The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-26
yIgcINI4AND CAnoIIy4 nILLs.
\ Number OF Measures Introduced-frooee"-
inrs ofthe House and senate.

inrs Of the House and senate
WAsHIvGrov. D. c., Jan. 2j.-lSpeclaLl
Senator Daniel 10y request introduced TIC
following bills to-day:
Providing that the Act of 1889 limiting inc
number Of graduates on the -NhNal AcAuc.ns
of each wear To- be retained IN the service
shall not apDiv 20 those graduates who Aa1
c,ntnieted fbei, four years on duty 40 the
time ~ the passage of that act. but VINO were
discharged. that such oincers sha.l ne TO-
stored without pay for the time they were Out
INIT Ionisa s. Guthrie. widow Of John j.
Gufbrie. formerly Lieutenant ON the nav be
r.lcved from payment Of -aiD and or $3.50
charged against him 81 the treasury because
of transactions with the Navy D~epartment.
nud that the Treasury pay Mrs. Gu hre what
ever amount is due ham Tor services ln me
navy. r.iuc
Niu5a.... administrator 81 Colonel lraucls
Tavlor. -cJ.515..5 III iull satisfaction OF claim
for services Iu the keyolN u9naIy war heihs
two wears pny as colonel with interest.
Vorar Chief Engineers herI amin ei5her-
wood AID Theodore Ieller. retrei ON eIS OF
the navy. from the date % thelr IetreiAeht
the sauo pay tnat Is received 10y ine oNicer7
OF the navy OF tire same reiallFe RAM.
Further. chat any officer OF tie navy nov on
tine retired list who shall have been retired
after q. mnlelu. forty years service, d nt the
a5e oil s.xrv-fu1. snail receive the rank AMI
pav of comm dore. provided he has served
credltlbly four years as chlci Nf @ bureau oL
the Navy Department.
70 pas Lotten D.. Allen. 81 Richmond. Va,
the sum of -l.6a1 for stores and supplies
taken and used by the army. th's claim htf-
Ing been passed upon and reported by the
court oi claims.
Nlr. Daniel. also by request. Introduced q
bill 10 incorporate the Georgetown. Arlington
ID n.Au HHf
William A.. Gordon. Ge rye q. Aushanch. ..
". Moore. Henry alriax. d.. NJ. love. Ld-
ward Derrick. William NLeafley and George
Dunlop As lue0TpOrltur-. Inc hnl CHARTERS
TIE road 10 the Virginia line and provides
that So mach OF the liue as NAV He Nltnin
the State OF Virginia shall first receive the ape
proNal Of the proper authorities OF sald state
1t also authorizes the road 10 run through the
United States reservation OF Fort Never.
Nh. Daniel also introduced . bali t0 IN
corp rate the Washington. fa-IlaN ana alex
andua Railway Company. with w.. j. fial:'W'
o. Alexandra. Frank Hume. *. -. Lacy. =. 5.
Bordett. T. omas IL. Sypherd. of Alexandra
county. O.. T.. lime. of NaAiaX county s.. II.
BOdfsh and s.. Dumont. OF Washington. AS
incorp0rators. The proposed charter Us 10
run TO the District limo and thence through
the Arlington estate.
Among tEe.bllls introduced III the House
to-day were the following:
Bv Mi. Buchanan. OF Virginia: To ALL
thOrize the secretary Of the Treasury o. per-
nit the setting apart of q strip not exceeding
thirty feet wide OF the Government grounds
at Abingdon for q public street.
By AR. Jones. of Alrglnln frNNGilg for
the purchase of Cedar grove, "a tract of land
on Elizabeth river. opposite tine GOspOrt navy
ward. TO be used for "a wet dock.
By Mr.. Tucker. of Nir-iuia Authorizing the
coinage of the metric dollar aud fractions OF %
dollar. and also the coinage of tire metric
double gold eagle. the eagle and stella of
standard value as gold and silver bl-meiaiiic
money.
By Mr. Cowles. of North Carolina 10 re-
zeal the Internal revenue license for tic sale
OF distilled spirits. and 20 prevent frivolous
prosecutions iu the Federal courts under tine
internal revenue laws.
70 allow the free distillatiOn of brandy
from sulrts: relating % and tAlng cOmpehsa-
ton oi United States att rneys. nar haIs,
clerks and other oiicli.is L. repeai The
tax on { bacco ia all its forms. To-
prevent the destruction at stills. tGls.
furnaces. &c, used M the d.suilatiOn
OF liquors from grain OF fruit aud 10 make
such distiliation % misdemcanor. To- prevent
pensions % the soldiers engaged IN the re-
/ luOval of the Cherokee Indians. to- repeal
taxes on t9bnccOs and iuit dlsiilln.iOns as
applied to farmers rights IN selling elc.
Colonel OIerrul to-day presented twenty
five or thirty petitions from Virginia for free
delivery mail service IN country districts.
MT. MlilallS, OF No4tN NalDllAdt iN-idN lN-
tr0duced "a BIZ defining trusts and COM ines
and prohibiting all such under penalty of
fines of from five hundred 10 ten Co., usaud
dollars and Imprisonment from one To- three
years. He also Iutroa ICED "a bill 10 impose AN
income tax of per cent. on incomes oi five
thousand dollara and steadily increasing until
il taxes an income of one hundred thousand
dollars 10 s per cent.
WAsNlNGTON MOTIFS.
Representative Tucker Las appointed c.. W.
b.. Harris. of kocklrid.e. cadet at West
Point AMI David Kirkpatrick, of the same
county, alternate.
The Virginia postmasiers appointed ere j.
W. luncelord. Dover, Loudouu county. &. II.
Perks. laGrange. King Ge, rye county.
The postofice 40 EGo. lloyd county. Viz
gina. ha. been Discontinued. Mail goes t.
Indian Valley. The postofice at Shelbourle.
Montgomery county. las also been discon-
tlnuel. NAL goes % Cliliro.s.
The Senate.
Tho Presidents message on Ch.liau matters
wa. read in the Senate andatlt, conclusion ic-
ferred To- Foreign Affairs Committee. The
Senate then, at 1886 J.. II. out O.. r.spec, 90