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Ohio, members from the State of, appear, viz: Milton Sayler, Henry B. Banning, Mills Gardner,
John A. McMahon, Americus V. Rice, Jacob D. Cox, H. L. Dickey, J. Warren Keifer,
John S. Jones, Charles Foster, Henry S. Neal, Thomas Ewing, Milton I. Southard,
Ebenezer B. Finley, Nelson H. Van Vorhes, Lorenzo Danford, William McKinley, jr.,
James Monroe, James A. Garfield, Amos Townsend..

for the relief of the Enterprise Insurance Company of Cincinnati.

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Bills of the House introduced by-
J. S. Corlett, No. 711; uniform currency, 712; settlers on Des Moines River land, 713;
silver dollar, 714; sale of agricultural lands to settlers, 1131; to abolish capital punish-
ment. 1132; limiting patents, 1133; uniform system of weights, measures, and coinage.
H. Res 31; amendment to the Constitution (term of President), H. Res. 32; election of
President, H. Res. 33; election of United States Senators, H. Res 34; liens of judg.
ments, 1449; C. T. Norton, 1450; G. W. Wickwire, 1451; J. J. Wheeler, 1728.
Petitions presented by-

J. S. Corlett

Omoa and Truxillo, to change the name of the consulate at..

H. R. 1454.

O'Neill, Charles, of Philadelphia, second district of Pennsylvania:

Answered roll-call

Sworn in.

Member of Committee on the Pacific Railroad..
Resolutions of the House introduced by—

That the Secretary of the Interior be, and is hereby, requested to inform this House, at
his earliest convenience, first, when and for what purpose said commission was ap
pointed and what persons composed the same; second, what compensation was agreed
to be paid the members of said commission; third, what was the character of the labors
performed by them and the amount of compensation charged and received by them....
Bills of the House introduced by-

R M. Meade, No. 130; J. G. Fell et al., 131; A. M. Rolas y Robaldo, 132; J. B. Read, 133;
S. & M. Mercer, 828; J. T. Addicks, 1238; E. B. C. Hare, 1239; W. W. Hubbell, 1240;
certain private land-claims, 1302: Lieutenant J. Cramer, 1523; deeds in the District of
Columbia, 1651; W. Abendroth, 1778.

Petitions presented by-

Letter carriers.

Of mechanics, &c.........

R. W. Mead

Memorial of the National Board of Trade.

W. W. Hubbell

Memorial of all the national banks of Philadelphia
Memorial of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia

Oregon, member from the State of, appears, viz: Richard Williams
For the protection of salmon in the Columbia River inj..

H. R 1168.

To construct canal and locks in the Columbia River, in....

H. R. 1169.

Overton, Edward, jr., of Towanda, fifteenth district of Pennsylvania:
Answered roll-call

Sworn in..

Member of Committee on Commerce

Leave of absence granted...

Bills of the House introduced by-

J. R. Gordon, No. 126; D. Compton, 127; J. C. DeWitt, 1649.

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memorial of the Cincinnati Typographical Union No. 3 of, for the restoration of govern.
ment printers' wages to their old rates.

citizens of, for pecuniary aid for persons desiring to settle on public lands.

memorial of the Board of Trade of Cincinnati, relative to the subject of bridging the Ohio
River

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enterprise Insurance Company of Cincinnati, for taxes overpaid.

American Nurserymen's Association, for a commissioner to examine the forests of
Europe.

Olcott, Henry A..

Oliver, Charles B

Olmstead, James.

Oregon, for post-route..

H. R. 1323, 1517.

H. R. 645.

citizens of, for an extension of time to the Northern Pacific Railroad Company.

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Pacheco, Romualdo, (contestee,) of San Luis Obispo, fourth district of California:
Answered roll-call

Objections to swearing in.

Sworn in

To refer credentials of, to Committee of Elections..

Member of Committee on the Public Lands.

Bills of the House introduced by-

Sale of timber-lands, No. 1154; San Luis Obispo Harbor, 1458.
Page, Horace F., of Placerville, second district of California:

Answered roll-call.

Sworn in

Member of Committee on Indian Affairs.

Expenditures in the Navy Department....

Bills of the House introduced by--'

Chinese immigration, No. 727; Dorsey & Shepherd, 728; Green & Trainor, 729; public
buildings at Sacramento, 1155; M. Thurston and N. Littleton, 1459; W. H. Davis, 1734.
Petitions presented by-

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Patterson. George W., of Westfield, thirty-third district of New York:

Answered roll-call.

Sworn in

Allowed choice of seat

Member of Committee on Revolutionary Pensions...
Resolutions of the House introduced by-

That the Committee on the Judiciary be instructed to inquire into the expediency of so
amending the law that but one form of oath shall be administered to Representatives
in Congress, and that they report by bill or otherwise on or before the first Monday of
December next

Bills of the House introduced by-

E. J. Russell, No. 900; commutation to disabled soldiers, 1237; J. C. Owen, 1243.

Petitions presented by-

J. C Owen

Paymasters, relative to expenses of

H. R. 30.

Peddie, Thomas B., of Newark, sixth district of New Jersey:

Answered roll-call

Sworn in

Member of Committee on Manufactures.

Page.

Bills of the House introduced by-

Department of Commerce No. 106; R. A. Davis, 930; H. B. Gardner, 931; Schooner Ber-
gen, H. Res. 21.

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Pennsylvania, members from the State of, appear, viz: Chapman Freeman, Charles O'Neill, Samuel
J. Randall, William D. Kelley, Alfred C. Harmer, William Ward, I. Newton
Evans. Hiester Clymer, A. Herr Smith, Samuel A. Bridges. Francis D Collins,
H ndrick B. Wright, James B Reilly, John W. Killinger, Edvard Overton, jr.,
John I. Mitchell. Jacob M. Campbell, William S. Stenger, Levi Maish, L. A.
Mackey, Jacob Turney, Russell Errett, Thomas M. Bavne, William S. Shallen-
berger, Harry White, John M. Thompson, Lewis F. Watson
to provide a public building at Pittsburgh, in

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to amend the law granting, to soldiers and sailors of war of 1812.....
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H R. 183, 227, 459, 676, 1624.
granting, to soldiers of Mexican war
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H. R. 217, 210, 257, 329, 347, 358, 375, 482, 551, 610, 687, 722, 1394, 1408.

to amend the Revised Statutes relative to

H. R. 209, 820, 1058, 1063, 13-3, 1683.
relative to, for families of soldiers murdered at Centralia, in Missouri.

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Member of Committee of Ways and Means

Bills of the House introduced by--

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Tax on savings-banks, No. 38; J. Caler, 39; customs and interual-revenue laws and
national-bank act, 40: M. Debrow, 41; L. Sackitt 42; G. F. Sellick, 43; J. F. Chase 44;
T. Butler, 45; S. F. Oviatt, 46; R. C. Naramore, 47; M. H. Amesbury, 48; M. Bradley,
49; G. Cowles, 50; Milford Harbor, 51; Connecticut River, 52.

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Equalization of bounties, No. 745: Amending an appr priation bill, 746; Amending Pacific
railroad act, 747; Unclaimed public lands, 748; Claims of Kansas for Indian war, 749;
silver dollar. 750; Fort Harker military reservation 751; Indian depredations, 752;
public buildings at Leavenworth, 753; J. W. Crowley, 754; M. J. Pyle, 755; A. D. Pat-
terson, 756; Powell & McDowell, 757; Shrewsbury, Slemons & Co., 758; Irwin & Phil.
lips, 759: S. D. Hanway, 760; postal savings-banks, 1095; section 1258 of Revised
Statutes, 1170; Delaware Indians, 1171 and 1172; legal-tenders for duties, 1461.
Petitions presented by-

Letter-carriers

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Poisal, Rev. Dr. John. (See Chaplain of the House of Representatives.)
Political disabilities, to remove the, imposed by the Constitution.

H. R. 83, 181, 283.

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Pollard, Henry M., of Chillicothe, tenth district of Missouri:

Auswered roll-call

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Sworn in

Member of Committee on Patents

Bills of the House introduced by-

J. Lavenburgh, No. 823; V. B. Bowers, 824; J. F. Ellis, 825; bankrupt law, 826; M. Bar-
ber, 27; Mexican war pensions, 1408.

Petitions presented by--

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to make the ports of Brownsville, Galveston, and Houston ports of entry......

to change the name of the, of Brashear to Morgan City.....

H. R. 287.

Postage, to reduce, on letters

H. R. 33.

relative to, on third-class mail-matter

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Post-Office Department, to establish a national savings-depository as a branch of the.

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H. R 548.

to repeal certain provisions of act of July 12, 1876, making appropria-
tions for the

274

H. R. 1717.

fixing pay of letter-carriers...

Postal service, to authorize the establishment of ocean-mail-steamship service between the United
States and Brazil

making appropriation for inland-mail transportation.

to reappropriate unexpended balances for, on star routes....

H. R. 9-3.

relative to the transmission of printed matter through the mails..

H. R. 1041.

for the relief of United States mail-agents

H. R. 1047.

making an appropriation available for ante-bellum mail-contracts..

H. R 1213.

relative to settlement of claims against the government for postage-stamps lost,
stolen, or destroyed

relative to postage on third-class mail-matter

H. R 1258.

H. R. 1273, 1274.

H. R. 1546.

providing for the classification of mail-matter and rates of postage thereon.....

to regulate and increase, between Washington and certain cities in Southern States.
H. R. 1604.

Postmaster of the House of Representatives-
James M. Steuart elected and sworn in
Postmaster-General, letter from the, relating to deficiencies in the payment of postmasters' sal-
aries during the fiscal years ending June 30, 1876, and June 30, 1877
letter from the, in relation to the metrical system of weights and meas

ure.

Postmasters, relative to the deficiencies in the salaries of

Post-routes, to establish

H. R. 1637.

Potter, Clarkson N., of New Rochelle, twelfth district of New York:
Answered roll-call

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Pound, Thad. C., of Chippewa Falls, eighth district of Wisconsin :

Answered roll-call

Sworn in

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Resolutions of the House introduced by—

That the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds be instructed to ascertain whether
it is practicable to provide suitable electrical annunciators for this Hall to enable mem-
bers at their respective seats, without noise, to call pages, and to report as early as prac-
ticable by bill or otherwise

Bills of the House introduced by-

Chippewa River, No. 1456; Reservoirs on Mississippi River, H. Res. 56.

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Powers, Llewellyn, of Houlton, fourth district of Maine:

Answered roll-call

Sworn in

Member of Committee on Invalid Pensions.

Bills of the House introduced by-

J. Keating, No. 1560; S. E. Palmer, 1561.

Petitions presented by-

Letter-carriers.

I. Flynn

President of the United States, proclamation of the, convening first session of the Forty-fifth
Congress

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Senate committee appointed to notify the, that Congress is ready
to receive any communication he may have to make
House committee to notify the, of the assembling of Congress..
message of the

message of the, referred to the Committee of the Whole House..
message from the, transmitting report of a board of inquiry rel
ative to the fire in the Interior Department building
message from the, transmitting report of the Secretary of the
Navy relative to the deficiencies in the Navy Department
to appoint a committee to consider the law relative to the elec
tion of, and Vice-President

to refer message of the, to the Committees on Appropriations and
Foreign Affairs

requested to furnish information relative to the condition of the
Mexican border in Texas

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Member of Committee on Reform in the Civil Service
Bills of the House introduced by-

Homestead lands, No. 699; sections 649 and 714 of Revised Statutes, 700; interest on pub-
lic debt and national-bank circulation, 701; O. B. Crine. 702; J. Ross, 703; J. D. Binford,
704; L. Seaman, 705: H. C. Weatherby, 706; M. Raff, 707; J. B. Chamberlin, 708; J. D.
Herrick, 709; J. D. Cotton, 710; A. M. Cook, 1211; J. Read, 1249; public buildings at
Davenport, Iowa, 1250; S. Rogers, 1493.

Petitions presented by—

Letter-carriers

L. Seaman

J. D. Binford

J. D. Herrick et al.

A. M. Cook

N. Read

S. Rogers

Pridemore, Auburn L., of Lee Court-House, ninth district of Virginia:

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Powell and Clinch Rivers, No. 948; Louisa Fork, 949; section 4884 of Revised Statutes, 950;
C. Cloud, 1154.

Petitions presented by―

W. P Burwell

W. W. Mathews.

for a change in the currency.

G. W. Henderlite

Printed matter, relative to the transmission of, through the mails

H. R. 1041.

Printing, to print papers in the case of Wigginton vs. Pacheco

to print testimony deemed necessary in contested-election cases.
to print ten thousand copies of the report of the monetary commission.

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to print four thousand five hundred additional copies of the Medical History of the
War....

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to print two thousand copies of the Digest for the second session of the present Con-

gress

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to print two thousand copies of the volume of Questions of Order.
to print the Biennial Register.

to print memorial addresses on the late Edward Y. Parsons, of Kentucky..

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to print eight hundred copies of Edward Young's report on labor in Europe and
America.

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