Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-01-15
House Of Representatives.

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| WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.-Under call of the
States, bills were introduced and referred fix
ing the rate to be paid for public advertising
| the alcoholic traffic; amending the revenue
laws; increasing tho special tax on wholesale
| liquor dealers; increasing the tax on distilled
| liquors; repeating the laws imposing tax or
| friction matches, and repeating the law re-
During stamps on bank checks; for the remoy
al Of the tax on deposits with State and nationa
Esavings institutions and trust companies and
by Mr.. Payne for tho adjustment and payment
of claims for prize money due citizens Of Penn.
| sylvania.
Bills We're introduced and referred by Mr.
Davis, restoring to the other House of Congress
the power to punish for contempt.
By Mr.. Rice-To enable the Secretary of the
Interior to make final settlement with the
Pottawattamie Indians.
By Mr.. Banning the Secretary
Of War to sell certain ordnance establishments;
also authorizing the same to prescribe rules to
be observed in the preparation and OPEN
ing OF bids for contracts under the War De-
partment. &
By Dir. Notwithstanding the cities of
Portsmouth and Galhopolis, Ohio, ports Of en-
try end delivery.
BY Mr., Whittehorne- Providing that all par
ties making contracts or agreements in NO.
lation Of law whereby money may be drawn
from the treasury, shall be guilty Of nisde-
meanor. EfT f,9z
By Mr.. Folt-Forbidding territories to incur
indebtedness in aid of'railways or other private
corporations, also reducing the expense of col
lecting customs and limiting the fees raid In
collection districts.
By MIR. Brentans-To prevent the overload
ing OF vessels carrying freight and passengers
General Assembly of Missouri to repeal the re-
strictions on the sale Of leaf tobacco,
BY MIR. Schleicher-To assign certain credits
to the sinking fund and TO nuke their ec,uiya-
lent available for the redemption of United
States notes.
By Mr.. Williams. Of MISUNDERSTANDING
for the purchase of the Best movable torpedo,
By Mr.. MISUNDERSTANDING the purchase
OF gold dust, and gold and silver bullion at the
mint at Denver, and the payment therefor by
draft
Nj Mr.. Kelly offered the following resolution:
WHEREAS, Petitions are about to be presented
to this House from thirty-fve States of the
Union, asking the adoption of an amendment
70 the constitution which shall prohibit tho
several States from DISTINGUISHING citizens on
account of sex
Resol,ed, That session Of the House shall
be held Saturday the 18th, at which represents
tive women chosen by those petitioners and
now IN the city may be heard at the bar of the
House in support Of the cause.
Rejected, yeas l07 nays l4O.
On motion of MIR. Banks, unanimous consent
was given that petitions on the woman's rights
question might be presented in open House.
The Speaker thereupon proceeded to call the
States for that purpose, but had got no further
than the second State on the list when a motion
to adjourn was interposed.
The Speaker announced the following changes
and appointments
The Interchange Of committees, by Price and
Cox, Ohio, the former going to the committee
on elections, and the latter to the committee on
civil service reform. -
- On ventilation Of the House, Young, Konert,
Trustees for the reform school Of the District
Of Columbia, Cutler.
Manager Columbia hospital for women,
MacKay and Thornburgh.
Regents Of Smithsonian Institute, Clymer.
Stevens and Garfield.
House adjourned