The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-12-05

the organization Of national banks with a
capital of less than $4,000 in towns Of less
than 5000 population.
BY Morgan, bill of the, last Congress
referring the La Alesa claim to the court
of claims for final adjudication.
| BY Mitchell, extending the Mexican pen
sion act to all who have served thirty days
or more in any war since 1915
BY Turpie, granting pension of one
| cent for each days service in the army
during the late war.
BY Dolph, that the states Of Oregon,
Washington and Montana shall constitute
the Tenth judicial circuit, with new cir
cult Judge. Also a bill for the forfeiture
| of part of the Northern Pacific grant Also
to repeal pre- emption and timber culture
laws, Also appropriating 100000 to
enable the secretary of war to purchase
the necessary sites for Notifications at such
points where such sites have not been pur-
chased or acquired.
By Mitchell, appropriating IS2, 000, 900 for
the construction of boat railway at the
Dalles and Clile falls and at Three and Ten
mile rapid on thes Columbia river.
By Wilson, of Iowa, amending the inter
state commerce act so as to provide that
any article of commerce the manufacture
and sale of which are prohibited in any
state, shall not be transported and deliv-
cred within the state by any transportation
company. Et
BY Reagan, giving all holders of silver
bullion of the value of $50 or more, the
privilege of having said bullion coined into
silver dollars on the same terms as gold.
Cameron introduced the subsidy steam
ship bill introduced by him in the last Con-
gress.
Senator Henderson introduced bill in
accordance with the recommendations Of
the secretary Of war to increase the
efficiency of the infantry of the army
Each regiment shall be composed of
twelve companies with one colonel, one
lieutenant-colonel, three majors, one ad-
jutant and one Quartermaster. The bill
also provides that the number of enlisted
men of the army shall be increased to
$4,000. The cabinet will hereafter meet on
Tuesdays and Fridays.
Dolph introduced bill providing for
Notifications and other sea coast defenses
as recommended by the board appointed
by President Cleveland to select ports at
which Notifications are most urgently
needed. Among ports selected are San
Francisco, the lake ports, New Orleans,
Galveston, Portland, Oregon and San
Diego. The bill appropriates for the pur
pose 1926, 81, 800 to be expended over a
period of twelve years. Guns for the bat
teries on the Pacific coast may be con-
structed at the government gun factory
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exceed 81, 000,000 .t
Senator Cullom introduced bill for the
disposal of all public lands Of the United
States in California, Oregon, Colorado,
Nevada Washington, Montana, North and
South Dakota and in the states that may
be formed out of the territories of Arizona,
New Mexico, Utah, Idaho, Wyoming and
Alaska.
BY Paddock, for postofflce buildings in
towns where the postofice receipts exceed
s., ZOO year.
BY Wilson, of Iowa, subiecting imported
liquors to the provisions Of the laws of the
several states.
BY Davis, granting pensions to ex-sol-
diers and sailors incapacitated for manual
labor and to dependent relatives.
BY Mitchell, to prohibit Objectionable
foreign immigration, encourage desirable
immigration and to defend American
labor. Also for the admission of Idaho as
state. The Senate then proceeded to ex-
ecutive business and soon adjourned.