Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-01-11
HOUSE.

indeiou VI tec teIFitory u ohlauOIHa INT
bill provides for the addition of No Mans
Land to the new. territory: Three gears act
ual residense Will be necessary before any
patent ,shall issue to settler. No land
grants are to be made in the territory and in
all cases lands are to be reserved for actual
settlers at a cost of s1.25 per acre. Grants
heretofore made to railroads are forfeited. Is
Mr.. Adams introduced his alien bill.
Mr.. Townsend introduced joint resolution
to amend the constitution SO as to provide for
the election of senators by the votes of the
people of states. q
Also to promote the establishment of free
commercial intercourse among the nations of
America and the dominion of Canada by the
creation of an American customs unions, or
zollverein. =.
Also to establish new department to be
known as the department OF industries and
public works. The. purpose Of this bill is to
transfer from the various other existing de-
partments, and consolidate in new depart
ment, the more Or less scientific bureaus of
agriculture, labor, weather, improvement of
rivers and harbors, coast and geodetic survey,
geological survey, construction of public
buildings, lighthouse establishments, naval
observatory, patents, steamboat inspection
service, interstate commerce, fish and fish
cries. 'S ~,
Also a joint resolution providing for the
election of the president and ce-president
by majority of the votes of the people, and
the abolition of the electoral college, and reg
ulation of the method of counting votes for
president and yice-president by both houses
of congress. -.ls s az.
By Mr. Hopkins, Illinois--To establish uni
form system of bankruptcy. n
By Mr.. Payson, Misunderstanding lands to
honorably discharged soldiers Of the late war
for the union.
Also to repeal the re-einption, timber cul-
tire and desert land laws
Also to forfeit certain lands granted to aid
Southern Pacific, of California, Ontonogon
and State Line, and Girard and Mobile rail-
roads.
BY Mr.. Weaver, Iowa-Establishment of
postal telegraph.
By Mr.. Holmes, Iowa-Abolishing the. duty
on sugar.
By Mr.. Gear, Iowa-To prohibit the pur-
chase of goods manufactured wholly or in
part by convict labor.
By MIR. Morrill,, Kansas-To abolish all dis
tinction in rank in pensions hereafter
granted. -.<
Px, And IT. II.
postal telegraph of the United States.
Also resolution. requesting the secretary
of the interior to inform the house as to what
amount of land approximately is at present
withdrawn from each of the aided Pacific rail-
roads. What amount remains unpatented
and requesting the committee on public lands
to report by bill or otherwise.
Also to reduce letter postage to / cent an
ounce.
By Mr.. MISUNDERSTANDING the Judiciary
committee to investigate the charge that the
necessaries of life, particularly coal and sugar,
are held at unreasonable prices by what are
known as trusts, !" and to determine whether
these trusts are prejudicial to the interests of
the people, and what steps are necessary to
give the latter relief
By Mr.. Reed, Maine-Proposing constitu-
tional amendment granting woman the right
of suffrage.
By Mr.. Springer-To create lakes and
gulf water way commission. [Thi bill was
prepared by committee appointed at Peoria,
ILL.,, in October last, and provides for COM
mission to be appointed by the president to
take in consideration the establishment of
deep water navigation between Chicago and
st. Louis and the Gulf Of Mexico
Bills were further introduced for the cree
ton Of public buildings at Fort Dodge, Ia.
Sioux City, Ia; Fremont, Neb. Grand Island,
Neb; Omaha, Neb.; Flattsmouth, Neb.
Beatrice, Neb. Milwaukee, Wis.
Nine hundred and two public bills have
been introduced.
Adjourned.