The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-11-15
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MONDAY, Oct. 29.-In the Senate, the
following bills were introduced and referred
To amend the Bankrupt act; to fix the date of
the meeting of the first regular session of the
Forthwith Congress upon Nov l; to provide
for the coinage of silver dollars, and to make
the same legal tender; to establish the Ter
ritOry of Lincoln; giving to Nebraska an ad-
ditionai Representative in Congress after the
4th of March next. An Executive session was
held, at which several nominations to
Office by the President were confirmed.
In the House, large number of
bills were introduced and referred, among
which were the following: Repeating
the Bankruptcy act; reducing the postage ON
letters: to repeal the law taxing deposits in
savings institutions, in relation to the Paris
Exhibition of 1878; appropriating $l5O,OOO to
cover all expenses on the part of the United
States Government therefor; for the removal
of all political disabilities; to repeal the act
posing an amendment to the Constitution in
regard to the election of President; to abol-
ish the iron-clad oath of office; to
make United States notes receivable for
import duties; to repeal the laws forbidding
the payment of persons who were not loyal; to
transfer the charge of Indian Affairs to the
War Department; to reform the Civil Service;
to provide for the counting of the Presidential
vote; for the issue of National Savings bonds !;
fora National Savings Depository, as branch
CT the POstoftice Department; for the admis-
sion of Utah and Dakota as States. The Stand
ing Committees were announced and the
House adjourned to the 3lst.
TUESDAY, Oct. 3O.-A number of
bills, nearly all of them of private nature,
were introduced and referred in the Senate. A
resolution was agreed to authorizing the APP
peintment of Select Committee on the sub
ject OF ascertaining and declaring the result
of the elections for President and Vice-Presi-
dent of the United States. In Executive SEES
sion, several nominations by the President
were confirmed. House not in session.
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 31.-Bills were
introduced in the Senate-to provide
for the examination of claimants for pen
sions, and for the appointment of Examin-
ing Surgeons; to remove all restrictions re-
garding the enlistment of colored citizens in
the Army. The nomination of several Post
masters were confirmed in Executive session.
In the House, Mr.. Ewing, from the Com
mittee on Banking and Currency, reported q
bill repeating the act to provide for the re-
sumption OF specie payments. Mr.. Fort made
minority report favOrfng the repeal Of that
portion Of the Resumption act which author
dispose Of United States bonds and re-
deem and cancel the Greenback currency.
Mr.: Ewing moved that the bill reported by
him be printed and recommitted, which mo-
ton was agreed to without division, the
Speaker having stated that the bill reported by
Mr.. Fort could be printed Is an amendment
proposed to be offered. A motion was then
made to reconsider the motion adopted, and q
motion to lay the motion to reconsider on the
table was rejected-yeas, 116; nays, 138-the
result being to leave the control OF the bill in
the hands Of the Banking and Currency Com
mittee, or Of Mr.. Ewing, who reported 1t, and
who can at any time call up the motion to re
consider, and then have action ON the bill. He
can cut of all amendments even that of Mr..
Fort, by moving the previous question.
THURSDAY, Nov. lin the Senate,
a number of bills were introduced and referred.
The Vice-President appointed Mr.. Withers 4
member of the Board of Regents of the Smith
sOnian Institute A memorial was presented
of the Kansas City Board of Trade, favoring
the repeal Of the Resumption act, and for the
demonstration of silver, as was also resolu-
tion of the st. Louis Merchants' Exchange, f.
voring the repeal Of the Bankrupt law.
LIN the House, among the bills
introduced was one authorizing the Secretary
Of the Treasury to pay owners the value OF
cotton and tobacco setzed by the Government
since April 10, 1866. Mr.. Goode asked and
was refused leave to introduce Q resolution
approving the action of the President in with
drawing the Federal troops from South Caro-
lima and Louisiana. %. c. Haslcel1 VIM
In % Member from Kaneas. The mps1on TO re-
consider the vote recommit&ing Nr. Cwing's
blu 70 repeal the third section o9 fhs 1esump-