Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1892-03-24

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time to permit poaching sealers to ge
out of reach of proclamatiOns which
may follow an amicable settlement OF
the question. Speculation Is rife, but al
the dispatch has been kept secret it is Of
little actual account.
The southern tour of Senator Hill
came to close by the arrival Of the
party in Washington at IL a. m. Sunday
Senator Hill expressed great gratifica'
ton at the hospitable manner In which
he was received throughout the south
and does not conceal his pleasure over
the enthusiasm which his visit aroused
in Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi
Numerous invitations have been received
by Senator Hill within the past week to
visit western and southern cities, and he
is being strongly urged to make a tour
later on through the west and southwest.
The house commission on pensions
agreed Monday to report bill granting
a pension of IS per month to the sur
vivors and to the widows of survivors of
the Indian wars that were waged from
1882 to 1912 inclusive. These include
the Blackhawk, thea Cherokee and the
Seminole wars. A service. of 30'days or
more is made prerequisite in the con-
sideration of a claim for a pension under
the terms of the. bill. 1t is estimated
that there are 5000 pesons who will
be entitled to the benefit arising from
the proposed legislation.
Senator PETER introduced, by request.
bill with this title: "Creating a fund
for the payment of pensions and for set
ting our army of idle laborers at work on
extensive public improvements, for the
removal of the strongest incentive to
crime among the poor and to vice among
the rich, for protecting the American
from the influx of undue alien competi-
ton, and for other purposes" The
fund contemplated in the bill is to be
furnished by graduated tax on in
comes and real estate.
Mr.. Blount of Georgia, chairman of
the committee on foreign affairs, report
ed to the house the consular and diplo-
matte appropriation bills for the coming
fiscal year. The bill carries an appropri-
alton of about 81 i IL, 900 against 81 $685.
925 for the current fiscal year. The re-
duction is largely due to the omission of
the appropriation for the bureau of
American republics, which the commit
tee recommended be appropriated by a
separate bill.
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of
this week were set apart in the house for
the consideration of the Bland silver bill.
A great many members desired to speak
m tho cilvyor nd off no O
been made to reach an agreement be-
tween the friends and the opponents of
free coinage to provide that the debate
and consideration of the bill by para
graphs shall run the whole of the week.
The three candidates for seat in the
United States senate from Texas-Sena-
tor Chiffon and Representatives Mills
and Culberson-are in Washington at
tending to their duties while the state
legislature meets to settle the contro-
versy, and they say they intend to re-
main at Washington. The case is unus-
ual enough to merit place in the public
records.
Delegate Smith, from the territories
committee, submitted to the house with
q report the bill providing for tbeaadnssn
sion Of Arizona as state. Delegate
Joseph submitted with report the bill
enabling the people of New Mexico to
form constitution and state govern
ment, go that the territory may be ad-
mitted into the Union as state.
The senate committee on appropria-
lions Thursday, reported the Indian ap-
preparation bill to the senate. The net
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958, making the total amount carried in
the bill as reported 1874 1926. The
clause relating to the appointment of
army officers as Indian agents is stricken
out of the house bill.
Mr.. tombstone of South Carolina has
introduced bill authorizing the secre-
tary of the treasury to purchase all out
standing government bonds at their mar
ket value and replace them with treas
in the treasury to be coined and held as
a redemption fund for the notes.
Mr.. PETER has introduced bill to
establish an electrical experiment sta
ton for the purpose of investigating and
determining whether electricity can be
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power in the propulsion of farm ma
chinery.
Ex-senator Ingalls, has no desire to
enter public life. He will take an active
part ia the coming campaign, but has no
desire for political preferment.
Hon. William Morrison has beer
elected chairman of the interstate com
MERGE commission, vice Judge Coole!
resigned.
1t is probable that amicable relation
will soon be restored with Italy and tina
Baron Favs will be returned.
President Carnot of France has signet
the commercial reciprocity convention
! with the United States.
Vermont gets $4,000 of the river AMI
harbor appropriation for Otter Creek.
Many Experiments and Cost,
Ones have been made to try to find ,