The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-26
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for bills etc. for rs}etenre. aud tha following,
3hBs's Bs H. ph} rass wst9 r. ns snh
remit .axas on inHo'vent savings bnnks.
Hv M. Haraenbureh IF Nsw Jersey A joint
Fesnl.ti1n + relating f. the payment II ths ma-
ny Mr, Hhnekle, pf MARYLAND bill for the
fehat ,s ~, = y Dr aa,nnnl a, Mndd, OF Maryland.
INF Tor the organization. equipment an1 sus-
tanning y an Indian roliee force, also q bill tn
htoyue fnt the payment Of losses incurred in
,h9 t trhnslat + ot certain eases from State courts
Ny MI = 'elley of Alabama: 10 au lorize Il .
.ssns m e. tinted u, s!ates nptes and t9 proyide ipf
nv Mr.. Houthard, of Ohnt A bill proyiiinu r,,r
an amendment tp the constitution, Ia relation
TO IN me ~ Manuntlns f,e Of fhe electoral yoe,ss.,
lse tlle tenoipage Of the standard silver dollar.
bullion dennsits
Ry Mr.. Willis. nf Kentucky. A bill for the ra
list ~ the ttarinan National Bank If louisville
y. ny mr. Boone. OF Kentucky Joint reHnu-
ton providing fnra board Of engineers 10 re-
pntt unpn the best mode pf constructing bridges
across the Thnnessrs river SO aa to uravent oh
strHpipn ~ navigation
nY NJ. Whi'thofne. ot Tenpeaseet A bill to
enable the Postmaster General to further pro-
tsnt The rnyennes Of the Fostoffee Department
Also. bill to nrganiss The life saving aud ooast
guard Hervlca
Mr.. Whtthorne asked that the latter bin be-
referred to the Comm'ttee on Naval Affairs.
Mr.. Coz, nf New York moved to amend nv
wns matter. he said with which bic The the 'nagy' navy bad
nothinp t? d.. The lie saving sarviee would
% 2. rnlued II It passed under tbs control Of The
Navy Department.
The bill was referred to the COMMITTEES on
Iummarns
:, By Mr. Hparks Of Illinois! A bill to authorize
the, depcait Of silver bullion in The treasury
a,,d provide for the issue of certificates thare-
BY Mr.. Bland, Of Missouri, A bill to authorize
the coinage Of the standard silver dollar ri liz 1
gfHTlG: AEp hill tn uutI,UtiHb tina In ~
The products Of The gold nnd silver mines. nri
to nr1ytle for Tho issue Of certificates for gold
and silver bullion deposited.
by Mr.. Hshleieher.. Of Tnxaa: A bill authoriz.
Ing tha Secretary Of War TO accept on bshaif Of
The United States. donations Of land il Texas
military posts, whereby such lands shnu BE-
conveyed by deed to the United States, free nf
all innnmbfanne
the deposit Of silver bullion md the issue pF
certificates therefor.
by Mrt. fapp. Of tova. To provide for tho la-
sue of the standard silver 1ollur and to make
by Mr. Blair. of. New Hampshire, re author
iss the honhern Paetlg Railroad Conpany TO
Arizona to n point on the lsio Gtande. near I'll
Pnsn.
=, Dy Mr.. Hewitt ot New York TO authorize
eo,nmsslnns,s n to The Paris Espoen5tion from
BY Mr. .ori.'enden,. IF Missouri 70 reduce
lhe nuinhar ri ofIlaers II tha lina ''' ~ 'e""'e
At o'clock The Hpeaker presented the on
rolled WiI. sXGs bIl y ena slsaei the seme
on Huuoatinn n hnd Labor, submitted q report In
relation TO Chinese immigration. and it wis or
dered printed and rseomDittsd.
Mr.. Banning. Of Ohio. from tho COMMITTEES on
Military Affairs. reported back the bill for the
Of The army. mud 1t was ordered
Mr. scales. of North f]aroiina. from ths Cou-
mIttse On Indian Affairs renarted tha a'1 bil nI' to
tnant and Ii, together with minorty rnr raport
81 the wl,ois. ' "s'' 'e'e 81 ~ '''' ''t"N'''es
Mr., Muller asked leave 10 offer resolution
dsposjtops in w s ng M mnona
II the funds OF the Traadfnsn d Ravlne and ,rrns,
appointed 10 adi1st the Affairs Of s,,ah insiitns
ions r. rannrt sh III Ia f,,s - .inn, rnam shs..su
nmiaiei IN ter W" hanIa do tnya NJ haa
,tlted. aJso that thav rennr, n n ilamiyn1 stnt
nat t and account nf al nmomnta rnasi vsd 9 and
,ntd out topsthar with Tho nnrnea ri he ntaa
4, whom payments we're made, the nharantar nf
he services for which employsss wsrs mid tha
,n,nsa of nl nsrsnna nnI nhrnnr,tip t,.o T.,
labtad 10 II tha NJ a The annt hn sa ~ @ "a,
ase and the character and mature nature Of XIX the seeuri %
The resolution wis ndoptes
On motion Of mr. flox ~ Naw yorL III, asc-
etary OF the reasnry p was y, dir drsaed to e send % r.
ha Ife gnvinv Hnrv;ea II IT,, ~ -, = 49, ~
i tha steanar MerohnIa MOL :" '''''''h 70 ''' 'oss
Mr. Uurtridge of Genruin offarod Fl rc,,t,,
ion prayidinr for IN In vnai ~ tt'a s
+ The Khnaaa paatfe nnilroad II uas w. 80 rsfarraG
o the f1omtnttas an tha JnIiaiarg ""' 'e'o'to
Mr.. Turner. Of EantneIv askad aava In osrer
resolution rsattiug thai there was vrsn, dia
ross in ths country md that II waa thn hiUhnat
uty of Congress 10 nfrord rsltsf from Haene
iary distress that the spsaksr be- nnthorized
, appoint q special COMMITTEES of thirtaen
,embers to be selected from the Iommittasa ri
Ways and Means Appropriationa EnnkinD npd
urrepcy Gommerns ftnilwnya and Gannia
nd M Missiagppi I.svese whOan duty il shall he |
, inunire and report on ths en,lsea NJ tha az
ting pscrninry pressure and rsnommand |
ueh action na will afford reIieY
The Introduction OF the resolution was rs
rted 49, +
On motion Of Mr.. noode, OF Virginia. the Sec
,tnry OF War was direcfpd to transmit 10 the
ouae the reports OF the surveys Of the harbar
Norfolk. Va. and Of the river in the nsiuh ,
,rhood. 0
Mr.. Roberts. OF Maryland. moved to suspend
% rules aud pass q resolution from tho fon,-
itee on Accounts. authorizing The COMMITTEES
Rules to employ seven con, petent exusrta, to
assigned by the speaker to such committase
may require them. aud for such time ns he
nv deem proper
The House, by a vote Of 7s yeas to 1sa nnys. re-
sed to pass the resolution II
On motion of Mr. Hewitt ~ AIahana ~. | (