National Republican., 1883-12-12
ANOTHER BILL DAY.
Tho Great National Waste Basket is Re-
charged Again.
Something for the Legislators to Talk
and Think About
A Miscellaneous Assortment Of Measures From All
Quarters.
Tho Senate Proceeds TO Business Method
caily and with Dignity.
THE SENATE.

THE SENATE.
In the senate yesterday, after prayer and the
reading of the Journal, Senator Aldrich of Rhode
Island, announced the presence of his colleague,
Mr. Anthony, and asked that he be sworn in 1m-
mediately all the senators rose from their seats
and remained standing while the oath was admin
istered by the president pro tempore, Senator Ed.
munds
Among tho petitions presented was one by Mr..
Plumb from citizens of Kansas of African descent,
setting forth the disadvantages Of their position in
view Of the condition OF legislation and the do.
cisons of the courts.
By Mr.. ingalls,: From Kit Carson post No. 90 of
the Grand Army Of the Republic in Kansas, pray
ing the passage OF an act equaIizng bounties
Also, for the pensioning Of ex-prisoners of war
served ninety days in the late war warrants for l6O
acres of land each.
Also, from citizens of Kansas praying addi.
tiona legislation oprotect them in the enjoyment
of their civil rights.
Mr.. Mitchell presented q memorial from the
board of trade of Philadelphia relating to the
currency.
Ii expresses the reference of the financial and
commercial interests of that city for the present
system of national bank circulation, and asking
for the repeal of the per cent. tax
Among the bills presented were the following,
By Mr. Brown: TO provide for hearing and de-
termining the claims of the state of Georgia for
captured and abandoned property of said state
seized by the United States.
By Mr.. Hawley To establish a standard of
time in the District of Columbia.
By Mr.. sherman: To provide for the encourage
ment of closer commercial relationship and in
the interes! OF the perpetuaton Of peace between
the United states and the republics of Mexico
and Central and South America aud the empire OF
Brazil. [It provides that the President be author
lied and requested to invite the republics of
Mexico, Central America, South America. and the
empire of Brazil, to send delegates to meet in con
vention in Washington upon such day as he may
node Of establishing, upon a firm and lasting
basis. peaceful and reciprocal commercial rela-
tons, and TO adopt such measures as may be con-
tion of an International railway TO connect the
countries named with the United States; $50 900 Is
appropriated to defray the expenses Of the conven-
BY Mr.. ingalls,: To provide for determining the
existence and removal of inability OF the Pres
office.
RtAlso, to establish a uniform system of bank
ruptcy. TT is the same bill as was reported by
Senator ingalls,, from the judiciary committee of
last congress.
Mr.. Beck offered and asked to have printed n
resolution calling on the secretary of the treasury
10 inform the senate as to the emount of the pub
lie debt after the sums provided for In the act Of
February 1862, were applied; how much the debt
has now been reduced beyond the amount re-
quired to be applied as sinking found, and what
sums will be hereafter required annually until
the maturity OF the per cents In 1907 in order to
comply with tho provisions OF sections 1904 and
1896 of the revised statutes, as now construed by
the secretary.
Mr. Sherman stated that he had no objection to
the resolution, but the information called for is
contained in every report of the secretary Of the
treasury for several years past.
Mr. Beck stated that the secretary says that $780,
0000O0 a year must be applied to the sinking fund.-
when he himself, as well as former secretaries of
the treasury show we arc largely in excess of the
sinking fund on payments already made. We
have reduced the public debt over. Sl.20O 600
when the sinking fund did not require over $780,
100000. or ut the most OOO0O,OoO, under my con-
slruction of 1t. t,,. ii, . F.. -.t. .tto -,
would call up for the consideration of the senate
the report of tue committee on rules.
On motion of Mr.. sherman the senate then
went into executive session, and when the doors
were reopened 1t adjourned
THE HOUSE.
When the house met Tuesday the speaker was
suffering from severe cold. and Mr.. Cox, of New
York, was called to the chair.
The reading of the journal having been dis.
pensed with, tho speaker pro tempore continued
the call of states for bills and resolutions of in
quiry, under which call the following were intro
duccd and referred:
BY Mr. Maybury, of Michigan Requesting the
President TO negotiate with Great Britain for re-
newal of the Canadian reciprocity treaty of 1854.
BY Mr. Horr, OF Michigan: To establish Il board
of commissioners OF interstate commerce, as bu-
reAu of the interior department..
BY Mr.. Lacy of Michigan: To establish postal
savings deposit, as branch of the postoiiice de-
BY Mr.. Yape, of Michigan To abolish the
duty OH salt
by Mr.. Strait of Minnesota: For the relief OF
settlers on railroad lands.
Also, to reduce the price of public lands within
raj Jad limits
&pense of public printing and binding.
Also, TO pension the survivors of the Mexican,
Florida, and Black Hawk wars.
BY MIR. Muldrow, of Mississippi: To enlarge the
powers and duties of the department of agricul-
ture.
Also, to provide civil government for Alaska.
BY Mr.. Money, OF Mississippi Regulating rates
OF postage on second-c0ss mail matter.
By Mr.. Broadhead, of Missouri: TO establish a
II nj itaIG tufn min nj
y BY Mr., Hatch, of Missouri To establish bu-
reau OF animal industry, to prevent the impora,,
tiun of diseased cattle, and to prevent the spread
of contagious or infectious diseases among do
Also, TO allow farmers and planters to sell Leaf
tobacco OF their own production TO other than
manufacturers OF tobacco without the payment OF
By Mr. o'Neill, of Missouri: To establish n bureau
of labor statistics.
Also, to prevent the adulteration of food and
drugs.
By Mr.. Buckner, of Missouri For the relief ol
cadets and cadet engineers VINO were in the naval
service at Annapolis on Aug. 8, 1882.
By Mr.. Dockery, of Missouri: TO exempt from
custom duties all timber and lumber used In the
construction of houses, fences SHIPS, barges, aud
by Mr.. Bland, of Missouri: For the better pro.
teetion Of life against fire ut hotels in the District
By Mr.. Ray, of New Hampshire To repeal the
duty on sugar aud molasses.
Also. to repeal the tax on national bank crcu
lation.
Also, to reduce the fees for postofice money
orders.
BY Mr. Brewer, of New Jersey: To provide for
the widows of keepers and surfnen who lose their
life in the life saving service.
By Mr. Wemple. of New York Proposing con.
stitutional amendment. giving the President
power 10 veto SCI aute Items in appropriation
bills
BY Mr. Robinson, OF New York: A resolution OF
inquiry calling on the secretary Of the interior for
information concerning the purchase of public
lands by foreign nobemen, SO called, and titled
aliens, with their names and tho amount of acres
purchased, and also for such Information as may
enable the house to formulate such laws as shall
prevent the establishment of land monopolies
and landlord systems in our country, aud provide
against having the public domain fall under the
power of aliens,
Also calling on the secretary Of state for in.
formation as 10 whether the minister to Great
Britain had received any title of nobility such as
"lord rector" from any foreign state ana whether
of the United States.
Also, whether the officers and sailors Of the
United States navy rendered any service to the
British navy in the recent bombardment Of Alex
andria, in Egypt.
Also recitlng that II has been stated repeatedly
IN lhe public press that British spy named
NJ. Il. OBrlen has been allowed 10 tamper with
the mails IN New Yerk. aud known rs such by
United States Inspector Newoome, was by him
permitted TO visit his office in the New York post.
office, where he had apparently unlimited oppor-
tunity to tamper with and open the correspond
ence of American merchants and citizens and
where he laid his plans for entTapping those un-
who were recently tried In Liverpool, and SEN
fenced 10 imprisonment for life; and directing
the postmaster general TO eXamue Into the mat
ter and communicate to the house the facts aud