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He read trom tne reend to snow that McMillan's McMil-lan's credentials were uUo presented by i.it and referred to the committee commit-tee on privileges and eiectioud. iiay-ard iiay-ard ta id he believed MeKuery w.ls the legal governor of Louisiana and had been kepi iruiu hid place by usurpation usurpa-tion and iederal puwer. (Slight applause ap-plause in galleries, but promptly c necked. ) Tne question being on tno motion of West to grant tho request lo withdraw the credentials was agreed to, yeas, f0; nays, JS. Addison liitrijducrd a bill io amend section 10 of llib Indian appropriation appropria-tion bill, approved March iki, 1S73, in regard lo liouds ot Indiau agents. Keierrtd. Il provides liiat no Indian agimt be allowed lo enter on liio discharge dis-charge of lii3 Unties till ihosuretieson ins bond have filed a worn statements giving me nature and kind of property pro-perty owned by them, tho value of Hie same, and where situated. Ii empowers tiie secretary ot the interior in-terior to require any agent now on duty to execute a new bond il in any case he thinks tho interests of tho service demand il. Tho bill also req lires each Indian agent to keep a took of itemized expenditures and records of contracts and expenses always open lo public inspection. W indom presented a memorial of the citizens of Wisconsin for an appropriation ap-propriation lor tho completion of Eox river improvement and lor the construction con-struction of a canal along the bank of Wisconsin river from Portage city, Wisconsin, to the Mississippi river. Referred. After an executive session the een-i een-i ato adjourned. HOlSt. Baker introduced a bill against ud- tidita and grants of land to railroads. Casou, to amend the law respecting respect-ing third class mailable matter. Hulman, to repeal an act for the resumption of specie payment. Eames, to reduce postauu by providing provid-ing that alter the 1st of March, 187u, postage ahull bo charged on domestic mailable matter of the 1st class, on all correspondence wholly or in part in writing, excepting Lxwk manuscript manu-script and corrected proofs passing between authors and publishers and including home and drop letters, a uniform rate of one cent each one-half one-half ounce or fraction. Wells, to establish a mint in St. Louis to coin gold and silver. - Sparks, authorizing the payment of import duties in legal tender notes. Chittenden, to fund the United States legal tenders and to prepare a way for the resumption of specie payment as soon as practicable, directing di-recting the secretary of the treasurv to sell lor legal tenders which arc to be immediately cancelled and des-troyed, des-troyed, three millions in 4 per cent, twenty-year bonds on the first Tuesday Tues-day of every month. Ely, directing the secretary of war . ! to transmit copies of orders and instructions in-structions under which tho quarter- l master, General Meiggs, acts for the government during his absence from the United States. Darrell, to amend the act of March, 1S71, incorporating the Texas Pacific railroad company. Morey, to remove the political disability dis-ability of all citizens of the United States and prescribe an oath of oi-dee. oi-dee. Bright, to restore the franking privilege for the congressional record and public dncnmenU. i Buckner oilered the following resolution reso-lution aud asked that it be put on its ' J.'csolrt,!, That the president be requested re-quested to transmit to the house all correspondence as to the dismissal ol ex -senator J. B. Henderson, as one if the special counsel of tiie United States in .the prosecution of the a-hisky frauds betore the United States .curt at St. Louis. Lawrence suggested that the words 'if riot incompatible with the public nterists," be inserted in theresolu-. ion. Voices on the democratic side, j X.i! no!" Buckner derlinetl so to modifv. Kasson made tiie point of "order that under tiie rule a resolution cali-it:g cali-it:g for executive information wnco objected to must lie over one day. T:ie Speaker sustaintd the point, and the resolution went over. B:ils were further introduced and referred as fohows: By Wilson, Resolved, Re-solved, that it is the duty ol congress to regulate the commerce on interstate inter-state ra;. roads by appropriate legislation, legisla-tion, si that agricultural, commercial and other industrial interests ol tiie country may be protected from extortionate extor-tionate and discriminating charges. Ke (erred to the committee on roods and canals. Oliver oilered a resolution instructing the committee ou coinage lo inquire ' 1 wuat proceeding shomd be taken oa I tne pari of the United States with tne view of tue est ibiisdmeul of. a uniform decimal of weig.i, measures meas-ures aud coins throughout tne civiiijod orlu. Referred. A bill by Cannon j to enable the people of Utah to tunn a constitution and state government, to admit I Lah into the Union as a stale. Ly Stee.e, Wy., for the election elec-tion of governor and territorial .--ncers by tr.e people. Bv Harris, a, to a-.J tr.e Woo.ringion, Cincm- ; nti and S Louis railway ccrupaiiv ' io construct a narrow cadge rai.w.,V .Tvm tide water lo St. 'Louis and LVucaco. By I'air.e, resolutions call-I tngfor repcrj-f Li-.ut. M iyr.urd ar.u ;t;ier inrorm.ifi.-n oa Alalia sal . ds'i-.eries: agret-ei to. 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