The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1892-01-12
FROM WASHINGTON CITY
A Whole Raft of Bills Intro
duced by Mr.. Grain.
Mr., CULBER.oN STICKS IN TWO


tion Serious, According to "A Naval onicer.
! WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-In the house
Monday the only business transacted
was the call of states for the introduce
ton of bills. 1t had been talked around
| for a day or two that Blount of Georgia
would move to reconsider the vote by
which the Russian relief resolution was
indefinitely postponed, and it was sup
posed that he would bring up that mat
ter some time during the day. Kilgore
had moved to lay Blount's motion on the
table and this motion cut off debate. AS
Blounts motion was as much to let a
few people make speeches on the resolu-
ton as anything else, the motion of Xii
gore was clincher. Efforts were made
to get Kilgore to withdraw his motion to
lay on the table, but that gentleman
says there has been as much speeding
on the matter as he thinks there ought
to be and therefore he will not withdraw
! 1t under the circumstances. Blount has
not seen anything to induce him to agi-
tate the matter.
When Texas was reached in the roll
call of states Mr.. Grain, who has been
sick for four days and unable therefore
to get in his bills, appeared with quite
number. They are as follows: Joint
resolution changing the constitution so
that the president shall be inaugurated
on the 31st of May in jtead of the 4th of
March, joint resolution changing the
constitution so that members of congress
shall take their seats on the 1st day of
January after their election, the 1 day
of January also being made the time for
the meeting of congress; a bill to put
cotton bagging on the free list bill
providing for sub-treasury at Calves
ton; bill permitting the deep water
corporation at Ropes pass to build
breakwater piers at private expense this
is the same bill introduced by Senator
Coke in the senate, bill appropriating
So, 900 for public building at Laredo;
bill making Laredo and Valasco sub
ports of entry; bill to permit the Con-
tinental Bridge company to build
bridge across the Rio Grande at Browns
vile; bill to permit the Velasco rail-
road to build bridge cross the Brazos;
a bill changing the time for
holding the United States district
courts in the eastern and western dis
tricts of Texas; bill changing the meth
DDS of selecting clerks for the Federal
courts; bill amending the act giving
pensions to survivors of the Mexican
war; bill to erect a statue to General
Grant in Washington; bill requiring
steamships to keep fresh air in their en-
CINE rooms; billin regard to funding
the debt due to the United States from
the Pacific railroads; bill preventing
the putting of the colors of the United
States at half mast and clothing the pub
lie buildings in the habiliments of woe
for officers who have retired from office;
bill requiring the national museum,
gardens and parks to be kept open for a
longer time than they are now kept
open; bill making Sept. a legal holi-
day, to be known as artisans day."
Mr.. Culberson also introduced two
bills as follows: A bill transferring GER
tain classes of cases from the United
States supreme court to the court of the
circuit of appeals; bill to make it I'M
lawful for the directors or any other Of
ticer of a corporation to make any dispo-
sition of the property of such corpora
ton in view of insolvency, whereby any
stakeholder, officer or creditor of such
corporations shall secure any advantage
over any other creditor of such corpora
ton.
Congressman Savers has been made
chairman of the subcommittee of the
civil sundry bill. 1t is this last commit
tee which will have the consideration of
the amount to be appropriated to carry
out the contract made for the deepening
of the harbor at Galveston. AS Mr.
Sayers is an enthusiastic Galveston man.
that city is fortunate in having him ON
the committee to look after her inter
ests.
Jerome Kearby of Dallas was admitted
to the supreme court as one of its attor-
neys. He is here to argue the case of
Logan VS.. the United States, which
comes up on appeal from the United
States court for the northern district of
Texas. Mr., Kearby represents Logan.
The case was set for argument Monday
but was postponed.
Congressman Grain left for home Mon
day.
The Mccormick Succession.
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