Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-14
A MONUMENT TO GENERAL GRANT
One Proposed to Be Erected ir
This City.
A BRIDGE TO ARLINGTON
Some Other Measures introduced That Will
Be of Interest to People Living Here-Com-
mittee Clerks Excluded From the Senate
Floor Except on Actual Business.
SENATE.

Among the departmental and other COM
munications laid before the Senate by the
Vice President and referred we're the follow
ing:
Report of the government directors of the
Q. P. r. r. Co.
Report of the chief signal officer Of the army
Is to the climatic conditions of Texas.
Awards of the Court of Claims on French
spoliation claims
Memorial as to the sale of options on agricul'
tural products.
Among the bills introduced and ref erred
were the following
MONUMENT TO aEN. GRANT.
By Mr.. Squires-For a monument to Gen. U.
S. Grant in the city of Washington.
By Mr.. Dolph-For the sale Of desert lands
in the states and territories.
To aid the several states and territories to
reclaim arid lands within their boundaries.
To enlarge the jurisdiction and increase the
in Alaska.
BY Mr.. Felton-To amend the steamship SUBJ
sidy act
To execute certain treaty stipulations as to
Chinese Immigration.
By Mr.. Cameron-Sevcral bills to adjust pen
sions Of those who have lost eyes or limbs or
the use of them.
BY Mr.. Morrill-For the regulation OF the
practice of dentistry in tine District of Colum-
bia and TO prevent empiricism.
By Mr.. Gallingcr-For the better protection
OF the publc service.
By Mr.. Peffer-To increase the number of
chaplains in the army.
To regulate the rate of pensions
For the retaking of special supplementary
census.
For the biennial publication Of the military
register of the United States.
BY Mr.. Harris-To repeal all laws discrimin-
ating against the circulation of state banks.
BY Mr.. Coke-To amend the laws in relation
to national banks and to retire their circulation.
DEFINING OPTIONS IN FUTURES"
By Mr.. Washburn-Dehning options in ''fu-
lures" and imposing taxes thereon.
By Mr.. Hale-To establish permanent GEN.
sus Office and to provide taking the twelfth and
subsequent censuses.
By Mr.. Gorman-For the relief Of night in
spectors at New York and Baltimore.
By Mr.. Mitchell-To prohibit absolutely the
coming of Chinese into the United States
whether they are Chinese subjects or other
wise.
By Mr.. Frye-To establish a marine board
for the advancement: of the interest of the mer.
chant marine.
To amend the laws as to the regulation Of
steam vessels.
Admitting to American registry vessels built
in the United States and owned by American
citizens residing abroad
AN ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR COMMISSION.
For a commission on the subject of the alco-
holic liquor traffic. Q
To amend the act as to the life-saying SER
vice
To amend the Pacific railroad acts.
To extend the time for fling French spolia-
tion claims.
BRIDGE TO ARLINGTON.
De- ,sal TT Il L. - . L.
Arlington estate near Washington and for the
construction of bridge thereto.
By Mr.. Sherman-For a uniform classifica-
tion of wheat oats, rye, &c.
BY Mr.. Morgan-For a reporter for the Su-
preme Court of the District of Columbia.
BY Mr. Carlisle-To reimburse the several
states for interest paid on moneys expended in
raising troops.
BY Mr.. Manderson-For a survey of the in
terror of Alaska.
Mr.. Dolph offered resolution calling on the
War Department for a report to whether
the provisions of the last.rive and harbor
bill to prevent the unlawful obstruction OF the
navigable waters of the United States have
beeL enforced and, if not, why not Agreed to.
BY Mr.. Chandler-To define the route of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad in the District of
Columbia.
To regulate and improve the civil service of
the United States.
To allow the pay Of rear admiral to Commo-
dore White acting as rear admiral
BY Mr.. Misunderstanding soldiers who
served in Indian wars.
CLERKS EXCLUDED FROM THE FLOOR.
Mr.. Allison moved the amendment to the
rule (of which he gave notice last week. regu-
lating admission to the floor OF the Senate.
The amendment was adopted. The principal
change is as to clerks to committees and clerks
to Senators. They are admitted when ''in the
actual discharge Of their official duties" and it
provided that clerks to Senators must be
regularly appointed and be borne on the rolls
Of the secretary of the Senate as such"
The Senate then went into executive session,
when some nominations were referred to COM
mittoes. and then, at l:20, the Senate adjourned
till tomorrow.