The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-12-24
THE SENATE AND HOUSE.
WORK OF OUR NATIONAL LAW
MAKERS.
Proceedings of the Senate and House of
Representatives. - Important Measures
Discussed and Acted UpAn-1iist OF the
The National Soaons.

In the Senate among the bills introduced
and referred were the following: TO repeal
all laws discriminating aga INST the circu-
latlon or state banks; to amend the laws
in relation t. national banks and TO retire
their cirrnlatinn: defining options in
"fHturesr and Imposing taxes thereon; tn
establish Il permanent census Office and to
provide for taking the twelfth and subSe-
qnrnt renStscs: TO prohibit absolutely the
coming Of Chine e into the United States
whether they are Chinese subjects or other
wise; 10 amend the Pacific Railroad acts;
to reimburse the several States for in
tere,t paid on moneys expended in
raising troops: for y urifnrm clas-!.ca-
ton OF wheat, oats. rye, etc Mr.. I,oiph
offered a resolution calling on the War De-
partmcnt for report To whether the
provisions Of tlle last river and harbor bill
to p!evcnt TIL" unlawful obstruction OF the
navigahlc waters of the United States had
been enforced. and If not why not. Agreed
To. The senate then went into executive
session. when SOME nominal nn- were
ferrcd to committees. and then ad iuurne1
III the Senate on the 18th, the Vice Prrsi-
dent announced the appointment of Mr.
Morrill, Regent Of the Smiths nian InS.itu-
tion, Ia fill vacancy. After the
introduction OF several hills. Mr..
Morrill, introduced joint resolution.
which was pas ed to fiji Vafaucics in the
board OF REGENTS OF tn" Suit lsnnian In~t-
| tuti. IL in tins, class other thar member, OF
| Congress. 1t appoints William Preston
| Johnston. of Louisiana. in lllrc of Noah
| Porter. of Connecticut. resigned. and re-
news the terms, 70 cXptrT Dec 2f
| next. of Henry toppce. of PENNSYLVANIA.
and NJ. {. Nrig~. of Washington, H. {.
Mr.. Quay offered IL rc%ciUt On (which WAS
| referred To the Committee o,i FOREIGN R"ia
| tons) in~trucling that committee t" inquire
| whether the acquisition IF tlaps" portions Of
| the Mexican state If Sonnra. chihuahua.
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parallel i practicable aud for the interest
| IF the tniied STATES.
| In the House on the 10th tn Speaker an
| nounccd TIE appointment Of Flir Committee
| On Rules n follows: Tia. SIl :l,cr ltha r
| nam. M,sai<- NcMi!Iin, cn.chin =.
Reed, and burrows Mr, Rami':e, Of
| Nevada. who has lren absent On
| Of the House ard took III" cath of
| Office. Mr. Taylor. Of Tcnnc> We. announced
| the dealt, of his colleague. HE Hon. L"oni-
| das &. liuuk. who died frirn accidental
| poisoning al his home in kn,>vi lr. in May
| lat The House. ~ Il mark of respect to
| the memory Of tn" deceased. adjourned
| until the 18th, In the senate but little
| was done except t. confirm a lot Of ap-
| pointnent~. and Adjournment was taken.
| In the Senate. the 18th. the President pro
! tenn iaii lctur" the - mat; the creole ntiai Is
| Of senator elect I'LL! IF New York. and
| they vera read aud placed nn lie. Mr.,
| Mitchell introduced 1t bill providing fer the
| cOnSt ruc.i Ion Of two first -clt~s rlNctne cut
! tiers for service on the pHrii'r coast. Mr..
| Stewart then proceeded IL address the Sem
| ate en- that par; of the Presidents tucSSa1c
| relating t. free coinage. The fol
| lowing bills were in reduced ave. re-
| ferr, d: Amend NJ IN several ways the
| act Of the last Congress authorizing the
| sale of timber on lands re~cr'fed for the use
| of the Neno,.incr Indians in Wisconsin.
| Tie principal amendment Increases from
| 90. 600, 900 to ~ rUA. Gao fe, the amount of
timber which may b" lo--cd and sold in
| any one year. AppropriatirC ST., G0l tn in
,rosuce and maintain domestic reindeer in
| Alaska. To re move the limitation ON ar
rcarS # pensions. The sen ate proceeded
t. executive u-In"sS, and soon adjourned
till the 1f>t.