Rock Island daily Argus., 1892-01-11
NEW LEGISLATION.
Laws Wanted as Indicated by
the Bills Presented.
THERE ARE 700 OF THEM ALREADY

That Ho, ,e Statesmen Propose to Put on
the statute Book,-A Review OF the
Most Important NIea.ure>->p >pringer'>
Remark, About silver Neither Under
stood nor Indor~ed--N Change in Rules
That VIII Restore thr Rider ON APP
preparation BiIl--Capital Notes.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 11.-There have been
100 bills introduced iu the house, and an
analysis If the legislation this carly asked
by members prr>umptiveIy fresh from
their constituents = of considerable inter
est. a. il j. probably good Indication ~
all the subjects UpoH which legislation i
wanted by th, party in power and the Iii
rectiou the legislation j. desired 10 take by
individual members thereof. Something
new may bob UP during the session, but it
j. likely that nearly everything ! "on the
list Naturally those relating to the
tariff and free coinage Of silver take the
lead unless hill, for the erection Of public
buildings and Improvement Of rivers and
harborS are excepted Bills have been in
troduced to place almost every article Of
general use made subject 90 duty by the
Mckinley bill on the free list The repeal
a. the sugar houuty WAS the subject OF a
number Of bills
silver and Income TaN Proposals.
The bills relating TO free silver varied
somewhat in thr nomenclature and phrase
Ology. but they all had the same object in
view. They were introduced by Geary II
California. Stone Of Kentucky BartiUe Of
Nevada, Pierce Of Teune,-ee, Lanham,
Abbott. Stewart. Culbcr8n and Moore of
T-Na-. Bushnell uf Wisconsin, Post of
Illinois. and Euloe If Teuue~--a. Andrew
OF Massachusetts introduced "a bin To re-
peal the present silver law. An iuterua-
tiOuel monetary conference was proposed
in bill introduced by johnson of North
Dakota. The proposition 70 Increase the
revenue D.. means of au income TAX was iu-
cluded in bills introduced ay Watson ot
Georgia. Lane Of Illinois. NaU-ur Of Mis-
souri,, Richardson Of Tennessee. Euloe OF
Tennessee. Pierce OF Tennessee. l.anhlm
OF Texas. and ~uod-E,-- uf Texas.
Postal Facilities ahd snip Canals.
Postmaster Wauauaker'- plan 60 have
postal deliveries and collections in rural
districts has received the approval OF three
members who introduced bills 20 that pur-
pose. The surrey Of ship canals from
Lake Erie to- Lake Ontario, from Lake
Ontario to the Hudson river. from -.
Croiz river TO Lake superior from Lake
Erie to the Ohio river and from Lake
Michigan TO- Lake Superior. l. also put
into the form Of several bills. Bills for
the reclamation Of arid lands Jog irrigation
were proposed 10y ~iN members.
Want New Public Buildings.
Places in western states which want new
public buildings according to bills intro
duccd are: Decatur and Chicago. UIs.:
Brazil and indianapolis; Fort Madison.
CreStou and Atlantic, Ia. Battle Greek.
Mich. Saltwater. -. Paul. and Anoka.
MINI: Neuomiure and Grand Haven.
Mich; Toledo, Fremont. Fiudiay, Mans
field and GailipUll~. o.. Fou du Lac and
Eau Claire Wi-. Joliet. H.. It. Cloud,
MINI: El-iu, Ili~.; Allcua. Mich. There
are siyty-niuc other bills for cities in all
sections Of the country.
Change of Mode of Election.
A number Of joint resolutions have been
proposed TO amend the constitution Of the
United State a. it relates To- the election
Of president and vice president and ~,ua-
tors, so as 20 elect these officials by direct
vote of the people. a few of them propose
to fix the presidential term al six years
and make the incumbent ineligible for rr-
election. Scott Of Illinois, Williams of
Illinois. Waugh of Indiana and Miller IF
Wisconsin. are four of the propossrs Of
these measures.
River and Harbor Improvements.
For this purpose there have been thirty
one bills introduced already. For iuve-ti-
cations ranging from the financial system
of the country 10 car-couplers, and inclgd-
ing several executive bureaus there are
eleven bills, while bills for new money and
banking systems number seven. New monu-
ments are proposed that number seven.
and eight bills deal with the immigration
laws, the Chinese and the naturalization
laws.
miscellaneous subjects.
Then there are bills to regulate express
companies, to tax compound lard, to make
Labor Day national holiday to take the
duty off articles dealt in by trusts to
repeal the long and short haul clause of
the interstate commerce bill, to elect post
masters by the people, to establish de
partment of finance, to tax lotteries, to
make postage on letters 1 cent. for per
diem pensions, to pension prisoners Of war,
TO prohibit speculation i'll bullion. to repeal
the mail subsidy law and to refund the
cotton tax.
SPRINGER'S SILVER ASSERTION