Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-09
SEVEN HUNDRED BILLS.
Wide Range of Legislation Covered by Meas
ures Already introduced In the House.


ures Already introduced in the House.
The first call of the states and territories in
the House for the introduction OF bills and joint
resolutions has resulted in placing nearly 700
public measures on the docket. A genera, idea of
the scope and nature of legislation desired by
the people may be learned from a
study of the bills that came first from the
| hands of the Representatives fresh from
their constituencies, and in this light
statement of the purposes of the
principal bills introduced will be Of in
terest Naturally those relating to the
tariff and free coinage of silver take the lead,
unless bills for the erection of public buildings
and Improvement of rivers and harbors are ex-
cepted. Bills were introduced to place almost
every article of general use made subject to
duty by the Mckinley bill on the free list.
TARIFF BILLS INTRODUCED.
To begin with. Mr.. Enloe of Tennessee intro
duced bill to repeal the tariff bill entirely and
Nj. Andrew of Massachusetts, to repeal that
part of the reciprocity section authorizing the
President to impose retaliatory du-
ties The repeal of the sugar bounty clause
was the subject Of number of bills. The arti-
cles which it is proposed to admit free of duty
are bags and bagging, jute, binding Irvine.
lumber, tin plates, salt, tin. agricultural i'm
PIGMENTS, edged tools, worsted for cloth
Nb, piaiAhets COttOu Ties, parDtu NlE0
and wire fencing, raw wool, coal, iron
ore. sugar, molasses, coffee, tea, hides, pota-
toes, beans. peas, books for libraries MAIN
tanned by taxation, all imports taken in ex-
change for agricultural commodities and
domestic animals of the United States, sulphur
TIC acid, blacksmiths and carpenters tools.
RELATING TO FREE COINAGE.
The bills relating to free coinage Of silver
varied somewhat in their nomenclature and
pLraseology, but they all had the same subject
in view. They were introduced by Geary of
California. Stone of Kentucky, Bartire of
Nevada, Pierce of Tennessee Lanham. Abbott,
Stewart. Culberson and Moore OF Texas, Bush
neil of Wisconsin, Post of Illinois, Enloe Of
Tennessee.
Mr.. Andrews Of Massachusetts, introduced
bill to repeal the present silver law. An in
ternational conference was proposed in bill
introduced by johnson of North Dakota
The prop osition to increase the revenue by
means Of an income tax included in bills
introduced by Watson of Georgia, Lane OF Ill
inois, Mansur of Missouri, Richardson, Enloe,
Pierce Of Tennesse, Lanham of Texas.
POSTAL DELIVERIES IN RURAL DISTRICTS.
Postmaster General Wanamaker's scheme to
have postal deliveries and collections in rural
districts received the approval of Messrs.
Clark of Alabama, O'DonneL Of Michigan and
Bingham Of Pennsylvania, who introduced
bills making appropriations to carry 1t into
effect
The survey of ship canals from Lake Erie to
Lake Ontario from Lake Ontario to the Hud-
son river. from ST. Croix river to Lake Super
Tor. from Lake Erie to Ohio river, and from
Lake Michigan to Lake Superior was desired.
Bills for the reclamations of arid lands by ir-
rigation were proposed by Herbert OF Alabama,
Townsend OF Colorado, Larham OF Texas
Joseph ot New Mexico. Sweet of Idaho, Springer
Of Illinois.
ELECTION MEASURES.
number of joint resolutions were proposed
TO amend the Constitution as it relates to the
President and Vice President and Senators, so
to elect these officials by direct vote of the
people A few of them proposed 20 fix the presi-
dental term at six years and make the incumbent
ineligible to reelection. They are credited to
Geary of California, Scott OF Illinois, Williams
OF Illinois, Waugh of Indiana. Blanchard OF
Louisiana. Bryan of Nebraska, johnson of
North Dakota. Patterson OF Ohio. Caldwell of
Ohio. Hermann of Oregon. Dolzell of Pennsyl-
vania. Pierce of Tennessee, Lanham and
Stewart of Texas, Miller OF Wisconsin and
Enloe of Tennessee.
Numerous bills changing the pension laws,
and for legislation for the relief of certain
tribes Of Indians and to carry into effect treaties
made with them. help to swell the total
The territories elaine u attention TO bills being
introduced for the admission of New Mexico,
Arizona, Oklahoma and Indian Territory into
the Union states Mr.. Caine wanted local
self-goyernment for Utah. and it was proposed
to give Alaska delegate in Congress.
Another subject receiving unusual attention
was the regulation of immigration and natu-
ralization and proposed changes of naturaliza-
ton laws and to prohibit immigration of Chi
Hese entirely.