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Show TELEGRAPHIC FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. HI Mill. Wnahington, 31. Billa witO intro-iluccd intro-iluccd antl relcrn il as lulluwa : M.'Milhm, U) pxeinpt nil virM-li en-gao,ul en-gao,ul in tho imvintinu of tho Mimirt fippi rivor and ita IrilnUnnrN hIkivc tin port of New Orlr.iua Iron entry and cU'tiraiu o. Wright buliniittil a joint nwolulinn niniiig an nniopdniont lo tlio I'on-ntitulion I'on-ntitulion ot tin I'niu-d St itna ho ju to elect tho im'uklunt anil virtu prca'-ilent by h iliroit votu of tlm poopli ; alma joint resolution propi wiiil; an umui.t-tlH'llt umui.t-tlH'llt to tllli ixinstltlltioli nO AH to i lect I'nilt-d Slate arniibirs ly a ilirei't vote of tlio piDpUt of tlio United Hi.Uoh; hImu bill lo aniftnl tlio tut of Juno "JJd, 1S74, iur thu ri'lirl of of m-ttli n on tho railroad laiuU; aUo lo cxtt iiil tho jurisilielion of the district ami circuit ooiirln. Itooth Bnbinittod ft roanUition r-iinealinp r-iinealinp tho Btvrrtary of tho inU rior Ut transmit to tho Hcnale i'opii- of tho cwresponilenco with tho committee of tho forty-thinl conrenH repeeling the t.ixation of landn g:iuitel to uU'.w and (.orporationa. Arenl to. I Lopm, from the connniltee on mill-tary mill-tary allors, reported favorably On t'nc Hvnati bill to reduce, the nuiiibor and incrr-iicc the I'll'-ii'iiry of the medical corp of the I'inted Statue) army. The ctn.-:di ration of tho liuiiao joint rr.Holution to pay tho interest on the i!.'-'i Di-trict of Columbia bonds w is n siuiu-il. 'I lie ponding quoaliun w.i3 on tl,e inmlitiid amenduicnt of Ssryent anb-milttrd anb-milttrd on Fliday 1il-1, providing thai the certi fiea tea hereto loro issued y the l"ianl of audit, including thoj'-oonvertotl thoj'-oonvertotl into '$.' txnida, and llnwc which have tint hern bo converted, and the certificates hereafter to hi-latmcvi hi-latmcvi by tho Unml of audit or their miceesBuRj. phall not excefl in It e .irt'giitr1 Hi teen million ilollars, and w ticn Una amount shall he reached the Kianl of audit shall he alolishcil and ad power eenferred upon the uianl hiiall ceae, aril all papern and .public pp-nerlv in their pnwion "iiail ho dehvereil to the comtni-efion-en of the di-triet or their Biieceasor?. Sargent said the :ihjct ctniTaced in tiie latter part of Ins nrnendinent ho undcretOtHl (V.is already tvloro the I i-trict of Columbia commissioners, and iie Ihrrel'uru witiidrrw that Kir-lioii Kir-lioii providing tor lha aluiiliiiu of the ooanl of audit. McCrcery intrfKlucal a hill to ap-prrprinte ap-prrprinte il.OXl) to remove tlio remains of K. Rn:ncy Wine, lab,-L'nited lab,-L'nited Htates niini.-ter to Kcuador, irrin tjuito to tlio ceniettrv At Jx)tiis rillc. no i s ii. Ti.e sneaker called the b tales for ''hid. L'ndir the call biila were intro-ducid intro-ducid and refer r.d as follows: Willi?, fur construction of all tarif! and coiiection law; a '.jO for Hie abolition aboli-tion ol prize muney. Ward, to repeal duties on package.6 iif coinni;s?ioner ol trans ort at ion and covering oJ C"Cl-; al-n ia pnivide forth?- reSpon?ibi.ity of the government govern-ment for all imported merchandise while in its custody; a!;3 fur a rcdue-ti.ir. rcdue-ti.ir. of duty on laces manufactured oy !-ai:d. Ai.,; . . - , to re sf and simplify the turdT. Ke (erred to u e-. onitiec on ways antl mean. Tne bili provides that in lieu of the present rates, on and after July 1st, 1 S7'"i, the following rates shall prevail: Cigars, cicaretleu and cheroots of all Uind, j.'i.oO per pound; tobacco, in1 leaf, unmanufactured and net1 stamped, -hi centa per pound. Wools are clarified from 3 to 10 centa per pound; woolen clothe and shawls and all manufactures of wool ol" every description, de-scription, made wholly or in part ol wool, 70 cent per pound; flannel blankets blank-ets at from 20 to 4u cents per pound; ready-made clothing and wearing apparel ap-parel of every description, $2 per per pound; coflee 3 cents per pound; orange in boxes, IS cents; per box. There are many other articles in the list. The bill ends with a proviso that alcohol, to bo exclusively used for th" manufacture of ether, chloroform and vegetable aikaii, may be withdrawn from bond free of specific internal revenue tax per gallon in quantities not exceeding l,0v) gallons at any one lime under such regulations and bonds as the ecrttary of the treasury shall prescribe. Page, a bill limiting townsitc entries en-tries to 2,500 acres, and providing that there must bo actual settlement on all the property. Lane's bill concerning the Tort-land Tort-land and Salt Lake railroad, provides for a government guarantee of interest inter-est on $10,000 ii per cent, bonds per mile for twenty years, and in return re-turn the company must transport the United States mails and Indian and military supplies free of any charges forever. The bill also provides that tho road shall be of standard instead of narrow guage. Piper introduced a bill to relinquish to the city and county of San Francisco Fran-cisco the United States title to the old marine hospital property on the conditions that it be used a a sailors' home. If used for othor than ! public purposes the title shall revert to the United States. |