Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-12-14
Senate.

i The senate devoted most OF its session
on December to the introduction OF bulls
the total nun Der being 500 agalnsto 800 on
the first bill day two years ago. Most OF
them were bills which failed to become laws
during the last congress. Among them
were:
A bill to prevent the introduction of m
fictitious or contagious diseases INTO uhe
United States.
A bill making it unlawful and providing
for the forfeiture of vessels owned by
subjects OF foreign governments TO
fish within three leagues OF the coast
OF the United States.
A bill granting South Dakota five per
cent OF the proceeds of the sales OF pubhc
lands.
A bill to reimburse North Dakota for
constitutional convention expenses IN ex-
cess OF the amount originally appropriat-
ed.
A bill for the inspection OF live stock
about to be slaughtered for consumption
in some state or country other than that
in which slaughtered, and prohibiting the
importation OF adulterated articles.
A bill providing that the states OF Ore
gon. Washington and Montana shall con
stitute the Tenth judicial circuit, with
new circuit judge.
A bill for the forfeiture OF part OF the
Northern Pacific land grant.
A bill to repeal the pre- emption and
timber culture act.
A bill appropriating $1,000,000. to
enable the secretary OF war to purchase
the necessary sites for Notifications at
points where such sites have not been pur-
chased or acquired.
bill amending the inter state com
merce act, so as to provide that any
article OF commerce, the manufacture
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state, shall not be transported and de
liyered within the state by any transpOr-
tation company.
A bill to define trusts and provide pen
-alties for them.
A bill for the free coinage OF silver.
A bill to repeal the act Tor the sale OF
bonds to redeem legal tender notes.
bill fixing salaries OF the several United
States district judges at $4,000.
A bill for adj ustment OF accounts OF
work men under the eight hour law.
A Joint resolution proposing amend.
ments to the constitution allowing woman
suffrage and prohibiting manufacture, I'M
portation and sale OF alcoholic liquors.
A bin to grant pensions to ex-soldiers in
capaciated for manual labor, to prevent
summary cancellation OF pension certifi-
Gates and to provide hearing in cases re-
lating thereto.
bill to provide for the payment OF ar
rears OF pensions from date OF death or
discharge.
blu to revive the grade Of general OF
the army.
A bill t. provide for postofIice buildings
in towns where the postofilce receipts ex-
coed So 600 a year.
A bill to prohibit OBJECTIONABLE foreign
immigration, encouraging desirable immi-
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A bill providing for one cent letter post
age.
A bill providing for the admission of
Idaho as a state.
Cullom introduced a bill for the disposal
OF all public lands in the United States, in
California, Oregon, Colorado, Nevada,
Washington, Montana, North ana South
Dakota, and in states that may be formed
out OF the territories OF Arizona, New Mex
leo, Utah, Idaho, Wyoming and Alaska,
and which shall not have been otherwise
disposed OF or reserved before the accept
ance OF this act by states and it's ratifica-
ton by congress. Ii provides that those
lands shall he coded TO the states and even
tual states in which the lands lie. on condi.
ton that the states shall convey not more
than eighty acres, susceptible OF remuner
alive irrigation to any one settler. II the
state shall elect TO sell the lands the
and maintenance OF reservoirs, bitches
and other works for irrigation of such
lands as may be remuneratiyely produc-
tive. Ii the land is given to settlers, it is
to be taxed and the proceeds applied to
irrigation purposes.
The senate then proceeded to executive
business and soon adjourned,
The drawing by lot OF the terms OF the
new senators resulted as follows: OF the
Washington senator's A. R. Squire was as
signed to the class OF senators whose terms
expire March 3, 1891, and Mr.. Allen to
the class expiring March, 1898; of The
South Dakota senators. Mr.. Moody's term
expires March g. 1891, and Mr.. Pettigrew's
March 3, 1895; and of the North Dakota
senators, Mr.. Pierces term expires March
3, 1891, and Mr.. Casey's March 3, 1893.