The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-11
BILLS BY THE BUSHEL.
THE SENATE STARTS OUT BY BEAT
ING TEE RECORD.

The Days Record Shows the Introduc-
ton of e1o Bills and Joint Rssolu-
tions-The Number Almost 100 X ore
Than Ever Introduced on q Single
Day at Any Previous Session.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.-Among the docu~
ments laid before the Senate to-day by the
Vice President and referred. were the an
nual report OF the Secretary of the Treas
ury and a number Of memorials and resolu-
tions by various religious bodies against
opening the Chicago worlds fair on Sun
day.
Among the bills introduced and referred
were the following:
By MIR. Paddock-To prevent food aduis
terstions.
BY Mr.. Harris-To provide for better
quarantine laws, and to establish a national
board Of health.
BY Mr.. Stewart-To provide for free
coinage of gold and silver bullion. This
bill was laid on the table, so that Mr..
Stewart can call it up at any time. Also a
bill to amend the Chinese exclusion act.
By Mr.. Gray-To transfer the revenue
cutter service to the navy department..
By MIR. Pasco-To punish officers for sum-
moning jurors with reference to their po-
AAblChA VI Io4iRlOu5 dlulAdblOucs
By Mr.. Cullom-To suspend the coming
of Chinese laborers to the United States
Also to reduce letter postage to cent.
By Mr.. Turpie-To amend the constitu-
tion so as TO provide for the election OF SEN
ators by the people. This bill was laid on
the table, Mr.. Turpie giving notice that he
would address the Senate upon IL next
Thursday.
By Mr.. Peffer-To amend the immigra-
tion and naturalization laws.
To grant service pensions with additional
amounts TO prisoners Of war, to provide
means for their payment and to repeal Sec
tion Of the pension act of June 27, 1890.
To reduce the number Of pension ratings
to ten.
To abolish pension agencies and to lessen
the expenses of examining boards.
By Mr.. Call-To authorize ithe President
TO open negotiations with Spain as TO the
island OF Cuba.
By Mr.. Vest-In reference to the export
trade in cattle. The bill was laid on the
table, with a notification from Mr.. Vest
that he would call 1t up at the next or
subsequent meeting of the Senate.
By MIR. Plumb-To provide for the re-
tirement Of national bank notes, free COIN
age Of silver and the promotion of interna-
tional free coinage of silver
By Mr.. Mitchell-To reduce letter post
age to cent per ounce Also to amend the
constitution so as to have United States
senator's elected by the people.
By Mr.. Hawley-To revive the grade Of
lieutenant general in the army of the United
States.
COST OF MONEY LENDING.
Mr.. PETER offered resolution, which was
referred to the finance committee, directing
that committee to inquire and report
as soon as practicable as to the actual
| expenses attending the business of money.
lending as conducted In the United States
by bankers and other persons, both as TO
short loans and long loans, the object being,
as declared in the resolution, ito ascertain ap-
proximately the actual and relative cost of
conducting the business of lending money
without reference to the value of the
amount loaned.n The committee is to have
power to send for persons and papers, to
administer oaths and to visit any part Of
the country by subcommittee. The pre-
amble recltes "that complaint Is made that
money, when loaned, yields larger profits
than industrial pursuits.
Mr.. Plumb offered resolution declaring
that congress desires the removal of the re-
mains of the illustrious soldier and statesman, /,
Ulysses S Grant, to, and their interment In,
the, Darlington national cemetery, and that
the President be requested to convey to
the widow of that lamented man such de-
SAl0I LcnueH1hk w uoT On bDo part OF Une ma
ton all necessary facilities for such removal
aud interment. The resolution was laid on
the table, Mr.. Plumb giving notice that he
would call it up at a convenient time.
BY Mr.. CameroD-Two which provide re-
respectively that any officer of the navy
now on the retired list after completing
forty years of service shall receive the rank
and pay of q commodore, and that all
medical directors, irrespective of the grade
held by them at the time of their retire
ment, shall be retired with the rank of COM
modore at the age of 62 years and shall re-
ceive the same rank and pay from the date
Of retirement as medical directors retired
from the active list of the navy.
By Mr. Faulkner-To authorize the Secre-
tary of War to cause to be Investigated and to
provide for payment of all claims for use
and occupation Of church, college and school
buildings for government purposes by United
States military authorities during the late
war.
ALL RECORDS BEATEN.
All records were beaten in the Senate to-
day, 6l2 bills and joint resolutions being
introduced. This is almost 100 more than
ever before introduced in one day. Most of
these bills were old stagers which have made
their appearance in preceding congresses
Senator Plumb led his fellow senators and
presented the largest number of bills, with
also the widest range of subjects, bills for
private pensions and public buildings &C.
compauying measures relating to finances
and the tariff.
The Senate went into an executive ses-
sion, at which recess appointments were
laid before it and we're appropriately re-
ferred, and then. at $3.50 o'clock, the Senate
adjourned till Monday.