National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-02-12

Under the call of states the following bills, &c.
were introduced and referred:
BY Mr.. oates To limit the number OF cadets to
the naval academy and to regulate appointments
thereto.
BY Mr.. Bedford. of Colorado: To facilitate the
settlement of private land claims.
Also, to provide for lie asing the arid and desert
lands in Colorado.
Also. restoring to the pension rolls the names OF
those dropped therefrom on account of dsloyalty.
BY Mr.. Bisbee: To impose duties on cocoanuts,
bananas, and pineapples.
BY Mr.. Townshend: A resolution proposing q
constitutional amendment providing for the cleo
ton of president and vice president by u ma
of the electoral college; and regulating the method
of counting the votes by the two houses Of con-
BY Mr.. Adams: Authorizing the increase OF the
capital stock of the Commercial National bank of
Chicago
BY Mr.. Calkins: To encourage Indian educa.
ton In Dakota.
BY Mr.. Stockslager A resolution requesting the
secretary of the treasury to transmit TO the no
the report of the committee appointed by the
treasury department to investigate the charges
made against the management OF the Office of The
supervising architect of the treasury under ]. G..
Hill together with the charges and evidence, and
all correspondence leading to said investigation.
issue of circulating notes for national banking
associations
by Mr., Murphy; To abolish the office Of assist
ant surgeon general of the army.
By Mr.. Coylngton: Making Cambridge, Nd, q
BY Mr. Lowering: For the erection of post
office building in Lynn. Mass, the cost Of which
shall not exceed 100000.
BY. Mr.. Maybury; For the erection of public
building at Detroit, Mich the cost of which shall
not exceed 81 100000.
BY Mr.. Wsshburn; Authorizing the construction
OF bridges across the Miss sspp river at ST. Paul.
BY MIR. White: To repeal the import DUTY on
boo ks printed in other Than the English language.
By Mr.. Money: A resolution directing the post
master general TO transmit to the house the papers
IngDlntinn lhIrliafh
January, being all reports made by special agents
of the ,posIoiiice department TO the postmaster
general during the year 1881 having reference to
the star route investigation,
by Mr. Hatch (by requesD; For the preserva-
tiOn OF the woods and forests of the national do
main adjacent TO the sources of the naylgab 10
rivers of the United States.
BY Mr.. Belmont To authorize the cOnstru ction
OF certain bridges across Staten Island sound
by Mr.. james: Appropriating 1000 for the
purchase OF property on Staten island for u ma.
rine hospital for the port of New York.
tional liie-saving stations on the sea and lake
coasts also, authorizing the superintendent of
the census TO adopt notifications of schedules for
the respective states and where bureaus or de-
partments ofsatistcs exist in states TO accent for
certain special schedules, the returns as secured
by these II found to be accurate.
BY Mr., White, of Minnesota: Amending the
Pacific railroad act OF July l. 1862 30 as to provide
" that such railroad company now organized or
that may hereafter be organized under state or
territorial laws snail construct aud operate n line
of railroad and telegraph from Sioux City, Iowa,
wesIwardy, vim Niobrara valley, TO such point on
the Union Pacific railroad west of the Tooth me rid
ian, ns such company may select land ON the same
terms and conditions and with the same rights as
are provided for the construction of tho Union
Pacific; provided said company shall receive
neither bond, nor lands, ana shall be completed
within five years OF the passage from this act
ny MI, Cox, Of North Carolina: 10 SECURE the