The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-01-13

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MI. Dingley introduced Q bill to
reserve the public lands Of the
United States for bona TIDE settlers
under the homestead laws.
Mr.. Rice introduced a bill author
izing the construction Of q building
for the accommodation Of the Con-
gressional Library.
Mr.. McComas introduced bill to |
prevent the use Of the United
States mails to introduce noxi0us
and dangerous medicines.
Mr.. Collins introduced a bill to
establish a uniform system Of bank.
ruptcy throughout the United
States.
Mr.. McComas introduced a bill to
provide q criminal code for the
District Of Columbia.
4 Mr.. McComas introduceda bill to
prevent the adulteration Of food
and drugs.
Mr.. Findlay introduced bill to
provide for the construction of the
Maryland and Virginia Free Ship
canal as q means Of military and
naval defense and for commercial
purposes.
Mr.. Ezra B. Taylor introduced q
bill to restore the rates Of duty on
imported wool.
Mr.. McAdoo introduced joint
resolution proposing an amendment
to the Constitution Of the United
States for uniformity as to the day
for choosing Presidential electors,
and forbidding the voting for any
other officers save Representatives
in Congress at said election Of Pres
ident and Vice. President.
| Mr.. Brumm introduced q bill to
re tire national. bank notes and sub
stitute therefor Treasury notes.
Mr.. Caldwell introduced q bill to
add Nashville, Tenn, to the list Of
reserved cities.
], Mr.. Caldwell introduced bill to
establish q district and circuit
court ut GAINESVILLE, Tenn.
Mr.. Caldwell introduced q bill for
the relief Of the trustees of Stewart
College, Montgomery County, Ten.
Mr.. Cutcheon introduced q bill
: granting pensions to certain sold
ieis and sailors Of the United States
in the late war who have attained
: the age Of sixty.two years and who
are disabled from gaining Q liveli-
hood or who are dependent; which
was read q first and second time,
referred to the Committee on In
: valid Pensions, and ordered to be
printed.
Mr.. Barksd introduced a bill
to remove the restrictions on the
, coinage Of the standard silver dol.
lar imposed by the act Of February
. d, 1873, and to coin the same on the
same conditions prescribed for gold
t Mr.. Parker Introduced 8 Bill Il
. tax the manufacture and sale o.
I oleomargarine.
Mr.. Tillman introduced Q joint
resolution to provide for the re-
demption and sale Of school farm
, lands in South Carolina.
Mr.. Caldwell introduced a bill tt
ret apart the proceeds Of the sales
4 Of the public lands annually to the
aid of common schools.
Mr.. Houk introduced the follow
! ing bills:
!. To repeal the internal tax laws o.
the United States.
To equalize the bounties of sol
: diers who servedlin the late war fol
the Union.
' For the relief of certain hOnOra
e bly, discharged commissioned
h officers named therein.
I To preserve the unity of the cleo
: tive franchise, and to punish brib
cry and other offenses against a fret
!, ballot.
Granting pension to the soldiers
!, and sailors of the war with Mexico
and to the widows of such as arr
deceased.
To amend the pension laws ant
to prescribe certain rules of evi
}, dence In pension cases.
!. For the relief of certain officer,
8 Of the Army for sevices actually
o performed during tho rebellion.
e 10 amend the act approved
March II, 1881 entitled IAN act Il
4 provide for the collection of aban
q dOned property, and for the pre-
y vention of frauds within insurrec
!. tionary districts within the Unitet
i States, and acts amendatory there
Of, and to extend the provisions O
the act of May !8, 1872"
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