purpose of repairing and in part rebuilding the levees of the Mississippi River, providing for its expenditure, and for other purposes;

to the Committee on the Mississippi Levees.

Also, a bill (H. R. 290) to relieve Morgan's Louisiana and Texas Railroad, formerly the New Orleans, Opelousas and Great Western Railroad, from certain conditions imposed by act of June 3, 1856, chapter 42, section 3;

to the Committee on the Public Lands.

Also, a bill (H. R. 291) for the relief of the sureties on the official bond of B. T. Beauregard, late collector of internal revenue, second district of Louisiana;

to the Committee of Ways and Means.

Also, joint resolution (H. Res. 9) presenting the thanks of Congress to Lieutenant D. F. Tozier and the officers and men of the revenue-steamer Dix for rescuing the French bark Peabody, with sixteen persons on board, stranded in the Gulf of Mexico, February 23, 1877;

to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

By Mr. Banning: A bill (H. R. 292) to incorporate the National IronMolders' Union;

to the Committee on Education and Labor.

Also, a bill (H. R. 293) to repeal section 1218 of the Revised Statutes, prohibiting the appointment in the Army of the United States of persons who have served in the civil, military, or naval service of the socalled Confederate States;

to the Committee on Military Affairs.

Also, a bill (H. R. 294) for the relief of distillers of spirits by the refunding and repayment of moneys expended or paid and deposited by them for Tice meters;

to the Committee of Ways and Means.

Also, a bill (H. R. 295) to transfer the conduct of Indian affairs from the Interior Department to the War Department;

to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Also, a bill (H. R. 296) authorizing the coinage of the silver dollar and making it a legal tender for all debts, public and private;

By Mr. Southard: A bill (H. R. 297) to repeal the third section of the act entitled "An act to provide for the resumption of specie payments," approved January 14, 1875;

to the Committee on Banking and Currency.

Also, a joint resolution (H. Res. 10) authorizing the Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Representatives to appoint an assistant;

to the Committee on the Rules.

By Mr. Finley: A bill (H. R. 298) for the relief of James R. Richardson, of Mansfield, Ohio;

to the Committee ou War-Claims.

Also, a bill (H. R. 299) granting a pension to James C. Swasick, of Ohio;

Also, a bill (H. R. 300) for the relief of Dudley A. Fish, of Bucyrus, Ohio;

to the Committee on Invalid Pensions.

By Mr. Ewing: A bill (H. R. 301) to authorize the free coinage of the standard silver dollar, and to restore its legal-tender character; to the Committee on Banking and Currency.

Also, a bill (H. R. 302) to amend an act entitled "Au act granting a pension to A. Schuyler Sutton," approved June 4, 1872; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions.

By Mr. A. V. Rice: A bil! (H. R. 303) to reform the civil service of the United States;

to the Committee on Reform in the Civil Service.

Also, a bill (H. R. 304) 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, 1880, shall commence from the date of death or discharge from the serv ice of the United States; and for the payment of the arrears of pensions; Also, a bill (H. R. 305) granting a pension to Mrs. Rebecca C. Maxwell, widow of the late Colonel O. C. Maxwell, One hundred and ninetyfourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry;

Also, a bill (H. R. 306) to increase the pension of Robert Cary, of Ohio, to fifty dollars per month;

to the Committee on Invalid Pensions.

By Mr. Ewing: A bill (H. R. 307) to repeal the third section of the act to provide for the resumption of specie payment;

to the Committee on Banking and Currency.

By Mr. Dickey: A bill (H. R. 308) for the relief of Joseph Bratton, of Brown County, Ohio;

Also, a bill (H. R. 309) for the relief of Andrew F. Higgins;

to the Committee on Invalid Pensions.

By Mr. Monroe: A bill (H. R. 310) authorizing the adjudication and payment of certain claims upon the fund created by section 15 of chapter 459 of the laws of the Forty-third Congress;

to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. J. S. Jones: A bill (H. R. 311) to amend sections 3513, 3520,. and 3586 of the Revised Statutes of the United States; to repeal section 2 of joint resolution No. 17, passed July 22, 1876, and to restore: the legal-tender qualities of the silver dollar;

to the Committee on Banking and Currency.

By Mr. Foster: A bill (H. R. 312) for the relief of T. W. Ruggles; to the Committee on War-Claims.

Also, a bill (H. R. 313) to provide for the better care and protection of quartermaster supplies;

to the Committee on Military Affairs.

Also, a bill (H. R. 314) to confirm the term for the period of seventeen years from the date of its original grant of the patent of Thomas. A. Weston;

to the Committee on Patents.

By Mr. Danford: A bill (H. R. 315) for the relief of John H. Jones and Thomas D. Harris;

to the Committee on War-Claims.

By Mr. Van Vorhes: A bill (H. R. 316) to carry into effect the tenth article of the treaty with the Pottawatomie Indians of February 27, 1867;

Also, a bill (H. R. 317) to make certain payments to the Pottawato mie Indians;

to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

By Mr. Boone: A bill (H. R. 318) to repeal sections 4924, 4925, 4926, 4927, 4828 of the Revised Statutes of the United States;

to the Committee on Patents.

Also, a bill (H. R. 319) for the relief of A. Gates Lee, of McCracken County, Kentucky;

to the Committee on War-Claims.

Also, a bill (H. R. 320) for the relief of Leroy D. Sutton;

to the Committee on Invalid Pensions.

Also, a bill (H. R. 321) for the relief of R. C. Smith, of McCracken County, Kentucky;

to the Committee on War-Claims.

Also, a bill (H. R. 322) for the relief of the heirs of Aleck Vance, deceased;

to the Committee on Military Affairs.

Also, a bill (H. R. 323) granting a pension to Carlisle Bridges, of McCracken County, Kentucky;

to the Committee on Invalid Pensions.

By Mr. McKenzie: A bill (H. R. 324) to permit the growers of tobacco to sell one thousand dollars' worth of their own growth without a license so to do;

By Mr. Knott: A bill (H. R. 325) to amend section 3369 of the Revised Statutes of the United States;

to the Committee of Ways and Means.

Also, a bill (H. R. 326) for the relief of the minors of John C. Robin

son;

to the Committee on Invalid Pensions.

Also, a bill (H. R. 327) to repeal so much of the sixth clause of section 3244 of the Revised Statutes of the United States as prohibits farmers and planters from selling leaf-tobacco at retail directly to consumers without the payment of a special tax;

to the Committee of Ways and Means.

By Mr. Carlisle: A bill (H. R. 328) for the relief of L. M. Northcutt, of the county of Kenton, State of Kentucky;

to the Committee on War-Claims.

By Mr. Turner: A bill (H. R. 329) 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; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions.

By Mr. Durham: A bill (H. R. 330) for the benefit of Alderson T. Keene, late first-lieutenant of Company E, First Kentucky Cavalry; Also, a bill (H. R. 331) for the benefit of W. R. Boice, of Danville, Kentucky;

Also, a bill (H. R. 332) for the relief of Archibald B. Rue;

Also, a bill (H. R. 333) for the relief of George Trupnall, of Harrodsburg, Kentucky;

Also, a bill (H. R. 334) for the benefit of the Madison Female Academy, located at Richmond, Kentucky;

Also, a bill (H. R. 335) for the benefit of the Christian church in Danville, Kentucky;

Also, a bill (H. R. 336) for the benefit of Major John A. Morrison, of Russell County, Kentucky;

Also, a bill (H. R. 337) for the benefit of the trustees of the Baptist church of Crab Orchard, Kentucky;

Also, a bill (H. R. 338) for the benefit of W. F. Goggin, of Pulaski County, Kentucky;

Also, a bill (H. R. 339) for the relief of John S. Boswell, of Anderson County, Kentucky;

Also, a bill (H. R. 340) for the benefit of Archer Owsley, administrator of Elsworth Owsley, deceased;

to the Committee on War-Claims.

Also, a bill (H. R. 341) for the relief of E. B. Hand, postmaster at Harrodsburg, Kentucky;

Also, a bill (H. R. 342) for the relief of John Witherspoon and James Suffell, of Kentucky;

Also, a bill (H. R. 343) for the relief of Bidow and Wilson, of Danville, Kentucky;

to the Committee of Claims.

Also, a bill (H. R. 344) to repeal the bankrupt law;

Also, a bill (H. R. 345) to give the State of Kentucky concurrent jurisdiction with the United States courts on the Government grounds near Harrodsburg, Kentucky;

to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Also, a bill (H. R. 346) to permit the growers of tobacco to sell to consumers five hundred dollars' worth of their own growth without a license so to do;

to the Committee of Ways and Means.

Also, a bill (H. R. 347) 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;

to the Committee on Invalid Pensions.

Also, a bill (H. R. 348) to repeal the third section of the resumption act;

to the Committee on Banking and Currency.

Also, a bill (H. R. 349) fixing the compensation, &c., of United States attorneys;

Also, a bill (H. R. 350) fixing the fees of clerks of United States district and circuit courts;

Also, a bill (H. R. 351) fixing the compensation of United States marshals and deputies;

to the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of Justice. Also, a bill (H. R. 352) for the relief of James P. Carroll;

to the Committee on Military Affairs.

By Mr. A. S. Willis: A bill (H. R. 353) to regulate commerce among the States;

to the Committee on Commerce.

Also, a bill (H. R. 354) for the relief of Brannin, Summers & Co., Louisville, Kentucky;

By Mr. Whitthorne: A bill (H. R. 355) to modify the tax upon tobacco; to the Committee of Ways and Means.

Also, a bill (H. R. 356) directing method of annual estimates of expenditures to be submitted from Navy Department;

to the Committee on Naval Affairs.

Also, a bill (H. R. 357) to amend the third section of the act of Congress, approved March 12, 1863, entitled "An act to provide for the collection of abandoned property, and for the prevention of frauds in insurrectionary districts within the United States;

to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Also, a bill (H. R. 358) to provide for pensions to soldiers of the war with Mexico and of the Seminole war of 1836; &c.;

Also, a bill (H. R. 359) to extend the provisions of the act of Congress, approved February 14, 1871, granting pensions to certain soldiers and sailors of the war of 1812;

to the Committee on Invalid Pensions.

Also, a bill (H. R. 360) for the relief of the State of Tennessee; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Also, a bill (H. R. 361) to pay certain persons therein specified for horses illegally taken from them by officers of the United States; to the Committee on Military Affairs.

Also, a bill (H. R. 362) for the relief of William Park, of Tennessee; Also, a bill (H. R. 363) for the relief of Henry S. French, of Nashville, Tennessee;

Also, a bill (H. R. 361) for relief of Walter Akin, administrator of James Akin, of Maury County, Tennessee;

Also, a bill (H. R. 365) for the relief of Cary Gilbert, of Giles County, Tennessee;

Also, a bill (H. R. 366) for the relief of A. J. Reed, of Giles County, Tennessee;

Also, a bill (H. R. 367) for the relief of John E. Tulloss, of Williamson County, Tennessee;

to the Committee on War-Claims.

By Mr. Bright: A bill (II. R. 368) granting a pension to James B. Treadwell, major of the Eighty-fifth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers; to the Committee on Invalid Pensions.

Also, a bill (H. R. 369) providing for the free coinage of silver dollars and for making the same a legal tender;

to the Committee on Mines and Mining.

Also, a bill (H. R. 370) to repeal the act of January 14, 1875, for the resumption of specie payments;

to the Committee on Banking and Currency.

Also, a bill (H. R. 371) for the relief of J. W. Burbridge & Company and Robert H. Montgomery;

Also, a bill (H. R. 372) for the relief of Mrs. Martha A. Stevens;

Also, a bill (H. R. 373) for the relief of Aun P. James, of Tennessee; Also, a bill (H. R. 374) for the relief of Asa Faulkner and others, of Tennessee;

to the Committee on War-Claims.

By Mr. Riddle: A bill (H. R. 375) to pension the surviving officers and enlisted men of the Black Hawk, Seminole, Florida, and Mexican wars, and their widows;

to the Committee on Invalid Pensions.

Also, a bill (H. R. 376) for the payment to the officers and soldiers of the Mexican war of the three months' extra pay provided for by the act of July 19, 1848;

to the Committee on Military Affairs.

Also, a bill (H. R. 377) for the payment of duties on imports in legaltender notes or coin, at the option of the importer;

to the Committee of Ways and Means.

Also, a bill (H. R. 378) to repeal section 3412 of the Revised Statutes, which imposes a tax of ten per centum upon the circulation of State banks and State banking associations;

to the Committee on Banking and Currency.

Also, a bill (H. R. 379) appropriating one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars for the improvement of the navigation of the Cumberland River from Nashville, Tennessee, to the Cincinnati and Chattanooga Railroad;

Also, a bill (H. R. 380) appropriating twenty-five thousand dollars for the improvement of the navigation of Caney Fork and Obeys River, tributaries of the Cumberland River;

to the Committee on Commerce.

Also, a bill (H. R. 381) to reduce the tax on distilled spirits to fifty cents on each proof-gallon;

Also, a bill (H. R. 382) for the repeal of the restrictions upon the sale of tobacco in the leaf by the producers thereof;

to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Also, a bill (H. R. 383) for the relief of J. D. Bond and Brother, of Wilson County, Tennessee;

to the Committee of Claims.