The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1886-01-07
MORMON MISERY.
Congress May Authorize Uncle
Sam to Seize the Saints
Church Property.
a Number at Important BilIs
and Resolutions Introduced
IL, Texas Members.
Ripple of the incoming SILVER
Tidr, bu, the fiow
Not Vet on.
The scnate Discusses Problems
Of various sorts. aud Intro
duces several Biiis
" tSItt>tsION.
The House Bni r,ood Continue.

W ASHlNGIbN, january o. nc
speaker laid before the house q sen.
ate II joint resolution rendering tho
thanks of congress to the governor
aud people ol the state of ohio for a
statue of james a. Garfield. and ne
cepting the same.
The call of the states for the intro
puctiou of bills and resolutions was
resumed, and the following were in
troducrd and referred
By MIR. Sency of Ohio-to repeal
the civil service act; also, TO make
shareholders in national banks iudi.
vidually liable for debts of the bank
by Seuey of ohio To retire trade
dollars: also. to regulate the removal
Of causes from state to federal courts.
By Taylor Cf Ohio--to restore the
rates of duty on imported wool. by
lirumm of Pcnnsy ylvania--to reduce
rational bank notes, also, to facilitate
the payment Of the public debt aud
provide u uniform paper circulation.
by Bingham of Pennsylvania Pro.
hibiling the mailing ot amy newspa-
per or publication containing lottery
advertisements.
by Ncglcy of Pennsylvania for the
rclici of the merchant marine of The
nitcd States, engaged In foreign
trade.
by Randall of Pcnnsylvania-pro-
viding tor the filling of vacancies in
the Office of president and vice prcsi-
dent. also, limiting the time within
which claims against the United
states may be filed and prosecuted;
also, proposing constitutional
amendment giving the president pow
cr to veto specific items in nppropria-
thin bills.
By lIarmcr fpennsylvania grant
ing gra'mty to persons having
served faithfully Tor twenty-five years
III the postal service. or who after ten
years service shal! become physically
on mentally disabled.
BY Caldwell of Tcuncssec-to de-
vote the proceeds OF the Gales of pub
,ic lands TO educational purposes.
BLLL BY TEXAS MEMBERS
By Mills--dilccting the secretary ot
tn treasury TO call in SjO,OOO,OOO of :
/ per cent. bonds and pay them IN cUiu
| of standard value, rs is specified IN
/ said bonds also, requesting the pres
idcnt to give notice of the tcruina
/ tiOu of the convention of 1873, with
the king OF the Hawaiian lslNuds.
by Reagan to regulate Interstate
commerce; also TO incorporate th,
Atlantic aud Pacific ship railway com
pany Ihi, Is the Etds' bill. Also (,
/ provide for the issue Of silver ccrtiti
Gates on the deposit of standard -il
/ yer dollar.
/ By Culbcrson pay out of Tia,
surplus money IN the treasury Tia,
nHturGd obligations OF the govern
mcnt . also, 10 prevent contraction oI
the currency this is the same bill in
troduccd 10y Culbcrson last session
lty VI llcr-to establish n national
live stock highway.
BY Stuart-tO carry into operation
the convention between the lntcd
States aud McNlco also To authorize
retired list for pri,rtrs and non
commits stoned officer, of the army.
Bills were introduced for the cree.
ton of public buildings at the follow
ing, among other places: san Anto'
mo, III Paso, Jefferson, TcNarkanA,
Houston and Brownsville, Texas.
. WV ''hNiNNlpll w WV 'hli Wv
house adjourned.
There were ss2 bills introduced to-
{ day.
I During the greater part of the day
/ Speaker Carlisle was absent from th,
chamber, the chair being occupied bl
Mr.. springer or Mr.. Wcllborn, nno
the impr, ssiOn was that the speaker
was engaged in the final revision %
of his committee li.t. SO lar as cai
he learned, no changes have beer
made II the formation of the commit
tees, since yesterday morning, thOugl
some minor change, may be mad,
before announcement. II is Tia,
speakers intention to complete tn
call of the states before naming tn
committees. Only two states and Tia
territories remain to be called, bu
the recognition of members VIII
" ere absent on recent bill days ma
occupy n couple of hours.