Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-02-03
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Among the bills introduced und refer
real we're the following Nv MIR, fhclpH,
aprrupriailug slOO.ON lor tho relief pl
Suilcrrra In Ireland Also leyying u
duty at 10 per cent, adyalnruun on all
hunncis, hats nr hoods Imported into the
United States composed ut palm leaf
chip. grHrs. willow, straw or tthcr yrgr-
table Substances, ur ut hair whalchnnc
uT other material not otherwise provided
iuI.
tiy Nj Ming Dor the appointment "I
commission ui military, naval aui
rtNIl engineers tu examine and report
upon the Iuutch ut The inter uccnuic
communication Hlru, rrlucHilng the
l'trailrnt tu trudvr lu the l'rru. bolivia
uud Ch,l the guod ulllrcr ui thlh govern
mrnt InI the restoration ni peace,
by MI Hand For the lrrc coinage
Oi the SILVER dollar.
l,y Mr hlarkhun Providing TOT The
registry o. enfollmenla Ol any Ycaael
built In iprelga countries, -rs
Ny Mr.. Koherlson Repeating clause
2s n tho Texas Pacific bill. which grants
lnnd lo the New Orleans and BATON
Rouge Railroad Company and ro-onacj
iug II Ia favor ut tho Now Orleans anl
ihriti, railroad
Mt Wells from the Appropriation
Committee. reported the Indian appro
prlaiiun hill 'Tuled AMI reenmmllied
The InlluWlug hilln we're introduced
uy Nj Conmlh Granting penulOnn
tn -oldirIu aI0i sailors ot the late wat
Who we're disabled while Ia military HcI
vice. nlan IncrcaSng the pcnHlonH ior
the lIsa 1t a lrg 0r arm,
lly Mr. Shelley tuT the delivery at
lrtterg having Insufficient poHlasc, also
providing Tor tho election ui "a t0ngroH
nional printer.
Nv Mr.. Money FIXING the salaries ul
pcrsuns in The rAilrua,l mail service
nv Mf Thompson For the benefit ul
c,tltcns ui States which lid not go into
the rebellion nd which have claims
against the government. IL provides
that the accounting officers 0t the gov
crnmcnt shall not disallnW any claims
1T citizen whose state did no. ~ into
the rebellion on account ut disloyalty,
unlrus such proof ~ viii convict the
claimant ut treason shall he mado
against tie claim,
i,y MI RrONn Proposing Cunsti
iutinual amendment providing that the
House of Representatives shall hc CON
posrd II 100 members. ~ heappurttoncd
among The several States as provided Ia
See col Art tot tho amendments a.
the Constitution,
ny Mr. Wells 10 anticipate The an.
nunl appropriation toward tile compile
ton nf the 81 Louis pnstoillcc.
o., MI Hand For tree coinage ul the
standard silver dollar, IL provides that
the minta 1T the United States shalt hr
iIrr aud open a. the coinage at the
standard silver dollar, on the same terms
and conditions ~ now arr, or may be-.
provided tor the coinage oi gold bullion.
Tho said silver dollars shall have the
Hamc legal leudef capacity, aud rcrtih
Gates shah issue lhrreupon In the same
manner a. nov provided lot by act ot
February -, 1898,
Ry Mt Ne~hcrry Amending the
pension laws.
Ry Nj llaicIton Amending the pen.
alOn laws
Nv Mr Bcliorl Authorizing the
Court nt Clalmi % hear and determine
all claims idr tcpTvdaIlons c0mmltted by
Indlana outside " their reservations, o.
tor dcWsdatlons against United States
officers and employees residing on rcscr'
yatiOnA
On motion ol Mt Reagan The rules
we're suspended and the House con
sliercd the bill reported lrom the Com
mittee on Commvrce, making the tni-
lowing appropriations For continuing
work on Muscle Shoals, Tennessee river,
$4,000, improvement ot Davis Island
dam, Ohio river f5,OnL
The hlll making appropriations for
the improvement NJ the suSquehanna
and Tennessee rivers passrd A. also the
bill authorizing the kecretarics ot the
interior AMI War % employ additional
clerks tor the remainder ot tho nSCai
year ~ espcdits the settlement ot pen
zion Application,
The liouse then went into Commit
tee ol the Whole on revision oi the
tples, Notwithstanding the opposition
oftfie tltcchharkers, who desired a. Oh
tain vote on the nsolpliun which II
was expected Mr. Weaver would oneF.
o. the effect that all metallic OF paper
currency shall be issued by the doyefn.
ment aud not by hanking oorpoFallons,
Tie 7th section oi the rule, which TO
laies W the duties and powers oi the
committec on Commerce, having been
nrached Mr., Reagan offered an amend
mcnt striking out the clause providing
that the Committee on Cammcroe shall
report the river and harboS bIii Tor ref.
erenos 70 DE commiiiee on APpTopria.
TONS. aud Inserting In lieu thereof tho
provision that the Comlnittee ON Com
n,eros shall have the ans ppyiiesy. IN