The Globe-republican., 1892-12-16
IN CONGRESS

NJ. d. Harte-. Of Ohio, introduced bill in the
house which provides for the cessation of silver
bullion purchases, for the sale of iOoOOo.OOO
ounces of silver bullion for gold.
Mr.. Vest introduced joint resolution for tho
appointment by the president of the United
States of three commissioners TO confer with
tribes in the Indian territory with a view Of
making such agreement and arrangement
will induce them to take homestcads in sever
ality and sell tho remainder OF their lands to
Mr.. Otis. Of Kansas. introduced q financial
bill which provides for free coinage. and that
money paid for bullion in the treasury be COW
cred into the treasury as part Of the gene al
reserve fund. The secretary of the treasury >
required to have coined all the silver and bull
lion in the hands of the general government for
any purpose. and to have prepared at a. carly
date as possible fifteen bundled billion dollars
of paper money. all Of which gold, silver and
paper money shall be used to form part of the
general reserve.
The president sent message to the senate Civ.
ing information on the subject Of the agreement
between the United States and Great Britain
to naval forces to be maintained on the great
lakes.
Senator Hill presented bill to repeal the act
for the purchase OF silver bullion. similar bin
was introduced in the house.
Representative Caruth, Of kentucky. intro
duced the following bill: NO pensioner now
or hereafter in the service Of the United States
shall be entitled to draw pension for any period
of time during which he is or shall be entitled
to full pay or salary which an ahled bodied PER
KOv8fnInonI,
is allowed by law"
Representative Harter. Of Ohio. introduced .
banking bill for the perpetuation OF the national
banking system and the restoration Of the state
bank notes a safe basis.
An attempt was made to get a vote In tho
house on the bill granting portion of the Fort
Hays reserv alton to the state VI Kansas, but
the house refused to act upon il.
Delegate Harvey. OF Oklahoma. is trying TO
get congress to pass bill permitting the Potta-
watomie bnd Sac and Fox Indians to hold their
Ian in fna sIr,V,l no pnff N tnnr hav
100000 acres Of valuable lands in Oklahoma
and half the tribe live in Pottawatomis
and Shawnee counties. Kan. They want it 50
arranged that they can dispose of the land as
they like, but under the present law cannot sell
it for TIVE nty-hve years About 100000 acres arc
tied up by the Sac and Fox in this way:
bill having for its object the establishment
of q uniform revenue customs duty upon sugar
and the abOlishment Of the paying of sugar
bounties, was introduced in the house by Rep
resentative Harter. Of Ohio. 1t provides in do
tail that IN and after February 1, 1898, uni
form tariff tax, or customs duty. of One-half Of
per cent. per pound to be levied ON all grades
of sugar imported to the United States and the
payment of all bounties to producers Of sugar
in the United States shall cease on February.
The democrats are of the mind, it Is said to
let the question of the admission OF New Mexico
and Arizona go over till the next congress, not
making any fight to pass the bills for their ad-
mission by the senate this winter.
bill to reduce the postage of first class mail
matter to cent per half ounce.
The Indian committee of the house decided to
call up during the morning hour, at the first
opportunity, the Choctaw and Chickasaw resO-
luton. This resolution expresses the opinion,
for the benefit Of the president that the house
can see no reason why the president should not
pay the 5000 900 awarded tho Choctaws and
Chickasaws by former congress for a shadow
title in the Cheyenne and Arapahoe lands. The
reference to this matter in the presidents mos
sage called forth Immediate action ON the resO-
luton.
Both houses met after adjournment from
Thursday to Monday; with some apparent de-
termination to get to work in earnest. In the
senate the anti-OptiOn bill was first in order and
will be called up and argued at length during
the week.
Senator Mitchell discussed his resolution pro-
viding for the election of senators by popular
vote. 1t is fully endorsed by the committee on
privileges and elections Of the senate, who will
endeavOr to press it tn a vote.
Senators PETER and Call were appointed addi-
tional members of the committee ON immigra-
tion.
Senator Vest, by request introduced bill to
encourage the construction OF the electric rail-
ways, to facilitate the rapid transportation Of
mails to promote the interest of commerce and
travel and to aid in demonstrating the feasible
ity Of the distribution of electrical power for
agricultural and other purposes along the line
of electric roads and especially to aid in the
construction of the proposed electric railway
between Chicago and st. Louis, and to secure to
the government its use for postal, military and
Other purposes.