Lapham, Elbridge G., of Canandaigua, twenty-second district of New York:

Answered roll-call.

Sworn in

Member of Committee on the Judiciary..

Leave of absence granted

Bills of the House introduced by-

A. Snyder, No. 88; N. A. Herrick, 89; S. A Hazlitt, 90; W. H. Gould, 91; L. E. Winans,
92; E. Reese, 93; E. Paze. 91; N. Dickerson, 95; Alabama Claims Commissioners, 836 ;
W. R. Brown, 837; G. Young, 1291; time for meeting of Congress, 1295; to amend
United States Constitution, H. Rs. 41 aud 42.

Member of Committee on Public Buildings an 1 Grounds
Bills of the House introduced by-

E. Adams, No. 1072; title 37 of Revised Statutes (silver dollar,) 1073; infringement of
patents, 1490.
Legal-tender notes, to authorize the issue of, redeemable in coin, in payment for bullion
H. R. 1231.

Legal terms, to define the meaning of certain

H. R. 1749.

Leonard, J. E., of Monroe, fifth district of Louisiana:

Answered roll-call

Sworn in.

Member of Committee on the Revision of the Laws of the United States
Resolutions of the House introduced by-

That the claims of J. B. Elam and George L. Smith to a seat in this House from the fourth
congressional district of the State of Louisiana be referred to the Committee of Elec-
tions, with instructions to report withont delay who is prima facie entitled to the seat.
That George L. Smith, claiming a seat from the fourth district of Louisiana, and C. E.
Nash, claiming a seat from the sixth district of said State, be allowed sixty days within
which to file notice of contest and to take testimony..

Bills of the House introduced by-

Credentials of Congressmen, No. 282; political disabilities, 283; section 1756 of Revised
Statutes, oath, 284; public buildings at Shreveport, 285; North Louisiana Railroad, 226;
lien on vessels, 988; salaries of district judges of United States, 1360.

Petition presented by-

J. Orsborne

Light-house, for the erection of a, on Whale Rock........

for the relief of workmen employed on Poverty Island, Lake Michigan

H. R. 32.

H. R. 622.

H. R. 647.

to construct a, in Menomonee Harbor..
to construct a, on Stannard's Rock

to construct a, at Little Traverse Bay, Michigan.

to construct a, on Half-way Rock, on the coast of Massachusetts.

H. R. 1268.

to re-establish light-houses on Cape Fear River

H. R. 1329.

to erect a, at San Luis Obispo Harbor, in California

H. R. 1458.

appropriation for pier-lights at head of the jetties in South Pass, Mississippi River.
H. R. 1639.

to erect a, on Stannard's Rock, Lake Superior .

H. R. 1759.

Ligon, Robert F., of Tuskegee, fifth district of Alabama:

Answered roll-call..

Sections 820 and 821 of the Revised Statutes, (jurors,) No. 258; Coosa River, 1215.
Petitions presented by-

Lindsey, Stephen D., of Norridgewock, third district of Maine:

Bills of the House introduced by-

O. P. Hollis, No. 8.

Petitions presented by-

E. H. Hartwell, No. 45; F. E. Records, 45.

Liquor traffic, alcobolic, to provide for a commission on

H. R. 19.

Lockwood, Daniel N., of Buffalo, thirty-second district of New York:

Answered roll-call.

Sworn in..

Member of Committee of Claims

Expenditures in the Interior Department..

Bills of the House introduced by-

James Gilbert, No. 1283; Lee and Dunbar, 1285: A. Riley, 1285; Jadgments in United
Stat s courts to be liens on real estate, 1568; P. Meech, 1569.

Railing for the Protection of Members on the Outer Circle of
Seats
Bills of the House introduced by-

147

Election and certificates of Congressmen, No. 25; sales of public lands for school purposes,
26; T. L. Peterson, 27; N. Fouquet, 28; United States and European Telegraph, 1267;
light-house on Half-way Rock, 1268.

Petitions presented by-

Letter-carriers

M. J. Marston et al

N. and M. A. Foquet

Louisiana, members from the State of, appear, viz: Randall L. Gibson, E. John Ellis, C. B. Dar-
rall, J. B. Elam, J. E. Leonard, E. W. Robertson

to refer credentials of J. H. Acklin, of, to Committee of Elections.

to place name of C. E. Nash, of, on the roll

to allow C. E. Nash, of, time to file notice of contest..

to confirm judgments of the provisional court of the United States in

H. R. 269.

for the relief of the State National Bank of

H. R. 273.

to authorize the Louisiana and Texas Railroad to relinquish its title to certain lauds
in the State of

H. R. 1530.

33
163

283

7

20

24

24

62

62

63

63

63

63

63

63

64

137

137

143

156

194

194, 274

231

243

report of Chief of Engineers relative to obstructions in Red River, in...........
to reimburse certain citizens of

That the Committee on Naval Affairs be, and are hereby, instructed to examine into such
charges; that all testimony and papers referring thereto be referred to said committee,
and that said committee report to this House upon the question of the necessity or ad
visability of the appointment of a committee to investigate and report upon the same..
That all persons who were discharged from the soldiers' roll" by the Doorkeeper of the
House of Representatives since November 1, 1877, be allowed one month's pay, in order
that they may be enabled to reach their homes...

Bills of the House introduced by-

Mare Island Navy-yard, No. 721; Mexican war pensions, 722; mineral lands for school
purposes, 723; E. Van Zant and Carlton children, 724; duties in legal-tender notes, 725;
Mrs. T. C. Watson, 726; duty on gunny-bagging. &c, 879; Sacramento River, 830;
Feather River, 881; pardon of deserters from United States Army, 882; section 2403 of
Revised Statutes, 1150; to amend Revised Statutes, 1151; captured and abandoned prop-
erty, 1152; desert west of Fort Yuma, 1153; Benicia arsen d, 1457; survey of public
lands and payment of emplovés in surveyor-general's office of California, 1621; steam-
plow machinery, 1622; Socol lands in California, 1730; J. E. Barnes et al., 1731; A. P.
Jackson et al., 1732; N. Marquez, 1733.

Petitions presented by—

I. A. Sutter

12

92

93

173

281

29

29

For post-route

For establishment of postal savings-banks

215

Resolutions of the board of supervisors of Kern County.

243

Board of supervisors et al. of San Francisco

267

Affidavits of citizens of California relative to the desert-land bill passed by the last Con-
gress....

294

Ladd, Moses, et al.

Lynde, William Pitt, of Milwaukee, fourth district of Wisconsin :

Laborers of House..

Lachman, Mrs. Martha
Lacy, Moses

Ladd, Charles H

H. R. 1628.

[INDIVIDUAL BILLS, PETITIONS, ETC.]

208

280

254

203

152, 184

H. R. 1136.

44, 130

45

101

101

101, 256

162

for an increase of salaries of letter-carriers.
Union Bank of, to be reimbursed.
papers relative to the contested-election cases of J. H. Acklen vs. C. B. Darrall..

E. W. Robertson vs. C. E. Nash.
J. B. Elam vs. George L. Smith..

citizens of, for the grant of certain lands to the New Orleans Pacific Railroad Com-
pany.

Lovell, Harris B..

Lovenburg, Jackson..
Lovett, E. B., et als
Lowry, Thomas..

Luff, John S.

that the land-grant made to the New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Vicks.
burg Railroad, now lapsed, be granted to the New Orleans Pacific Rail-
road Company..

for a charter for the construction of the Barataria Canal.
New Orleans, for a reduction of duty upon imported wines..

H. R. 510.

H. R. 1483.

176

182

219

75

172

182.

205.

112:

155.

Mackey, L. A., of Lock Haven, twentieth district of Pennsylvania:

Answered roll-call..

Sworn in

Member of Committee on Revolutionary Pensions..

Invalid Pensions...

Resolutions of the House introduced by

That the Clerk of the House be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of the contingent fund, the sum of $40 to Robert Coates, for services rendered in the cloakroom, by authority of the Doorkeeper, from the 6th to the 26th of March, 1877-twenty days, at $2 a day

Bills of the House introduced by—

J. Welsh, No. 111; arrears of pensions, 933; W. Thompson, 934; scientific survey of Northern Mexico and adjoining territory, H. Res. 51; soldiers and sailors of 1812, 1624; A. V. Miller, 1625; G. W. Brower, 1626; L. J. Mitchell, 1647; franking privilege, H. Res. 53. Petitions presented by

R. M. Musser..

R. W. Clarke

For repeal of the resumption act

Maginnis, Martin, Delegate, Territory of Montana:

Answered roll-call

12:

Sworn in....

13

Member of the Committee on the Territories.

94

Bills of the House introduced by

Sale of timber lands, No. 797; C. L. Dahler, 798; P. McCormick, 799; W. Wheeler, 800;
W. Flannery, 801.

Maine, members from the State of, appear, viz: Thomas B. Reed, William P. Frye, Stephen
D. Lindsey, Llewellyn Powers, Eugene Hale.

J. G. Croman, No. 134; D. J. Benner, 135; deposit of moneys in United States courts, 935;
J. Nichtman, 936; M. J. Porter, 937; brevet appointments in United States Army, 938;
T. McLaughlin, 939; amendment to the Constitution, H. Res. 2; M. Fearon and J. Cros-
son, H. Res. 25; J. C. Comfort, 1312.

Petitions presented by

W. S. Morris, et al..

M. Fearon et al.

to confer brevet ranks.

Manning, Van H., of Holly Springs, second district of Mississippi :

Answered roll-call

Marine schools. to encourage and extend, to the ports of Wilmington, Charleston, Savannah,
Mobile, New Orleans, and Galveston..

H. R. 278.

H. R. 1219.

Marine service, to establish a board of admiralty for the merchant..

government classification for the merchant.

H. R. 1318.

Martin, Benjamin F., of Pruntytown, second district of West Virginia:
Answered roll-call

Resolutions of the House introduced by—

That the Clerk of this House be, and he is hereby, directed to pay to Thomas T. Dugan,
out of the contingent fund, $870 for services rendered as a laborer in the Doorkeeper's
department from September 1, 1876, to and including the 13th day of November, 1877,
at the rate of $720 per annum, less the amount of $120 received by resolution of the
House

Bills of the House introduced by

Petitions presented by—

J. Anderson

255

Monongahela River, No. 771; B. Moore, 772; J. E. Merryfield, 1207; P. Pendleton, 1208;
S. Athey, 1466; Church at Mile Creek, 1467; Employés in Harper's Ferry armory,
1736; land to Harper's Ferry common schools, 1737.

J. A. Thompson et al

148

148

171

172

203

6

55

55

J. Cummings.

S. Wilson

B. Moore.

Maryland, members from the State of, appear. viz: Daniel M. Henry, Charles B. Roberts, Will-
iam Kimmell, Thomas Swann, Eli J. Henkle, and William Walsh..

to reimburse the trustees of the M. E. church at Old Town, Alleghany County...
H. R. 143.

for the relief of Frederick Divison, No. 15. Sons of Temperance of.....
H. R. 144.

Massachusetts, members from the State of. appear, viz: William W. Crapo, Benjamin W.
Harris, Walbridge A. Field, Leopold Morse, Nathaniel P. Banks, George B.
Loring. Benjamin F. Butler, William Claflin, William W. Rice, Amasa Nor-
cross, George D. Robinson.

for a light-house on Whale Rock, in Narragansett Bay..

H. R. 32.

........

to construct a light-house on Half-Way Rock, on the coast of..

H. R. 1268.

H. R. 1271.

fixing salaries of collectors of customs of Plymouth and Nantucket, in.........