National Republican., 1878-12-04
:oRTY.FIFTH CONGRESS.
BY Mr. BELL: To repeal the resumption act
Also TO abolish certain internal revenue onceS'
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nv Mr., BELL; To repeal the resumption act.
Also to abolish certain internal revenue oifices.
Also 10 amend the Internal revenue laws
Also 10 authorize tobacco rnisers TO soil their pro-
By Mr, sisoisroS: TO reduce expenses Of the
by Mr.. CHALMERS: 10 prevent corruption III
by Mr. nooKEa: Relating to recent yellow fever
epidemic. ,... -, Ar, ,,,,,,.
ppnI River, from It's mouth to It's head waters.
Also ioT The appointment Of commission 70 In
qnirc into the history of yellow fever and tie
Nv Mr, xcSiES and by Mr.. YouSo: For appoint.
ment OF Congressional committee for like purpose.
by Mr.. DuIiIAN aud Mr.. PRICE,: To make trade
liz Mr.. bIRRfiI: To make trade.dollars and
other silver coins legal tender -,-., A..
BY Mr. HpTTEe 70 rcceve TO S @
lega-tcnder silver dollars. Ar,
BY Mr.. foRD: For Ike purpose; ana 10 s'oP 'he
All the bills on this subject were, on motion OF
Mr.. STEPHENS (Ga.) referred TO The Committee oil
by Mr. PAGE: For ascertainng and settling pri.
va,c land claims In certain states and Territories
By Mr.. LuTTRELL: To confer on the Court OF
Claims Jurisdiction In certain cases.
Also for Improvement OF the navigation OF the
Sacramento River ,,, a,
Also to tndlus: claims Of land owners wi'hn inc
klamath Indian reservation In Oregon. 49,,
By Mr.. STEWART: For the relief oil se'tlers ON
iands In Minnesota. .,,
by Mt. PHILLIPS! 1Omhlnthinh u ihhis VI Soih "ha
bullion reserves In the Treasury.
by Mr.. KIDDER Granting right OF way TO the
'i0ux City Railroad Company;
BY Mr.. BRENTASo: Resolution calling LOT CORE
ypondence In relation TO the expulsion nom Ter
many Of o naturaliZcd American ciliEeh' JuIns
BY Nfr. HARRISON: For the admission and regis
Try offoreignbutshlps. At
A struggle was made over the reference OF this
Of on NAYS "a % and Means Il was finally referred to tie
Committee on Commerce.
BY Mcssrs. BAKER Und.) aud CUTLER: For the
conversion oil the trade dollar into slandNru- SILVER
by Mr. srRIsoEn; Tor the termination Of the nat.
umlizntlon treaty with Russia. A., ,-,,.t,,..
Of The Whole (Slr. Blackburn In the Chair) on the
Military Academy appropriation bill. .,,
mate Of n s and as against an appropriation Of
t2g2 sos for the current year, -,-.,--
Mr. BEEBE offered an amendment appropriating
water at The Academy In his advocacy. OF the
amendment he declared II to be absolute inhnmah-
W maintain the post in is present e9ndiGn S,,
the amendment on the ground that, while 1t might
be desirable, II was not absolutely necessary
The amendment was further advocated by
Mcssrs. Foster Banning and Finley, and was fur
ther opposed by Mr.. Durham rs an expensive lux
ury, the opposition being ascribed by Mr. Beeoe 10
Mr. FoRr, while fayoring the amendment, cx'
pressed the fear that Round Pond" Crom which
The water Is To be procured) would not supply Tic
necessary quantity OF water.
Mr.. IIfwiTT IN W offered an amendment to the
amendment providing that no more than s3,hg
shall be expended to purchase the necessary land
and water rights and right OF way and that no p0r
ton Of the sum appropriated shall be expended un
I'll the Secretary Of War shall dec de that II is sum
cicnt to secure on adequate supply OF water.
Agreed to- and the amendment as amended
adopted the total amount having first been re
duccd TO $4,000. 80,
Al l23 the committee rose and reported the bill
10 the House. when 1t was passed without discus
sion.
The House then went into Committee OF The
Whole (Mr Potter in the chair on the fOruficallol
appropriation BILL which Is Identical with the bll
oflnst year, Appropriating $4,000.
No amendment being offered to the bill, 1t wa
reported to the House aud passed.
Tie House ut o'clock edjounhCd.