181

182

183

184

A bill for the removal of all disabilities imposed
by the fourteenth amendment to the Constitu.
tion of the United States.

A bill to authorize manufacturers of tobacco
and snuff to transfer to their factories licorice
and other ingredients used in preparations of
tobacco and snuff free of duties.

A bill to amend an act granting pensions to cer-
tain soldiers and sailors of the war of 1812.
A bill for the relief of E. H. Lively, postmaster
at Williamsburg, Virginia.

185 A bill to provide for the improvement of the
harbor of Norfolk and Portsmouth and Eliza-
beth River in Virginia.

186 A bill for the relief of the sureties of the late
Jesse J. Simpkins, collector of the port of
Norfolk, Virginia.

187 A bill for the improvement of Blackwater River
in the State of Virginia.

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57

57

57

58

ings.
Other proceed.

Approved.

222

223

224
225

226

A bill te amend the law relating to involuntary
bankruptcy.

A bill to authorize producers of leaf-tobacco to
dispose of $100 worth thereof to consumers
without the payment of any tax.

A bill for the relief of Thomas A. Nicholson..
A bill to abolish the western judicial district of
North Carolina, and for other purposes.
A bill to repeal section 3480 of the Revised
Statutes of the United States of America.

227 A bill amending the laws granting pensions to
the soldiers and sailors of the war of 1812 and
their widows, and for other purposes.

59

Reported.

in

Committee of
Proceedings

the Whole and
in the House.

Passed H. R.

Passed Senate.

228

229

A bill to authorize and enable the Eastern band
of the Cherokee Indians to institute and pros-
ecute a suit in the Court of Claims against the
Cherokee Nation.
A bill to repeal so much of the internal-revenue
law as requires persons and State banking as-
sociations to pay a tax of 10 per cent. on the
circulating issue of any State bank, and to en-
force a uniform rate of interest throughout the
United States, and to punish national banks
for accepting a usurious rate of interest.
A bill for the relief of Alexander Sutherland..
A bill for the relief of Moses W. Alexander..
A bill to modify and amend the internal-revenue
laws.

230

231

232

233

A bill for the relief of owners of land sold for
direct taxes.

60

234

A bill for the relief of John F. Andrews, post-
master at Washington, Georgia.

60

235

A bill for the relief of E. P. Edwards, postmaster
at Elberton, Georgia.

60

236

237

238

239

A bil to repeal an act entitled "An act defining
additional causes of challenge and prescribing
an additional oath for grand and petit jurors
in the United States courts."

A bill to prescribe and establish a form of oath
or affirmation to be taken and subscribed by
members of Congress before entering upon the
duties of their office.

A bill to allow farmers and planters to sell leaf-
tobacco of their own production, to other per-
sons than manufacturers of tobacco, without
special tax.

A bill to appropriate money for continuing the
improvement of the Coosa River from Rome,
Georgia, to the crossing of the Rome and Selma
railroad-bridge, in Alabama.

240 A bill granting pensions to certain soldiers and
sailors of the Mexican, Florida, and the Black
Hawk wars, and certain widows of deceased
soldiers and sailors of the same.

61

245

A bill for the relief of Joel A. Billups

61

246

A bill for the relief of John R. Nichols, late
postmaster at Athens, Georgia.

61

264

62

265

62

266

A bill for the relief of Julia A. Nutt, widow and
executrix of Haller Nutt, deceased.

A bill referring to the Court of Claims the claim
of Nannie Hall, formerly widow of the late
Lieutenant Denman, of the United States
Army, for cotton seized, and the proceeds paid
into the United States Treasury.

A bill to create a lien in favor of material-men
and others for supplies, materials, and repairs
furnished to a vessel in her home port, and to
make the laws upon that subject uniform
throughout the United States.

A bill for the relief of Samuel Jamison..
A bill for the relief of W. A. Hyde and T. G.
Mackie, of New Orleans, Louisiana.

A bill to ratify and confirm the orders, decrees,
and judgments of the provisional court of the
United States for the State of Louisiana.
A bill for the relief of the widow of Captain
Christopher M. Haile, United States Army.
A bill for the relief of James A. Payre, of Lou-
isiana.

267

268

269

270

271

272

A bill for the relief of Mrs. Agnes E. Fry, widow
of Joseph Fry.

275
276

A bill for the relief of G. P. Work, a citizen of
Louisiana.

62

62

277

278

279

62

A bill to repeal section 821 of the Revised Stat-
utes of the United States, and to provide an
oath for grand and petit jurors in the courts of
the United States.

A bill to improve the navigation and to afford
protection and security to the shipping trade
and commerce and alluvial lands of the Missis-
sippi River.

A bill to amend the act entitled "An act to en-
courage the establishment of public marine
schools," approved June 20, 1874, so as to ex-
tend it to the ports of Wilmington, Charleston,
Savannah, Mobile, New Orleans, and Galves-
ton.

A bill to authorize the Louisiana and Texas
Railroad to relinquish its title to certain lands
in the State of Louisiana.

A bill to make the ports of Brownsville, Gal-
veston, and Houston, Texas, ports to which
unappraised merchandise may be transported.
A bill to defray the expenses of the mint and
assay-office at New Orleans, Louisiana, and
making an appropriation therefor.
A bill prescribing the form of credentials of Rep.
resentatives-elect, and directing the manner in
which the roll of the House of Representatives
shall be prepared.

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281

282

Number.

Title.

Bills of the House of Representatives-Continued.

283

284

285

286

287

288

289

290

291

-292

293

294

295

296

297

298

299

300

301

302

303

304

A bill to remove the disabilities imposed by the
third section of the fourteenth article of the
amendments of the Constitution of the United
States.

A bill repealing section 1756 of the Revised Stat-
utes of the United States, and prescribing an
official oath.

A bill authorizing the erection of a public build-
ing at Shreveport, Louisiana.

A bill to authorize the North Louisiana Railroad
Company to construct a bridge over the Qua-
chita River at or near Monroe, Louisiana, and
a bridge over the Red River at or near Shreve-
port, Louisiana.

A bill to change the name of the port of entry
of the district of the Teche, in Louisiana, from
Brashear to Morgan City.

A bill making an appropriation of $40,000 to
enable the Commissioner of the General Land
Office to comply with the act of July 4, 1876,
restoring to market the public lands in the
States of Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, and
Louisiana.

A bill appropriating the sum of $3,000,000 for the
purpose of repairing and in part rebuilding the
levees of the Mississippi River, providing for
its expenditure, and for other purposes.
A bill to relieve Morgan's Louisiana and Texas
Railroad, formerly the New Orleans, Opelou-
sas and Great Western Railroad, from certain
conditions imposed by act of June 3, 1856,
chapter 42, section 3.

A bill for relief of the sureties on the official
bond of B. T. Beauregard, late collector of
internal revenue, second district of Louisiana.
A bill to incorporate the National Iron Molders'
Union.

A bill to repeal section 1218 of the Revised Stat-
utes prohibiting the appointment in the Army
of the United States of persons who have
served in the civil, military, or naval service
of the so-called Confederate States.

A bill for the relief of distillers of spirits by the
refunding and repayment of moneys expended
or paid and deposited by them for Tice meters.
A bill to transfer the conduct of Indian affairs
from the Interior Department to the War De-
partment.

A bill authorizing the coinage of the silver dol-
lar, and making it a legal tender for all debts,
public and private.

A bill to repeal the third section of the act enti-
tled "An act to provide for the resumption of
specie payments," approved January 14, 1875.
A bill for the relief of James R. Richardson, of
Mansfield, Ohio.

A bill granting a pension to James C. Swasick,
of Obio.

A bill for the relief of Dudley A. Fish, of Bu-
cyrus, Ohio.

A bill to authorize the free coinage of the stand-
ard silver dollar, and to restore its legal-tender
character.

A bill to amend an act entitled "An act grant-
ing a pension to A. Schuyler Sutton," ap-
proved June 4, 1872.

A bill to reform the civil service of the United
States.

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 applications, filed
previons to January 1, 1880, shall commence
from the date of death or discharge from the
service of the United States; and for the pay-
ment of the arrears of pensions.