The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-08

WASHINGTON, Jan. Especial In
the House to-day after tho approval OF
the journal and the appropriate refer
ence Of various executive communion
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 committee on printing, Of
fered concurrent resolution authoriZ-
ing that committee to examine into
tho 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 the integrity of
the record of proceedings. He called
for the reading of rule 0, relating to
questions of privilege.
Mr.. Boutelle, of Maine; Mr.. Hender-
son, OF Iowa, and MIR. 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
rule having been read, Mr.. Richardson
explained that whoever complied 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 States the flood
of bills was resumed. Among those in
troduced and referred were the follow
ing:
by Richardson, Of Tennessee-To
equalize taxation and impose an income
tax; also, for public building at Tul-
lahoma, Tenn.
by Pierce, of Tennesee-For free
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 n resolution directing the
committee OH judiciary to investigate
and report whether the act of 1897, pro-
vidipg that gold and silver bullion
brought to the minis for coinage shall
DO coined for the benefit Of the deposit
tors, is still in force.
by Stewart. of Texas, tho placing of
bagging and cotton ties on tho free list;
also TO promote reciprocity between the
United States and Mexico; also fixing
the Presidential term at six years.
BY Tucker, of Virginia, to place sui
Irvine on the free list; also for a public
building at Lexington, Va.
BY Wise, of Virginia, for Il 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 4 bill defining lard and
imposing tax ON tho 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 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-For public
building at Brunswick, Ga.
by Enloe, of Tennessee-To repeal
the Mckinley law; also to repeal the
ocean mail subsidy act; also to reduce
the expenses Of Senators and Represen-
tatives attending Congressional fun.
erals.
Mr.. Blount entered motion to re-
consider the vote by which the House
yesterday decided to indefinitely post
pone the Senate joint resolution author
izing the Secretary of Navy to trans
port certain contributions to the suffer
ing poor of Russia. The House then
adjourned until Monday.
When the last State was reached in
the call for bills to-day in the House.
$40 bills of general character had
been put in, making total for the two
days, during which the call operated. of
over seven hundred bills, exclusive Of a
large number of individual pension
bills and others of n 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 gen
eral way, modify or change the existing
laws in all directions. Not few of
them we're measures proposing changes
in the tariff laws.
Livingstone, of Georgia, who is presi-
dent OF the Georgia Alliance, in reso-
luton introduced to-day directs the
speaker of the House to appoint spe-
cial finance committee of seven members
rency problem. The committee is TO
ascertain the amount of national bank
notes outstanding, the amount of United
States bonds held by national banks as
basis for circulation, the contraction
of tho volume of national bank cur
rency and the rate of interest charged
by national banks. This is to be tho
first branch of inquiry.
The second branch is to include the
amount of contraction in every species
of currency used since 1865, the amount
of currency now in the United States
and its location by the States; the
amount of currency in kinds held by