The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-01-15
HOUSE
yARIous IMPoRrAsT nII1s.

Under q call OF States, bills were intro
duced and referred as follows: Fixing
the rates TO be paid for public adyertis
ing; providing for commission on the
subject OF alcoholic traffic; amending the
revenue laws increasing the special tax
on wholesale liquor dealers; Increasing
the tax on distilled liquors, repeating
the law imposing q tax on friction
matches; repealing the law requiring
stamps on bank checks; for the removal
Of tax on deposits with State and Nation
al savings institutions and trust compa
NAMES, and for the adjustment and pay
ment OF claims for prize money due &c
citizens Of Pennsylvania.
BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
The following bills were introduced
and referred:
By Mr.. Davis: Restoring to either
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 Pottowatomie Indians.
By Mr.. Banning: Authorizing the Sec.
retary OF War TO sell certain ordinance
establishments; also, authorizing the Sec
retary OF War to prescribe rules to. be
observed in the preparation and opening
OF bids for contracts under the War De.
partment.
BY Mr.. Neal: Constituting the cities oi
Portsmouth and Gallipolis, Ohio, port'
OF delivery.
By. Nj. whitthorn: Providing that
all parties making contracts or agree
ments in violation OF the law, whereby
money may be drawn from the Treasury,
shall be guilty Of misdemeanor.
BY Mr.. Young: Providing for the ap
pointment Of District Judge for the
Western District OF Tennessee.
By Mr.. Fort: Forbidding Territories
to incur Indebtedness in the aid OF rail
road or other private corporations; also
reducing the expense of.collecting Gus
toms and limiting fees paid in collection
districts.
By Mr.. Brentano: To prevent the over.
loading Of vessels carrying freight and
passengers.
BY Mr.. Buckner: A joint resolution o.
the General Assembly Of Missouri 70 re
peal the restrictions on the sale OF leai
tobacco.
BY Mr.. schleicher: To assign certain
credits to the sinking fund and make
their equivalent available for the re
demption Of United State. notes.
BY Mr.. Williams, Of Wisconsin: Pro
yiding for the purchase Of the best man
able torpedo.
By Mr.. Patterson: Authorizing the
purchase Of gold dust and gold and silver
bullion at the Mint at Denver and The
payment therefor by draft.
woNEs's PETITION REJECTED.
Mr.. Kelley offered the following reso
luton:
WHEREAS, Petitions are about to be
presented TO this House from many thou
sand citizens from S5 States asking the
adoption OF IN amendment 10 the Con-
stitution which shall prohibit several
States from disfranchising citizens on &C.
count Of sex. ;.
Resolted, That asession Of the House be
held on Saturday, 10th inst, at which the
representative women chosen by the petit
TONERS, and now in the city, shall be
heard at the bar OF the House in sup
port of the cause. Rejected. Yeas 107
nays 140.
On motion Of Mr.. Banks unanimous
consent was given that the petitions on
the womans rights question might be
presented in open House.
The Speaker thereupon proceeded Il
call the States in order for that purpose
but had got no further than the secont
State on the list when motion to ad
journ interposed.