National Republican., 1883-12-11

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company of New Mexico the southern. Pacific Of
California.
BY Mr. Roseorans For tho organization OF the
territory of Alaska, and providing for civil gov
ernment therefor; to indemnify California for
expenses incurred In Indian wars to establish a
bureau of commerce and navigation; granting
copyright to Journalistic articles to prevent un-
due discrimination in railway transportation; to
prevent the unlawful occupation OF the public
lands; to reorganize the courts of the United
States; to Incorporate the Maritime Canal com
pany Of Nicaragua to encourage shipbuildingi
By Mr.. Sumner. To fix and establish the maxi.
mum rates OF fares on the Union Pacific and Gem
trail Pacific railrays; to enlarge the postal hcil-
Ties of the people.
vdCs that after forty days from the passage of this
act II shall be unlawful for those companies to
charge more than cents per mile for first class
passengers, cents for second class passengers,
and 1lzicens for third class passengersl
BY Mr. Belford To regulate railway trafic; TO
authorize the appointment of special commits
Bioner for promoting commercial Intercourse be-
tween the United States and South and Central
America providing for the deposit Of silver bull
lion At the treasury and the issue OF certificates
BY MIR. Tuly To declare forfeited all unearned
land grants in California.
BY Mr.. Wait: 10 limit the purchase Of silver by
the secretary OF the treasury.
BY Mr.. Nichols: To abolish the tax on alcohol
used in the arts.
by Mr. Payson: To establish court of appeals
This is identical with tho bill introduced last
congress by senator Davis, OF Illinois, In the SEN
ate, aud by Mr.. Payson In the house.
Also, proposing a constitutional amendment to
permit The president to veto items in general ap-
Also. declaring forfeited the following land
grants Texas Pacific, involving 100000 acres in
California Arizona, and New Mexico Gulf and
Ship Island, Tuscaloosa and Mobile, Mobile and
New Orleans, aggregating 100000 acres Sa-
vannah aud Albany, involving 100000 acres;
Iron Mountain, OF Arkansas Involving ,I30 600
acres; Memphis and Charleston, Involving
100000 acres; Mobile and Girard, involving
200 acres; 0n,onagon and State Line, Qnvolv-
ing 142,000 acros), Oregon Central Qnvolvng $780,
900 acres), Elyton and Boards Bluff Involving
100000 acres), Oregon and California and Calf
fornia and Oregon-unpatented lands-Qnvolving
4,l6s,00O acres), part of Northern Pacific, from
Wallula to Portland (involving $500 900 acres)
New Orleans and Jackson Involving 100000
sS don az 9 Missouri d nSyolyng
Of Albuquerque and west of MaJava-dnvolving
l5,000,000 acres).
Also, providing for q commission OF experts for
testing iron, steel, and other building materials
BY Mr.. Springer Proposing constitutional
amendment prohibiting special legislation; to
facilitate promotion, and 70 retire from active SER
vice, ON their own application, officers of the
army who served In the rebellion as general Off
GERS of volunteers.
motion in the corps OF judge advocates; 10 estab-
lish board of commissioners of interstate com
merce.
BY Mr.. Townshend: To abolish postage on
second class mailable matter and to reduce post
age on transient newspapers I; authorizing the
president during the recess of congress to pro-
hibit the importation of articles injurious to pub
lie health from those countries which on the
same ground prohibit the importation of any
American goods.
By Mr.. Thomas, OF Illinois: To equalize bounties
to divide Illinois into three judicial districts.
By Mr.. Finerty: For the construction of four
gunboats and three additional cruisers for the
By Mr.. Cobb: To prevent the secretary of the
interior from issuing patents for lands granted by
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railroads when said railroads have not been COM
pleted within the time fixed by the varions acts;
declaring forfeited the lands granted to certain
railroad companies. This is substantially similar
to the bill introduced by Mr.. paysou of Illinois,
and to one subsequently introduced by Mr. Hol.
man, Of Indana. Providing that all silver coin
of the United States which is worn or defaced by
ordinary usage only shall be received by the gov
ernment and paid for In perfect coin AT its face
value.
BY Mr. Holman. To limit the disposal of public
lands adapted to agriculture to actual settlers
under the homestead laws. Also a resolution
calling on the secretary of the interior for infor.
nation respecting the transfer by the New Or
leans. Baton Rouge. and Vicksburg Railroad
company Of land grant to the New Orleans and
Pacific Railroad company.
BY Mr.. Steele. t. increase the efficiency of the
inspector general department.
By Mr. Calkins: Proposing constitutional
amendment providing that no state, public. or
private corporation, or person, shall deprive any
citizen of the United States of the equal protection
Of the law. nor abridge his rights, privileges, or
condition of servtude. To establish q uniform
code of signals for use oil railroads.
BY Mr.. Lowry: A resolution calling on the at
torncy general for an itemized account Of cxpend-
itures IN the prosecution of the star route cases
BY Mr.. Matson, of Indiana: For the appointment
of commission to investigate the question OF re-
vising the pension laws.
BY Mr.. Holmes; 10 establish national expert
mental stations in connection with agricu ltural
colleges.
BY Mr. Henderson, OF Iowa: Calling on the sec.
retary OF tue treasury for copies OF correspond ence
with foreign governments touching the interdic.
ton OF the importation of swine.
By Mr. McCoid: Providing that in the case of the
removal, death. resignation, or inability of both
the president and vice president, the secretary of
state shall be acting president until special elec.
tion can be had; for the regulation of commerce
on railroads; TO establish u uniform system of
bankruptcy.
BY Mr.. Anderson For the adjustment of the
grant of lands made to aid in the construction of
the Kansas Pacific railway; for the adjustment.of
the grant of lands to Kansas TO aid in the construc
ton of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe rail-
way; to prevent undue discrimination by railway
companies, and subjecting them TO the control Of
the states under certain circumstances; TO create
the postal telegraph of the United States; TO re-
duce the postage on drop letters to cent; reso-
luton Gang on the secretary ,y o. the Interior for
way company has complied with the provisions of
the Thurman act.
By Mr.. Peters: Granting pension to soldiers of
the rebellion when they shall have reached 65
years of age.
BY Mr.. Hanback,: To repeal the timber cuture
By Mr.. White: To lessen crime and human suf-
fering from alcoholism by restricting the use of
distilled spirits to scientitic and medicinal pur-
poses to permit soldiers and sailors to obtain in
money the value of homesteads TO which they are
entitled proposing constitutional amendment
granting the right of suffrage TO women; appro-
priating s25,O00OO0 year for five years In aid OF
common schools.
BY Mr. Turner: Requiring the yeas and nays to
be taken on the passage Of any bill appropriating
more than $4,000; to put salt, trace chains, and
agricultural implements on the free list.
BY Mr willis: XII 3 To reform the ciyil service to
houses without tax Of spirits TO be used in indus
trial pursuits TO establish bureau of statistics
of labor and industry.
By Mr.. Lewis: Declaring forfeited the land
grant to the Texas Pacific railway.
The call was interrupted to allow Mr.. Hewitt, of
New York, 10 offer the following resolution
That this house bring to the notice OF the Presi-
dent the case of Patrick O'Donnel. claiming To be
citizen of the United States, and now under
sentence of death in Great Britain, in the hope
that the PRESIDENT may secure such reasonable
delay in the execution Of the sentence as win en-,
able the President 10 ascertain whether the said
O'Donnel Is a citizen of the United States and If
so, whether he was tried and convicted in accord
ance with the provisions Of the municipal law Of
Great Britain aud the requirements OF interna-
tional law.
The resolution was adopted
The call being continued, the following were In
troduced and referred:
BY Mr.. King: To eQualize the pay Of male and
female employees of the government.
BY Mr.. Dngey: To remove certain burdens
from the American merchant marine; TO consti-
tute a bureau.ot commerce and navigation; to
encourage American shipbuilding.
BY Mr. Hoblitzell For the construction of the
Maryland and Delaware ship canal.
BY Mr.. Blanchard: To provide when the terms
OF congressman shall begin and end and when
The object of this bill is that congress shall meet
Immediately afer the election of members to q