New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-22
HARD WORK on THE LAST DAY
FLOODING THE HOUSE WITH BILLS.
MORE THAN 900 INTRODUCED AND 1"o'iil'"''
OF THE STATES NOT REACHED.

MORE THAN 900 INTRODUCED AND
OF THE STATES NOT REACHED.
WASHINGTON, Dec 81 lSpecidD.-Ihe hoou-
gates OF legislation we're lifted to-day and Tor h"'
,rro, of hills sureed around the Speakers PLATFORM
nearly swaprg the busy clerks who struggled 10 TURN
IL INFO the proper channels AT late hour 'hiS "o
noon the food was damned by the united ehott' vi
weary House and with the understanding that IL Is 10 oe
LEI loose again on January .. Only onethru OF 'no
States and somewhat less than onethrd OF the hePo
seutotives were called yet 00i bills were oHered Az
the same rate the first call Of the states ana efroes
will yield more than 5000 bills. or many times more n"
enough TO occupy the XLIXth Congress during ' "noo
existence II 1t should sit every day Ine can
rested at the State Of Louisiana when the House
adjourned. large majority OF the DIS nave peeh uo
fore Congress- for years BILL introduced by Mr.
Neece of Illinois, thought 10 be entlrey oiigaI
ur A. was discovered to be copy OF one lhtro"uceu
in the Senate last year by Mr. Blair OF New-hamshe'
Il was entitled "a bill granting lands to ala ID the
es,absbncnt OF an endowment for savings. by which
thrift may promoted and citizens aided ana asss'eu
IN save and preserve themselves from the economic
impotence and dependence involved III ther lack o 'no
material needed to make available their personal
nroductiye capabilities" The bill provides Tor mann
moth and magnificent tontne association which Ia to be
aided by the to the extent OF not less imam
600 600 acres OF land ut the rate OF 6iO acres Tor
each 100 paid in by subscribers to the association
General Wheeler, OF Alabama the smallest mani the
House physically speaking, contributed tweh'yeishI
hills some VI large ones. one is 10 ahchu tho
Civil Service law that the Democratic head OF De-
partment may appoint any Democrat he chooses VINO Is
abe 10 mass a Especial" examination. The bill also
TO increase the salary OF the Civil Service Conn
missioners to 900 year each. General Wheeler also
brought IN q bill grant fifteen sections OF lad per
mile in the construction OF railway III hapa a
Two others provide for the restoration OF Ftz John
Porter the Army and several others 10 pcnsHm ,o
the IippccanOe campaign OF ISL" deheral heeler
also wants new public building ut huntsville 10 cost
General Forney of Alabama offered in behalf OF Mr..
Burns OF Missouri joint and concurrent resolution ol
The latter stale iustrcing Senators and requesting
the Representatives to vote aud use all honorable
to defeat bill TO suspend OF stop the conase OIL
Mr. Wait Of Connecticut, offered bin to suspend the
coinage OF "buzzard dollars until further action by
Nj Henley, OF California wants the direct tax col.
ected OF 1851 aud l5G2 refunded TO tho
Mr. Morrow Of the same state introduced three bills
designed to make more elective the restrictions upon
Chinese immigrant and 10 perfect the judicial hAchh
cry G Tor tn5t r Ss Frineisc SEQ t" cost
Mr.. FELTON,. California wants the duly on pruhes
plums raised to three cents pound on rasins 10
Genera Mcpherson. Of Illinois rentroduced his Inter
State Commerce bil which has been before TWO PreV-
Mr. Townshend Of the same state. ofcredan elaborate
hill OF fortyseyen organize the Territory of
oklahoma, consolidate certain Indian tribes therein
under a TcrrltorAlform of government to establish
United States court IN the new Territory, ahu 10 amor
land In -cveGalty among IudIanS.
Delegate clifford. OF Dakota, Iid not have an opplr,
tuuity 10 bring bin which provides for division
OF Territory AMI the admission Into tho Union oil
South Dakota.
Among the bills introduced and referred were the fol
lowing:
BY Mr. Springer OF TlllnOis-TO suspend the issue OF
PATENTS which have been granted To AID IN the
construction OF railroads until Congress oihcrwisi
directs; also. proposing constitutional ah'dmr. III
regard TO the recIiun President AMI President
and members OF Congress; also, proposing cOustltu-
| tonal amcudme4 al prohibiting special legislation.
By Mr. Iawlrr Oi Iun0is-ApptOpridtln SlOOOD
for the erection IN Indianapolis OF monument {" ITO
memory OF Thomas n hendricks; also, to enforce the
hour law.
| By Mr. 1ownshend 81 Illiuos-To increase the pen
sion of widow, OF soldiers Of the lat" var To 81
month AMI providing the fact OF cnl-tmcnt shall
u.tmrrt; asi Proposing 4 Constitutional amendment
for the election Of Senators by the people.
/ 49, Mr. Thomas. of Misunderstanding pensions 10 All
soldiers who served thirty days N tho dte war; also
for voluntary retirement OF naval "hc'r Who nave
been thirty In the service; also. proposing a
constitutional Amendment prohibiting poJkAny Ia tn"
United states.
By Mr. Pa,son, Of Illinois Granting land, 10 honor
/ ably discharged soldiers ~ the late war.
Ry Mr. Weaver. of IowH-For the establishment OF a
postal Telegraph; also. Tor the free aud unrestricted
issue SILVER certificates deposits OF stnudafd silver
dollars So iustructlug the secretary 81 he li"A-HI'
The surplus money IA the treasury 10 tho pap
| mcnt uf the tcrrst-bcarlng public debt 49,.
BY Mr. Frederick. OF pwaIo enable the people OI the
! Territory of Dakota to foam a cousii uilon.
Mr. Funston, OF kausds-lo increase the cHleohcy
! OF the army. 80,
and Mr. Mills. OF Texas had 10 opportunity TO do So