The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-10-24


the hours of letter carriers; to establish a
department of labor; for an international
maritime conference; requiring the Pa
cific Railway companies to maintain tele-
graph lines; to prohibit the coming of
Chinese laborors to the United States;
for the establishment Of rules in respect
to the Ste, Marie and other canals; to Gre
ate boards of arbitration to settle contro-
yersies between common carriers and 9th
er employees; TO prevent the return of
Chinese laborers to the United States; to
aid state homes for disabled soldiers; and
changing the date of the meeting of the
electoral college. In the next stage, that
is in conference between the two houses,
are two bills of the first mportance,name-
": Repeating the pre-emption and tim
Der culture laws and providing
GENERAL HOMESTEAD LAW,
and declaring the forfeiture of unearned
railroad land grants. Pending before the
senate is the house tariff bill and the SEN
ate substitute The senate passed bills
to divide Dakota and admit the south
half as state and to aid common school
education (the Blair bilD. They never
reached the house for action. In the SEN
ate the same can be said of the following,
which passed the house: The fisheries
retaliation bill whose passage was recon-
mended by President Cleveland author
izing the issue of fractional silver certif-
Gates; allowing the regulation by states
OF railways chartered by the United
States.
The following are the most important
bills now upon the senate calender: For
the admission Of Montana and Washing
ton territorise; to prohibit the alcoholic
liquor traffic; to declare trusts unlawful.
The following was reported from house
committees and are still on the house cal
endar: To refund the direct tax, Ca vote
on which will be taken early in Decem-
Der next, under an agreement by which
the memorable deadlock over this bill
was broken); for the payment of arrears
of pensions; requiring the investment of
the national bank redemption fund in cir
culating notes; the Pacific railway fund
ing bill debated, but not reached point of
action): to include telegraph companies
under the interstate commerce act; to
promote commercial union with Canada;
to incorporate Nicaragua canal compa-
ny; for the organization of the territory
Of Oklahoma debated, but not finally
voted on). The following are
IMPORTANT SENATE BILLS
which slumber in committees: Request
ng the president to open negotiations
with Great Britain looking to the annexa-
ion of Canada to the United States; for
he free coinage of silver; to repeal the
act; to provide naval re-
serve: the Hennepin canal bill; to reduce
etter postage to one cent; to grant wo-
nan suffrage, and measures proposing
'adical changes in the governments finan-
,ial policy.
Tne following are original house bills
which never got out of the committees:
20 repeal the internal revenue laws and
he tobacco tax; to prohibit the mailing
4 newspapers containing lottery adver-
isements; to lay graduated income tax
or bounty on sugar; to repeal the civil
ervice law; for full reciprocity between
he United States and Canada; directing
judicial proceedings to be brought
gainst the Pacific railroad; to provide
or q more efficient mail service between
he United states and South America; to
'reak up trusts.