The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-01-12
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Forty-seventh Congress.

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bills were introduced, among them the fol-
lowing:
BY Nh. Hill of Georgia For termination
of convention of January 30, 1875 setween
| the United States and the King of the
Hawaiian Island.
He also introduced resolution which
was adopted, for inquiry by the Committee
on Foreign Affairs as to what action is pro-
posed to terminate the convention.
Mr.. Call, of Florida, in presenting petit
tion for mail facilities from Mantle to
Cedar Keys and other points on the Flor
ida coast, asked the special attention of the
| Postal Committee to the necessity ormain-
| tenance of postal service on the Gulf coast
of that State, along which nearly the in
| tire commerce of the Western States now
passes.
BY Mr. Jones, -For public building at
Shreveport, Louisiana
House resolution of thanks to the khc.
dive of Egypt for Cleopatra's Needle was,
on motion of Mr.. Bayard, taken up and
| passed.
The morning hour was extended to dis
pose of Hoar's pending resolution for u
select committee oD.the rights of womenand
to whom are to be preferred all petitions and
resolutions relating to woman suffrage, was
adopted--yeas, So; nays, 23
The Sherman Three Per Cent. Bend Bill
was taken up and Mr.. Vest offered an
amendment which was ordered printed,
| adding 10 the bill n section identical with
| the fifth, or compulsory section of the We
toed Three Per Cent. Bill of last session, but
modified to covera provision for $500 000, 600.
1t makes the bonds the sole basis for bank
circulation.
The debate occupied the Senate until 2:55,
when the Senate went into executive ses-
sion and at 8 O'Clock adjourned, with Mr..
i Vest in possession of the floor when the bill
uext comes up
lfr Jones introduced joint resolution,
giving notice of the termination of the con-
vcntion Of June Sd, 1875, with the King Of
| the Hawaiian Islands.
The Senate thereupon adjourned.
! HOUSE.
:. Mr.. Kelly, of Pennsylvania. Chairman Of
| the Committe on Ways and Means, offered
a resolution for the distribution of the
| Presidents message to the various Commit
tees of the House, and it was referred tC
the Committee of the Whole, Belford
of Colorado, rcserving all points Of order
thereon.
On notion of ,Hiscock, of New York, the
Committee on Appropriations, was granted
leave to sit during the sessions of the
House,
During the roll call of States and Terri,
tories, the following bills were introduced
and referred.
By Shelly, of Alabama-To reduce the
fee 10 be paid by officers Of steam vessels
for certificates of license to fifty cents.
A bill was introduced by Townsend, oi
| Illinois, by request, providing that duties
on sugar shall be assessed on the quantity
delivered from instead of the quantity de-
livered into bonded warehouses
BY Henderson, of Illinois-For the con.
struction OF the Mississippi and Illinoi:
Canal.
by Kasson, of Iowa--A bill providing fol
| n tariff commission This bill is identical
with Morrill's bill introduced in the Senate
Oh December 5.
Also, to repeal the Arrears of Pensions
Act.
BY Elis-Authorizing the laying Of aque.
| ducts from Lake Poachartrain TO New Or
leans.
By Dowel, of Louisiana---To aid in estab
fishing aud the temporary support OF pub
lie schools.
Also, to restore to public entry lands
withdrawn for railroad purposes.
By Buckner-To give American register
! to foreign builtiron and steel vessels,
BY Vance, of North Carolina-regulatinG
the sub-letting of contracts for carrying the
United States mails.
BY Hardenburg, bills to enable the Ma
tional Banking Associations to extend theil
corporation existence.
BY Bayne, ofPennsylvania,a Constitution
al amendment providing for the election o
| United States Senators by direct vote ol
the people; and, also, that for each million
inhabitants above two millions each State
| shall have an additional Senator.
BY Thomas, of lllinos-Pfoposing Con-
stitutional amendment making polygamy a
| felony.
ByBeltzhooyer ofPennsylysnia--Propo
ing a Constitutional amendment applying
q lon IN
Presidential elections. 1t provides for the
election by q district vote and divisions OF
| the Electoral vote in each State in exact
| proportion with the popular vote.
By Whitthorne, of Tennessee-To
authorize n treaty with the Republic OF
Mexico to promote and facilitate reciprocal
and liberal commercial relations between
the people of said republic and the United
| States, and to secure protection to capital
and labor Of citizens of the United States,
which NAV be invested aud employed in
! onening rail communication with said re-
public and through rs territory TO the Pa
cific coast.
Dy Wise, Of Notwithstanding the law
requiring the manufacturers name to be
printed or marked on certain packages OF
/ tobacco.
By Drssendorf-M Makingan appropriation
| for fhe Navy, TO be Immediately available.
I IL appropriates $500, ,O00--S2I5,O 900 for the
Bureau of Construction and Repairing,
! $4,000 for the bureau Of Steam Engineer
| ing. and s75 900 for the Bureau Of Equip
ment and Recruiting.
By Springer. OF flllinois-Defining the law
Of insanity IN criminal cases.
Also. resolution requesting the Secre-
Z tnry ofthe Navy 10 transmit TO the House
All papers aud correspondence in the de-
partment relating to Chiriqui. coaling sta
iiOn, and the appropriation for the Pgr-
/ chase thereof. and further requesting the
Secretary TO continue to withhold all pay
rnents for al sucli coaling stations until
further LEGISLATION by Congress.
/ Thsre we're about 675 bills introduced
THO House. at 4.iOp. m. went into Com
uiffee' OF faWhoie--Hi-cock, Of Kentucky. in
the chair--flr the consideration OF resolu-
tions reporied this morning from the Com
mificc on WAYS and Means for the distrbu-
t;nn cfthe Presidents message.
A dispute arose ns 70 the reference OF the
real portion Of the Presidents message re
ferring 10 silver certiicafes. II was tnni y
referred to the Committee on Banking nnd
] CnTftrcr. and the original resolution thus
amended was reported beck 10 The House
ani adopted.
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