Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-14
FlFTy-eIRsT CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON. January 10, 1890.

Among the petitions presented and rc.
ferred was one signed by wives of Chief
Justice Fuller and Justices Field and Har-
Ian and by the wives Of many other distin-
guished officials and citizens OF Washing
ton. PRAYING that in the legislation orrali-
ling the international Exposition OF 1892
provision shall be made for the appoint
ment of women on the board Of managers.
in view of the fact that there Is TO be
presentation Of the share taken by women
In the artistic, intellectual, and religious
progress of the nation.
Among tho bills reported from commit
tees and placed on the calendar were the
following:
For a bronze statue in Washington OF
Christopher Columbus.
To change the LIMIT of the Appropriation
for a public building at Jacksonville, ia.
from $3.50 to Sl75,0o0.
To prevent the introduction OF conta-
gious diseases from one State 10 another,
and tor the punishment of certain offences.
Mr.. Butler gave notice of his intention
to address the Senate next Thursday on
the subject OF his bill for the emigration OF
colored people, and Mr.. Pascoe gaze ike
notice for the same day, his remarks TO be
on the SUBJECT of Federal election,
Mr. Hoar offered resolution, which was
referred 10 the Finance Committee, III
structing that committee whenever 1t re-
ports tariff bill TO incorporate IN 1t pro-
vision that whenever any foreign country
shall impose an export duty ON logs IN any
form, or on manufactured or partially
manufactured lumber, duty. snail DC
collected on such logs or lumber IN the
United States equal to the amount OF ex-
port duty so imposed IN ADDITION 10 the
duty otherwise imposed by law.
The resolution heretofore offered by Mr..
Plumb respecting the lease of the islands
of St. Paul and st. George to the Alaska
Commercial Company. and requesting. the
Secretary Of the Treasury not to make
| further lease Of such islands until fnrther
action by Congress and calling upon the
Secretary of the Treasury tor information
regarding the, methods OF the seal com,
pany. was taken up. debated at some
| length, and finally without action was re-
| ferred to the Committee on Finance.
The action of the House upon the death
of Representative Kelley was announced,
whereupon the Senate adjourned.
House of Representatives.
The States were called for the introduc-
ton of bills for reference. Among the bills
introduced were the following
By Mr.. Fithian. of Illinois, A resolution
| directing the Committee on WAYS and
Means to report separate PHI placing
lumber, salt, jutc. hemp. manila, and Sisai
grass on the free list.
BY MIR. Morgan. of Mississippi: Placing
bagging for cotton on the free list.
Bv Mir. Stockdale, of Mississippi: For a
public building at Natcbez. Miss.
BY Mr.. Dunnell. of Minnesota TO re-
peal so much of the act Of July !, 1870, as
authorizes the leasing OF the right to en-
gage in taking fur seal from the islands of
st. Paul and st. George.
By Mr.. Baker. of New York (by requesD:
Extending the right of suffrage to women.
By Mr.. Cumming, of New York: A JOINT
resolution for the erection Of statue to
the memory of the late Samuel j. Illden.
The Joint resolution was read. as follows:
Resoirod That there be appropriated from
the treasury Of the United States the sum
of $50, 900 TO erect bronze statue OF the
late Samuel j. TIlden TO be placed IN the
centre of the rOtunda of the capitol; that
on tablet at the front base of said statue
there shall be conspicusly engraved these
words Samuel J. Tllden, the nineteenth
President of the United States, elected but
not seated" [Applause on the Democratic
side. That on right of the square base shall
be engraved the date of birth, election,
and death of such President, and that on
the opposite SIDE shall he engrayen an
EAGLE with a snake in hIs talOns and under
them these words: For the Right"
Resolued. That the President of the
United States, the Chief Justice of the Su-
preme Court, the President of the Senate,
and the Speaker of the House of Repre-
scntatives be authorized to superintend
the expenditure of the money, and that
copy OF these resolutions, with the names
and titles OF SAID dignitaries, be engraven
on the rear of said base.
Mr.. Sweeney, OF Iowa, inquired whether
the gentleman expected the inscriptions 70
be in cipher. Applause on the Republi-
can side.l
BY Mr.. Ewart. of North Carolina; Ex-
empting from the operation OF the civil
service law soldiers, sailors, and marines
of the late war. 49,
BY Mr. Grosvenor Of Ohio: For a mill
tarv national park (Chickamauga battle
field bilD.
BY Mr.. A. A. Taylor, of Tennessee: For
public buildings at Morristown and Bris-
toll, Tenn.
BY Mr.. Washington, of Tennessee:
Making Andrew Jackson's day national
holiday.
By MIR. Stewart, of Georgia: To amend
the naturalization laws.
The House then proceeded in Committee
of the Whole to the consideration of a bill
to provide for town site entry of lands Iii
Oklahoma.
In order to enable the members to ex-
anime the bill at their leisure no action
was taken and the committee rose, and the
House at 3:l5 adjourned.