, 1889-12-05

Among the others introduced we're the
following,
BY Sherman Ito make and alter the
regulations rs to the time, places and
manner of holding elections for repre-
scntatives in congress.
Roagan-To define trusts; for the free
coinage of silver; to repeal the act for tho
sale of bonds to redeem legal tender
notes.
Davis--Extcnding the pension laws
(bill prepared by committee of the q.
a. RI.
Stewart---To provide for the free coin.
age of both gold and silver, and for the
issuance of coin certificates to circ ulate
as money.
Morril--To refund the direct taxes in
cluded under the act of 1851.
Spooner bills as to the election
OF members of congress; also q bill to
regulate commerce by telegraph.
| Manderson-To grant positions to ex-
soldiers incapacitnted for manual labor;
TO prevent the summary cancellation of
pension certificates and to provide
hearing in cases relating thereto.
| Nance--To repeal the civil service law.
Evarts-Sovcral bills to increase the
salaries of United States circuit aud dis
trict judges.
Noorhccs-For pension arrears on
death or discharge.
Cullom-To oquslize the rates Of pen
sions in certain cases.
Farwell-To pcrpetuate the national
banking system.
towns where the postotfice receipts cx-
ceed $1,000 year.
Wilson Qowa)- .Subjecting imported
liquors TO tho provisions OF the laws of
the several states.
Davis Granting pensions to cx-sol-
diers and sailors incapacitatcd for man
ual labor and to dependent relatives.
Mitchell-To prohibit Objectionable
foreign immigration, encourage icsir-
able i'm migration and defend American
labor alyo for the admission of Idaho as
A state.
| Call-Making 1t unlawful and provid-
ing for the forfeiture ofvessels owned by
subjects Of foreign government and
found fishing within three agues of the
coast of the United States or within any
of the bays or headlands of the United
States.
Paddock-To exempt railway mail
employees and postoifice inspectors from
| the operation of the civil service law to
| provide for tho disposal of the Fort
Sedgwick military reservation, III Colo
RADIO and Nebraska to active settlers to
! permit the organization of national
banks with capital Of less than s5O. 900
III towns of less than 6Ooo population.
Morgnn-Bill of the last congress re-
ferrlng the Alabama claims to the court
of claims for final adjudication.
Mitchell-Extcndng the pension act
| 10 all who served thirty days or mote In
| any war since 1Si5.
Dolph--That the states of Oregon,
| Washington and Montana shall consti-
tute the tenth judicial circuit, with n
new circuit judge; also, a bill for the
forfeiture of a part oil the Northern Pa
ciiic land grant also, to repeal the pre-
emption and timber culture laws; also.
appropriating 100000 to enable the
secretary of war to purchase the neces-
sary sites for fortihcations at such points
where such sites have not been pur.
chased or acquired.
Observation-Disclosures $4,000 900 for
| the construction of u boat railway at
The Dalles, and Cello Falls, and at
| Three and Ten Mile Rapids on tho Co
lunbia river, oregon,
| Wilson (Iowae-Amending the inter
| state commerce act, so as to provide
\ that any article of commerce. the manu-.
| facture and sale OF which is prob ibited
in any state, shall not lie transported
and delivered within the state by any
transportation company.
Re6gan-Giving all holders of silver
bullion of the value of $50 or more the
! privilege of having the bullion coined
into silver dollars ON the same terms as
gold. ..I.
| Cameron introduced bill to subsidize
steamships. The bill was introduced by
him In the last congress.
Dolph introduced II bill providing for
fortifications and other seacoast defense,
as recommended by tho board appointed
| by President Cleveland to select ports Ut
which Notifications are most urgently
needed. Among the ports selected are
| San Francisco, the lake ports, Now Or
| leans, Galveston, Portland, Or, and San
Diego. The bill appropriates for the
purpose S126, 377,soo, to be expended
| over a period of twelve years. The guns
for the batteries on the Pacific coast may
factory to be erected on the coast at IA
cost not to exceed million dollars
Senator Cullom introduced a bill for
tho disposal OF all the public lands of
the United States In California, Oregon,
Colorado. Nevada, Washington, Mon
tana, North and South Dakota, and in
the states that may be formed out o! the
territories of Arizona, New Aiex-
leo, Utah, Idaho, Wyoming
and Alaska, and which shall
he in no otherwise disposed
of or reserved before the acceptance of
this act by tho states and its ratitica-
tion by congress. IL provides that those
lands shall be cedcd TO the states and
eventual states In which the lands lie
ON condition that the states shall con-
vey not more than 80 acres susceptible
to renunerative irrigation to anv one
settler. lfthe state shall elect to sell
the lands, the proceeds shall be used for
the irrigationsof such of the lands rs
may be made remuneratively produc-
| tive.
Senator Manderson introduced bill
in accordance with the recommend tion
OF the secretary Of war to increase the
efficiency Of the infantry of the army.
Each regiment shall be composed of
twelve companies, with ono colonel one
lieutenant colonel, three majors one ad-
jutnnt and one quarter-niaster. The
bill also provides that the number of
men of the army shall be 10000.
|. THE CABINET.
Tho cabinet will hereafter meet on
Tuesday and Friday.