Roberts, Charles B.-Continued.
Bills of the House introduced by-

Marine-hospital service, No. 1571; captors of the ram Albemarle, 1572; F. D. Pearson,
1573; H.Jarboe, 1574; M Kenah, 1575; W. L. W Seabrook, 1576; B. Chenowith, 1577; F.
O. Wyse, 1578; F. I. Wheeler, 1579; T. Poultney, 1550.

Petitions presented by-

Of the captors of the ram Albemarle.

W. L W. Seabrook.

F.O Wyse

Robertson, E. W., (contestee, of Baton Rouge sixth district of Louisiana:

Answered roll-call

Objections to swearing in

To strike the name of, from the roll of the House.

Sworn in

Member of Committee on Mississippi Levees..

Resolutions of the House introduced by-

That a clerk be allowed to the Committee on the Mississippi Levees, whose salary shall
be fixed by the Committee of Accounts, and who shall be paid out of the contingent fund
of this House

Bills of the House presented by-

Trasportation of mails, No. 983; refunding cotton-tax, 1670.

Petitions presented by-

For post-route

Robinson, George D., of Chicopee, eleventh district of Massachusetts:

Member of Committee on Expenditures in the Department of Justice..

the Mississippi Levees

Bills of the House introduced by-

J. Kinder, No. 1054; S. B. Robertson, 1055; S. W. Overman, 1056; E. Langston, 1057.
Petitions presented by-

Grasshopper sufferers, No. 1468; seeds to grasshopper sufferers, 1739.

Ross, Miles, of New Brunswick, third district of New Jersey:

Answered roll-call

Rules, to adopt the, of the Forty-fourth Congress.
to refer the, of the House to a committee
resolution relative to Rule 79 and Rule 94
Proposed additional rule-

Rule. Each officer of the House of Representatives shall make out on the first day of
each month his roll of persons regularly appointed by him for that month, with the
nomes of the persons so appointed. Such persons shall serve during the month and be
entitled to pay for the same if they have served, unless for proper cause assigned in
writing and delivered to the employé the officer has removed such emyloyé during said
mo th, in which case, or in case of a vacancy by death or resignation, he shall place
upon the roll for the unexpired term the name of the person appointed to fill such
vacancy. No person shall be paid except from the day upon which he was actually
appointed. And the rolls of the officers of the House shall be hung up publicly on and
from the first day of each month, subject to public inspection

Ryan, Thomas, of Topeka, third district of Kansas:

Public buildings at Topeka, No. 816: stenographers for military departments, 817; S. A.
M. Chamberlin, 818; Spencer and Mead, 819; section 4709 Revised Statutes, 820: regis
ters' and receivers' fees, 1462; H. Fones, 1463; D. Morrow, 1464; Arkansas River, 1499;
S. Sandford, 1531.

20

20

213

276

9

14

41, 128

215

215

87

163

74

110

234

Rhodes & Bagaley.

130

Rhode Island, citizens of, for increase of salaries of letter-carriers

27,98

Bills of the House introduced by-

Member of Committee on the Revision of the Laws Regulating the Counting of the Elect-
oral Votes

12

96

Member of Committee on the Public Lands...........

Bills of the House introduced by-

Public buildings at Council Bluffs, No. 1129; reorganization of United States judiciary,
1440; cheap transportation between East and West, 1511.

W. H. Needham, No. 694; S. Miller, 695; H. Simons, 696; B. Hollingsworth, 697; N.
Udell, 698.

Appointed Speaker pro tempore.

Bills of the House introduced by-

E. A. Sample, No. 989; A. Mellon, 990; W. Buckley, 991; equalizing pensions, 992; Enter-
prise Insurance Company, 993; T. H. Foules, 994; C. E. Pierson, 995; A. G. Collins, 996;
M. A. Stonefield, 997; testimony in criminal cases, 998; custom-house bonds, 999; home-
stead to settlers, 1000; an Army officer's record, 1603; J. H. Hamilton, 1753.

Petitions presented by-

S. Rosenham

Of citizens for aid

Letter-carriers

C. C. Aleshire..

W. Buckley, et al.

Of Enterprise Insurance Company.

W. Tait.

C. E. Pierson

A. G. Collins

M. A. Stonefield.

Scales, Alfred M., of Greensburough, fifth district of North Carolina :

Answered roll-call

Sworn in

Member of Committee on Indian Affairs..

the Militia

Bills of the House introduced by-

To refund direct land-tax, No. 212; tax on fruit-brandy, 213; M. Martin, 214; court-house
at Lexington, North Carolina, 215; bonds of internal-revenue collectors, 216; Mexican
war pensions, 217; E. J. Nutall, 218; E. Perry, 219; transfer of Indian Bureau, 959; W.
H. Thompson, 960; F. B. Culver, 1476.

Petitions presented by-

For post-route

M. Martin

Pottawatomie Indians.

W. H. Thompson.

E. I. Nutall.

Schleicher Gustave, of San Antonio, sixth district of Texas:

Resolutions of the House introduced by-

That a select committee of eleven members be appointed by the Speaker, whose duty it
shall be to consider the civil service of the United States and measures to promote its
efficiency, and that the committee shall have leave to report by bill or otherwise....
That the President be requested to communicate to the House of Representatives, so far
as in his judgment may be compatible with the public interest, all information in his
possession referring to the condition of the Mexican border in Texas, and to any recent
violation of the territory of the United States by incursions from Mexico....
Bills of the House introduced by-

Washington, Cincinnati and Saint Louis Railroad, No. 898; S.!Powers, 1112; M. E. Brack-
enridge, 1113; E. P. Murphy, 1114; A. Newman, 1115; sections 1244 and 1258 Revised
Statutes, 1116: right of way to Washington, Cincinnati and Saint Louis Railroad, 1117;
section 2131 of Revised Statutes, 1118; B. E. Edwards, 1119; E. H. Happe, 1120; F. Cais,
H. Res. 30; W. Longnecker, 1501; E. P. Murphy, 1502; T. Kearney, 1503; line of the
Army, 1504; H. R. Alsbury, 1505; cheap transportation between East and West, 1506;
F. Guilbeau, 1723; Southwestern boundary and Railroad and Telegraph, 1724.
Petitions presented by-

G. H. Giddings..

E. H. Hoppe.

F. Cais

A. Newman

M. E. Brackenridge..

Of physicians...

For the repeal of the tax on national banks.

E. P. Murphy.

W. Schuchardt

A. Grover..

T. Kearney

Duncan, Reddington & Co..

S. C. Slade et al

Memorial of the Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway Company
Secretary of State, letters from the, relative to the Paris Exposition and the Mexican awards
requested to inform the House what amount of indemnity has been paid
by the Spanish government on account of the execution of John Ryan
and others

transmits answer to the above..

31

113

148

172

172

172

172, 183

183

184

203

210

210

215

215

232

234

259

259

194

201

224

Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Representatives, John G. Thompson elected and sworn in.....
to authorize the, to appoint an assistant....
H. Res. 10.

Sexton, Leonidas, of Rushville, fourth district of Indiana:

Answered roll-call

Sworn in....

Member of Committee on Reform in the Civil Service

Leave of absence granted

Bills of the House introduced by-

Pate & Howe, No. 458; G. Kerchner, 459.

Shallenberger, William S., of Beaver, twenty-fourth district of Pennsylvania:

Answered roll-call...

Sworn in....

Member of Committee on Mines and Mining..

Bills of the House introduced by-

Petitions presented by-

Shelley, Charles M., (contestee,) of Selma, fourth district of Alabama :

E. Teagarden, No. 830; T. Lowry, 1483.

E. Teagarden.

Of 64 pilots

Resolutions of the House introduced by-

That the Secretary of the Navy inform this House what naval vessels have been put
under repairs since the 1st of March last, with the name, and cost of the same to date,
and the amount that will be necessary to put them in sea-going condition....
That the Secretary of the Navy be requested to appoint a board of five naval officers of
the highest rank, with a rear-admiral as president of said board, (and in selecting the
other members of said beard he shall take the senior naval constructor and engineer,)
to examine and report upon the condition of the naval vessels now being repaired at the
different navy-yards; which report shall be transmitted to this House for its informa-
tion...

Bills of the House introduced by-

Cotton-tax for school purposes, No. 974; public lands for school purposes, 975.
Silver coin, providing for the issue of, on deposit of bullion

Silver dollar, authorizing the coinage of the, see H. R. 296, H. R. 301, H. R. 369, H. R. 435, H. R.
442, H. R. 452, H. R. 483, H. R. 498, H. R. 514, H. R. 554, H. R. 571, H. R. 664,
H. R. 691, H. R. 714, H. R. 750, H. Res. 21, H. R. 904, H. R. 905, H. R. 909, H. R.
1093.

N. Hall, No. 265; special deficiency, 1521 and 1526; E. De Leon, 1666: B. H. Robertson,

Sinnickson, Clement H., of Salem, first district of New Jersey:

Answered roll-call

Sworn in

Member of Committee on Invalid Pensions

Leave of absence granted..

Bills of the House introduced by -

M. A. Kerrick, No. 107; L. W. Smith, 108.

Petitions presented by-

Letter-carriers..

W. H. Warner.

Slemons, William F., of Monticello, second district of Arkansas:

Answered roll-call.

Sworn in..

Member of Committee on the Post-Office and Post-Roads.

Expenditures on Public Buildings

Bills of the House introduced by-

C. W. Preddy, No. 605; Ouachita River, 1096; Upper Red River, 1997; Little River, 1098;
Bayon Bartholomew, 1099; W. W. Wilshire, H. Res. 12.

Smalls, Robert, (contested,) of Beaufort, fifth district of South Carolina: