The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-01-14
A FLOOD OF BILLS.

New Measures In tho Housc-Thc Moro
Important Of tho Nine Hundred and
Two Public Bills Introduced Wednos-
day.
WASHINGTON Jan. 8. In tho House yes
terday the announcement was made that
the Speaker was not yet ready to present q
list OF the committees Nine hundred and
two bills were introduced for reference
Mr. Springer, Of Illinois, introduced a bill
to provide for the organization of the Ter
ritorv of Oklahoma
THE bill provides for the creation of new
Territory out of the public-land strip and all
that part Of the Indian Territory west
Of the Ave civilized tribes, covering
an area about Us large Us the State Of
Ohio. 1t provides oil the machinery for Terri
tOrial government and opens the section to set
tlement by homestead entry. Three years
actual residence is required before patents can
issue, and all sales transfers and mortgages
prior to the issue Of the patent are declared void
The cattle leases are declared void and the
Presidenti is directed to remove such lessees.
All railrond grants in the section are also de-
clared void, and the Territorial Legislature and
local Governments are prohibited from aiding
such roads,
Among the bills offered were the follow
ing:
To provide for the reduction of customs
duties to establish u Court of Appeals; to
amend the Civi.Service act; granting
pensions to survivors Of Indian wars
who have attained the age Of 20 years:
for the temporary support of common
schools; for the refundng Of the cotton
tax; to remove the tax from tobacco and spir
its made from fruits; to authorize females to
enter lands under the homestead law; to do
nate public lands for school purposes; to: regu
late the jurisdiction Of United States courts;
to secure cheaper telegraphic correspondence;
to regulate freight and passenger rates on rail.
fho md linn arrito for tto
moval Of dangerous aliens from the territory of
the United States; granting bounty-land war
rants to the soldiers OF the late war; to provide
for the election OF Senators by the votes
OF the people of the States; to pro
mote the establishment of free commercial in.
tercourse among the nations OF America and
the Dominion OF Canada by the creation of an
American customs union or zollvereim; to or
ganize the Indian Territory under the name OF
Oklahoma and consolidate certain tribes under
Territorial government, and to allot lands in
severalty among Indians; to establish the de-
partment OF industries and public works; pro-
viding for the election Of President and Vice
Presiden by popular vote; to create
the lakes and gulf waterway com
mission. (This bill was prepared by q
committee appointed at Peoria, ILL.,, in
October last. and provides for commission to
be appointed by the President to take into con-
sideration the establishment Of deep-water
navigation between Chicago and ST. Louis and
the Gulf Of Mexico); to establish o uniform sys.
tenn of bankruptcy; granting lands to honor
ably discharged soldiers of the late war for
the Union; to repeal the Presumption, Timber
Culture and Desert-Land laws; for the estab.
lshment OF q postal telegraph; abolishing
the duty on sugar; to prohibit the purchase OF
goods manufactured wholly or in part by con.
vict labor; dispensing with proof OF loyalty
during the 1late war as o condition of res
toration or admission to the pension rolls;