New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-03
SOME BILLS THAT NAY BE EXPECTED.
FREE TRADE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. RAIDS on TIE
TREASURY-CURRENCY 1INKERING.
icy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIIUNE.l

TREASURY-CURBENCY 1INkGRlNG.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIDUNE.l
WASHINGTON Dec~2.-On the first bill" day Of
the last Congress 722 bills and resolutions were
offered in the House Of Representatives, and the
call of States only reached Massachusetts. 1t Is
safe TO saw that on the first bill day of the pre-
Sc IT Congress the aood will rise higher than that Of
1851 Bills almost muumerablc have already been
prepared and their authors impdticntly await the
opportunity 10 present them. Bills for free salt,
free lumber, free sugar free cotton machinery, free
agricultural implements and for sharp reduction
of the duties imported articles all along the line
will head the list aud crowd the calendar before 1t
is fortnight old. Bills for free. unlimited coinage
OF "buzzard" dollars to repeal the compulsory
provision Of tho silver act 70 suspend the ssuc OF
silver certificates, to ssuo more grccnbacls 20 re-
tire the trade dollar, and other affecting
tho currency viii confront the Banking and Cur
rency Committee as soon it has been organized.
Moro than 400 private bills died the calendar of
the House Oh March 3 last. These and ten times
as many more which never reached the calendar
will be received.
2ga A PROJECTED RAID on TIE TREASURY.
While the election of Mr.. Carlisle means 4 general
assault on the tariff with all tho injurious effects
which must result from It, some other important
measures will receive attention That the Demo-
Gratis mediate big raid on the Treasury is already
apparent. Bills 10 give pensions tc the SURVIVORS
pf the Mexican and varions Indian wars will Jc
brought forward early and vigorously pre- s5cd.
The Mexican veterans are to hold 4 meeting here
this month to start tho boOm.o 4 bill 10 extend
the benefits of the Arrcarages act indefinitely Is also
TO be pushed as well as for the equalization of
bounties. the purpose being to catch the soldier
yoten The Southwestern Representatives have
strong hopes of obtaining big appropriation for
The improvement of the Mississippi nayi-
CATION untampercd by any restrictions re-
spnctng leveos. Bills to indemnify the
sonthern States in vaTious particulars will bo
urged. as also will the legislation to break down
the barrier which nterposes between the treasury
and Southern claimants, who were dlscyai. he
bill to extend the bonded period for distilled spirits
is to he revived, and desperate efforts made 10 pass
SOME PROPOSED RECKLESS LEGISLATION.
Despite the general hostility to reckless appro-
priaticns for river and haTJ0r Improvements,
tho Representatives of the Solid South will
boldly demand them, in order, as they
say, to get even" with the North.
Bills to deprive railroad companies of land grants
earned, but not yet patented will jostc other bills
to declare forfeiture of grants which have not
been earned. and both kinds will be pressed with
equal vigOr. A vigorous effort will also be made TO
enact law controlling Interstate commerce.
bill designed to hinder and as far as possible,
prevent the transfer 81 causes from State to United
Bee brought forward, and another attempt will be
made to reOrganize tho Supreme Court.
Bills will Ge introduced by Republicans to amend
aud make effective the Anti-POlygamy laws. and
10 provide for the admission Of Dakota into the
Union as a state, but the success of neither seems
probable.
southern Democrats will again urge that the
States be authorized TO tax Rrcehbacls. and that
TIE 10 per cent tax on state bank circulation be
abolished. 1t is expected, too that the Efforts To
provide suitable and nmch-nccdcd accommodations
for the Library of Congress will DC renewed Ii IS
probable these will be met by counter propositions
from Democrats TO reduce the size of tic Library
by distribution of portion If the books, etc,
among the libraries belonging to the several
States.
Among the first measures to be brought forward
gre bills establish postal savings banks ana pos
tai telegraph
Judgo KslIcy will offer in the House at the first
opportunity a bill to limit the coinage Oh silver
dollars the text of which is as follows:
BE IL enacted etc. That until the free coinage OF gold
and silver as full legal tender shall be estabshed at
Common ratio by the leading commercial nations OF
Europe IN with the United states, tue coinage OF
suYer dollars by the United States shall be limited 10 an
amount OF 81 900 in coin, during each ana every year en-
SANG the passage of this act said amount 10 De coined l
uch times and at such mint OF the United states as the
secretary Of the Treasury shall determine and select
Mr.. Skinner, Of New-YOrk, will offer bill 20 re-
peal the compulsory provision of the Silver Coin-
age act, and IL limit the silver bullion fund TO
@l,OOOOOO; the present limit being $5OOO,OOO