The Portland daily press., 1878-12-04
R;Irs Eu,roduccd-vbe Military Academy
and Fo,,iGratiom Bills Passed.

md OtlI6 catiOm Dhhs Easseu.
Under the call of states for bills for reference
the following were introduced AID referred.
BY Mr.. Hale of Maine, with +, gard to proceedings
in mandamus
nv Mr. Hendee of Vermont. for the examination
for property lost or desroye while in the custody of
postmssters; also joint resolution OF the vermont
legislature for the RECOMMENDATION OF silver.
By Mr. harris Of Massachusetts, to increase the
pension of soldiers utterly helpless from Wounds.
By Mr. Phep, of Connecticut, for the redemption
and recoinage OF trade dollars and their reissue in
Standard doilds OF Az IL grams.
By Mr.. Wood of New York, to authorize the
issue of certificates of deposit.
By Mr.. Cox of New Yors, to give notice Of the
termination of the treaty Of 1868 with the North
By Mr.. freeman of Pennsylvania, appropriating
5000 for q dry dock at the League Island
By Mr. Ward of Pennsylvania, to abolish the
tariff on matches.
ment of the proof of loyalty as condition prece-
dent to obtaining pensions for services in the war of
1872.
By Mr. Raney of South Carolina, to punish
BY Mr. Bell of Georgia, to repeal the resumption
act also to abolish certain i1ternal revenue offices:
also to amend the internal laws; also to authorize
tobacco rasers sell their pl oducts without pay
BY Mr.. Singleton of Mississippi to reduce the ex-
penses of pubic printing and binding
By Mr.. Chalmers of MISSISSIPPI, to prevent Ger
rupIiOn in elections.
BY MIR. Hooker of Mississippi, relating to the
by Mr.. Gibson of Louisiana for the improvement
of the Mississippi river from its mouth to the head
monte into The history Of Yellow lever s5I ibe
means of Its arrest.
By Mr.. Acklen of Louisiana aud Mr.. Young OF
Tennessee. for The appointment of Congressional
committees tor like purpose.
By Messrs. Durham of Kentucky and Price to
make trade dollars legal tender, ana by Mr.
DibIel of Zen nessee, to make trade dollars and
other silver CONS legal tender.
By Mr.. Hunte- OF Indiana to require the Secretary
of the Treasury to receive trade dollars in exchange
for legal tender silver dollars
BY Mr.. Fort of Illinois, for like purpose, and to
stop further coinage of trade dollars.
All the bills ON this subject were on the motion of
Mr.. stephens of Georgia. Referred to the mmttee
By Mr Phillips of Kansas, to maintain the limit
CT coins ann bullion reserves in the Treasury,
By Nr. Btentano of Illinois, in relation to the ex-
pulsion from Germany of naturalized American
citizen named Julius Bauer.
By Mr. Harrison of Illinois, for he admission
ystry Of foreign built ships. After struggle
the reference of this bill as between the COM
mil lees f commerce and ways and means, it was
referred to the com mtiee on commerce.
By Mr.. Baker of Indiana and Mr.. Cutler of New
Jersey, for the conversion of trade dollars Into
standar 1 dollars
BY Mr.. Springer OF Illinois, for the termination Of
the naturalization treaty with Prussia.
The House at lao went into committee of the
whole Blackburn in the chair) on the military ap-
preparation BILL
Toe bill appropriates S276,e47 as against the
estimate of 1884 49, and the appropriation of $685.
S05 for the current year.
Mr. Beebe offered an amendme appropriating
So 600 for an increase and permanent supply q
water at the academy In his advocacy OF the
amendment he dec!ated it absolutely inhumau to
MAINTAIN IL e post in It's present condition. After
discussion by various memb ers Mr. Hewitt offered an
amendment to the amendmenG providing that no
more than $4,000 be expended to purchase the
necessary land aud wa:er rights and the right Of
way, aud that no portion of the sum appropriated
be expended until the Seer etary of War snail decd
that it is sufficient to adequate supply of
water, Agreed to, and the amendment las amended,
was adoplei the total amount having first been
reduced to $4,000.
the House, when it Was passed without division
The House again Iulo committee of the
whole Mr. Potter in the chair) on the foctifcat ion
appropriation bill which identical with the bill of
last year, app opratng $2750U No amendment
being offered The bill was reported to the House and
passed. Adjourned.