The Osceola times., 1878-06-08

In the house on tae 3lst, on motion OF
| Mr.. Atkins, the bill sppropriating $40, 900 TO
| defray the expenses Of the Potter investi.
eating committee was taken from the calen.
dsr and passed without division sees. Mr..
Sapp, from the committee on public lands,
reported back senate bill for the relief Of
| settlers on public lands under the pre-
| emption laws, in reference to the computa-
| tion OF time for perfecting the title, and Il
passed At 355 the committee rose and
reported to the house some ~ private bills,
which were passed.
SENATE.
In the senate, on the 3sth, senator
Hamlin, from the committee on foreign rela.
tions, reported bill providing for the pay.
ment Of the award made by the fishery com
mission at Halifax, under the treaty OF
Washington. Placed on the calendar. At
the conclusion OF the morning hour consid.
\ Grafton was resumed of the house bill TO
| forbid the further retirement OF uaited
States legal tender notes. The bill having
been considered in committee OF the whole,
was reported to the senate, read q third
| time, and psssed-yeas Al, nays IS. The
following is the full text OF the bill : lie 1t
enacted, etc. That from and after the passage
Of this bill it shall not be lawful for the see.
| retary of the treasury or other officer under
States legal-tender notes, and when any OF
said notes may be redeemed or be received
into the treasury, under any law. from any
| source whatever, and shall belong TO the
United States, they shall not be retired, can.
ce led or destroyed but they shall BE- reissued
and paid out again, and be kept in circula-
ton provided, that nothing herein shall
prohibit the cancellation and destruction of
mutlated notes, and the issue OF other notes
Of like denomination in their stead, as now
provided. All acts and parts OF acts in con.
tiict herewith are hereby repealed .Sens-
tor Conover submitted an amendment to the
Johnston Texas Pacific railroad bill, giving
the New Orleans, Baton Roage and Vicks.
burg railroad company the right TO complete
within three years, a line OF railroad from
the eastern terminus of the Texas Pacific, at
or near Shreveport, to some point on the
Mississippi at or near New Orleans, and ex>
tending to said road the privileges OF that
bill. Referred .... After an executive session
the senate adjourned.
In the senate, on the 29th, considera>
tion OF he legislative, judicial and executive
approximation bill proceeded. Another
amendment OF the committee appropriating
500 for investigating the history and
habits OF insects in furious to agriculture.
and for experiments In ascertaining the best
means of destroying them, was agreed 10.
The bill was placed on the calendar. Ad~
journed until Friday.
in the senate on the 3lst, Mr.. Davis
called up the bill providing for the appoint
ment of additional circuit judges in the sew.
enth Judicial circuit, composed of the states
Of Indiana and Illinois, which led TO po,
litical discussion. The bill WAS then read
third time and passed. .."..At the conclusion
l. 4 a.
resumed Of the legislative, Judicial and eS
ecutive appropriations. Several uuimportant
amendments were agreed to, aud the bill
having been considered IN committee of the
whole, il was reported TO the senate. read
three times, aud passed.