The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-12-06
WASHINGTON.
The Presidents Annual Message 10
Congress.
ShOrt Review of Work During the
Last Year,
With a Few Suggestions for The
Future.
A Document Made Up Principally
From
Reports From the Various Sec
retGries,
Sandwiched With n Few Original
Recommendations.
Washington News Notes aud Comments

Pro- eedings of the Forty-Eighth Congress
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-Blls were in trC
duced as follows:
Mr.. Ingalls-To amend the arrears o.
pension law by removing certain llmita
tions OF that act.
Mr.. Beck - Providing for the removal
of all disabilities IMPOSED by the 18th
amendment to the constitution. Also
authorizing American citizsns TO purchase
foreign built ships TO engage in the foreign
carrying trade.
Mr. Edmundg-To provide for the fur
ther protection of the colored citizen oi
the United States against the violation Of
certain rights secured by the constitution.
Also, to establish postal telegraph sys-
tenn.
Mr.. Sherman-To provide for the is--
sue of circulation of national banks al
lowing the circulation to be issued for 80
per cent. of the market value of bond, in-
stead of their face value.
Mr.. Beck-To repeal the act of Jaly ID,
1862, and such sections of the revised stat.
utes of the United States rs perpetuate the
oath; to prescribe the 14th amendment; to
authorize the payment of customs duties
in legal tenders.
Mr.. Edmunds.-T amend sections
1855 and 1751 of the Revised Statutes, as it
abol:shes the iron-clad oath and fixes one
oath.for all officers alike, saving, however,
all provisions against rebel claims ana pen
the bill reported by the committee on judi
ciary some years ago, dealing in general
with the rights of the colored citizens,
especially with view of securing for them
a free vote and fair count of all votes.
Edmunds, in commenting upon the
first bill introduced by him,
said 1t undertakes to provide Sc
curity for the protection of colored
citizens of the United States against the in
that in some states were made against
them in respect to civil rights and to pro-
tect them consistently with the late decis-
ion of the supreme court of the United
States.
Mr.. Coke presented petition from the
United States attorney OF the western dis
trict of Texas, praying for legislation to
correct the evil of jddges appointing reia-
tives to Office in their courts.
Mr.. Blair introduced bill TO establish a
bureau OF statistics and labor under the
department of the interior, also bill
TO regulate the hours of labor OF workmen
and mechanics in the employ of the United
States, limiting the hours to constitute a
days work to eight and providing. that
wherever found necessary to substitute
labor by the hour for labor by the day, such
labor to be paid for at the rate ofone-eighth
of a days pay for each hour
Mr.. Logan 70 appropriate and to expend
the S50,000,000 derived from the internal
revenue tax and sale of publice lands for
the education OF all the children living in
The United States.
Mr., Hoar-ro provide for the perform
ance of the duties of the office vf president
in the case OF his death, resignation or In.
ability, Both the president and vice-prsi-
dent to also fix day of meeting the electors
for president and vice-president and provide
for and regulate the counting of the votes
for the president and vice.president;
also a bill providing for the uniform sys-
tenn of bankruptcy Uowell's billy.
Mr.. Logan-To provide for pensioning
prisoners of war confined in Confederate
prisons in the late war.
Mr.. Brown-To extend the time in which
action can be brought in the court of
CLAIMS, under the provisions OF the cap
tured and abandoned property act, for two
Mr.. anWyck-declaring that railway cor
porations shall pay, within sixty days, the
costs OF surveying and locating. the lands
to which they are entitled, otherwise be
subject to a sale and local tax; also tor the
pre.emption homestead entry; also
lands donated. but not earned
by railway corporations, when
tIo road arc NOT finished within the time
specitied in the grant; also to protect al
pre-emption and homestead entries made
after the forfeiture or failure to build a road
within the time specified; also tor the relief
of settlers of the public lands OF
the Denver q 81. Joe railway
nrovide for the payments, $3.50 per acre to
settlers whose lands, by recent decision
of the rupreme court, reverted TO the rail-
way company under the grant which is
supposed to be unforieited.
Mr.. Slater-To repeal the Northern Pa
cific land grants, II conhrms 10 the COM
pany all lands earned by the construction
of a portion OF the road, but restores the
settlement and sale Of several million acres
in Washington territory and Oregon, tDey
being applicable 10 that portion OF the line
west of Wallula Junction. The rights OF
settlers on the odd sections is preserved oy
allowing them TO enter under the home
stead, or pre-emption laws, or purchase oil
not more than 100 acres, az Sl.O5 per acre.
A resolution by Mr.. Vest was agreed
to for calling upon The secretary OF tne IN
ferior for copies of Gil leases, confrncts, or
ders. regulations and correspondence held
by the department with any parties since
the last session, relating TO Yellow Park,
Including the 8 aterne ent Of all special priv
leges granted, all applications for privilege
of buildins hotels, etc.
Mr.. Shermsn and Mr.. Biyard were the
committee sppointed with committee
from the house TO wait upon tie president
and inform him that both houses we're
ore eanized and ready 10 reosive eny CON-
muuication which he might make, re-
turDed 10 the senate, and hr. sherman
announced the COMMITTEES had pcriormed
their duty. The president IN reply. re
ouested the committe 70 convey 20 the tEo
bouses on his behalf, the compliments OF
the season ana congratulations on the or
rsuizstion and say mat be would At once
oommunicste in writing. and in q few min
utes the message vBs r-ceivtd and rea1-
THE wr-atn-.
To fhe Congress Of IN Ll.sl-s. -laaits-
At the fhreshold Of deliUerstion i con
s--stuIats Won upon the iaForab.e asBect
81 tbe domestic and f0reigu sfisirs Of TINS
Government. Our rslsiions With other
countries continus 70 be UPON friendly
ooffng with the Arceutine Repubic, Aus-
tris. Belrium, DsDmafk, Brnzil, Hay1. IL
siv. Ssuta D5mingO ara sEedtn
"a Noruay. No iDCdent hss
oo~rrrpi which cslia fr spe-
eeisi comment. Toe rrcsnt Opening Of
nevr lines Of teleerEphic communication %
Ceutral Arnerics aud Brtzii. permitted ths
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the governments Of tnose cruntrles. D1f-
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