Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-03-11
SD CONGRESS.
Senate Asks for Lots Of 10.
formation on Silver.
Bill introduced to Erect PoSto1hce
Buildings In Places
That Have for Past Three Years Had Re.
ceipts Exceeding $1,000.

WAsHIsGroS, March 10 In the Senate
q eommunicafion from the President, rans-
mitsing Letter from the secretary Of the
interior with An agreement With the Cherc-
kee Indians Of Indian Territory for the
ce.sion Of certain lands, was presented and
referred TO tie committee on Iniian affairs
Hoar presented . resolution from the
Massachusetts, legislature urging on Cor
sress the enscting Of Legislation to preven,
the manufacture Of clothing in unhealthy
places, and it, transportation or sale. Re-
ferred to committee Of education and labor.
Among the bills introduced and referred
were: By Washburu, to regulate III :
migration and prevent Importation Of labor
ere under contract.
PETER for relief Of persons who had on
hand stocks of manufactured tobacco on
which no rebate was provided for.
The resolution heretofore offered by
Morgan, iDs.rucsing the committee on priv
ileges and elections to irq1ire into and re-
por, upon the manner OF electing United
States Senators, was agreed to.
Teller offered 3 resolution which
vas agreed to. calling on the
secretary Of the treasury for info,-
ulhtGUu - W tnC bAiuuDt "a ISbsuIS uOkee
issued under provisions Of the act Of July
"A, 1890, the sllount Of silver dollars coined
under the provisions Of that act and amount
of silver ballion, now in the treasury pur-
chased under provisions of that act );
whether the silver dollars coined
under the provisions are available
for ordinary expenses Of the
government, or is held for redemption of
treasury notes; whether silver dollars Or
silver certificates are redeemed or exchanged
for gold, il go, to what smount; whether
silver certificates received for public dues
are used in the discharge Of government
obliga ions and il so. what class Of oblgs-
tons are discharged by them.
The agricultural deficiency bill was
passed. After 20 minor measures were
passed, the Senate took up the Senate bill
TO provide for the erection Of public build
ings for post Offices in towns and cities
where the post office receipts Of the three
years preceding exceeded $4,000 annually.
Vest offered substitute, which instructs
the secretary Of the treasury to cause plans
and designs prepared for post ofiice buile-
ings and directs these plans and designs
to be so devised to provide for ad-
ditions to the capacity Of the
buildings when such additions become
and provides that the postmaster
general shall, from tine to time, cause
such buildings to be constructed in towns
where the gross postoffice receip.s have for
three years preceding exceeded $4,000 and
have not exceeded 1924 900, the cost for the
si:e and bnilding not to exceed $50. 600, and
$500 900 to carry out it's pro-
visions.
The substitute, Vest said. would provide
for 9S6 buildings in in towns whose popu
ls.ion ranged from 2000 to 0,000, the
object being to populsrize the construction
Of public buildings. II the maximum cost
81 000) is reached, the aggregate cost Of
tnese 96S buildings will be Sl9,760, COO,
and the average cost will probably not ex-
ce cd SIS 600.
Paddock also offered a substitute for
the bill.
After much discussion Vest modified his
to make it spply to post offices,
where the aggregate receipts for three
years exceed $4,000, but do not exceed $50,
900, (in,tead of S2i ,000) snd after much
discussion Paddccks substitute was
rejected.
Kyle moved an amendment to Vests
substitute to secure rooms for public libra
ries in the postofIice bulldogs constructed
and to be constructed to have them sup
Piled with public documens.
No action was taken on Kyle's amend
ment The Senate went into executive
session and afterwards adjourned.