HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
On motion by Mr. WRIGHT, his bill [H. R. 390] to amend Section 1 of an act approved March 14, 1877, for the distribution of surplus tax funds in the hands of the Township Trustee, was read the third time and passed--yeas, 65; nays, 3.
The Committee on Agriculture reported on the bill [H. R. 155--see pages 24 and 25, vo. xx] concerning the licensing of theatrical, minstrel and other exhibitions in connection with saloons, recommending its passage.
The bill passed--yeas, 54; nays, 13.