The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-12-11
Silver SLASHES.
lowa's Brawny FAT mers Drop
in Vigorous Petitions for
Silver Dollars.
New York Gold Barons Decide
10 Uphold Growers Attack
on the Peoples Coin.
The Postal Telegraph to be
Pushed In tine senate as
Views are Changed.
Alaska Suggested as a Penal Col.
Ony for Long Term or life.
Term COnvicss.
NATIONAL COUNCILS.


WASHINGTON, December l0.-Mr.
Dolph introduced bill to re-
peal the law, passed last session, pro-
viding for the settlement of claims of
officers and enlisted men of the army,
for the loss of private property de-
stroyed IN the military service of the
United States. This Is the law to
which the president calls attention rs
"indefinite In its tcrms' and as TO
which he says: "lf II is TO remain
ment.' The bill was referred to the
committee on military affairs.
Among other bills introduced and
appropriately referred, were the fol-
lowing:
BY Plat, to relieve commercial
travellers from license taxes, ltmakes
II misdemeanor for any officer of
state or municipality to interfere in
any way with II commercial traveller
selling goods in state, of which he
or the merchants he represents Is not
| a citizen.
By Wilson, of Ohio, to promote
peace among the nations. 1t au-
thorizes the president to enter into
negotiations with other governments
with view of the formation of an
international tribunal for the arbi-
tration of any difficulties that may oc-
cur among the nations. and requests
him to invite other nations to send
delegates to q proposed international
peace convention, to be held in WASH
iugton, at such time as he may fix,
and appropriates 100000 for this
purpose.
BY Mr.. Plumb, to open to home
stead settlement, certain portions of
the Indian Territory. Mr.. Plumb
SAID this measure was literal copy
of one introduced in the last con-
gress, aud passed during closing
hours of the session. BY that bill
the president was authorized and
he thought the word authorized"
meant required, to open negotiation
| with the Indians for the purpose of
securing the ccssion of the lands. IL
had been expected that that would be
done during the last summer and
that the results would be reported to
congress this session. He was in
formed, however, that no steps had
been taken in that direction and
thought il important that some set
Element of this question should be
reached, as, If hot settled by congress,
IL might settle itself in way not
creditable to the country. He ex-
pressed the hope that the measure
would receive the early atteutian of
the committee on Indian affairs.
BY Mr.. Gibson, to transfer the Uni.
ted States barracks at BOSTON ItugJ,
La. to the Louisiana state uniyer-
siiy.
ByMr. Call, to reimburse deposit
tors of line Frecdmen's Saving and
Trust company for losses incurred
by the failure of said company; also
to regulate the sub-lctting OF con-
tracts for carrying the United States
mails; which provides that the con
tracts for carrying the mail shall not
be sub-let without the consent oil the
postmaster-generN.
BY Mr.. Plumb-To make an addi-
tional article of war. IL provides
that any officer serving with the
troops, or any soldier not on fur
Tough, who CANDLES, or any officer o
the army, whether or not serving
with troops, who by gambling shall
win money from an inferior officer
shall be court-martialed; and that an!
post trader who permits gambling IL
his establishment, shall have his ap
pointment revoked; ii makes 1t tn,
duty of every commissioned officer Il
enforce the provisions of this act,
Also a bill to grant the Rio Grand
& FL Paso Railway company the RICH
. oi-way, one hundred feet wide, oil
su CHI route as the secretary of wa
may designate, through the For
Bliss military reservation In Nc'
Mexico.