, 1889-12-19
TUESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
A Large Number of Bills introduced
In the Senate,

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-AmonS the
bills reported from the committee and
placed ON the calendar in the senate
were the following: To relieve the treas
amount now charged to him and de-
posted with the several states.
10 increase the pensions of pensioners
who are entirely helpless.
The committee OH appropriations re-
ported back deficiency bill of 100000
Tor public printing ana binding, $3.50, 600
for the preliminary printing OF the
A communication from the president
to congress in regard to the interna-
tional maritime conference, now in ses-
sion, and recommending earnestly the
further extension of the limit of its con.
tinuance to two months from the list OF
January, was referred to the committee
on foreign relations.
Chandler introduced q resolution
calling on the secretary OF the navy for
information as to whether organizations
were not expressly authorized by the
secretary of the navy to exist among the
naval officers for purposes not merely
literary or scientific, and, If so, what
were the objects of such organization and
what officers were members, whether
such organizations embraced only one
branch Of the naval service and were de
signed to protect and advance the
special interests ofthat branch, whether
any of them had been organized tor the
purpose of influencing congressional
legislation whether sums of money had
been paid, or contracted for to influence
legislation, and whether such orguniza-
tions were compatible with proper dis
cipline.
Mr.. Hoar asked that the resolution be
laid over and Ii was done.
Mr.. Manderson offered resolution,
which was agreed to, calling on the sec.
rotary of the interior for information as
to the disposition of the lands comprised
within the military reservations that
have been relinquished by the war de-
partment.
Mr.. Mitchell withdrew the resolution
Offered by him last week with reference
to the failure of the pension bureau to
furnish him with copies OF certain pa
pers in pension claim. Commissioner
Raum had sent him the papers, with a
letter stating that the refusal to furnish
them had been based on an old regula-
ton OF the office which seemed to be a
iudicious one, in order to prevent the
waste OF the affective strength of the
office.
Mr.. Mitchell remarked that any SEN
ator Representative, or duly authorized
attorney of an applicant, or the appli-
cant himself, should have the right to
There was u brief DISCUSSION of this
point.
Mr.. Mitchell offered a resolution which
wns referred to the postoifice commit ttee,
calling on the postmaster general Tor es-
Inmates of the increased cost required for
the extension of the free delivery sys-
tenn to all tho towns and cities having
not less than 5000 inhabitants, and
where the gross postotiice revenue is at
least $4,000, also TO cities and towns OF
5000 inhabitants and with gross post
office revenue of 5000.
After an executive session, the senate
adjourned.
OTHER SENATE BILLS.
Among the bills introduced in the
senate to-day were the following;
BY MIR. Mitchell. Chandlors bill OF
the last congress for tho creation of the
division of silk culture in the depart
ment of agriculture.
BY Mr.. Teller Forbidding citizens of
Colorado, Nevada and the territories to
fell and remove timber on the public
domain for mining and domestic pur-
poses; also, providing that the half-dol-
lar shall contain ono-half, tho quarter
dollar one-fourth and the dime one
tenth of the amount of silver contained
in the standard dollar; also, his bill OF
the last congress to grant irrigation
companies TlBntS Ot way tNrOuSu tuc
public lands for irrigation purposes.
HOUSE.
The session of the house was brief to.
day. After the introduction of few
bills, resolution was offered for calling
the statcs alphabetically for the intro
duction of bills; referred to the commit
tee on rules As nothing could be done
the house adjourned.