Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-12

created ~ Mexico since the nroL.cts
railroads. have put her In com,nyrt'.
ton with the United States. also u,
enforcement of the eight-hour lau
also TO return the balance
, the Chinese indemnity fund. ola
10 give notice to the North Carr" o.,
confederation of the Termination '' y
thc treaty of 1868 also the vef,eraian,
nesty bill; also toabolish the lost oath ,,i,'
also To reduce to one cent The nos,as.
on drop-letters. po'''s'
Belmont-The following roso,,,..
Oh INQUIRY: Resolved, that the secre.
.ary OF the treasury be directed n
transmit TO The house plain and con.
uise statement of each question arising
nnuer the act to reduce internal row.
snue nXation aud other purposes, y an.
proved March 3. 1883, that has been
presented at the treasury depart.
lneht ior decision, and wherever
sucn decision has been in writing n
copy OF each and every report i'm
writing made on the question, and the
secretary shall transmit to the honsa
on the first Monday in each month
during The session information. as far
us feasible, respecting duties alleged IN
nave been Illegally exacted from inn.
por,ers during the preceding month.
win copies of protests and appenl-,
also resolution requesting the prcsi,
dent to transmit TO the house
copies OF correspondence between
ms government and Gtent
britain respecting the extradj.
ton of alleged fugitives. which
mas taken place since the presidents
message OF December 3rd, 1876. an
nouncing that the suspension of ex-
TRADITION under the treaty of 1912 was
resumed, and the aforesaid correspond
ehce snall be accompanied by the pro.
Ject OF any new extmdition stipula-
tions submitted by either government
10 the other since the suspension in
1876 under operation of the tenth arti-
Gle of the treaty of 1912.
Slocum-Resolution calling on the
secretary of war for information of the
average number of commissioned Off
GERS in the United States army from
lth of March, 1857, to 18th March,
1861, and from the 4th of March. 1877,
to 4th March, 1881, together with a
statement of the number tried by
court-martial, the number of convic-
tons, and the number of cases where
the findings of court were disapproved
or sentence mitigated.
Hewitt-To secure uniform standard
value also to facilitate the negotiation
of bills of lading and other commercial
instruments.
Van Alstyne-For the retirement of
trade dollars and its coinage.
Miller-To amend the Immigration
act.
Stevens--To establish United States
courts in the Indian Territory.
Hardy-Authorizing giving notice
OF the wish of the United States TO
abrogate the Hawaiian treaty.
Hutchins-To authorize the retire
ment of General Alfred Pleasanton as
major-genrral.
Repeating the internal
revenue laws also to refund certain
direct taxes on land, collected from
citizens of the late insurrectionary
states.
Vance-For the payment of certain
mail contractors in the Southern states
prior to May, 1861.
O'Hara-To reimburse depositors in
the Freedmen's Savings and Trust
Company.
Gork-To appropriate the surplus
money in the treasury and all money !
hereafter derived from internal reven- |
ne for educational purposes.
Geddes-To provide an increased |
revenue from imported wool.
Convcrse-'ro restore rates of duties |
on imported wool.
j. ID. Taylor--1o increase the duty
on woods of first and e1ond class.
Jordan--For the establishment of
closer commercial relations with
south America, with an amendment
declaring the rights and privileges of
Ill citizens to he the same.
McMillan-To make the trade dol
lar legal tender.
Houck-To preserve the purity of
he ballot, and punish bribery and
,ther oflenses against the elective fran
.hise.
Young-The appointment by the
speaker of II select committee to exam
ne into public lard grants.
Warner-A polishing the duty on
matches, needles and brooms.
Keifer-ProposiDg n constitutional
amendment providing congress shall
rave power by appropriate
egislation to secure all citizens
aual privileges and immunities,
md equal protection of the laws also
o prevent their being deprived of life,
liberty or property without due pro
ess Of law. Il
George-For forfeiture of the land
rant To the Oregon Central railway.
Bingham the relief of widows
# railway postal clerks killed in the
discharge of their duties also, fixing
he rate of postage by mail on all mat
or at two cents per ounce or fraction
hereof; also, u resolution calling on
he secretary of the interior
or in ormation whether any
abroad company which has
eceived government aid has granted
II attempted TO grant TO any other cor.
,oration of telegraph belonging to said
abroad 81 as to prevent that company
rom fulfilling its duties to the gov
rpment and people, or from granting
aual facilities in all respects to all per- ,,
ons or corporations.
Kelly-For the further Limitation of
oinage of silver dollars.
Rnsecrans Proposing conslliu-
ional amendment suppressing polyg-
my.
Curtin--To Increase the pension to
ne.arm and one-leg soldiers.
Lawrence the restoration OF the
ariff OF 1867 on foreign woods.
D...J.,n Cnr thn relief of certain