The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-08
BILLS FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS
At Lexington, Manchester and
Newport News.
virginia congressman Introduce n Num-
Der of Important Measures Living
stone Introduces n Resolution for
Financial Investigation-nul Takes
His Seat in the senate-Congress Al.
journs Till Monday.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.-[Speoiall-In
the House to-day after the approval Of
enc journal and the appropriate refer
ence OF various executive communica-
tions, on motion of Mr.. Springer, it was
ordered that, when the House adjourned,
it be to meet Monday next.
Mr.. Richardson, Of Tennessee, chair
man OF the comm ittee on printing, Of
fered concurrent resolution authoriz-
ing that committee to examine into
the errors in the index of the Record of
the present session and to take steps to
remedy the defects. He thought that
the resolution presented the question of
privilege. as it effected tho integrity of
the record OF proceedings He called
for the reading of rule o, relating to
questions of privilege
MIR. Boutelle, of Maine; Mr.. Render-
son, OF Iowa. and Mr.. Buchanan, of
New Jersey inquired as to the Congress
TO which that rule belonged The
Speaker pro tenn. replied that it was
rule of the Fiftieth Congress. The
explained that whoever compiled the
index had failed TO mention tho names
OF seven members of Tennessee and the
names OF number of others. The reso-
luton was agreed to and the call of the
States was then resumed.
Under the call Of the Stat the flood
OF bills was resumed. Among those in
PRODUCED and referred were the follow
ing:
BY Richardson, of Tcnnessee-To
cqulliZe taxation and impose an income
tax; also, for public building at Tul-
lahoma. Tenn.
coinage of silver: also. for the imposi-
ton of an income tax; also, for proven
ton OF trusts
by Lanham, of Texas, for free coinage
OF silver, also a resolution directing the
committee on judiciary to investigate
and report whether tho act of 1897, pro.
viding that gold and silver bullion
brought to tho minis for coinage shall
be coined for the benefit of the deposit
tors, is still in force.
BY Stewart. of Texas, tho placing of
bagging and cotton ties on the free list;
also to promote reciprocity between the
United States and Mexico; also fixing
the Presidential term a, six wears.
BY Tucker, OF Virginia, to place sui
phuric acid, oil of vitroil and binding
Irvine on the free list also for a public
building at Lexington, Va.
BY Wise, Of Virginia, for n public
building at Manchester. Va.
by Lawson, OF Virginia, for public
building at Newport News and Ports
mouth, Va.
by Brosius, of Pennsylvania. an anti
option bill; also a bill defining lard and
imposing IL tax IN the manufacture OF
compound lard.
BY Stump, of Maryland, resolution
calling on the President for information
regarding the famine said to exist in
Russia.
by Livingstone, Of Georgia, for the
appointment Of a special committee to
gather and submit certain information
touching United States bonds, currency
and other matters relating to the tinan-
cial system of the United States.
by Lester, of Georgia public
building at Brunswick, Ga.
BY Enloe, of Tennessce-To repeal
the Mckinley law; also TO repeal tho
ocean mail subsidy act; also to reduce
the expenses OF Senators and Represen-
tatives attending Congressional fun.
erals.
MIR. Blount entered motion to re-
consider the vote by which the House
yesterday decided to indefinitely post
pone the Senate joint resolution author
lzing the Secretary of Navy to trans
port certain contributions to the suffer-
ing poor of Russia. Tho House then
adjourned until Monday.
When the last State was reached in
the call for bills to-day in tho House.
$40 bills of general character had
been put in, making a total for the two
days. during which the call operated. of
over seven hundred bills, exclusive of
large number of individual pension
bills and others Of a private nature.
Many of the bills introduced were
measures of the last and previous ses-
sions which failed of passage and, in
some instances, of consideration. They
were bills which if passed, would affect
many pursuits of people and. in a gen
eral way, modify or change the existing
laws III all directions. Not few Of
them were measures proposing changes
in the tariff laws.
Livingstone, OF Georgia, who is presl-
dent OF tho Georgia Alliance, in reso-
luton introduced to-day directs the
speaker of the House to appoint spe-
cial finance committee of seven members
to investigate and report upon the cur
rency ptoblem. The com mittee is to
ascertain tho amount of national bank
notes outstanding, the amountof United
ot"1os pohuS Hciu ny naIlOnal DanKS as
basis for circulation, the contraction
OF the volume of national bank cur
rency and tho rate of interest charged
by national banks. This Is to be the
first branch OF inquiry.
The second branch is to include tho
amount of contraction in every species
OF currency used since 1865, the amount
OF currency now in the United States
and it's location by tho States; the
amount of currency in kinds held by