Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-12-06
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE =


bills were introduced: b. Ingalls, 10
amend tue Arrears OF Pension Itw by
removing certain limitations TO tbat
Act
By Beck -Pr)vi1ing for the renov n
of ali disabilities imposed By the F0ac-
t+-eath Amendment - the Constitution.
Also authorizing American citizens 10
p7-cltse foreign onltt ships Ia engage
III the foreign carrying trade.
By ! imln is-io provide fpr the fur
tn perfection o: c3lor-j cit.zsaS of he
[ n,t-d safes a-llns. the vIoittIoa OF
certain rights secured by the CousIi;u'
ton.
Also 70 establish Postal Telegraph
System.
By Snerm4n-To provide for issuing
the circ1 alton of National Banks. al
lowing the circulation 10 be Iss1-j .Or
~ per cent. OF til : n 4rket value Of the
bonds instead OF their face value.
By Beck 10 repeal the Act of July
"a, lSj1. and such sections of the re
yisei - ,utes of tn United States Is
perp=tuate the oath prescribed by the
fourteenth amendment also 70 au-
thorlz. the payment of Customs duties
III legal tenders.
Bv sdmunds-To amend sections l156
ana lI5> OF the revised statutes. 1t
abolisaes the Ironclad oath, and fixes
one oath for all offices alike. saving.
however, all provisions against rebel
claims and All pen altles. etc. Also
rcdraft of a bill posted by the Commit
tee on Judiciary some years ago, deal
Tag IN general with the rights of colored
citiZeus, especially with a view 20 secar
ing them free voto and count of all
votes.
Eimunds. in commenting upon the
first b Il introduced bv him today. said
1t undertakes to provide for the security
and protection of the colored citizens Of
the | uitei States against the lnhaman,
wicked and uuhoiy distinctions that
some States still make against them III
respect 10 civil rights.
Coke presented petltiou from the
United States Attorney for the Western
District of Texas praying for legislation
to correct the evil of judges appointing
their relatives to offices In their courts.
Blair introduced bill establishing
Bureau of Labor Statistics ucder the
Department of the Interior. Also bill
TO regulate the hours of labor of work
men and mechanics IN the EMPLOY of
the United States, limiting the number
of hears to constitute a days work To
eight, and providing that wherever II Is
found neces5arI to substitute labor by
the hour for labor by the day such labor
shall De paid for at the rate of one
eighth of "a days pay for each hour.
BY Logan-To appropriate and ex
pend 100000 derived from III eral
revenue taxes and the sale of public
lands for the education of all children
living III the United States.
By Hoar-To provide for the perform
ance Of the duties pertaining To the of
flee of President III Case of the death,
resignation or inability o. both Presi-
dent. and Vice President: Also, to fix
the day for the ,Heetiug IF the electors
of the President and Wee President.
and t. provld, for aud regulate the.
counting of votes for President and
Vice President. Also. Il bIIl providing
for uniform system If bankruptcy.
BY IIoGan-i" provlds for the pen
sioning of prisoners OF war ooahned III
confederate prisons during the late war.
by Brown-Io extend the time to
which action can be brought IN court
of claiuus, under the provisions of the
captured and abandoned property act,
for two years.
By Van Wyck-DecIaring that rail
road corporations shall pay, within
sixty days, the costs OF surveying and
locating the lands to which they are en-
titled otherwise they shall be subject
to State and local taxation, also to pre-
emption and homestead entry. Also, To
restore TO the public domain lands do
mated but not earned by the railroad
corporations, when roads are not nm
ished within the time specified III the
a,t oil tIot
and homestead entries made after the
forfeiture on failure to build the rail
road within the time specified. Also,
for relief to settlers on the public lands
in Nebraska and Kansas, on the line of
the Denver and ST. 10 road. 1t pro
vides for the payment of 50 80 per
acre TO settlers whose lands. by the re
cent decision of the Supreme Court,
have reverted to the railroad company
under grant which was supposed to
have been forfeited.
By Slater To rei cal the Northern
Pacific land grant. 1t confirms to the
comp my all lands claimed by the con
struction Of any portion of the road.
but restores to settlement or sale several
millions OF acres in Washington Terri
tory and Oregon. being applicable to
TINT portion of the line west of Wallu-
la Junction, the right of settlers on odd
sections to be preserved by allowing
them to enter upon homestead or pre-
emption laws, or purchase not more
tn IN 100 acres ut 81 - per acre.
The resolution offered by Vest was
agreed to. calling npos the Secretary of
the Interior to furnish copies of all con
tracts. orders, regulations and CORES
pondence had by the department with
parties since tho last session relating to
the Yellowstone Park. including the
statements and special privilege of
building hotels, etc.
Sherman and Bayard, the committee
appointed with committee of the
the House to wait on the President and
inform him that both Houses had or
ganiZed and were ready to receive what
ever communication he might make,
returned to the Senate, and Sherman
announced that the committee had per
formed its duty. The President, In re-
ply, had requested the committee to
convey to the two Houses ia his behalf
the compliments of the season, and
congratulatlon on the organic ttlon. and
to say that he would communicate with
them ia writing within a few minutes.
The message WAS then received and read
and the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Upou the completion of the drawing,
Dunn offered resolution for the ap-
pointmont of committee of fifteen
members, to be known as the Committee
on Rivers and Harbors, to which should
he referred propositions for the i'm
| proyement of rivers and harbors. This
was referred to the Committee on Rules
when it should be appointed.
| The Speaker appointed Committee
| on Mileage, consisting of Moulton. Vel
| bourn. Glassco, Ranny and Miller.
| Tucker offered resolution referring
to the Committee On Elections, when
! appointed, the certificates and all papers
relating to the election for representa-
| tive in the First District of Virginia,
with instructions tn report as early AS
practicable which of the rival claimants
! to the seat, Mayo or Garrison. has the
p,.i,aa .facie right. reserviag to the other
/ tha v,r,y,laaa nf contrasting the