The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-01-12
A FLOOD OF BILLS.

New Measures in the H0nse-Thc More
Important OF the Nine Hundred and
Two Public Bills Introduced Wedncs-
day.
nesday nine hundred and two bills were
introduced for reference.
Mr.. Springer. of Illinois, introduced bill
to provide for the organization Of the Ter
ritory of Oklahoma
lThe bill provides for the creation Of q new
Territory out OF the lublic-land strip and all
that part Of the Indian Territory west
OF the five Civilized tribes. covering
an area about as large rs the State ol
Ohio. 1t provides all the machinery for Terri
| tora government and opens the section to set
| tlemcnt by homestead entry Three years
actual residence Is required before patents car
issue and all sales. transfers and mortgages
prior to the issue of the patent are declared void
The cattle leases are declared void and the
Presidents directed to remove such lessees.
All railroad grants in the sector are hlso de
clared void. and the Territorial Legislature and
| local Governments are prohibited from aiding
| such roads
Among the bills offered were the follow
| ing:
To provide for the reduction OF customs
duties: to establish Court Of Appeals; te
| amend the Civil Service act: granting
| pensions to survivors OF Indian wars
who have attained the age CT 10 years
| for the temporary support Of common
| schools: for the refunding OF the cotsoa
| tax: to remove the tax from tobacco and spir
| its made from fruits: to authorize females te
| enter lands under the homestead law; to do
| nate public lands for school purposes: to regu
/ late the jurisdiction OF United States courts
| to secure cheaper felegraphic correspondence
to regulate freight and passenger rates on rail
roads crossing the Indian Territory; for the re
moval OF dangerous aliens from the terr tory o.
| the United States; granting bounty-land war
rants to the soldiers OF the late war; to provide
/ for the election of Senators by the votes
OF the people of the States; to pro
| mote the establishment Of free commercial II
| tercourse among the nations OF America ant
| the Dominion of Canada by the creation of al
/ American customs union or zoilvereim: to or
| ganize the Indian Territory under the name o.
Oklahoma and consolidate certain tribes unde
| Territorial government, and to allot lands il
| severalty among Indians; to establish the de
partment OF industries and public works; pre-
viding for the election Of President and Vica
Presden by popular vote: 10 creat.
the lakes and gut waterway coli.
mission. This bill Vas prepared by !;
committee appointed at Peoria, ILL.,. +
/ October last. and provides for commission !,
be appointed by the President to take into con
| sideration the establishment OF deep-watel
/ navigation between Chicago and St. Louis ant
i the GULF OF MexicoD: to establish uniform sys
l tenn OF bankruptcy; granting lands to homer
| ably discharged soldiers OF the late war fo
| the Union: to repeal the Presumption. Timber
/ Culture and DesertLand laws; for the esfGb
| lishment Of u postal telegraph: abolishin.
the duty on sugar: to prohibit the purchase 0
] goods manufactured wholly or in part by con
| yict labor; dispensing with proof OF lcyalt!
1 during the late war as condition Of res
| toraton or adm ssion to the pension rolls
| placing sugar, Goa, hemp and manila grass OF
i the free LIST.
buindngs were the following: Evansville
| Indianapolis tfor enlargement OF build ng
| and Mad son, Ind: Fort Dodge and Sioux City
| Ia; Winfield, Kan. Kalamazoo. Nusxegon
| Manstee, Bay City and Lansing Mich: Du
luth, Mimi; fremont, Grand lslaad Omaha
| Plattsburg and Beatrice, Neb.: Portsmouth
| Gallipols, GAINESVILLE, Hamilton aud Defiance
O. Milwaukee, WIS