COAL MINES REGULATIONS.
Mr. GIFFORD, from the select committee thereon, returned his bill [H. R. 83] to provide for the health and safety of persons employed in the coal mines, with amendments, recommending passage.
The bill and amendments were referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr. WILSON, from the Committee on Insurance, returned Mr. Kimball's bill [H. R. 36] to amend the charter of the Franklin Insurance Company, with an amendment striking out the third section, changing name and increasing the capital stock.
The amendment was adopted and so the bill was ordered to be engrossed.
