Contested elections:

Testimony and papers relating to the contested-election case of G. D. Tillman against
Robert Smalls, from the State of South Carolina..

Testimony and papers relating to the contested-election case of J. J. Finley against Ho
ratio Bisbee, jr., from the State of Florida

Testimony and papers relating to the contested-election case of John S. Richardson
against Joseph H. Rainey, from the State of South Carolina.

Testimony and papers relating to the contested-election case of Jere Haralson against
Charles M. Shelley, from the State of Alabama

Testimony and papers relating to the contested-election case of James L. Nutting against
James B. Reilly, from the State of Pennsylvania

Testimony and papers relating to the coutested-election case of Thomas M. Patterson
against James B. Belford, from the State of Colorado

Testimony and papers relating to the contested-election case of J. B. Elam against George
L. Smith, from the State of Louisiana

Testimony and papers relating to the contested-election case of Benjamin Dean against
Walbridge A. Field, from the State of Massachusetts

Testimony and papers relating to the contested-election case of William H. Hardy against
II. S. Stevens, from the Territory of Arizona.

Testimony and papers relating to the contested-election case of Samuel W. McDowell
against Richard Williams, from the State of Oregon

Testimony and papers relating to the contested-election case of J. H. Acklen against C.
B. Darrall, from the State of Louisiana

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Testimony and papers relating to the contested-election case of E. W. Robertson against
C. E Nash, from the State of Louisiana.

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Testimony and papers relating to the contested election case of William E. Hinton against
Joseph Jorgensen, from the State of Virginia

Testimony and papers relating to the contested-election case of John R. Lynch against
James R. Chalmers, from the State of Mississippi.
Testimony and papers relating to the contested-election case of Peter D. Wigginton
against Romualdo Pacheco, from the State of California
Cook, Phillip, of Americus, third district of Georgia:

W. A. Cornwall, No. 1335; Flint River, 1336; payment for cotton seized, 1337; pensions,
Seminole and Florida war, 1338; refund cotton-tax, 1339.

Cutting timber in Wyoming, No. 802; penitentiary in Wyoming, 803 and 804; settlers on
Wind River Valley, 1199; Military road from Green River City to Yellowstone, 1200;
law library for Wyoming, 1201; mining claims, 1202; representation to each Territory
and the District of Columbia, H. Res. 57.

Petitions presented by-

For post-routes

Corporations, to provide for the levy, sale, and transfor of interest of shareholders in

H. R. 643.

Costs, relative to the payment of, in suits wherein the United States is a party

Cotton, Secretary of the Treasury to pay for,

to appropriate the tax on, for school
to pay for certain, seized.

to refund certain taxes collected on..
relative to the transportation of, on

to pay the owners of, seized by the

Answered roll-call

Sworn in

Member of Committee on Agriculture

Invalid Pensions

Leave of absence granted

Bills of the House introduced by-

Citizens Gas-Light Company of District of Columbia, No. 924: C. G. Summers, 925; Flush-
ing Bay, 926; C. G. Summers, 1643; J. J. Winn, 1644; L. Decker, 1645.

H. Z. Eaton, No. 1001; J. Katon, 1002; Assistant Judge-Advocate in United States Army,.

1222.

Petitions presented by-

Letter-carriers

H. Z. Eaton

Citizens of the District of Columbia

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92

176

181

266

Resolutions of the House introduced by-

That the question of the prima facie as well as the final right of J. S. Richardson and
Joseph H. Rainey, contestants, respectively claiming a seat in this House from the first
district of South Carolina, be referred to the Committee on Elections, hereafter to be
appointed; and until such committee shall have reported in the premises, and the
House have decided said question, neither of said contestants shall be admitted to a
seat..

That the Secretary of the Navy be directed to report to this House what action has been
taken, if any, in the navy yards of the United States in regulating the bours of labor;
and whether such action has been in derogation of or compliance with section 3736 of
the Revised Statutes, which requires that eight hours shall constitute a day's work for
all laborers, workmen, and mechanics who may be employed by or on behalf of the Gov.
ernment of the United States..

That Thomas G. Bryan be appointed a page in addition to the pages authorized by law..
Bills of the House introduced by—

Political disabilities, 83; silver co'n, 84; coinage of twenty-cent pieces, 85: payment of
laborers in excess of eight hours' work, 86; R. C. Murphy, 1214; J. T. Neale, 1286.

Petitions presented by-

Letter-carriers.

Against the repeal of the bankrupt law

Of certain mechanics and laborers for relief.

A. S. Pellegrini

Of mechanics on new War Office.

Of gardeners, &c..

D. Conroy.

J. T. Neal..

Crapo, William W., of New Bedford, first district of Massachusetts:

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12

14

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96

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31

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35, 129, 147

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129

129

219

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234

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Sworn in..

12

Member of Committee on Foreign Affairs

94

That there be paid to Andrew Stepper, out of the contingent fund of the House, the sum
of $- for services as messenger for twenty days in March, 1877..

255

That Isaac T. Mocre, deputy sergeant-at-arms of the House special committee to investi-
gate the recent elections in Louisiana, be allowed the sum of $325, to be paid out of the
contingent fund of the House...

255

Answered roll-call

Resolutions of the House introduced by-

Bills of the House introduced by-

Pilot fees, No. 24; salaries of collectors of customs, 1269; sections 2513 and 2514, Revised
Statutes, 1270; customs collectors at Plymouth and Nantucket, 1271; Old Dominion
Steamship Company, 1272; E. Totten, 1564.

Petitions presented by-

Letter-carriers

J. W. Mahew.

G. E. Saunders et al.

W. T. Smith et al..

A. Sutorias ...

Cravens, Jordan E., of Clarksville, third district of Arkansas:

Answered roll-call

Sworn in..

Member of Committee on Revision of the Laws of the United States.

Reform in the Civil Service

Bills of the House introduced by-

J. D. Houston, No. 619; B. I. Morris, 620; H. Mickle, 1100; W. Drake, 1101; H. Cooe, 1102;
C. Ayliff, 1103; Amendment to Constitution, H. Res. 13; Fort Smith military reserva-
tion, 1429; P. E. Hogan, 1430; Oklahoma, 1709; S. J. Raney, 1710; M. Davis, 1711;
D. Dodd, 1712.

Crittenden, Thomas T., of Warrensburg, seventh district of Missouri:

That the President of the United States be, and he is hereby, requested to inform the
House of Representatives what legal impediments, if any, exist which prevent him
from executing said laws in accordance with the obligations accepted and agreements
made by said Union Pacific Railroad Company and branches with the United States, as
stipulated and agreed upon in the several acts aforesaid

Bills of the House introduced by-

S. Ashworth, No. 577; M. A. Silvey, 578; A. Barclay, 579; R. Breinneiss et al., 580; J. Diche,
581; R. M. Wyrick, 582; G. M. D. Towns, 1085; public building at Jefferson City, 1086;
E. A. Porch, 1551; J. H. Totten, 1552.

M. E. Parnell. No. 660; resumption act, 661 and 662; removal of causes from State courts,
663; silver dollar, 664; section 3588 of Revised Statutes, 665; Alabama Claims Commis
sion, 1128; Southern mail contractors, H. Res. 14; navigation between Jefferson, Texas,
and Shreveport, 1719.

Petitions presented by-

G. H. Giddings.

E. L. Dahoney

M. E. Purnell

S. J. Davenport

Of the mayor and board of aldermen of Jefferson

Cummings, Henry J. P., of Winterset, seventh district of Iowa:

Sworn in...

Answered roll-call

Member of Committee of Claims

Bills of the House introduced by-

Coinage and resumption, No. 691; T. C. Young, 846; R. Coles, 1528.

Petitions presented by—

For cheap telegraphy

Letter carriers

...

Currency, to provide a uniform.

H. R. 712.

to provide lawful note and coin

H. R. 897.

Custom-house service, to pay certain citizens for investigating the.
Customs, to reduce the expense of collecting.

H. R. 412.

to fix the salaries of collectors of

H. R. 1269.

to repeal certain sections of the

fixing salaries of collectors of, of Plymouth and Nantucket, Massachusetts...

Customs-revenue laws, to provide for the construction of the

Cutler, Augustus W., of Morristown, fifth district of New Jersey:

H. R. 1271.

H. R. 58.
H. R. 207.

Answered roll-call.

Sworn in.

Member of Committee on Agriculture

Patents

Leave of absence granted..

Resolutions of the House introduced by

That the Clerk of the House be, and is hereby, directed to pay Ingram Coryell, from the
contingent fund of the House, for services rendered as messenger in the Doorkeeper's
department of the House from March 4 to October 15, and for services rendered as clerk
to present Doorkeeper from October 16 to November 31..

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Bills of the House introduced by-

Public lands for free schools, No. 101; equalizing taxes, 102; W. S. Fonder, 103; E. H.
Powers, 104; Department of Agricultural, 105; stock-yards and abattoir in District of
Columbia, 1296.