, 1881-12-14
The B'll-Writers Empty Their
Treasure upon the
House.
6oyoll Hundred and Fifty-six
Measures introduced Ycs-
tcrtlny.
The Letter I'M" Has Only Been
Reached, with the Large
States to Como.
A Contingent Of Right Hundred and Fifty
Bills Contributed by Tho
Senate.
All the Great and Dangerous Sub
jects Of Legislation Well
Covered,
Catalogs as Long as the List OF
: Schooners That Went t.
Against Troy.
Text Of Most Of tho Provisions Of Ran
.dall's.3 Per Cent Bond Fund
ing-Btll.
A Chapter Of Curious Facts About
the United .States Con.
gross.
Tho White House and tha tits Which It
Inhiols on IT. 0oou-
pant.
Catalogs as Long as the List OF
Schooners That Went
Against Troy.
Text Of Most Of the Provisions Of Ran
.dall's3 Per Cent Bond Fund .
ing-Btll.
A Chapter Of Curious Facts About
the United .Stntcs Con-
gresSs
Tho White Eouse and the tits Which It
Inhiols on it, 0oou-
pant.
BILLS.

HlLl45s
NEAHLY A THOUSAND.
sRestaE ptpatfh to Tbs th.saao Tribune.
WASHINGTON, i. g., Dec. 1B.-lt WAS not
thought possible that moro bills could be tn-
troduced In my Congress thnu III the Forty
calendar OF the two Houses. Yet, before
today, there had been S5p bills intro
tluccd IN tho Seaate, and tad9y, the llrst bill
lny in tho House, 1Nl were. introduced, md
the call Of the States hud procee4ud only 10
far rs the letter N, wllen, with somH dissent,
MI adjournment -wNs ordered until Friday,
with the understanding t1iat the call nf States
for the Introduction Of bills shall then be
completed As -"
TlIE LARGEST STATES
aro yet to be called, 1t Is fair to presume that
there will bo MS many bills introduced on
Friday rs were read at tho Clerks desk TO-
day, 30 tliat Mt tho end Of tho second week Of
tho Congress- prabahly before the cpm,nft-
toes will have bcUh announced iii tile House,
tho calendars Of tie Two Houscs will l,avs
upon them not less than 3,40u bills. 1t is
easy to SEQ that tha session vii be n profitn-
bic ono when 1t closes. at least for tho junk.
tleAlers In old papur stock, for but small
frslctlDn OF tho measures which will ,he pre-
scnted will over bp Seriously cnnsidnred, or
serve any other purpose tha,, to 10 sent ur-
der frank, at Government expense Ut print
ing and transportatcu, to n wondering con-
stlrnoncy. IL
THERE WE'RE INTRODUCED -,
tn the Hulsp 'totltty' from AlN6at,a. Fl bills;
from Arkansas, .0; from California. ~;
from Colorado, !; from Connecticut, 70;
from Delaware conspicuous rs a people who
need nothing at the hAnds OF the Country, or
whose inutnBcr hns noglooteh his duty),
none; from Florida, a; fron, Georgfa, rs;
from Illinois, III; from lnsliana, Ct; from
Town, IL; from kansas, 1871; from Kentucky,
~; fr0in Louisiana, 80; from AlRlne, I',;
from Maryland, III; from Massachusetts, to;
and tie long roll OF the States Is yet to be
c0npleted. The Titles Of the lprgor portion
Of tlcsB bills Indicate that thcy aro not Of
great National Importance. a. largo por-
centAge arc
rR1vAGE Hills, :.
rcliet bills pension bills. md bills Of local
character. There Wqru, howeYsr, }pnny
measures whtcl. Indicate that tho banking
mud Currency .ConlMl.teo nnd tho Committee
on Ways and Mems will havo Ercat many
Important subjects heture them. The meas
ures Introduced today were numerous and
cnMnr0henslye cuaugh 10 show that tue least-
tng questions before tho Forty-soycnth Con-
FtEoo HAtA A9IAtH W 'kAllh1 k4pO 1b}tuNEp LAA
curruncy. National banks, tho silver dollars.
lnter-state commerce, alsd transportation,
AMONG TIE ILLINOIS HILLS
were tho following: One BY Afr. Nlars],. a,,-
tl1orIzing tile taxutlon by TIC State of tia
lcgal.tender notes Of tho U4,tel States. It
provides that the Treasuty notes OF tho~
United Statos known rs tho legal-teudur
notes shall ba liable to state taxatfon Oh ar
equality with gold and silver coin dur.
{nv tha time they continue to In
redeep,ub]o III colt by tue Treasury.
and no longer, ar. Aldriclj fntroti,,ceti n
pitl relative to Dearborn Furk, Thls gtycs.
authority 10 tho City Of Chicago to tlo1,ntu to
tic Ltbrury uourtl, for building puruosas.
that portloi, Of tbs Government park grant tn
tlle city known as Dearborn Park. It Ian
bill which was tlrafted by tho Ltbrarv Hoara
and forwar,iutl To G1r. Allricll for s,,hmjssInn
to Congress. Mr. Aitricil also introtl,lrc,l n
Bill to establish a Branch AIlut nj Ohiearo.
unl ono for nm Assnv Oflce: ana, IN
l,uproye the Kaukaseo u,d Irouuois Rlyers:
ind q Joint resolution proyI.lin9 Tor ,bo print.
lux OF 5000 COPIES each OF tho report oil tic
zo5logy and flora Of California. MIR. uui-
ders0n fntrnlncrd lfs fnter.Htats eonmorco
biI Of last sessio Wit, wit so1ue an1e,uIn'snts
This Is tho Bill Which was reported fayor.
ably from the Itousa Comluerce Committee:
md known as tlle Henderson bin, although
Ia splne way So
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obtained credit for it. 1t is the bill whcl,