The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-01-30
NATIONAL LEGISLATION.
Abstracts OF Important Bills Recently
introduced I'm Congress.

introduced I'm Congress.
Hon. Stewart L. Woodford has intro
duced in the House bill to provide
stenographers for sundry of the United
States courts. He also has presented
another 4" establishing increased rate of
invalid pensions after July l, 1874.
Gen. Negley, of Pennsylvania, is the
author of humane measure 40 pro-
tect persons of foreign birth against
forcible constraint or involuntary servi-
tude." He provides that any person
who shall bring into the United States
or Territories any person inveigled or
kidnapped in any other country, with
intent TO hold them TO involuntary
service, shall be deemed guilty of
felony, and be imprisoned for term
not exceeding ten years, and fined not
exceeding So, 000
Mr. Archer, of Maryland, has intro
duced bill, somewhat elaborte in its
provisions
"To provide for the settlement of
claims of the officers of the Revolution
airy Army, and of the widows and chill
dren of those who died in service"
Mr.. Dawes has introduced bill to
regulate the duties on certain imported
goods, chiefly silks.
Mr.. Maginnis, delegate from Mon
tana, has bill
"To amend the act entitled "An act
to provide for the removal of the Flat
head and other Indians from the Bitter
root Valley, in the Territory of Mon
tana," approved June 5, 1872. 1t ex-
tends the time two years.
Mr.. Armstrong, delegate from Da-
kota, has introduced bill granting the
right of way to the Dakota Central
Railway Company.
Mr.. Armstrong also has bill
ITO authorize the Saint Paul and
Sioux City Railway Company to con-
struct branch line from Sibley, in the
State Of Iowa, TO Yankton. in the Terri
tory of Dakota"
Mr.. Stephen A. Cobb, of Kansas, has
introduced an impor'a ant BILL
Authorizing proceedings to be in
stituted in the United States Circuit
Court for the District of Kansas, to
determine title to Usage coded lands"
Mr.. Cobb is also the author of bill
requiring Indian supplies to be pur-
chased from the lowest bidder, after
due advertisement.
Mr.. Alexander S. McDill, of Wis
consin, relating to soldiers and sail
ors' homesteads. 1t provides
"That from and after the passage of
this act no private soldier or officer, or
other person, who shall enter land I'M
der the provisions of the act entitled
can act to amend an act relating to
soldiers and sailors homesteads, APP
proved June s, 1872, and the acts
amendatory thereto, shall be required
to reside on or cultivate the land Sc
entered but the person making such
entry shall make affidavit that he or she
enters the same for his or her own use
and benefit.
Mr.. Waldron, of Michigan, presents
bill
Giving the assent of Congress to
the State of Michigan to tax all lands
sold by the United States therein from
and after the date of sale. :"
Mr.. Moses w. Field, of Michigan,
has taken big job. He introduces "a
bill to prevent financial panics," 1t is
by the issue of bonds to be called
three and sixty-fve convertible bonds "
Senator Crozier, of Kansas, puts in q
bill
Authorizing the sale of portion of
the Fort Leavenworth military reserva-
ton to the Kansas Agricultural and
Mechanical Association for fair
grounds"
Senator Ingalls,, of Kansas, would
regulate transportation on the Union
Pacific and Kansas Pacific railways, so
that there shall be no unjust discrimin-
ations-for which his bill provides.
Senator Dennis, of Maryland, wishes
to arm and equip the whole body of the
militia of the United States, and has a
bill to that end.
Mr.. Sargent, of California, introduced
an elaborate bill to aid in the execution
of the laws in the Territory of Utah.
Mr. Sargent has another bill " for the
protection of society in the Territory OF
Utah, and for other purposes. In this
bill the bigamous and polygamous are
made to suffer. The bill also repeals
sundry Territorial statutes, and is gen,
orally calculated to bring the Mormons
to sense of their condition, and make
them conform to the practices of civil
! lied society.