The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-12-19

In the house to-day tie senate amend
mcni To house joint resolutions for printing
the agricultural report were adopted. The
committee ON ways and mems reported "a
concurrent resolution Tor reccss from Dec
q until Jan. g. Agreed to. The speaker
hnving laid before the house u mcS,agc from
the president recommending the limit Of
the international marine conference Toe rN-
tended two months, Joint resolution tX-
tending that authority until March ]
passed. The committee on rules reported
n resolution for the Immediate roll call al
the states for the Introduction and rfer-
ence of bills. Adopted.
The Silcott committee reported rosolu-
tiun authorizing The srreenni -bt- arms iu
offer a reward of 5000 for the ATTEST Of tho
abscundinc clslil r, the rfwlrd hr paid
ont of the contingent fund OF the hOnso.
Adopted.
Under the call of states the following
bills were introduced and referred; 10 re-
duse the tobacco tax; to regulate lumiprn-
tion and amend the naturalization lnwF, -
as tu prevent Hlirns from acquiring titles 10
lands IA the United States; to declare
a forfeiture of all uncarned land
grants; 90 repeal ilic pre- cmptiun
aud timber culture laws, tn provide for
a graduate a income ttN; 10 tax tfnsts, 10
prevent contraction ui the currency; io
repeal all laws requiring the accumulation
ot gold: for the redemption Ot treasury
NOTES; for tine free coinage of silver; Ia por-
NIT the prr-idcnt 30 veto separate items in
general appropriate m bills; requesting the
president toUpen negotiations with Mexico
tur the establishment Of friendly nnd cunl-
mercIal relhiiuns and Tor the adjustment of
boundaries, for the iofthcatl0n Of sweet
frtg a lUfts "A Fi.Iuas.l flY duty ttTI
sugar, and tn pay houniy ~ aid Ia the eul-
tiyation OF sugar: for the free inn
poItatiou of juie bagping; TO promote com.
mercinl union with Canada, tp pay Colonel
John George Ryan SlO,OO0 damages. lie
WIS arrested, charged Wllh killing John
Surrnttl; also nppfopriniinp SSD.On Tor re-
pairs ON the post Office building Wi Chicago;
also 10 place letter carriers who have served
twenty years on the retired llsi Ou half pay;
also io remove the tax of = cents pound
on oleomarpurine; declaring it % be the
sense Of the house that the committee on
ways and means should report at an early
day plan and rate of thNHilun 10y which
Sl3DOOO.ml shull be raised annually ou IN
comes and salaries IN excess of Sb,Ou1; to
preserve the purity of the elect
oral franchise. to declare unnw.
ful trusts and combinations IN
restraint Of trade and production, 10 create
u lhhlhl itlfElAnN bl tue Dllfu 0iNlfH = W
shorten 10 three years the period required
in h0mcsteadmg public lands 10 repenl the
Interstate commerce Law; la ascertain the
amount Of mortgage indebtedness of fnrm
ers in the United States and The per centhge
Of farmers who arc tenants : to enlarge the
free list and cquaizc taxation; for the re-
tircmont of John G. Fremont with the rank
of Maiof-Genernl; for the total rcpenl of
the internal revenue law; for fun rcci-
prOciiy treaty between the United States
and Canada. 90 regulate the Manufacture
aud sale of counterfeit or compound lard;
10 provide for An increase of the pension to
minor children: also 10 make the minimum
rate of pension - per month; 20 restore
the rate Of duty ON imported wool; tu pro-
hibit gambling contracts M agricultural
and other products; resolution calling ON
the sccretnry of the interior for infOrmn-
ton in regard lU the Tanner Investigations
the establishment ~ An assay office nj Spo-
kane Falls; for the admission into The
union ~ Idaho. New Mexico und MyOm-
ing
Among the bills introduced Tor the cree
tion nf public buildings we're the following
San Diego Stockton. san Francisco, San Jose;
and Oakland, California; Pueblo, Col; Hell
enh and Butte Montana; Spokane Falls
Tacoma ard Seattle, Washington; Albu-
querque, New Mcxicoi Salt Lake City, Utah.
aud Cheyenne, Wyoming. Increased appro-
pratt ms we're asked Tor the buildings at
Los Angeles aud Sacramento, The number
Of bills introduced under the call wis ,OGi.
Many of these are duplicates II not IN the
lnnpunPc At least IN the subject matter of
their provisions The death Of james Laird,
of Nebraska. ;. s. Cox, ot Sew York, n. w.
Nutting, of New York. and X. w. Town
Hhcnd. of Illinois. wcre announced 90 the
house. which ~ d mark Of respect 10 the
deccnscd, adjourned until Friday.