINGTON, October 81.
Among the bills introduced and ref.rr.
ed IN the morning hour were the follow
ing
by Mr.. Beck: To repeal section 81 OF
the act to provide for the resumption ol
specie payments. approved July II, 1875.
BY Mr.. Hereford: To repeal the act to
provide for the resumption otspecie pay
ments.
BY Mr.. Jones: To authorize the coin.
age Of the dollar Of ll2! grains standard
silver and for other purposes.
The resolution submitted by Mr.. L L
munds on Wednesday last, providing f1r
the appointment Of committee to take
into consideration the state Of the law
inspecting, ascertaining and declaration
OF the result Of elections for President
and Vice President, and that the commit
tee have power TO report by bill or other
wise, was taken up, and Mr.. Edmund,
moved to amend by adding the worda
"and that said committee have power to
confer and net with any committee that
may be charged with tho Same subject"
Agreed 10 and the resolution passed Il.
amended.
Mr.. House introduced bill amending
the revised statutes relating 10 the trans.
pOrtatIon Of animals.
Mr.. ChaiTee submitted u resolution di.
reCtiHg the Secretary Of the Interior to
transmit to the Senate the last annual
report Of the Government Directors Ui
the Union Pacific RaiIrOSd. Agreed 10.
The following bills we're introduced AID
referred:
BY Mr.. Ingalls,: To establish Pension
Agency at Topeka, Kansas; also to REIN.
burse the State OF Kansas for expenses
incurred by said State for the United
States in repelling invasions and sup
pressing Indian hostililies; also bill
granting pensions 10 certain soldiers aud
sailors Of the war with Mexico, and The
widows Of deceased soldiers and sailors;
also petition in favor Of the passage OF
said bill, which he said had been handed
10 him by the Secretary Of the Associa.
ton Of Veterans Of that war, and it was
at the request Of that gentleman that he
introduced il.
By Mr.. Mathews: Authorizing the al.
judication and payment Of certain claims
upon the fund created by sec. 10 OF chap.
i5O Of the laws Of the 4Gd Congress in re-.
gard to the distribution Of the balance Of
the Geneva award.
By Mr.. Paddock: To divide the State
OF Nebraska into two Judicial districts.
The resolution submitted by Mr.. Davis,
Of West Virginia, last week, providing
for the appointment Of special commit.
Tee for the examination OF the alleged
differences and discrepancies in the books
and accounts Of the Treasury Depart.
ment, was laid before the Senate as un.
finished business. At the request OF Mr.
Davis it was laid over for the present.
The bill introduced in the Senate by
Mr.. Matthews for the distribution OF Lhe
balance Of the Geneva award, providcs
for the revival OF the Court OF Commis.
siOners Of the Alabama claims, its mem.
bers to be selected by the President and
confirmed by the Senate) and make it
their duty to receive and examine all
claims presented within six months from
their lirst meeting, which shall have di.
rectly resulted from damage on the high
seasby any Confederate cruisers::during the
late rebellion, except such claims az were
provided for by the law Of 1874.
Adjourned.