The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-19

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the internal revenue tax on tobacco aud its
manufactures, and the tariff duty on sugars.
The tariff bill introduced by Representa-
tive Dockery of Missouri includes those
sections of the Mills bill relating to timber
and wood, wool, wooden, and wooden fab
RIGS, carpets and clothing.
CHEAP POSTAGE.
By Mr.. Wheeler of Alabama-Fixiug the
rate OF postage within states at cent per
half ounce; for the organic alton of a naval
reserve force; TO reduce the tobacco tax; to
place cotton bagging on the free list: to
create tariff statistical bureau; to refund
the cotton tax; for signal stations in the
West Indies; amending tle civil service act /;
to incorporate the Military Order of
America, and es ablish a nat onal military
and naval museum, library, and memorial
building IN the city OF Washington. The
bill proposes the Incorporation of society
which is to bring together fraternal associa-
tlon between those who were engaged in
the war between the states, "to care for
him who shall have borne battle, and for
his widow and orphan, especially Co a id the
sick and distressed companions and
widows and .orphans of deceased COM
panions; to cherish the memories of
the camp, field, and bivouac, and
strengthen the ties of reunion, sympathy,
vaior, and patriotism between those
who we're enemies in war and are friends in
peace.n The order is to be non-sectarian
and non-political, and is TO have a building
In Washington, to be used as a memorial
building, military and naval museum and
library, wherein is to be deposited copies Of
all government publications. Provision is
to be made for the interment in the court
of this building of the mortal remains of
great com nander-Grant,n and the erec-
tion of suitable monument TO his memory,
and to all other soldiers and sailors and
marines who served during the war.
REGULATION OF IMMIGRATION.
BY Mr. Oates-The "Ford immigration
bill" of last year, to prohibit aliens from
acquiring title to lands in the United States
also to regulate the jurisdiction of the
United States district courts In Alabama
By Mr. Herbert of Alabama-Relating to
the duties of Uni ted States attorneys and
marshals; also to transfer to the navy petty
officers and men in the revenue cutter SER
vice.
By Mr.. Wheeler-The bill of the Ameri
can shipping le. .gue for a tonnage bounty
to American ships in the foreign trade.
A similar bill was introduced by Mr.
Farquhar of New York.
BY Mr.. Blount of Georgia-To provide
for postoffice buildings, providing for simi
larity of architecture of such buildings.
MAKING GOOD SILCoTT's STEAL.
BY MIR. Payso1 of Ilinois-For the pay.
ment of the unpaid salaries of members of
the Fifty-frst congress. This bill appro-
PIRATES $4,000 to be Immediately available
for the purpose of paying members of con
gress their salaries lost by the Silcott defal-
cation. 1t charges the investigating CON-
mittee with the duty of transferring the
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treasurer, who shall be intrusted with their
disbursement. Any private deposits of
members found In the safe are to be held by
the treasurer subject to disposition by the
court of claims.
By Mr.. Wike of Illinois-Declaring it tC
be the sense OF the House that the commit
tee on ways and means should report at an
early day plan and raCe of taxation by
which $130, 900, 900 shall be raised annually
on incomes and salaries in excess Of SIS, 600
By Mr.. Caruth of Kentucky-To reim
burse depositors In the Freedmens Savings
and Trust Company.
AN ANTT-RAILRoAD PASS BILL.
BY Mr.. Anderson of Kansas-To prevent
the use of railroad and other passes, and
telegraph franks by members of con.
gress and the Judiciary of the United
States; also. his bill Of the
telegraph system, with a new section carry
ing an appropriation Of Sl0,000,000 for the
purposes of the act.
Postal telegraph bills were also intro
duoed by other members, and bills to define
and punish trusts; pension bills both gen.
eral and individual, for the repeal of the
interstate commerce law; for reciprocity
with Canada; regulating and taxing the
manufacture of compound lard, and, in
fact, covering nearly every object for
which legislation was proposed in the last
congress, and some new ones.
BILLS OF soUTHERNERs.
Among the bills introduced by southern
members were these:
By Mr.. Cowles of North Carolina-For
the issue of silver certificates on deposits of
silver half dollars
BY Mr.. Ewart Of North Carolina-For
the total repeal of ths internal revenue
law.
Similar bills were introduced by other
North Carolina representatives.
By Mr.. Henderson of North Carolina
To reduce the price Of postal cards to half
a ce It,
By Mr.. Dibble of South Carolina-Pro-
viding for second Vice-President; also
abolishing the tax on the circulation of
state banks; also to provide for the pay
ment of the Ere ch spoliation claims
By Mr.. Enloe Of Tennessee-To prohibit
gambling contracts in agricultural and
oIher products.
By Mr.. McMiliin of Tennessee-A resolu-
ton directing the secretary of state to
notify the republic of Brazil, through the
proper authorities, of the recognition OF
that republic by the government Of the
United States.