BILLS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Number.

Title.

A bill for reviving and continuing the Court of 48
Commissioners of Alabama Claims, and for the
distribution of the unappropriated moneys of
the Geneva award.

A bill to amend chapter 30 of the Revised Stat-
utes of the United States relating to the Dis
trict of Columbia, and especially to notaries
public.

A bill amending section 1000 of the Revised Stat-
utes of the United States.

A bill to provide a penalty for wanton injury to
the public libraries in the District of Columbia
and in the Territories of the United States.

A bill prescribing an oath of office...

48

49

49

159

5

49

6

A bill to enlarge the jurisdiction of the Court of
Claims, and for other purposes.

49

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7

A bill to refund a duplicate tax to Boehm Broth-
ers, of New York.

49

8

A bill for the relief of Othniel P. Hollis, of the
Soldiers' Home, Augusta, Maine.

49

49

10

11

A bill granting a pension to Perley P. Roberts...
A bill granting a pension to Agnes Fairly, widow
of David Fairly.

12

A bill for the relief of Edgar A. Beach, of Essex,
Vermont.

49

A bill to apply the proceeds of sales of public
lands to the education of the people, and for
the encouragement and support of colleges for
the advancement of agriculture and the me-
chanic arts.

A bill granting a pension to Thomas S. Peterson,
of Salen, Essex County, Massachusetts.

A bill for the relief of the heirs of Nicolas Fou-
quet and Marc Antoine Fouquet.

A bill granting a pension to Othniel T. Hollis...

A bill in relation to expenses of paymasters of
the United States when traveling on duty with
troops or escorts ordered for the protection of
public funds or property.

50

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50

50

50

Approved.

Number.

Bills of the House of Representatives-Continued.

Title.

31

33

34

A bill to amend chapter 7, of title 34, of the Re-
vised Statutes.

32

A bill for the erection of a light-house on Whale
Rock, at the entrance of Narragansett Bay.

A bill to reduce postage on letters...
A bill to provide that all pensions on account of
death, wounds received, or disease contracted
in the service of the United States since March
4, 1861, which have been granted, or shall
hereafter be granted previous to January 1,
1880, shall be paid at the rate paid on the pas
sage of this act, and shall commence from the
date of death or discharge, and for the pay-
ment of arrears.

50

50

A bill to equalize the pay of rear-admirals on
the retired list.

A bill for the relief of Aloysius J. Kane..
A bill for the relief of S. M. Norton, of Bristol,
Connecticut.

A bill for the repeal of the existing national tax
on deposits in savings institutions.

A bill for the relief of James Caler, of Stamford,
Connecticut.

A bill to repeal section 15 of the act to amend
existing customs and internal-revenue laws
and section 129 of the national-bank act.
A bill granting a pension to Mary Desbrow
A bill granting a pension to Lucius Sackett, of
Beacon Falls, Connecticut.

41

42

43

A bill for the relief of George F. Selleck, late
lieutenant Fifth Regiment Connecticut Volun-
teers.

54

55

A bill to restore the national credit by funding
the non-interest-bearing debt into bonds bear-
ing interest at the rate of 4 per cent. per an-
num, payable at the expiration of forty years.
A bill to provide that all pensions on account of
death, wounds received, or disease contracted
in the service of the United States since March
4. 1861, which have been granted, or which
shall hereafter be granted, on application filed
previous to January 1, 1879, shall commence
from the date of death or discharge, and for
the payment of the arrears of pensions.
A bill to regulate and facilitate the payment of
duties upon imported merchandise.

51

51

51

Bills of the House of Representatives—Continued.

Number.

Title.

A bill to provide for the construction of an act
entitled "An act to amend the customs-rev-
enue laws, and to repeal moieties."

A bill to simplify the sixteenth subdivision of
Schedule B, section 2504, Revised Statutes of
the United States, relating to glass, in order to
harmonize with subdivisions of the same
schedule.

A bill to repeal duties on packages, commissions,
transportation, and covering of goods, &c.
A bill to provide for the repeal of all taxes upon
capital and deposits of State and national
banking institutions, &c.; also to abolish the
two-cent stamp upon bank-checks.

A bill to provide for the abolition of all bonds
for duties on imported merchandise while the
latter remains in the custody of the govern-
ment, &c.

A bill to provide for the valuation of imports
upon which customs duties are imposed, pay.
ing in whole or in part ad valorem rates.
A bill to provide for the prompt payment, with
interest and costs, of all judgments obtained
against the government for refund or over.
payment of duties.

65

A bill to provide for the reduction of duties upon
all laces manufactured by hand.

52

74

75

76

77

78

79

08

A bill to further declare the meaning of section
5219 of the Revised Statutes of the United
States, and its correct interpretation.

A bill to provide for the abolition of all naval
offices in ports of entry where a United States
appraisers' department is established.

A bill authorizing a settlement of the claim of the
estate of the late Rear-Admiral John A. Dahl-
gren.

A bill to promote efficiency and harmony in the
Navy.

32

52

32

52

52

A bill to protect the interests of enlisted men and 52
others in the Navy.

A bill for the relief of John H. Morris, late col- 52
lector of internal revenue of the tenth district

of the State of New York.

A bill to authorize notaries public to take and
certify oaths, affirmations, depositions, and
acknowledgments in certain cases.

A bill providing for the abolition of prize-money.
A bill in relation to clerks, deputy clerks, and
assistant clerks in the United States courts.
A bill for the relief of Richard H. Birmingham,
sergeant Company A, Sixty-ninth Regiment
New York State Volunteers.

A bill granting a pension to John H. Reilly......
A bill granting a pension to Robert Butler
A bill granting a pension to Alexander Bond..
81 A bill granting a pension to A. M. Atwood..
A bill for the relief of Alexander Auderson, late
first lieutenant Fourteenth New York Volun
teer Cavalry.

Number.

Bills of the House of Representatives-Continued.

Title.

Reported.

87

838

89

90

91

A bill for the relief of Peter M. Halwick.

A bill for the relief of Alonzo Snyder, of Liv.
ingston County, New York.

A bill for the relief of Nancy A. Herrick, of
Rochester, New York.

A bill granting a pension to Susan A. Heazlit,
aunt of George W. Heazlit, a deceased soldier.
A bill granting a pension to William H. Gould,
a private in the late war.

92 A bill for the relief of Lewis E. Winans, late a
private in Company C, Fourth New York
Heavy Artillery.

98

99

100

101

102

103

104

105

106

A bill granting a pension to Elizabeth Reese,
widow of John Reese, a deceased soldier.

A bill granting a pension to Elizabeth Page,
widow of Eliphet Page, a soldier in the war
of 1812.

A bill granting a pension to Nathan Dickerson,
a soldier in the war of 1812.

A bill granting a pension to Henry Hadley, late
private Company G, Eighty-sixth New York
Volunteer Infantry.

A bill granting a pension to William A. Miller...
A bill granting a pension to Amelia R. Webster.
A bill granting a pension to Charles Slawson....

A bill to amend section 2958 of the Revised 53
Statutes.

A bill applying the proceeds of the public lands
to the support of free schools.

A bill equalizing taxes..

A bill granting a pension to William S. Fonda..
A bill for the relief of Eliza Howard Powers
A bill declaring the Department of Agriculture
one of the Executive Departments.

A bili to establish a Department of Commerce..
107 A bill granting a pension to Mary A. Kerrick
108 A bill granting a pension to Lawrence W. Smith
109 A bill to repeal the act of the 14th of January,
1875, entitled "An act to provide for the re-
sumption of specie payments."

110

111

112

113

114

115

116

117

A bill supplemental to an act entitled "An act
to secure homesteads to actual settlers on the
public domain," approved May 20, 1862.
A bill for the relief of James Welch, Seven-
teenth Regiment Michigan Volunteers.
A bill to survey the Austin-Topolovampo Pa-
cific route.

A bill granting a pension to Elizabeth D. Stone.
A bill to provide for the stamping of unstamped
documents or papers.

A bill granting a pension to Eliza Bowers, a
widow of a soldier of the war of 1812.

A bill for the relief of Thomas Hunter..
A bill authorizing the issue of a pension to An-
drew Jackson (colored), of Pittsburgh, Penn-
sylvania.

A bill to regulate commerce and to prohibit dis-
criminations by common carriers.

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54

54

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54

51

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119 A bill to remove the charges against Lieutenant
Charles Wilkinson, late of Company K, Sev-
enty-third Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers,
on file in the War Department.

54

120

A bill for the relief of Second Lieutenant E. E.
Dravo, Sixth United States Cavalry.

54

270

Number.

Bills of the House of Representatives-Continued.

Title.

Reported.

127

128

129

130

131

132

133

134

A bill for the relief of Daniel Compton, of Troy,
Bradford County, Pennsylvania.

A bill for the relief of William J. Pollock, late
collector of internal revenue of the second dis-
trict of Pennsylvania.

A bill to secure service of process in United
States courts in certain cases.

A bill for the relief of the heirs of Richard W.
Meade.

A bill for the relief of J. G. Fell, Edward
Hoopes, and George Burnham, trustees.

A bill for the relief of Ana M. Rolas y Robaldo,
widow of Francisco Robaldo, deceased.

A bill for the relief of Doctor John B. Rand
A bill for the relief of Jacob G. Croman, of Dick-
inson, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.
135 A bill for the relief of Daniel J. Benner, of Get-
tysburg, Pennsylvania.

136 A bill constituting Jersey City a port of entry.
137 A bill for the relief of Charles B. Underhill..
138 A bill for the relief of Henry M. Meade, late pay.
master in the United States Navy.

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140

141

142
143

144

145

A bill granting a pension to Bridget T. Hopper..
A bill for the relief of Moses B. Bramhall's ad-
ministrator.

A bill for the rellef of the workingmen of the
late board of public works of the District of
Columbia.

A bill granting a pension to George McCoy
A bill to reimburse the trustees of the Methodist
Episcopal Church at Old Town, Alleghany
County, Maryland, for the destruction of the
same by occupation of United States cavalry
during the war.

A bill for the relief of Frederick Division, No. 15. 55
Sons of Temperance, of the State of Maryland.
A bill for the relief of Mrs. Florence Schley,
widow and executrix of the estate of Frederick
Schley, deceased, late collector of internal rev-
enue for the fourth district of Maryland.
A bill granting a pension to Eliza Ceville...
A bill granting a pension to Captain Robert C.
Bramford.

146

147

148

A bill for the relief of the administrator of Sam-
uel T. Anderson, of Baltimore.

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56

A bill for the relief of William McIndoe, post- 56
master at Lonaconing, in Alleghany County,
Maryland.

151

A bill for the relief of the heirs of Nathaniel
Heard.

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56

56

56

56

56

56

A bill for the relief of Henry A. Pumphrey, of 56
Montgomery County, Maryland.