Mr. J. D. C. Atkins John H. Baker Samuel A. Bridges Jordan D. Cravens Thomas T. Crittenden H. J. B. Cummings Mr. Geo. G. Dibrell H. L. Dickey Thomas Ewing Mr. John F. House Mr. Robert F. "Ligon Daniel N. Lockwood So the motion to lie on the table was disagreed to. Mr. John W. Stone Joseph C. Stone Mr. Milton S. Robinson Jacob Turney Robert B. Vance Nelson II.Van Vorhes Alfred M. Waddell Gilbert C. Walker Mr. Milton I. Sonthard The question then recurring on the motion of Mr. Ewing; Mr. Phillips, at 3 o'clock and 35 minutes p. m., moved that the House adjourn; Pending which, By unanimous consent, leave was granted Mr. A. S. Willis to withdraw from the files of the House the papers in the case of Thomas Johnson, of Virginia. Mr. McKenzie asked leave to withdraw from the files of the House the papers in the case of Captain J. C. Bacon. There having been an adverse report, the said request was referred, under Rule 164. By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted as follows, viz : To Mr. W. H. Baker, for two weeks; To. Mr. Collins, for one week; To Mr. Dwight, for one week. The Speaker, by unanimous consent, laid before the House memorials, joint and concurrent resolutions of the legislature of Wisconsin; which were severally referred as follows, viz: 1. A memorial of the legislature of Wisconsin, asking an appropri ation for the construction of a light-house at the mouth of the harbor of Menomonee; II. A joint resolution of the legislature of Wisconsin, asking for an appropriation for the erection of a light-house and fog signal on Stannard's Rock, Lake Superior; to the Committee on Commerce. III. A memorial of the legislature of Wisconsin, for legislation to improve the condition of the Oneida Indians; to the Committee on Indian Affairs. IV. A memorial from the legislature of Wisconsin, asking the right of way and a grant of land for a railroad through Northern Wisconsin; to the Committee on Railways and Canals. V. Sundry memorials of the legislature of Wisconsin : For a mail-route from Stettin to Rib Falls, Marathon County; For a mail-route from Berlin to Hamburg; For a mail-route from Friendship to Liberty Bluffs; For increased mail-service in the northern part of Sauk County; For increased facilities in the western part of Oconto County; and For mail-service from Eau Claire to Rice Lake, in Barron County; to the Committee on the Post-Office and Post-Roads. VI. A memorial from the legislature of Wisconsin, relative to an appropriation for the Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan Canal and Harbor; VII. A memorial of the legislature of Wisconsin, relative to an appropriation for the survey of Saint Croix River; VIII. A memorial of the legislature of Wisconsin, relative to the construction of fish-dams on Fox River; IX. A memorial of the legislature of Wisconsin, relative to the survey of Wolf River from Lake Poygan to the mouth of Red River; to the Committee on Commerce. X. A communication from the Secretary of the Navy, in answer to a resolution of the House of Representatives, adopted October 22, 1877, in relation to the hours of labor in the navy-yards of the United States; to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed. And then, The motion of Mr. Phillips was agreed to, and the House accordingly adjourned. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1877. The following memorials, petitions, and other papers were laid on the Clerk's desk, under the rule, and referred as follows, viz: By Mr. Bundy: Papers relating to the claim of John Heater, for compensation for property taken by the United States Army; to the Committee on War-Claims. By Mr. Candler: The petition of John Jones, Randolph H. Ramsey, and William G. Lanterman, to be released from all obligations as sureties on the bond of W. E. Quillian, late postmaster at Milledgeville, Georgia; to the Committee of Claims. By Mr. Caswell: The petition of the letter-carriers of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for an increase of their salaries; to the Committee on the Post-Office and Post-Roads. By Mr. John B. Clark, jr.: The petition of John R. Pettus and other citizens of Missouri, for a paper currency not based upon coin; to the Committee on Banking and Currency. By Mr. Joseph J. Davis: A paper relating to the establishment of a post-route from Saint Lawrence to Simmon Grove, North Carolina; to the Committee on the Post-Office and Post-Roads. By Mr. Ellis: The petition of L. Madison Day, of New Orleans, Louisiana, for the repayment of money paid for property confiscated and sold by the United States and afterward recovered by mortgagee; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. Gardner: The petition of Benjamin D. Lakin, to have refunded the amount paid by him for a substitute in the United States Army, he having been forced to serve in said Army; to the Committee on War-Claims. By Mr. Garfield: The petition of Jerome Van Name, for a pension; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. By Mr. Henkle: Papers relating to the claim of James Millinger, for compensation for the use and destruction of property by the United States Army; Also, papers relating to the claim of Mrs. M. V. Brown, for compensation for the use and damage to the Washington and Alexandria turnpike by the United States; to the Committee of Claims. Also, papers relating to the petition of William Dodds, for compen sation for property destroyed by the United States Army; to the Committee on War-Claims. Also, papers relating to the petition of David McClelland, for compensation for map of the District of Columbia, plates, &c., seized in 1861 by order of the War Department; By Mr. Henry: Petition of R. T. Bryan, for pay for salary-tables; to the Committee of Claims. By Mr. Hunton: The petition of the Viticultural Society of the Dis trict of Columbia and others, for the scientific cultivation of the lands as the permanent relief of labor, by the withdrawal of the surplus population of the cities and manufacturing centers of the United States into agricultural pursuits; to the Committee on Education and Labor. Also, the petition of F. E. Shepperd, for the removal of his political disabilities; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. Knott: Papers relating to the petition of Samuel Haycroft, for compensation for a house burned while used as a hospital by the United States Army; Also, papers relating to the petition of James Saffell, for compensation for property lost while in the United States mail-service; to the Committee on War Claims. By Mr. Mitchell: The petition of Susan Robb, mother of Levi R. Robb, late second lieutenant Company H, Forty-fifth Pennsylvania Volunteers, to be paid the amount of "extra pay proper" due her son at the time of his death; to the Committee of Claims. By Mr. O'Neill: The petition of 17,000 citizens of Philadelphia, that the salaries of letter carriers be fixed at $1,200 per annum; to the Committee on the Post-Office and Post-Roads. Also, the petition of mechanics, laborers, and other citizens of Pennsylvania, for the establishment of uniform hours of labor in navy-yards, &c., and for a proper discrimination in pay and salaries; to the Committee on Education and Labor. By Mr. Pollard: A paper relating to the establishment of a post-route between Bethany, Missouri, and Ringgold, lowa; to the Committee on the Post-Office and Post-Roads. By Mr. Powers: The petition of John Flynn, for a pension; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Also, the petition of citizens of Bangor, Maine, for the increase of the compensation of letter-carriers; to the Committee on the Post-Office and Post-Roads. By Mr. Riddle: The petition of S. E. Belcher, for compensation for property destroyed by the United States Army; to the Committee on War-Claims. By Mr. Sampson: Papers relating to the petition of Henry Simons, for bounty; Also, papers relating to the petition of William H. Needham, for compensation as an officer in the United States Army; to the Committee on Military Affairs. By Mr. Singleton Papers relating to the petition of R. P. Wilson, for the repayment of taxes illegally collected from him by United States officials; to the Committee of Claims. Also, papers relating to the petition of Joseph R. Shannon, for compensation for the steamer Burton, seized by the United States; to the Committee on War-Claims. By Mr. A. Herr Smith: The petition of citizens of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, for the repeal of the resumption act of 1875, and the issue of greenbacks and the remonetization of silver; to the Committee on Banking and Currency. Also, papers relating to the petition of Abraham Alstead, for an increase of pension; to the Committee on Military Affairs. Also, the petition of Jacob and Elizabeth Sener, to have certain taxes and penalties refunded, collected by United States revenue officers; to the Committee of Claims. By Mr. William E. Smith: Papers relating to the petition of James Sutlive, for compensation for care and storage of cotton belonging to the United States; to the Committee on War-Claims. By Mr. Swann: Papers relating to the claim of Moore N. Falls, for pay for services rendered under contract with the United States in keeping the harbor at Baltimore, Maryland, open and free from ice; to the Committee on Appropriations. By Mr. Van Vorhes: Papers relating to the petition of Peter M. Ward, for the correction of his Army record; Also, papers relating to the petition of W. D. L. Stanley, of similar import; to the Committee on Military Affairs. Also, the petition of Catharine Sheets, that she and her minor son, Willie Sheets, be granted pensions; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Also, the petition of Henry M. Davis, for relief; to the Committee on War Claims. By Mr. Waddell: Papers relating to the claim of Richard Dillon, for compensation for extra services and expenses while assistant superintendent of refugees, freedmen, and abandoned lands in North Carolina; By Mr. James Williams: Papers relating to the claim of Hansou Harmon, for compensation for rent of office for the clerk of the United States district court of Delaware; to the Committee of Claims. By unanimous consent, bills and joint resolutions were introduced, read twice, ordered to be printed, and severally referred as follows, viz: By Mr. Rice: A bill (H. R. 806) granting a pension to Mrs. Isabell Dunbar, widow of Daniel Dunbar, late first engineer steamer Victor No. 2; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Also, a bill (H. R. 807) for the relief of W. C. Spencer; to the Committee on Military Affairs. By Mr. Henry R. Harris: A bill (H. R. 808) for the relief of the Eagle and Phenix Manufacturing Company of Columbus, Georgia; By Mr. Knott: A bill (H. R. 809) to reorganize the judiciary of the District of Columbia, and to expedite the administration of justice in said District; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. Hart: A joint resolution (H. Res. 22) asking for the reappointment of George F. Savage to his former position in the Navy; to the Committee on Naval Affairs. By Mr. Candler: A bill (H. R. 810) for the relief of John Jones, Randolph H. Ramsey, and William G. Sauterman; By Mr. Bell: A bill (H. R. 811) to refund to the State of Georgia certain money expended by said State for the common defense in 1777; to the Committee of Claims. By Mr. Stenger: A bill (H. R. 812) granting a pension to Robert A. McDonald; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. By Mr. Buckner: A bill (H. R. 813) to provide for building a markethouse on square 446 in the city of Washington, D. C.; to the Committee for the District of Columbia. By Mr. Morrison: A bill (II. R. 814) to place on the pension-roll the name of Philip Thorn; Also, a bill (H. R. 815) to place on the pension-rolls the name of Caroline Stief; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. By Mr. Ryan: A bill (H. R. 816) to provide for a building for the use of the post office, circuit and district courts, and other Government officers, at Topeka, Kansas, to be erected on the grounds heretofore purchased by the United States for such purpose; to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds. Also, a bill (H. R. 817) authorizing the appointment of stenographers by the judge-advocates of the several military departments; to the Committee on the Judiciary. Also, a bill (H. R. 818) granting a pension to Sarah A. M. Chamberlain and minor children; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Also, a bill (H. R. 819) for the relief of Joab Spencer and James R. Mead for supplies furnished the Kansas tribe of Indians; to the Committee of Claims. Also, a bill (II. R. 820) to amend section 4709 of the Revised Statutes of the United States; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. |