Los Angeles herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1890-1893, 1891-12-15
The Senate Adjourns After a
Short Session.
Many New Bills and ResOlu-
lions introduced.
Chairmanships of Senate Committees
AppOrtiOned.
Springer Likely to Be Chairman of the
House Ways and Means Com
mittee and Holman of
Appropriations.
Associated Press Dispatches.

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WAsHrxeroN, Dec. 14.-The senate
met today and adjourned at l 20 p. M,
until tomorrow. A number of bills
were introduced, and during short ex-
ecutive session the recess appointments
sent in by the president were referred
to the proper committees.
Among the departmental and other
communications presented and referred,
was the report of the government di'
rectors of the Union Pacific Railroad
company.
Among the bills introduced and re-
ferred were the following: Defining
'soptions" and futures" and imposing
taxes thereon to establish permanent
census office; to prohibit, absolutely,
the coming of Chinese into the United
States; to amend the Pacific railroad
acts; to reimburse the several states
for interest paid on moneys expended In
raising troops for uniform classified
ton OF wheat, oats, rye, etc.
wAsHBURN's OPTION BILL.
In Senator Washburne's bill defining
options and futures, and imposing
special tax on dealers therein, the
articles included are wheat, corn, oats,
rye, barley, cotton and all other farm
produce also pork, lard and all other
hog products. The bill provides that
dealers in these futures and options
shall pay annually a tax OF $1,000, and
the further sum OF cents a pound on
cotton and hog products and 20 cents a
bushel on any other articles mentioned.
BILLS INTRODUCED BY FELTON,.
Senator FELTON, OF California today in
troduced in>the senate bill appropri-
ating $3,000,000 for the erection OF a
public building at San Francisco, on
the site which may be acquired under
the action OF the last congress.
FELTON, also introduced bill amend
ing the Chinese exclusion act to require
that Chinese removed from the United
States be sent to China, instead of the
country whence they came. Provided,
further, that the burden of proof shall
be on any Chinese laborer or person who
shall claim the right to remain in the
United States. Also q bill amending
the ocean mail subsidy act OF the last
congress.
PETER INTRODUCES TWO BILLS.
PETER introduced, by request OF the
Wage Workers. Political Alliance OF the
District OF Columbia, bill providing
for taking a special supplementary CEN
sus OF the United States for the purpose
of asking each person, firm, association
and corporation questions relative to
their property, debts, ETC., their answers
to be published as quickly as possible,
in order that people may know how to
legslate on the money question.
PETER also introduced, by request,
bill providing for the issue biennially OF
a military register of the United States,
showing the names, addres ses, number OF
pension certificates, ETC., OF all surviving
persons who have been. are now or may
hereafter be employed in the military
service of the country. Lin the event
that there is not surplus money enough
in the treasury to carry out the pro-
visions OF the act it is the duty of the
secretary OF the treasury to cause sui
ficiency of money OF the United States
to be prepared and deposited in the
treasury. for the purpose. The secre-
tary is TO cause the money to be eX-
pressed On declaratory and not prom
jssory notes, which money is to show
plainly on its face that it is full and not
partial legal tender. The notes are to
be ranged in twenty eight denomina-
tione, from one mill to $4,000.
AGAINST ALIEN OFFICE HOLDERS.
Senator Galinger introduced bill
for the better protection OF the public
service, providing for the dismissal from
the public service OF all persons not
citizens of the United States by nativity
or by having fully completed naturalza-
ton by due process of law.
Dolph offered resolution calling on
the department for a report as to
whether the provisions OF the last river
and harbor bill to prevent the unlawful
obstruction OF the navigable waters OF
the United States have been enforced,
and if not, why not. Agreed to.