Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-01-03
bills INTRODUCED IN CON
GRESS.


men who served in the army during
the war, and for pensions to the same.
A bill to prevent the manufacture,
importation and sale OF intoxicants in
the Territories; also, an amendment
to the Constitution of the United
States to prevent the manufacture,
importation and sale of liquors there
in. To appropriate sl26,377,S00 to
provide seacoast defenses; $780,
900 for public buildings at Omaha;
to provide for postal telegraph; to
promote foreign trade and encourage
American merchant marine; to cred
it and pay the several States and
Territories all the money collected
under the tax act of 1865; to pension
every soldier and sailor who is inca
pactated for manual labor, and to
pension dependent relatives of de-
ceased soldiers; for the admission of
the Territories of Dakota, Montana,
and possibly Utah, and to organize
tho Territory OF Lincoln; to amend
the Constitution in relation to po-
lygamy; to grant pension of $4,000
year to Mrs. General Logan; to es-
tablish close commercial relations be-
tween the United States, Mexico,
South and Central America and the
empire of Brazil To amend the con-
stitution so as to extend the right to
restrict the use and sale Of opium in
the District OF Columbia and the Ter
ritories; to authorize the erection of
monument to the negro soldiers and
sailors in the late civil war. To grant
to California 8 per cent. Of the pro-
ceeds OF cash sales of land in the
State; to reimburse prisoners of war
who were in the military or naval SER
vice during the rebellion. Bills for
public buildings and improvements in
Oregon; to amend the act of March
3, 1887, restricting the ownership of
real estate in the Territories to Amer
lean citizens; to abrogate all treaties
with the Chinese empire so far as they
permit the coming of Chinese other
than officials coming to the United
States; to appoint commissioners to
select naval station on this coast
To amend the law relating to draw
backs ON manufactured tin; to appro-
pirate 100000 and 100000 for the
erection of public building at Port
land and Salem, Oregon; 100000 to
erect public building at at Pueblo,
Col; to repeal the internal revenue
on tobacco in all forms, and to repeal
the import duty on tobacco and sug
ar. by Stanford, bill requiring for
eigners, except those ARRIVING before
they are twenty-one years of age, to
reside ten years in this country before
they can declare their intention to
become citizens.
! Various bills have also been intro
duced appropriating money ror the
erection of public buildings, aggre-
eating S7,6I5,00o. Senator Beck Of
fered resolution directing the post
Office committee to inquire into the
advisability of reducing letter postage
to ono cent an ounce, and another by
Palmer providing that any immigrant
coming from any foreign land to any
port within the United States shall
before being permitted to land, ex-
hibit certificate from the United
States Consul for the port of clear
ance; sud immigrant not to be con.
Wet, pauper, idiot or insane person
and possessed of sufficient means tc
support himself for six months. That
any master Attempting to land an inn
migrant without the above certificate
shall be deemed gnilty of misde.
meanor and punished 10y fine not
exceeding 81 900 for each immigrant
so found, and one year in tho penn,