Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-11-17

| supp river and improving its nnvi,ot;o,
! By Mr. B'0nd: Removing LEGAL di,obili,ias
ol women II provides that when woman
has been admitted to prActic. in the sunerin,
/ court she shall be allowed to practice in tha
United States, supreme court By Mr. Rrct.
ner Fer the repeal of all hank.upt laws
also lor the establishment Of a national mi,
yerNlty for women in Washington, also
! amending the constitution SO AS to ,estrict
the application Of the fifteenth amendment
to citizens of the United State, on March r.
| 1871 when said amendment WAS adorte5
ana thelr issue. The purpose Of the amend.
'hehI Is Understood to be to prevent the Chi.
hese or thelr descendants from becoming
VOTERS by Mr. Neal: Imposing 4 duty Of
twenty per cent. on all imported barley. Bv
Slr' Nithers. OF New York: To promote the
eaucatoh OF the blind, The bill proposesan
appropriation OF $3.50 00J to be invested in
United states, bonds as perpetual fund in.
tefest, which is to be paid semiannuaIly to
tne trustees OF the American printing house
i2r the blind, at Louisville, Ky. BY Mr.
Neal Imposing a duty on barley. By Mr.
Banning; Amending the act relative to tax
on cigars also removing all restrictions now
existing in relation to the enlistment of col.
ored citizens in the army. BY Mr.. Poole
For the repeal Of the bankrupt law. b, Mr..
Young: For protecting the alluvial lands of
the Mississippi river from overflow. Bv Mr.
Riddle: Directing the transmission of printed
matter through the mails when postage is in.
sufficient; also for the election of postmaster.
l{y Mr. Whttorne; Authorizinga treaty with
Mexico to procure protection for the capital
and labor of United States citizens which
may be invested in opening railway com.
muncatiOns. The house passed, under suy
pension of the rules Mr. BANDS bill for the
recoinage Of silver. 1t provides that there
snail be coined at the several mints Of the
United States, silver dollars of the weight of
four hundred and twelve and One.halr grains
troy, Of standard silver, as provided in the
act OF January Is, 1887, on which there shall
he the devices and superscripti0ns provided
by sad act, which coins, together with all
silver dollars heretofore coined by thclrDited
States, OF like weight and fneness, shall be
legal tender at their nominal value for all
debts and dues, public and private, EXCEPT
where otherwise provided by contract and
any owner of silver bullion may deposit the
same Mt any United States coinage mint or
assay office, to be coined to such dollar; for
his benefit upon the same terms aud condi.
tions as gold bullion is deposited for coinage
under the existing law. Section provides
that all acts and parts of acts inconsistent
with the provisions of this act are hereby
repealed. Mr. Phillips introduced a bill to
create postal savings bank. The house
then adjourned, on motion Of Mr.. Calkns,
IN respect to the memory of Senator Morton.
In the house, on the 9TH, the regular
order of business being demanded, Mr.. At.
klns said that the committee on appropria,
tlons did not desire a consideration of the
army bill to-day. and the speaker declared
that the regular order was the consideration
of the bill for the repeal of the resumption
clause. Mr. Galdner proceeded to address
the house in favor of repeating the resump.
ton act. Mr.. Riddle followed in favor OF
the repeal of the resumption act and the
substantial equality in the imposition Of bur.
dens and the distribution OF benefits Of the
government. The subject went over till to,
morrow. Adjourned.
The house, on the Sth, went into COM
mittee of the whole on the Appropriation bill.
General debate upon the bill was limited to
two hours, and the house was addressed by
Mr.. Atkins, chairman of the appropriation
committee. Without action the committee
rose and the house adjourned
The house, on the 9th, went into com.
mittee Of the whole, Mr.. Cox, Of New York,
in the chair, on the army appropriation bill.
All propositions to the army bill in the iue
of reduction or limitation Of recruiting
having been voted down by small ma ajorites,
recruiting is now limited to n force of %, ,0O)
men. The committee arose without action
on the bill, The petition of the national |.
board trade in regard to the navigation laws /
and the memorial of the same body Tor light /
houses, removal of wrecks, etc, were pre-
sented and referred, and the house ad /.
journed till tomorrow.
The House, ON the 10Th, went into
committee of the whole, Mr.. Cox n. " in |.
the chair on the amy appropriation bill, the |
pending amendment being that offered by |
Mr. Crittenden, limiting recruiting in the /
cavalry and infantry to the number in the .
service on the first instant Mr.. Crittenden's !
amen lment was rejected by lQi to H. Mr.
Cuiberson offered an amendment that four
cavalry regiments be recruited to one hun
dred men in each company, which force shall |
be employed in the defense Of the Mexican
and Indian frontiers of Texas. Adopted by
ia to 1l2, after being amended, on motion
Of Mr.. Clymer, thus: "That the recruiting
Of enlisted men shall be limited to two thou
sand, Of which four full regiments OF cav
airy shall be kept upon the Mexican from
Tier" The committee then rose aud re-
ported the bill, but as II was found the
agreed to in committee con.
hjcted and as it trequred time to straighten .
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