Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-08

the United States, to negotiate reci-
procity treaty between the two coun-
tries.
O'Neill, of Missouri, introduced a bill
for the enforcement Of the eight-hour
law in all departments OF the govern
ment, and extending its provisions to
laborers under government contracts;
also bill prohibiting the use of convict
made goods, as materials OF public
buildings, or under contracts with In
dians.
A motion was entered to reconsider
the vote by which the house decided
Yesterday to indefinitely postpone the
senate Joint resolution authorizing the
secretary of the navy to transport certain
contributions to the suffering poor OF
Russia.
The house then adjourned until Mon
day.
BILLS TO ADMIT TERRITORIES.
Representative Washington of Ten
nessee, chairman of the committee on
territories, says the committee will un-
doubtedly prepare bills for en-
abling acts by which Arizona and
New Mexico can hold conven-
tlons to form constitutions that
may be voted on by the people in the
coming elections in November. The
bills will, he says, in all probability, be
so framed that the territories may, after
the constitutions are adopted by the
people, be admitted by proclamation OF
the president, so that further action by
congress will be necessary. 1t is not
likely, he saws, that any territories will
be admitted in time to participate in
the next presidential election.
no REDUCE THE WOOL TARIFF.
Chairman Springer of the ways and
means committee has drafted bill pro-
viding for the free admission of woods.
The bill is not yet introduced in the
house, nor approved by the majority OF
the ways and means committee. 1t
amends the tariff law of October L, 1890,
SO that all woods are admitted free, ex-
,cept ad valorem duties on woolen and
worsted yarns, cloths, shawls, knit fab
RIGS, blankets, hats, flannels and all
other articles made mostly of wool, will
be wiped out, and reduce the ad valorem
to 80 per cent, and from 40 to 30, as pro-
vided in the Mckinley bill.
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE.
The ways and means and appropria-
tions committees effected an organiza-
tion today. The appropriations COM
mittee authorized the appointmentof
subcommittee and deferred action on
the census deficiency appropriation
requested by Superintendent Porter 1t
is practically settled that the distribu-
tion of the appropriation bills among
several committees will remain as in
previous congresses.
Reuter- Springer, son of the chairman
of the WAYS and means committee, sue
ceeds John NJ. Carson as chief clerk,
and Alexander J. Jones, Chicago
newspaper man, was appointed assistant
clerk.
COMMERCE COMMITTEE.
The senate committee on commerce
held session this morning. The fol-
lowing bills were ordered favorably re-
ported :Appropriating $50, 900 for the con-
struction of a lighthouse at Cape Disap-
pointment, Washington; to repeal GER
tain sections OF the revised statues pro-
viding bonds for the registry of vessels;
providing for the construction of two
United States revenue cutters for SER
vice on the Pacific coast, and to estab-
lish life-saving station at Rogue river
and Port Oxford, Ore.
PRFFER's LAND LOANS BILL.
Senator PETER today introduced a bill
authorizing the secretary of the treasury
to issue treasury notes to the amount of
$100, ,000, 900, the notes to be loaned to
the people on mortgages upon their
lands.
A SCRAMBLE FOR PLUMB's PLACE.
Several senators have notified the
caucus committee OF their ability and
willingness to serve on the appropria-
tions committee, in place of Senator
Plumb, deceased. 1t is not probable
that Senator Perkins will obtain the
much coveted place, and the caucus
committee, unable to fall upon rule Of
succession, is in a dilemma. If some
measure of relief is not afforded soon, it
is feared tie western senators who favor
the division of thegeneral appropriation
bills among the leading committees, will
carry their point, through the aid of
certain senators from the older states
who were disappointed in their desire
to get places on the all-powerful appro-
priations committee.