Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-05
CONGRESSIONAL.

WASHINGTON, Dec, 4.--Bills were intro
duced:
By Senator Ingalls,, to amend the ar
rears of pension law by removing certain
limitations to that act.
BY Senator Beck, providing for the re-
moval of all disabilities imposed by the
fourteenth amendment.
Also authorizing American citizens to
purchase foreign built ships, and engage
in the foreign carrying trade.
By Senator Edmunds, to provide further
protection to colored citizens Of the United
States against the violation of certain
rights secured by the constitution.
Also to establish postal telegraph
system.
By Senator Sherman, to provide for the
issue of circulation of national banks.
By Edmunds, to amend sections 1,756
and 1,757 of the revised statutes. It abol
ishes the iron clad oath and fixes one oath
for all officers alike, saving, however, all
provisions against the rebel claims and
all penalties, ETC., etc.; also, redraft of
the bill reported by the committee on
Judiciary some years ago, dealing in gen
erel with the rights of the colored citizens,
especially with the view to securing them
u Tree VOL0 anu d ldlr COuuG VI Ill HOt65.
Senator Edmunds commenting on the
first bill introduced by him to-day, said it
undertakes to provide security for the pro
lection of the colored citizens of the
United States against the inhuman,
wicked and unholy distinctions that in
! some states they still make against them,
in their respective rights, and to protect
them consistently with the late decision of
the supreme court of the United States.
By Senator Beck, to repeal the act of
July 2nd, 1862, aud such section of the re-
vised statutes of the United States as per-
| petuate the oeth prescribed in the four
teenth amendment, and also authorize the
payment of customs duties in legal ten
ders.
Senator Coke presented petition
from the United States attorney for the
western district of Texas, praying for leg
islation to correct the evil OF judges ap-
pointing relatives to Office il their courts.
Senator Blair introduced bill to estab-
! lish a bureau of statistics and labor under
the department of the interior. Also. q
oil to regulate the hours of labor of work
man and mechanics IN the employ of the
| United States, limiting the number Of
hours 10 constitute days work to eight
and providing, wherever found necessary
to substitute labor by the hour for labor
by the day, which labor to be paid fer at a
rate Of one eighth of days pay for each
| hour.
By Senator Logan, bill to appropriate
and expend fifty millions OF dollars, de
rived from the interaal revenue taxes ano
the sale of public lands, fer the education
of all children living in the United States
By Senator Hoar, bill to provide fol
the performance of the duties of presiden
in case of death or resignation, or lnabili
ty of both president and vice president.
Also to fix a day for the meeting Of
the electors for the president and vice
president and to provide for and regulate
the counting of the votes for the presiden
| and vice president.
Also bill providing for uniform sys
tenn of dankruptcy-th Lowell bill.
By Senator Logan, a bill to provide fol
the pensioning of prisoners of war con
fined IN the confederate prisons during the
late war.
By Senator Brown, a bill TO extend tht
time iu which action ran be brought IL
court of claims under the provisions of th'
captured and abandoned property act fo
tive years.
BY Senator Van Wyck, bill declaring
that railroad corporations shalt pay within
sixty days the costs of surveying aud 10
eating lands to which they are entitled
otherwise to be subject to state and Ioca
taxation Also in relation 10 pre-smptiol
aud homestead entry. Also to restore
public domain lands donated, but no
: earned by railroad corporations, whel
the roads are not finished within the TIM
specified in the grant. Also tt
protect all pre-empsion and home
stead entries made after forfeitur
or failure to build the road within the tim
, specified Also for the relief of settler
| on public lands in Nebraska and Kansas
, on the line of the Denver & st. Josep
railway. 1t provides for the payment Q
s3 so per acre, to settlers, whose land b
/ the recent decision of the supreme cour
reverted to the railroad company under
. grant, which, it was supposed, had bee
i forfeited.
By Senator Slater, bill to repeal tt
: Northern Pacific land grants. 1t confirm
r to the ompany all lands earned by tt
4 CO.'S ruction of any portion of the roa'