Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-08-01


remain to Is decided ny he cam-
mittee- Greevey -Scrll from chc twentieth
Pennsylvania District, srA Miller Elliot
from the Seventh Sou Ctr-iina dtstricA
Tho oommittce hae heard t,ie argumont 10
the former contest, lat has taken no nnsl
action ~ L. rhe cord In tho case n
very bSAky, betng composed w 5000
printed pagea bepo the longest of tho
kind ON recorr. Tho recommendation 81
Che compitteo in the c2atest Of Hoyes ".
Deckwell was rejected ~ tho house ths
com mittee reporting in favor OF Mr.. Noyes.
wsys snd Means
Bills TO the uumbes OF ESQ were referred
70 the waye and meaus committee. They
Included propositions to amend the Mo
Kinley tariff law generally proposing ro-
ductions Of duty. creating an income tar
and the sub-treasury schemes Tho com
mittea took Gnal action ou gtout o dozen
measures only, the most important OF
which wero 10 place wool - the free list
and 10 reduce the duty on woolen goods;
20 admit, free of duty, bagging for cotton.
aud machinery for manufacturing bag
ging. cotton aud cotton gins, placing
binding twine and TN plate on the free
list and changing the olaHsiflcatioa OF lend
ores Bills for FREQ lumber, free salt free
sugar, reducing the duty on iron and
Farmers Allisnoe sub-traasury bin were
discussed, but NOT reported to the house
On the House Chisndan
OF twenty-four bills referred to the
house committee on pablo buildings,
eighty-four were reported TO the house, but
none Of them received consideration.
Among the important bills and rssolu'
tiops on the house calendar. which will TO
tain thes place In the second session, are
the following; Fer the establishment of
military post between Burlington aud
Highgate. VI; to reclassify aud lx the
salaries Of railway postal Clerks; TO pro-
mote the efficiency Ok tho militia; author
izng tho secretary Of war to obtain lands
for harbor defenses; preventing tho adul.
teration and the misbranding Of food and
drugs; authorizing the postmaster general
to make experiments In free delivery OF
mail matter In rural districts; regulating
the appointment OF fourthaclass postmas-
tiers; 10 increase the numBef Of enlisted
men in tho navy; TO Increase aud dQualixs
the pay Of letter arriers: provi0tpgfor the
election Of senators by the direct vote OF
the people; providing for the sale OF stone
and timber lands unit tor cultiyation;
proposing amendments to tho coustitu-
tion substituting Dec. 81 for March as the
commencement and termination OF the
official terms OF members of the house of
representatives and Of United States
senators; and providing that congress
shall hold its annual meeting on
the second Monday I'm January,
substituting April No for March
as the date OF tho commence
ment and the Limitation Of tho terms Of
president and vice president; amending
the naturalization lava; repeating the
nail subsidy act; excluding political iu-
fluence from the employment OF laborers;
for the free admission TO American regis
ter Of certain ships built in foreign coun-
tries; to promote greater reciprocity IN
the commercial relations between the
United States and Mexico; expressing
sympathy with the Russian Hebrews; to
fix n uniform standard OF classification
and grading OF wheat, corn, oats. barley
aud rye: amending the constitution so as
TO provide for uniform laws on tho sub
feet OF marriage and divorce: prohibiting
employment Of convict labor. or the
product of convict labor upon public
works OF tbs United States; for the exam
ination and protection of enlisted men in
the army; To facilitate the enforcement
OF the immigration aud contract labor
laws: for the collection OF statistics relat-
ing 10 the effects OF machinery on labor;
Tor the collection Of statistics relating TO
the slu;ns Of cities; 20 repeal the national
bank net in prOviiing for the redemption
OF national bank notes. stolen from or lost
by bank, ot issue issue
The cnlen i',r also contains fifty public
building bills, while those for pensions
and private claims number about 1000.
h.. i,n, al nj In.
tions which will retain their places
On the senate Calendar
are the following: The anti-option bill OF
Senator Washburn, which was so Zeal
ously pushed by that gentleman. but
which was compelled TO 20 over on
account OF the persistent fight against
coming 10 vote; TO provide for fortifica-
tions aud other sea coast dcfenses; to
amend the laws Ia regard TO national
banking associations. to retro their cir
culations and for other purposes; TO sub
feet TO state taxation national bank notes
and U-i'"l States treasury notes; TO pro-
vide Ia infernational bimetallic con.
ference: - the erection Of n statue Of
General u. s. Grant Mt Washington. A
number OF bills reported adversely from
the committee on fuance provide for In
creasing the circulating medium aud to
amend the coinage laws aud other matters
relating thereto.
A bill TO consolidate third aud fourth
class mail mat ter; 20 encourage silk cul-
turo In the United States; TO promote the
efficiency Of the enlisted force Of tie navy;
amending the constitution concerning tho
eligibility To the oflico OF the president; TO
transfer TO the departtpent Of agriculture
the United States geological survey and
fish commission; TO pay the Frencn spcsia-
tion claims; TO establish and protect forest
reservations; 20 admit the territory of
New Mexico into the Union es state; 10
ratify an appropriation for the same; pro-
viding for the appointment Of n select
committee 90 investigate and report the
facts In relation to Tue employment Of
Pinkertop detectives in connection with
the recent differences between workmen
and employers at Homestead.
Among The bills aud resolutions ordered
To Lie Upon the Table
are the following; To establish postal saw
ings banks; bill TO develope and facill-
tate the interstate commerce Of the whole
country, and more especially that Of the
twenty-five states and territories drained
by the Mississippi river and its tributa-
ries; 10 change the day Of meeting of opn-
grrss 20 Jan I; 10 amead the constitution
so that the president shall hold his Office
Tor six years and be ineligible Tor re-eleo-
tiop.
The message " the president ip re-
spoDs se 10 the senatc anlendnleut relative