Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-05
HOUSE.


WASHINGTON, Jan 4.-When the
house reassembled today Mr.. Mills, of
Texas, said that the speaker would not an
nounce committees today and asked unan
imous consent that members be permitted
to introduce bills for reference Consent
/ was granted and the speaker proceeded to
/ call the states III alphabetical order.
! Among the bills offered were the follow
! ing:
BY Mr.. Wheeler-To provide for re-
duction of custom duties: to amend the
! civil service act; granting pensions to sur
! vivors of Indian wars, who have attained
/ the age of 20; for temporary support of the
/ common schools: for refunding of cotton
/ tax; to remove the tax from tobacco and
/ spirits made from fruits; to authorize fe-
males to enter lands under the homestead
/ law: to donate public lands for school pur-
poses.
BY Mr. Rogers of Arkansas-To secure
/ cheaper Geographic correspondence; to
regulate freig hi and passenger rates on
/ railroads crossing the Indian territory.
/ BY Mr. FELTON,, of Callfornia-To pro-
/ hibit immigration of Chinese; 10 refund to
exporters Of fruit the duties paid on i'm
ported sugar: TO increase the duty on
/ plums, prunes and raisins
BY Mr.. Thompson, of California-For
the protection Of forest lands belonging
/ W lilc l ultttI INitltN III AdIllpGilld
BY Mr. Simms, of Colorado-For the re-
m0val of the southern ttes from Colorado
to Utah
BY Mr. Springer, of Illinois-To provide
for the organization of the territory OF Ok
lahoma. The bill provides for the creation
OF a new territory out of the public land
strip and all that part of the Indian terri
tory west of the i've civilized tribes, GOV
ering an area as large as the state of Ohio.
The house adjourned after SOP bills had
been introduced. Following are among
the bills introduced:
BY Mr.. Ryan, of kansas-Appropriatin
100000 for the erection of a monument to
the colored soldiers killed in the late war
By Mr.. Morrill,, of kansas-To abolish
all distinction on account of rank in pen
sions hereafter granted.
BY Mr. Anderson, of KanSas-To create
the postal telegraph of the United States;
also the following preamble and resolu-
{ tions:
Whereas, Enormous grants of public
lands were made to certain Pacific rail
roads by the act of July LIST, 1852, and July
2d, 1884, upon certain conditions, and
Whereas, 1t now appears from the
official report Of the Pacific railroad com
mission that the conditions have not been
complied with by the several companies,
therefore.
Resolved, That the secretary of the in
an early date what amount of land APP
proXiniated is the present withdrawal at
each companies, what amount has been
certified or is pattcnded TO each. and what
amount remains unCertified or unpatented
to each.
Resolved, That the committee on public
lands be directed to report to the house. by
bill or otherwise, for consideration at any
time, whether, in view of the facts officially
ascertained and reported by the Pacific
commission. any more Of said Uncerliijei
or unpatented lands ought in equity to he
transferred by the United States to the
debtor and delinquent railroad companies.
Bills for the erection OF public buildings
nj the following named cities were intro
duCed in the house today; At Kansas City.
Mo, Winfield. Kan. Springfield, Mo, and
Sedalia. No.
Mr. Ryau's bill to amend the interstate
commerce law proposes 10 prohibit the
bringing into a state of any articles OF
commere, the manufacture and sale OF
which is prohibited within that state,