The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-12-05
500 BILLSIN THE SENATE
nsv Members Introduce Measures of
Interest In the Northwest.


O0ace-SOm0 mt the h3tbla
Uutoached.
WASHINGTON, Dec. &-In the senate to-
day Mr.. Hoar reported hack the resolti-
ton offered by him on Monday providing
n mode for ascertaip;ig by lot the classes
tn which the senators from the three n ~
states, North Dakota, South Dakota and
Washington, shall he assigned to their
respective terms of service. Cullom there
upon presented the certificates from the
two houses Of the North Dakota legisla-
ture designating Pierce ~ the senator for
the long term.
Hoar said the Legislature had nothing to
do with the matter which expressly do
volved on the senate.
German remarked itlentically the same
case had been presented in regard to the
sema.oT si Rics n & WHEN ,ne
for the long term, and the senate decided
that the action could not he regarded
The resolution was agreed to and the
drawing by lot, as provided by il. pro-
ceetled with. The result was that of the two
Squire was assigned to the class of sena-
tors whose term expires March 3. 1891, and
Allen to the class expiring March, 1883.
OF the South Dakota senators Moody got
the short term and Pettigrew the long
term. or the North Dakota senators
Pierce got the short term and Casey the
A petition was presented ny Cullon, OF
the Short Horn Producers association, in
and Central America aud i'm favor of Chi
ca0o the site OF the worlds fair I'm 1892.
Five hundred and five bills were intro
the following: BY CockreIi OF Kansas,
i'm favor of st. Louis the site for the
Soe G fYnr % o, is,.r ss Sos.
age ;by Sherman, to make and alter reR,ila.
tions to time, places and manner of
holding elections for representatives i'm
congress; by Reagan. 20 define trusts, for
the free coinage of silver, to repeal the
act for the sale of bonds, to redeem legal
pension laws (biil prepared by G. A. II.
committeel; by Stewart, to provide for
the free coinage OF both gold and silver
to circulate as money; by Spooner, two
bills as to the election Of members of
sX TO- anm e
to ex-soldiers incapacitated from manual
labor to prevent the summary cancella-
hearing I'm cases relating thereto; by
Vance,. to rspeai the evil service ;S law: by by
rict Judges; by Saddock. for post office
buildings in TOWNS where post office re-
ssp'A ss prSnis, sxsaf ssas fSrsa
mission OF idaho a. q. state; !;
postofiice inspectors from the operations
Of the civil service law; to provide for the
disposal of Fort SedRwick military reser-
walton i'm Colorado and Nebraska to actual
settlers; to permit the organization of
national banks with N capital of less than
$4,000 nm towns of less than 5000 popula.
one cent a month for each days service
i'm the army during tho late war; by
ington and Montana shall constitute the
tenth judicial circuit, with new circuit
judge; also q bill for the forfeiture of a
to repeal the presumption and timber cui-
ture laws; also appropriatinx 81 600 to
enable the secretary OF war to pur-
tions at such points whore such
sites have not been purchased or ac-
% SSo for the he construciion of q boat raiiway
at The Dalles and Celtic Falls and at
Three aud Ten Mile rapids ON the Column
holders Of silver bullion Of the value of
$50 or more the privilege OF having the
bullion coined into silver dollars ON the
Mr.. Cameron introduced the subsidy
steamship bill Introduced by him in the
bill providing for fortiflcations and other
sea coast defense as recommended by the
board appointed by President Cleveland,
most urgently needed. Among the ports
selected are San Francisco, the lake ports,
New Orleans, Orb Salves'on; S S. fscri,land, or, Orr
ates for the purpose $i2s, ,s17 500, to be ex-
pended over a period OF twelve years.
Nruflb Tor Oatter1e8 Ou tne f>hclnc coast
may he constructed at the government
gun factory to be erected on that coast. at
q cost not to exceed S1,O0O,OO0. Senator
Cullom introduced q bill TO dispose Of all
public lands of the United States i'm Cali
fornia, Oregon, Colorado, Nevada, WASH
ington, North and South Dakota, and i'm
states that may be formed out of the ter
ritories OF Arizona, New Mexico,
Utah, Idaho, Wyoming and Alaska,
and which shall have been otherwise dis
posed OF or received before the acceptance
of this net by the states and ratification
by congress. IL provides that these lands
shall be ceeSled to states and eventual
states in which the lands lie, condition
that the states shall convey not more than
30 acres susceptible of remunerative irri-
CATION to any one settler. II the state
shall elect to sell the lands. the proceeds
shall he used for the irrigation of such
lands as mny be made remunertively pro-
ductive. II the land is given To settlers il
IL to be taxed and the proceeds applied to
irrigation purposes.
Senator Manderoon introduced a bill i'm
accordance with the recommendation OF
the secretary of war To increase the effc-
iency of the infantry of the army. Each
regiment shall be composed of Il COM
panies with one Colonel, one 1ieutenaut Z
colonel, three majors, one adjutant and
vitles that the number Of enlisted men of
the army shall he increased To 1900.
The cabinet will hereafter meet ON Tues
days and Fridays.