Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-12-18
Work for the House.
The Business That Will Engage Its Atten-
ton This Winter.
(Cincinnati Enquirer. ]

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2I-Tlur
calendar of the House of Repre-
srntaliveS, which has just been
officially prepared, is larger. say
the clerks, than ANY calendar that
has been ready for II second Srssrun
of Congress for years. Ii Is Il doc
ument of thirty five pages, and con
tains seven reports oi committees
and bills indspo>''d of, which
means that they have had partial
consideration; five House bulls and
resolutions. with Senate amend
npntS; ll6 from the Senate ON first
aud second reading; four concurrent
resolutions: ninety one bills ~ com
miitrr of the whole on the state at
the Union. and 30 bills on the phi
waite calendar. just about one
eight part of these bills will gel
through. One of the first bills to
be taken up next week viii br re-
ported hy Mr.. Knott, from the IN
dietary Committee, To provide for
the further distribution of the Gle.
neva award. AT the last session 1t
was made the special for Nrdnrs
day next. Among the House bills.
with Senate amendments, Is ulIr To
repeal 50 much ot the resumption
act rs authorized the Secretary of
the Treasury To dispose ct United
States bonds and redeem aud can
Gel the gTcrnback currency. hrnOn.
the bills from the Senate on first
and second reading are the follow
ing: Bill extending the time tor
the construction of the Nurthrru
Pacific Railroad: act directing the
Secretary of War To purCll>" Il lot
of ground situated near Columbus.
Ohio, now used hN the United
States ~ Il cemetery: bill fixing the
date ct the commencement ct Ger
tain pensions, and granting arrears
in certain caSrS: act Ia authorize
the States of Ohio, Indiana, and
Illinois, respectively, To commence
aud prosecute suits against the
United States in the Supreme
Count ot the United States: act to
amend the act approved March ;.
1873, authorizing the award 10 the
Ninccnnes University of certain
vacant and abandoned lands in
Knox county, Indiana. In com
mltlcc OF the whole on the state of
the Union the first bill on the list
Is that granting pensions Ia sold
icrs and sailors oi the Mr\lcau
war. This hlll Last session hlockrd
the way OF all other business uu
the public calendar except such
as could be taken mp Ivy unanimous
consent or by "A two thirds vote.
II It's friends choose To hold II
there ii will again block the way.
to the exclusion of II large number
of important bills, among which are
the following: Providing for the ar
rearS OF PENSIONS; providing for the
transfer OF the Indian Bureau to
the War Department.: Tor the ap
pOlntment OF a commission To in
vcStigate the origin and best mranS
OF destroying the cotton army
worm; To promote rciundug the
National debt. and the loan OF Sav
ings To the United States for that
To provide for the deposit
of savings in popular loau. and to
provide for funding the National
debt in home bonds convertible
INTO currency; extending the time .
Tor the completion nf the Northern ,
Pacific Railroad: To establish u
Postal Savings Depository as a
branch of the Po>toliice Depart
ment and tn aid in rciunlng the
Understanding Indebtedness ut the
United states. Also number ot
bills relating to Pacific railroads.
On the private calendar the bill To
reimburse William aud Mary Col.
lege tor property destroyed during
the late war occupies relatively the
same position as the Mexican pen.
sion bill on the pnblic calendar.
Ii is the first on the list, and rs
there is bitter opposition to it, it
blocks out all other business, and
so long as it holds it's place no bill
on the private calendar can he got
rid OF except by unanimous consent
On what is called objection day.
About the only bills on this calen.