Medical History of the War, for the publication and distribution of a new edition of the.

H. R. 1718.

Mayham, Stephen L., of Schoharie, fifteenth district of New York:

Answered roll-call.

McCook, Anson G., of New York, eighth district of New York:

Answered roll-call

Sworn in..

McKenzie, James A., of Longview, second district of Kentucky:

Bills of the House introduced by-

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Sale of leaf-tobacco, No. 324, section 563 and 629, R. S., (original jurisdiction of United States
circuit courts,) 1380.

Petitions presented by-

J. Clark

McKinley, William, jr., of Canton, seventeenth district of Ohio:

Answered roll-call

Sworn in

Member of Committee on the Revision of the Laws of the United States

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That there shall be printed for the use of the House two thousand copies of the Digest
for the second session of the present Congress....

Bills of the House introduced by-

E. Brutchie, No. 1005; M. L. Kennealy, 1006; A. Kincaid, 1007.

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Merchandise, to provide for the responsibility of the government for imported, while in its
custody..
H. R. 66.

Messengers, to add one messenger to the list of, under the Doorkeeper

to appoint F. M. Schell a messenger

Metric system, relative to making the, obligatory in transactions.
Metcalfe, Lyne S., of Saint Louis, third district of Missouri:

Credentials of, presented...

Sworn in

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Michigan, members from the State of, appear, viz: Alpheus S. Williams, Edwin Willits, Jonas H. McGowan, Edwin W. Keightley, John W. Stone, Mark S. Brewer, Omar D. Conger, Charles C. Ellsworth, Jay A. Hubbell.

for the government of the harbor at Sand Beach Bay on Lake Huron, in..

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H. R. 1760.

That the Committee on Military Affairs be, and they are hereby, directed to inquire into
and report to this House the strength of the cavalry and infantry regiments in the United
States Army, how many cavalry and how many infantry regiments are employed on the
Texas frontier, the number and character of the troops employed there, the condition
and military management of the frontier, and what additional military forces are needed
to protect the people of Texas from Mexican raiders

That the Committee of Ways and Means be instructed to so revise the tariff as to make
it purely and solely a tariff for revenue, and not for protecting one class of citizens by
plundering another

Bills of the House introduced by—

Texas frontier defense, No. 654; transfer of Indian Bureau, 655; public buildings at Hous-
ton, 656; deposits of savings banks, 657; E. J. Gurley, 658; Galveston Bay, 659; pay-
ment of debts by United States in South since the war, 1583; pay for cotton seized since
May 30, 1865, 1584; E. S. C. Robertson, 1585; United States court in northern district of
Texas, 1582; A. M. Lea, 1638.

Minnesota, members from the State of, appear, viz: Mark H. Dunnell, Horace B. Strait, J. H.
Stewart..

Mints, to defray expenses of the mint at New Orleans.

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Mint, to establish a branch, at Cincinnati, Ohio.

H. R. 1678.

Mississippi, members from the State of, appear, viz: H. L. Muldrow, Van H. Manning, H. D.
Money, O. R. Singleton, Charles E. Hooker, J. R. Chalmers.

to improve the Yazoo, Tallahatchie, Sunflower, and Cold Rivers in....

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for the purchase of the Grant-Pemberton monument site at Vicksburg.......

to style the Committee on, as the Committee on Levees and Improvement of
the Mississippi River.

to stop the Bonnet crevasse in the, in Louisiana..

H. R. 1351.

Missouri, members from the State of, appear, viz: Anthony Ittner, Nathan Cole, Robert A.
Hatcher, Richard P. Bland, Charles H. Morgan, Thomas T. Crittenden, Benjamin J.
Franklin, David Rea, Henry M. Pollard, John B. Clark, jr., John M. Glover, Aylett
H. Buckner

relative to payments made by State of, to State troops in the Union Army.........
H. R. 1409.

to improve the Missouri River, in.....

H. R. 1410.

credentials of Mr. Lyne S. Metcalfe, Representative from. presented
for the relief of the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Cavalry of, Volunteers..

H. R. 1590.

Mitchell, John J., of Wellsborough, sixteenth district of Pennsylvania:

Moline Water-Power Company, letter from the Secretary of War relative to the

Money, Hernando D., of Winona, third district of Mississippi:

Yazoo, Tallahatchie, Sunflower, and Coldwater Rivers, No. 262; southern mail contract-
ors, 1234; A. Pelletin, H. Res. 26-J. D. Leflore and J. C. Harris, 1354; classification of
mail matter, &c., 1546.

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Member of Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Bills of the House introduced by—

Payment of claims under acts of Forty-third Congress, No. 310.

Petitions presented by-

C. Buck.

H.Bruner

Montana, Delegate from the Territory of. appears, viz: Martin Maginnis
Morgan, Charles H., of Lamar, sixth district of Missouri:

Answered ro 1-call.

Sworn in

Member of Committee on Indian Affairs

Reform in the Civil Service.....

Bills of the House introduced by

T. J. Hurlbut, No. 583; M. J. Lebow, 584; D. C. Putnam, 585; J. Cunningham, 586; W.
A. Carr. 587; J. A. Stephens, 588; Ó, Ruark, 589; R. L. Hottell, 590; J. Smith, 591; M.
A. Williams, 592; A. B. Greenwood, 593; S. M. Phariss, 594; tobacco growers, 595;
M. Henderson. 1078; E. Painter. 1079; United States courts at Carthage, 1080; D. Les-
ter, 1507; J. B. Russell, 1508; Fifteenth and Sixteenth Missouri Cavalry Volunteers,
1590; W. J. Allcock, 1591; J. M. Camack, 1703.

Petitions presented by-

J. S. Poindexter.

T. J. Hurbut et al..

I. A. Stevens..

R. L. Hottel

S. M. Phariss, J. Jamison.

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J. Smith

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Answered roll-call.

Sworn in..

Morrison, William R., of Waterloo, seventeenth district of Illinois :

Member of Committee on Pacific Railroad..

Public Lands

Resolution of the House introduced by—

That a message be sent to the Senate to inform that body that a quorum of the House of
Representatives has assembled, and that Samuel J. Randall, one of the Representa-
tives from the State of Pennsylvania, has been chosen Speaker, and that the House is
now ready to proceed to business..

Bills of the House introduced by--

Duties on imports, No. 494; P. Thorn, 814; C. Steif, 815; J. W. Gall, 1209; C. Vallier,
1216; appraisement of merchandise, 1397.

That the Secretary of the Treasury be requested to communicate to the House of Repre
sentatives, as early as possible, full and complete statements of the trade and commerce,
on land and by sea, of the United States with the British Possessions in North
America in the years 1875 and 1876, with information of the amount of duties levied on
articles the growth and product of said territories on their entry into the other; and
such information as may be in his power of the effect of such duties on the trade and
commerce and on the internal carrying trade of the United States by land and water,
and such other information as to the effect of such existing duties on the commerce of
the great lakes and the Saint Lawrence River, and on the navigation interests of the
United States on the high seas, whether as compared with the former reciprocity sys-
tem between said territories, or a more extended or modified application of a recipro-
city system, as he may be able to furnish

Bills of the House introduced by-

O. T. Hollis, No. 29; ship Samuel G. Reed, 1265; bark Montebello, 1266.

Petitions presented by-

For post-route.

That the United States mission to the United States of Colombia be restored
S. L. Watson...

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Answered roll-call..

Muldrow, H. L.-Continned.
Bills of the House introduced by-

H. T. Johnsey, No. 263; northern judicial district of Mississippi. 870; G. H. Lee, 871;
metric system, 907: Allen West & Co., 1212; Tombigbee River, 1556; M. J. Dunn, 1557.
Petitions presented by-

For post-routes..

J. H. Estis..

J. Miller et al

Muller, Nicholas, of New York, fifth district of New York:

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Maine, citizens of, for increase of salaries of letter-carriers.

Medical Association of, for the adoption of the metric system of weights and measures.
workingmen of, for the enforcement of the eight-hour law.

citizens of, for the equalization of salaries of government employés..

Maryland, Roman Catholic clergymen of, for compensation for the occupation and use of their

Frederick Division, No. 15, Sons of Temperance et al. of, for the use and destruc-
tion of property by the United States Army..

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citizens of Williamsport, for property destroyed by United States forces.
citizens of, for speedy action in regard to the passage of the bill granting pensions.