Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-16
Three Provided For in Bill Submit
ted by Senator Hale.
THE HOUSE CONSUMING THE.
Talk Over the Appointment Of Fir
teen Additional Folders.
BILLS ON THE CALENDAR.
Several Taken Up in the Senate
and Disposed OF.
THE SENATE.

A communication from the Secretary Of the
Interior was laid BY the Vice President before
the Senate in regard to the adjustment of all
difficulties concerning the Pine Ridge and Rose
bad Indian reservations, with the draft of bill
70 increase the area of the Cheyenne reserva-
ton, Montana Referred to the committee on
Indian affairs.
Mr.. Walcott. in presenting a batch Of grange
petitions on a variety of subjects. remarked that
they were all in stereotyped fOrm-signed to
order-and that he had doubts whether they wei e
really memorials, within the meaning OF the
Constitution.
Among lot of such petitions came one from
PARKWAY Montana praying for an investigation
o. the ''siuDs of large cities
A DISTRICT BILL PASSED.
The House amendment to Senate bin to pun-
ish the unlawful appropriation of the property
o. another In the District of Columbia was
eoncurred in The bill now goes to the Presi-
dent
The House bill ratifying the act Of the Ari-
zona legislature apprOpristing S30. 900 in aid Of
Arizous's exhibition at the worlds Columbian
exposition reported and passed.
Mr.. Pettigrew, from the Juadro-centennial
committee, reported an amendment to the sun
dry civil appropriation bill appropriatiug Sl0O-
900 for expenses Incurred and to be incurred
il connection with the worlds Columbian ex-
position Referred TO the committee on appro-
p-lations-
NEW BATTLE SHIPS.
Mr.. Hale, from the committee on naval affairs
reported Dill for the construction (by con-
tsact) of three battle ships OF from 500 to TO-
600 tons displacement, two armored coast de-
Tense vessels. five gun boats of 500 To IL 900
tons displacement and eight first-class torpedo
boats III favorable contracts cannot
be made the vessels may be
constructed at the navy yards. Three million
dollars is appropriated Tor their construction
ard Il .000. 900 for their armament and 500 900
may be extended in torpedo experiments. The
bill was referred to the committee on appro-
priatlons.
COMPREHENSIVE MEASURE
Mr. PETER introduced (by requesD bill
with the following comprehensive title: Gre
ating fund for the payment of pensions and
for setting our army of idle laborers at work
on extensive public improvements; for the re-
mOyal of the strongest incentive to crime
among the poor and to vice among
the rich; for protecting the Americas
from the Influx of undue alien competition. and
for other purposes" Cine fund contemplated
in the bill IL to be furnished by a graduated
tax on incomes ard real estate)-
The Vice President asked what committee
the bill should be referred TO.
MIR. Peffer-In view of the scope of the bill
to levy a tax on incomes and real estate, |
think II would be well To refer 1t to the COM
mittee on agriculture.
Mr.. Platt suggested that the bill should 90
TO the committee on finance ami 1t WIS SO re-
ferred
Mr.. Casey introduced bill to restore to act
i've service (when necessary ARMY officers on
the retired list VINO have recovered from their
disabilities Referred
BILLS on THE CALENDAR
The calendar was taken up and bills we're dis
posed Of as follows:
To authorize the New York and New JERSEY
Bridge Company 10 construct a bridge across
the Hudson river at New York. Laid aside
without action
To provide American register for the
barge Sea Bird of Perth Amboy. y. J. Passed
10 extend TO the port OF 81. Augustine Fla
the privileges of the first and seventh sections
OF the act for the immediate transportation OF
dut.able goods. Passed.
For an investigation of the claim for fuel
used by the army from the property in Chat
tanooga known as Cameron Hill. Laid aside
without action.
TO reimburse the states of California Oregon
and Nevada FOR moneys expended by them IN the
suppression of the rebellion LAID aside with
out action
For the relief of Col. Daniel Mcclure.
L. 5. A Passed.
The calendar was laid aside and the Senate.
at p m Con motion OF Mr.. HoarJ went into
executive session