Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-12-11
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Work 10 lh. Sc, ita Opens Up
In q LIIs'y Way.
attorney. .G.aafal linei Isk.s Hls Annual
Report 10 Congress-.
The Scramble for Minor House Offices l,
Now Well Started.

wAsHixsros, Dee io-Among the doc.
| uments laid Dsfgre tie Senate BY the Vice
President and referred. today. were the
resolutions Of tie New York Presby.e-y,
| urging the rAiiacsion Ct the Bsusssl.
treaty. Many memorials asking legisiAtiap ID
for the closing Of the Worlds Fair on Sun
| day were presentfd by the senators.
Among the bills introduced -ere the fol.
losing: By Paddock, to prevent food
sdal,ers.ion; by HAfri', to provide for q
better enforcement Of the quarantine lass
And 10 establish 9 nAiioaAl board Of health f;
by Stewart, TO provide for the free coinage
Of gold and silver bullion. This bill was
laid on the table % that Stewan can cali il
up u any time; to author 20 the sale ci
mineral lands to aiiens; to aui hofze the
construction Of railroad In Alaska and to
amend the Chinese exclusion act.
By Gray, to trAnsfer The revenue cutter
servise to the navy department. By Pasco,
70 punish Ulcers for summoning jurors with
reiereIce 10 political or religion sfiils,ions.
By Cpllom. to suspend the coming OF
Chinese lsborsrs to the United States; also
TO reduce letter po.tags to one cent. By
Chandler, providing for consular cs'titi
Gates for Immigrants, for batgss for etfcers
al anr ual leave Of at sence. 10 per diem
employees Of the navy department.
By Gibson Of Louisiana. providing for
an income tax to pay pensioos. By Man.
defsop, to increase the ffic,rney Of the in
faBtry arm Of the army TO increase the
rate of.tpensions in fevor Of certain pen
sioaers. TO prevent the summary cAncells-
ton Of pension certificates aod to provide
for hearing IN such ca.es aud to establish
postal savings banks. By Pratt, to amend
the patent laws. slso TO sppoint ccmmis-
sion TO revise the patent laws
By Sherman. to establish . department
Of public health. By DAVIS, to Increase
the rate Of pension for desfae's, By
rurpie, TO amend the constitution So M 10
provide for the election Of seuAIors by the
people. By PETER, to amend the immig
ration and naturalization laws To grant
service pensions with additional amounts
30 prisoners Of war and to provide means
for their Fay me- Mt, and to repesl section Q
of the pension ACT Of June 27. 1880. To
reduce the number Of pension ratings to 10
To snolish pension agenciss a0d lessen the
expenses u examining boards
By Gsliinger, to incrsa.e pensions for
los Of both feet. By Paddock, providing
po,t office buildings in towns where the
p0stsi revenues Amouot to $4,000 = year
also for permanent tsrid commission BY
Cali, to authorize the President TO open
ne gotistiou. with 5psin as TO the island of
Cubs By Vest, for compulsory education
Of IEdian children; to anne d the interstate
commerce act. b. P,pmb, for . customs
commission; also 10 provide for the retire
msnt Of national banx notes and free clin-
age of silver, and the promotion Of later
national free coinsge OF silver. BY
Sawyer, extendios the privileges Of free
delivery Of mails.
By Miichell, 20 reduce letter postage 70
one cent per ourcs. Also % amend the
c institution TO hsve Uaifed States Senators
elected by the people BY Dolpb. In rel.-
ton TO Chinese immigration. BY Hswley,
q, revive the grade OF lie eutspsnt Z g1vernor
OF the army Of the United Sistes. By
Hsntbjfoush, to prevent the sale Of arms
O. Inib n., ard eonascsts arms nov orned
By ce tan | ciins
PETER offered a resolution which vas re-
ferfed to finance committee directing the
c mmittse to inquire sod report as soon SIS
hs " W tuc rAFeu,rc
he busiues, Of money lending as conducte d
IN the Z lied States BY bs kers sud other
persoas tboth % to short sod long losns).
the ,bjec being ito sscsrtsin the relative
cost OF copdacurg the business Of money
iesrius. without reference TO the amount
leaned"
The preamble recites; The complaint is
made that money when losned yields larger
profits than from industrial pursuits
Plumb offered resolutions oecls'ing ,hS,
Congress desires The removal OF the re-
mains OF that lustrious soldier and s.stet-
man, Ulysses s. Grant to, sad toeir inter-
men IN. the Arlington National Cemetery,
and that the President be requested to con
yey to the widow Of hat lsmented man
such desire, rendering her. on the part Of
the nation, all the necessary fsoilities for
such removal and interment. Resolution
laid on the tab g,
The Senate vent into executive session,
At which recess appointments were laid
before it, appropriately referred, ard a
80 the Senate adjourned until Monday.
All record we're beaten in the Sc ate to-
day, 6l2 bills aod joint resolutions b-ins
introduced This 10 almost 100 more thai
ever heretofore introduced in one day
Most Of these bills have made their sppesr-
sncss in preceding Consresses Ssnatof
Plumb presented the largest number u
bills with the widess range Of character.