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| Halls OF Congress.
| WASHINGTON, May Ex-senator Plumb has
presented two bills in the Senate that are re-
Rarded as good samples OF cranky legislation
| even in this Congress OF qeeer things. Bill
| number one reads as follows:
Be 1t enacted that tho President OF the United Staten
shall forthwith issue call addressed to all citizens of
this republic over 81 years OF age, inviting them to
In tho grand army Of labor Of this republic for
less than day under the following and condi
lions FIrs the hours of labor shall not exceed four
hours per day i've days In each nor
for than six successive weeks without inter.
mission Of two weeks second the rate of wages shall
&c four dollars dsy and s be p1yaS1 wS.5y in the
back paper money OF the United States of America
Iha: an E5sspy i've S nj Of Lseo,
hereby created for the purpose OF enabling the said
ter" % duly pubic sarSoo Where thsr aSiislss
pad. RSeP The o. IN
shall be held eKcunvey At the pleasure OF the said vol
spojSasn Who hsSpsn g hold eSnnis.o% @
by tho President OF the United states other ocer
the s.ss 5. and e GS
EsS Of any ana p The % =, mot 6
OF the United states Inform the secretary ofthe
nOenCy thereof 70 be prepared and covered into the
sEc. That ali laws and parts of laws conflict here
with DO and are hereby repealed and this act shall take
Bill No. q is more brief. but equally as inter-
esting. 1t Is as follows
Be 4 enacted &C. that the Secretary Of ne DePar;
sn % a rsPd SnSF s ' pn Ts
farm IL saOh county within me limits q I5s republic
.s ss; e. na s1 S 1Ss: sPt
10 say s .a . By ~ G The nf S
the Secretary q tho Department Of Labor ~,
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hereby appropriated GU: Of any money in tho Treasury
not otherwise appropriated
SIC Thai ali laws ana parts Of law. In conflict here
take erecE when approved.
A large number OF gentlemen opposed to the
resolution providing for the adoption of the
phonetic system OF spelling for public docu-
ments were before the House Committee on
Printing to-day to submit their views. They
include 4. Il. Spofford. Librarian Of Congress;
National Deaf Mute College; MI. spofrord
lance as It interested not only Congress, but
s wRCe b EnEh and End Tr 1n sa Td
government and the official proceedings OF
Congress the vehicle for introducing and
raphy OF the language was n proposition de-
manding the most careful inquiry and the most
said In concluding that all interference by
P rihIt,ing the language Is wholly without the
=, A cable message was received at tho Navy
sEhP nj thf a5ryS OF the
proceed to New York In that vessel, and he
be anxious 10 get home. 1t will take the RICH
Hond about forty days to make the trip Her
the south Atlantic station until the arrival OF
Admiral Walker with the white squadron.
Senator 30, a rod m ha Eap
ate II petition from a COMMITTEES of ex-Lnion
prisoners OF war, residing in WISCONSIN,; pro
sion BIZ They also appeSs to Go Coz p eR
tend the benefits Of tho laws granting boun-
SS 10 Sa soldiers TO- those T4 6s cap
listment. and to indemnify them Tor snfferings
endured by reason OF the Governments re-
lusal To agree to an exchange.
=, A large delegation from the National Canned
Goods Packers Association, which has been
in session AT baltimore for several days, was
before the, House Committee on Ways and
Means tocdG w. 70 protest against the proposed
the increased duty would add So OO0QOO 10 the |
Increase would result In a dinnutioa Of fully |
thirty per cent In the consumption.
The members OF the Maryland Congress
delegation called at the White House to-day 10 |
invite President Harrison to attend tho APP
OF Associated Charities ut Baltimore. The |
President EXPRESSED his appreciation OF the |
compliment OF the invitation, but said that his |
Public duties were such as to preclude his Rc- |
Ceptanne Of II.
Representative Caldwell OF Ohio to day in |
troaurrd tho following bill to preS ont the des-
ecratlon Of tho United StatUs flag:
lie It enacted etc That any person who shAll dis |
inquire the National Tag, either by printing on said nag,
or at:1cnins g. ne same Or 3tgermse any advertise
meanor and on conviction thereof in the District Court
OF he nted states snail be hned IN any sum not eX
seeding Su or imprisoned than thirty days or
Doth At the discretion Of tile Court
Senator Hutler to-day presented the netition |
o' ihe heads ~ nne families, aggresatinE /,
n,Nchiy-tw" persopg, that Congress ATpTOpTi- J
~ zoo Ter capita To enable Them to eIuigTAte /
!" lIherla and maintain themselves there Tor |
MnNilon, ~ Six monLhB. Tho p0tilion has U |