The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-02-03
HOUSE.

Washington, Bills we're intro.
duced:
By Phelps, appropris.ing 800. 600
for the relief of sufferers in Ireland;
also levying a duty OF 80 per cent.
ed UGlOrem on all bonnets, hats or
hoods imported into the United States
composed of palm leaf, chip, grass,
willow, straw or other vegetable sub
stance, or OF hair, whalebone or
other material not otherwise provided
for.
By King, for the appointment of q
commission of military, naval and
civil engineers to examine and report
upon routes of inter-oceanic com mu-
nication; also requesting the Presi-
dent TO tender to Peru, Bolivia and
Chill the good offices of this govern
ment for the restoration of peace.
BY Bland, for the full coinage OF
the silver dollar.
By Blackburn, providing for the
registry or enrolment Of any vessel
built in foreign countries.
By COfirath, granting pensions to
soldiers and sailors of the late war
who we're disabled while in military
service.
Also, increasing the pensions for
loss of leg or arm.
By Shelley, for the delivery OF let
ters having insufficient postage.
By Thompson, for the benefit of
citizens Of states which did not 90
into the rebellion and which have
claims against the government. It
provides that the accounting officers
Of government shall not disalloW any
claims Of citizens whose state did not |
go into the rebellion on account of
dlsloyalty unless such proof as will
convict claimants of treason shall be
made against them.
By Young, authorizing the Presi.
dent to call an international sanitary
convention, to meet in Washing
ton.
By Brown, proposing a constitu-
tional amendment providing that the
House of Representatives shall be
of 800 members, to be ap-
pOTtioned among the several states sc
provided in section 2 of article IA OF
the amendment to the Constitution.
By Bland, for the free coinage of
sts ndard silver dollars. 1t provides that
the various minis of the United States
shall be free and open to the coinage
Of standard silver dollars, on the same
terms and conditions as now or may
hereafter be provided for the coinage
Of gold bullion; and said silver dollars {
hall have the same legal tender capa- q
,ity and certificates shall issue there |
lpon in the same manner as are now T
provided for by the act OF February G
q, 1878. Q
By Bedford, authorizing the court of e
laims to hear and determine all Z
laims for depredations committed by Ii
indians outside of their reservations, a
T for depredations against United Il
tates officers and employees residing a
q the reservation. Ii
By Fort, to put certain articles b
nported and used in the manufac- ia
Ire OF paper, glass and wooden al
Ibrics, on the free list, and to reduce a
le duty on Limburger cheese. 1
By Robertson, repeating clause % 3
the Texas Pacific bill, which 81
rsntI land to the New Orleans and CT
atom Rouge Railroad Company and "
enscting in favor of the New Or. o
ans and Pacific Railroad Com vi
any. =
Wells, from the appropriation
reported the Indian ap-
oriation bill. Printed and recon-
tilted. IN
On motion of Reagan. the rules /
ere suspended end the House con- err
Tered the bill from the committee on of
immerce making certain appropria- he
ms. 6 Da
The House went into committee OF ;atd
Q whole on revision of the rules,
notwithstanding the opposition OF :
eenbackers, who desired to obtain 9
te on the resolution which it was
pected Weaver would offer, to the
eet that all metallic or paper cur TIL
ncy shall be issued by government
d not by banking corporations.
The rule which relates to the duties
d powers of the committee on COM -,
srce having been reached, Reagan u
cred an amendment striking out
clause providing that the COM OF
ttee on commerce shall report the
er and hsrbor bill for references to =
committee on appropriations. and
elting in lieu thereof a provision
It the committee on commerce m,
III have the save privileges in re- Vi
ting bills making appropriations
the improvement OF rivers and
.bors as the appropriation commit. ma