The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1892-01-23
Congressional Notes.

A bill to appropriate 100000 70 establish
a spelling school at the Chicago FAIR was m
troduced into the House on Friday OF last
week. Among others introduced the same
day were bills to place salt, lumber, nails,
cotton ties. binding Irvine and agricultural
implements on the free list. A resolution was
presented by Mr.. Anderson, OF West Virginia,
to investigate certain charges brought against
the management of the Census Office, to the
effect that the census was conducted under
Superintendent Porter, in the State OF New
York and elsewhere, i'll the interest OF partisan
politics, and not with the view OF obtaining
correct enumeratIons.
In the Senate on Monday bills were intro
duced AS follows: For the admission of Utah
as a State: proposing an amendment to the
Constitution, so as to elect President and VICE
President of the United States by direct vote
of the people; to establish uniform system
of bankruptcy In the House there was in
troduced Il bill to provide for the payment to
MARYLAND and Virginia the advances made TO
the government for public buildings. Bills
were also presented as follows: TO abso
utely prohibit the carrying of Chinese INTO
the United States, whether subjects OF the
Chinese Empire or otherwise; reducing the
duty on sewing thread and certain manufac-
lures of iron and steel; for the election OF
President and Vice President by direct vote
of the people; to enable cities to deposit
United States bonds and have issued legal
tender notes to be expended for public i'm
proyements. r.u
In the Senate on Tuesday number Of bills
were introduced on various subjects, but none
of specia importance, and most OF the day
was spent in discussing the Mexican award
bill. In the House a bill to lessen the ex-
pense of the public printing, was further con-
slider, and finally killed.
On Wednesday in the Senate bills were
passed for public buildings as follows: Grand
Haven. Mich, $4,000; Deadwood, 5. d.,
S1OO;O0O: Dover, n. H., 100000; Saltwater,
Mimi. 500. 600; Salem, Oregon, 100000:
The Dales, Oregon, 100000; Providence,
Rhode Island, 100000; Fresno, California,
$4,000 Considerable discussion was had
over several of these bills.
In the House Mr. Cox, Of Tennessee, in
troduced bill to amend the banking laws OF
the United States so as TO increase the clrcu-
lating medium and make the same uniform,
Mr.. Snodgrass one to make the bonds OF the
United States payable in any currency OF the
United States, and Mr.. Clover one direct
ing the Secretary Of the Treasury to call in at
once and cover into the treasury all the mon.
eys now deposited with national banks and
drawing no interest Mr.. Springer presented
bill placing wool on the free list.
In the Senate on Thursday Mr.. Mcpherson
introduced bill, providing for extensive
coast defenses, and the balance Of the day was
spent in discussing government land loan
bill-a scheme for the government TO issue
legal tender notes to be loaned to farmers on
land security. In the House a few bills were
presented, including one, by Mr.. Bland, for
free coinage of gold and silver and the issue
of coin notes. Considerable time was occu'
pied in the presentation of portraits Of Elk
Speakers Grow and Randall. The former
was Speaker thirty years ago, and he was
present on Thursday, though not a member oil
| The House now.