Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-06
SPEAkER MCMILLAN PRO TEN.
House Called to Order by Clerk Kerr in
the Absence Of Speaker Crisp.

mouse was C$iltO % ofcer pN Ciefk hefr.
in the sbsence Of Spesksr Crisp. rhe
ciefk declared the only business in order
was the eiscdun Of & Speaker pro TEN.
o. motion OF Springer # Ilincis, the
. honor Of thst election vas bestowed upon
Mcmillan Of Tennessee. Tho on taxing the
chair -ss warmly aPplsudsd BY his party
colleagues.
Mills Of Texas was granted inisaci,s
leave OF sbsercs.
Sates ~ere hen called for the iutrodue-
ton Of biil., under which call, among
o.bers. he foil wing were introduced and
appropriately referred; By Hsrber;. Ala
bsma, for appointment cf q special COM
mIttee to iayesigAte the operation ard
and eject of the customs administration
set also to regulate the jirlsd.caon OF the
circuit court commissioners. B. Oats. |
Aisbsrns, suihor zing ns,iopsl hsusins as
socia'ions TO losn money on real estate ss- I
cuIiiles, also TO def 1e and punish black |
msillng, also tn requisite immigration.
By Breckinridgr, Arkansas, for xduis /
sion Of Indisn Territory as a state. BY
Peal, Ark n,<s n regulate Chsg4s msde |
ps express c, npSnies. BY Gesrs. Cali |
fornts, TO reguls4e immigration; also To
absolutely prohibit the coming of Chine.e |
lnt the U lited States; also for the fore |
CT sure of mortgages # the Uniou and |
Certr Pacfic railroads By Csmileti, |
Cs forris, psohioiiins aliens from holding |
oficss OF trust under the government of
he United States. B. Cutting. Caiifurnis, /
10 prohibit the coming of the Chinese into !
the Uaited States. By Townsend, II
Co!otsdl for the free coinage of silver.
81 unit OF Georgia. asked unsBiuous con !
sent for the immediate consideration Of Tie !
Senate resolution, authorizing thu S. cretsty !
of the navy 10 employ L liied States YES |
sci TO trsn.por food TO ,he starving iphabt- |
tsrts OF Rassis, but K: gore Of Ttxis
objected.
Bills troGucsd, BY Watson of Gsorgis. |
to place juts b.Ssing, juSe, iron ties sad |
biudlDg tSine on the free list TO 2revent \
payment in advance by the secretary Of the |
treasury OF interest on bonds 20 create an |
income tax; by Lane Of Illinois, 10 tsx |
iru,ts. and to prevent the contraction + !
currency; by Shiveiy of Iudis6s, for the |
election Of postmas.ers by The vote of The |
peo pie; by Holmsa of indians, to msiA |
tsin the purity Of the bsllo. COX
By DeForrest of Connecticut, for the |
sppoit tneUt Of committee of five to in |
vestsa,e snd report whether any depart !
meuts Of the general government are en-
ploylpg convict ltblr or governne n |
capital in competition with indlsiduai labor
making Labor dsy a national holiday. BY |
Copper Of Indisus, for the investigation Of
the administration Of the pension bureau
BY Henderson, Iowa. T. establish a uni |
form method If cluplil cars, to incres,e
the pension Of those who lost the sight OF |
boh e es. BY Ous, k.Dsss, TO change tie
monetary syst m 10 reduce interest ana |
provide for lcaus on lands. By Simpson,
KsE sac, 10 prchibIt usury, to establish y
department Of fiBalce q d commerce By |
5 one, ktniucky, for the free entry uf
luu ber. tinpiste and ,erne pate By
Goodnight, Ken,ucky. placing salt on the
free list, BY MCCresry, Kentucky, plsc- |
in plate and agricultural impls ments on
&. free list.
b. Bostner OF L ulssns, proposing 8
constitutional amendment to proaibt lot |
,eries. By Dirgiey Of Maine, for the sp
polntment Il a commission on the sicOholic |
liquor trt ffic; to eslsbiish marine board |
for the sdvsncs ment Of the interests Of the |
mere hanI marine By Morse of kasss-
thusetis, 3 resolu ion cemmerding the ae-
,ion Of the Pfesideut in Offering our friend |
jy Offices to secure from the Cars govern
ment the smeiioration Of condition ami sur
O. ase of the persecution of the jews ia |
Russia; and thst the secretary Of safe be |
r qleste5 TO forward 20 his mej asty's gov
crane ut a COPY of the resolutions.
By Chipusn of Michigan, to prevent
aliens from holding Ger am positions and
doing certsia manual labor in the LsAed
States. Tde bill Is desIgued TO creek the
evil, generally complained CT by labor
organizations, of aliens working daily in th >
IT Sts.es While citizens and residents
of Cansds By Morse OF msssachusetts,
70 repeal the long and short haul and pro
ing clauses of the II tefstste commerce act
TO proh biz the opening of soy exposition
on SDnhIy, where appropriations are mad
by The United States and are expended.
By Hosr of Massachusetts, to fix the tn
ure OF flee of postmssfers B. Andrews
Of Massachusetts placing raw wool, coal
ard IRON ore 90 the free list, repeallng the
sugar bounty tex, and repeslng the ls~
hu horizHg the purchase of silver. By
Dockery If Missauri. TO rsduc5 the duties
on imports, ei large the free list, and
equal tsxa'ion- By O'Neili, Missouri
to reduce the Let or postage 10 one cent Per
half ouroe. By Ksmm, N, b'ssks. for an
sdequs'e volume o; legal tender coin ard
psptr mCnfy al for the establishment Of
q general ~ stem Of government barking.
By O'Donnell. Michigan, to extend the
free delivery Of msils il the ,ursl com
! munities (sppr p'iating 81 COO 900 for the
first 1esr) &u hofizlng cobce. sions bg rail
ways to commercial travellers, and providing
for automatic couplers and train brakes on
all railways BY Tracey, New York, for
the enforcement Of he eighthour law
BY Gseenlaef. New York, extending the
right of suff.-ge to women. By Little,
b. B =ntlY If New York, TO iDqI Iire into the
prac ability Of constructing q ship canal
from the Great Lakes 10 the Hudson river.
BY Cummings of New York. TO increase
AID tQu a "a the pay Of the letter carriers,
| to place the merchant marine on sD equal
footing 9TH she mstiue Of other nations,
srd To limit the hours of labor of cl rks sid
employees IN first spd second-class tost
offiees By johnson OF Ohio, to estsbish
a nome for aged seamen OF the merchant
marine service.
Bills were Introduced for the erection Of
public bulldogs At Gardner and Wsterville,
Name The call Of states vas then sus-
per ded, 375 bills Of 3 public character
hsvirg been Introduced Picker, South
| D skoia. snroub ced the death Of bi. former
colieseue, john r Gamble, and the House.
as a msrt ~ respect to the memory to the
deceased adjourned uBtiil tomortoy.
EVERYTHING SAYS BLAINE.
Even His Family Have Withdrawn