Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-10-30
CONGRESSIONAL.
Conclusion Of Iesfcrsav'. Irooeesiao..


HOUsE--Afier our rpport c,osoa
Tie following bills were tDfy..f,,-..a ~
zoe sPi olhinent OF commissioners 10 ascer-
Tain ON wtst terms treaties OF conwerc.
NAY be srraneed with Canada. MEXICO,
Scrioing forms OF credentials for mem tafs Of
congress, and directing the manner In whlcl,
rolls OF members shall he prepared. giving
the thanks OF Congress IN the rescuers I'd ire
crew OF the French bark Peabody on ths
mouth OF The Mississippi; repeating tle iaW
Iorblddlng appointment I'm the army and
navy OF persons who have served In The
army or navy OF the confed crate states:
transferring The conduct OF Indian affairs 20
1ne msr department, making import dates
pSyaole IN legal tender noes, aboltshing The
ten per cent tax on the Circulation OF stata
baSks reducing the whisky tax 10 INV cents
per gallon 20 reduce the cost OF collecting
customs, for the relief OF distilleries OF small
capacity; 10 reimburse the state of InAl ana
for expenses Incurred IN the lale rebellion.
for tie withdrawal OF The national bank cur
rency and The Issuing OF $500 600 90 OF uoo-
interest," bearing Treasury NOES AMI maKine
hem a legal tender, To tx the legal rafe OF
interest or NATIONAL money not 20 exceed slx
per cent; for the coinage oI silver dollars aud
making them a legal teBder. making duties
on Imports paya bie one fourth an legal te lder
notes, 70 authorize the payment OF import
uutles IN legal tender notes; 10 revise aud
simplify the existing laws Imposing duties
on imports and 10 reduce taNaLlOn. 70 pro-
vide Tor counting the Presidential Vot Z: an
relation 10 the votes for President aud m m
issue OF national savings bonds: for a ma
uonai savings depository a. a branch OF ina
io>t pnlce department; spp.o. riati AZ a NTH
lion DOLLARS 10 ceePeu ne Missouri river. ap-
pTCTriating three million dollars for the
.eVees OF the NJ 'sSissippi river, 10 provide for
the payment OF mileage ID senator aud z sp-
resentstlNes OF Congress Tor attending eNtra
session. To regulate the cutting OF ulnbrr on
the public lands I'm Wyoming.
Bills for coinage OF the SILVER dollar and
making 10 a legal tend n were Intro tuced hy
MesSrs Banning. Ewing, Jones 90 Bright.
Hunter, kaker lIud.1, sparks, NJ BrrisOn,
Knapp. Fort, Bland, CulbersOn. Cummings,
Onytr, Philips, Wilson, AID others Bills
Tor the repeal OF The X 'sumptiOn act Tin
whole ur In parD, were introduced by
MeSSrs SOuthtTd, Durham. Bright. House,
Cobb, Baker Ind, Morrison, knapp, can
non, Franklin, hUbDeI. CaIbarsDa aud
others. Bills for he relief OF Tobacco gro wers
were Introduced by M-SSrS. Mckenzie, Dur
ham, MhitJhprne, House, Dlbneu, Clark
mol, Hatcher, aud Others. Bits granting
pensions 10 soldiers who served IA tie Mexi-
can and Indian war were tutroiucei by
MessrS. Turner, Whltthorne. Riddle, Sparks,
ana others. Several bills were also iltrO-
duced Tor the repeal OF the Bankruptcy act
The Total number or bills introduced was
about 80. The call was closet at 5 O'Clock,
wnereupon the Speaker announced the COM
miitees, a. printed on our first page.
Mr.. Bland moved 20 suspend the rules and
pass the Dill authorizing The coinage Of "A sill
Yer dollar OF 4i,g grains, pending gnicn tue
House adjourned.