The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-05

HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, January 4.-Mr. Mills,
of Texas, stating that the Speaker would
not announce the committees to-day,
asked the unanimous consent that the
members be present to introduce bills
for reference, which was granted and
the Speaker proceeded to call the States
in alphabetical order.
CALL OF THE STATES.
Under call of the States a great
many bills and resolutions were intro
duced and referred. Among them the
following:
BY Mr.. Herbert, of Aiabama-To
regulate the jurisdiction of Circuit Court
Commissioners.
By Mr.. Wheeler-To provide for the
reduction of customs duties; also to es-
tablish Court of Appeals; also to amend
the Civil Service act; also granting pen
sions to the survivors of Indian wars
who have attained the age of seventy
years; also to establish signal stations
on the West Indian Islands; also for the
temporary support of common schools;
also for the refunding of the cotton tax;
also to remove the tax from tobacco and
spirits made from fruits.
BY Mr.. Springer, of IlIinois-To pro-
of Oklahoma. The bill provides for the
creation of a new territory out of the
public land strip and all that part of the
Indian Territory west of the five civilized
tribes, covering an area about as large as
the State of Ohio. 1t provides all the
machinery for the Territorial govern
ment ike other Territories, but does not
assume any jurisdiction over the Indian
tribes except in conformity to treaty
stipulations. Section four opens the
public land strip to settlement for home
stead only, and sections five and six pro-
vide for the settlement of the Cherokee
and Oklahoma lands by settlers, through
commission to be appointed by the
President to negotiate with the Chero-
KEGS, Creeks and Seminoles, SO far
as such negotiations may be possible
Section seven contains a stringent pro-
vision to prevent frauds, and requires
three years actual residence before any
patent shall issue to a settler. All sales,
assignments, transfers or mortgages Of
lands prior to the issue of the patent are
prohibited and declared null and void.
Provision is made for the settlement OF
other unoccupied Indian lands, but in all
cases said lands are to be reserved for ac-
tual settlers only, and at a price not to
exceed 81 ,25 per acre. Cattle leases are
declared void and contrary to public
spirit, and it is made the duty of the
President to remove said lessees from
said lands. All grants heretofore made
to railroads are forfeited. and the power
to create any public Indebtedness by
voting bonds or lands for stock in
railroad companies or other corporations
by the Territorial Legislature, or by
townships, cities, or counties, is strictly
prohibited.
By Mr.. Adams, of Illinois-for the re-
moval of dangerous aliens from the ter
ritory of the United States.
By Mr.. Townshend, of Illinois-A
joint resolution to amend the Constitu-
ton SO as to provide for the election OF
Senators by the votes of the people OF
the States also to organize an Indian
Territory under the name of Oklahoma
and consolidate certain tribes under a
Territorial government, and allot the
lands in severalty among the Indians
also to establish a new department to be
known as the Department of Industries
and Public Works. The purpose of this
bill is to transfer from various other ex.
isting departments and consolidate in
the new department more or less scien
| tific bureaus of agriculture, labor and
weather also a joint resolution provid
ing for the election of President and
vice-President by a majority of the
votes of the people and the abolition oi
the Electoral College. and for the regu
lation of the method of counting the
votes for President and Vice President
by both houses of Congress.
By Mr. Weaver, of iowa-For the es
tablishment of postal telegraph: alst
| to provide for the issue of fractional pa
per currency: also to retire natiOna
bank notes and prevent fluctuations OF
currency by substituting treasury note
in lieu of bank notes.
BY Mr.. Anderson, of kansas-Creaf
ing a postal telegraph of the Unitec
States; also the following preamble am
resolutions:
| Whereas, enormous grants of publi'
lands were made to certain Pacific Rail
roads by act of July 1, 1852, and July 2
1864, upon certain conditions, and
| Whereas it now appears from the of
fetal report of the Pacific Railroad com
missioners that the conditions have no
been complied with by several com
panies. therefore,
Resolved, That the Secretary of tn
Interior be requested to inform tn
House at an early day what amount O
land approximately Is at present with
drawn for each of said companies, wha
amount has been Certified or patented 4
each, and what amount remains un
patented to each company.
Resolved, That the Committee on Pub
lie Lands be directed to report To tn
House, by bill or otherwise, for consid
Grafton at any time whether IN view Q
the facts officially ascertained and n
ported by the Pacific Railway commll
sioners any more of said unpatente
lands ought in equity to be transferre
by the United States to these debet0
and delinquent railroad companies.
- By Mr. Rowland, Of North Carolins