New-York tribune., 1890-05-30
\ SCHEME TO DO AWAY WITH LANDLORDS
CURIOUS PIECE OF LEGISLATION BROUGHT
BEFORE THE SENATE

Washington May 30 (SpecaD.-Attenton was
called in these dispatches two weeks ago to some
gartng schemes of wildcat legislation which had
been brought before Congress through the easy going
indulgence Of certain senators to trainers of such
eNtfaNagant and UtOpian projects. Mr. ingalls, has
Just presented by request" bill originating with
the so-called Wage Workers Alliance, OF this city,
which overtops in its fantastic absIrdity anything
else that ha, been offered during this session 1t
has for its object the abolition VI landordlsm,
and reads as follows:
That the leasing tenant or tenants Of any i'm
p,o!eu or uiLmProved real estate whatsoever si'n-
alca within The limits of this Republic be- ana Is or
are hereby, authorized " draw his, her their, or lis
Variant Fiant or warrants upon the ItCssnier 81 @ tne
tinted states for 200 times the amount Qf rent
paid TO the owner owners of said property dur
my The preceding month. and said warrant or war
Iau,S sHal contain proper description oi tic P%vp ~
erty to be purchased by the United states, ana the
same shall be duly recorded subject TO first mort
sasc III favor OF Tie SAID lnited states on te Doohs
O the Recorder OF Deeds for the district III Whlch tle
property is situated and tie said leasing tenants arc
hereby further authorized 10 tender the said warrant
warrants to the said OF the property
aforesaid, or to their creditors when demanded, as
possible aitcr being so recorded and said
warrants shall be legal tender TO the owner or owners
Of said property IN fun payment of the same, ana any
former owner owners. directly or indirectly, shall
be punished by Imprisonment for life, and any at
tempt 10 ALLEVIATE said property by the SAID leasing
tenant before the loan herein authorized ana granted
Shall have been returned to the said United states
sha also be punished by imprisonment for life; and II
or warrants herein authorized shall be issued II shall
be the duty Of the Treasurer OF the United states
to pay all of said warrants drafts as they may be
pr Sented to him for payment
Itt all Of the leasing tenants assisted snail nave
thirty years time in which to return the said pur-
chase money to the said United states and. as far AZ
possible, each tenant assisted shall return per
cent Of the loan said property to the Treasurer
Of the said United states before the end OF
March. June. september and December Of each and
every year until tine said loan shall have been can
ccllcd. and IL is hereby distinctly provided that no
Interest whatever shall be demanded or paid on any
OF said loans
That the money necessary 10 enable the secretary
OF the Treasury, under the direction OF the President
of the ued states OF America. to carry the provisions
OF mis- act into effect be- and Is hereby, approprated
out Of any money III the Treasury not Otherwise ap-
prOprlated. and in there shall he no money IN
the sad Treasury, then it shall be the duty OF the
said secretary Of the Treasury to cause suhcency
Of the declaratory full legaltender money Of TIE
United states Of America 10 be prepared on slh-
threaded paper exclusively in the highest style Of the
art Of hand roller plate printing at the Bureau OF In,
craving and Printing in the District Of Columbia ana
when prepared he shall the said money into
the said Treasury for said purpose
The Wage Workers Alliance is evidently fertile
and highly imaginative body Of political philosophers