The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-06
PLENTY OF BILLS.
Congress Overwhelmed With Leg
iSlatiVe Measures.
Important Presidential Nominations Sent
10 the Senate.
The Speakers Illness No Successor Needed.
SelOr Mont COnferS With Sec
retary Blaine.
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Special to TUE MORNING CALL
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. - Representative
Bowers of the southern part of California
introduced a bill providing that no person
be entitled to make declaration Of inten-
ton to become a citizen until he has been
resident in the country five years, and five
years shall elapse between the declaration
and the issuing of the papers. Not more
than ten certificates will be issued by any
court on the same day.
bill was introduced to-day by Geary of
California for the foreclosure of the mort
cages of the Union and Central Pacific rail-
roads unless the bonds held by the Uuited
States be paid, principal and interest. when
matured. The mortgages shall be sold,
aud the lines and land grants of the COM
panies forfeited. The Government COM
mission Of seven persons is provided to
have control and management Of the road
Representative Hit of Illinois f0r Rep
tentative Taylor introduced bill to erect
public building on the present Postofice
site in Chicago for The use Of the POstOffice
and the United States courts, United States
Snb-TTeasury, United States Collectors and
other necessary officers of the Government.
The building is to be so constructed as to Oc-
eupy all the available area Of the present
site. 1t is provided that the bGilding will
be ready for occupancy within eighteen
months. and the appropriation will amount
to S4,00O,000.
HENDERsON's WORLDS FAIR BILL.
H -, Al L
to-day lengthy resolution concerning the
Worlds Fair, setting forth the appropria-
tions and the present apparent status Of the
exposition, also providing, in order that Con-
gress may be fully advised concerning the
progress and expenditures of the amount
available for the work and the amount
necessary to complete the same, that an in
quirv be made to ascertain whether those
Obligations have been complied with and the
requirements of the law enacted; whether
the money has been judiciOusy eXpen ded ;
whether the number of employees and ap-
pointees IS excessive, and whether their
compensation is reasonable or otherwise.
Copies OF the monthly pay-r0ilS OF all off
GERS and appOintees will be tTanSmi ted to
Congress for full information and all other
points pertinent 10 the inquiry. Referred
to the Committee Un Appropriations.
ORDNANCE BOARD REPORT.
The report of the Board of Ordnance and
Fertilization, embracing their operations
from 1888 to 1891, was sent to Congress to-
day. 1t says there are now certainly two
great plants, Watervliet and Bethlehem,
where the fOrgings up to l2-inch guns can be
turned out with reasonable dispatch and
gnn factory where they can be finished, aud
the assembled types Of the I0-iuch and r.
inch guns completed and either tested or
awaiting proof. IL is expected that by Jauu-
airy ], 1892, the factory will have turned out
nine 9-inch, five 10-inch and two l. 2.inch
guns. Eleven guns OF 6-inch callber
Point foundry, 100 of S-inch aud
12-nch calber are practically under
contract with Bethlehem lion Company, and
seyenty-three 12-iuch sea coast mOrtars are
under contract or completed. In the types
of the gam and the mortar carriages procured
and undergoing tests considerable success
has attended the efforts TO produce an
American slow-burning prismatic powder
that shall render the United States lnde-
pendent Of foreign manufacturers.
The beginning Is made in the construction
of gun and mortar batteries for the pro-
lection OF the most important points,
while an advance is made along the whole
line of defensive preparations. -Four years
continuance of similar legislation and ac-
tiyity, and it can no longer be said that the
United States is defenSeless against foreign
powers.
The recent attempts and threats against
the lives of prominent people bv cranks
led Representative McCTeary of Kentucky
to Introduce a bill to-day to regulate the
sale of dynamite and other high explosives.
Senator Kyle introduced bill appropri-
ating S3,000,000. to be used under the direc-
tion of the Secretary of Agriculture, for the
purpose Of sinking aTtesiaD wells III the
arid districts and for the encouragement of
agriculture, not more than 100000 In any
one State
Senator PETER introduced bill to protect
interstate commerce from discrimination ;
to prevent dealings in options and futures,
prohibit the formation of trusts, etc, and TO
punish conspiraces against the freedom OF
trade amongsthe people.
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS.
The President to-day sent to The Senate
the following nominations:
Interstate Commerce Commissioners
James w. McDul of Iowa. vice Thomas NJ.
Cooley, resigned; William NJ. Lindsay of
Kentucky, vice w. H. Bragg. deceased; /;
William r. Morrison of Illinois, reappointed.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General,
Estes g. Rathbene of Ohio.
ConsulGeneral at COnstantinople. Will
lam b. Hess of Indiana.
Minister to Liberia, William d. Mccoy Of
Indiana.
Circuit Judgo for the Fifth Judicial Dis
trict, Andrew p. Mccormick OF Texas.
United States Attorney for the Southern
District of California, Matthew +. Allen.
Governor of Oklahoma Territory, Abra-
ham j. Seay.
United States Engineer-in- Chief and Chief
of the Bureau Of Steam Engineering, with
the relative rank of Commodore, Chief En-
gineer George w Melville.
United States Consul at oonneberg, David
5. Buck of Oregon.
SPEAKER CRIsP'S ILLNESS.
The condition Of Speaker Crisp continues
to improve, but it will probably be at least
two weeks before his health will permit him
to resume the duties of presiding officer
The Speaker was consulted as to his wishes
in reference to Speaker pro tenn. of the
House. He said the rule did not give him
authority to name a temporary successor.
aud he did not wish to express any
preference. but to leave the members of the
House uninfluenced by his selecting the
Speaker pro tenn. There was an infor-
NAL meeting Of the Rule Committee this
morning. There is no disposition on the
part of the Re ublican members to take ad-
vantage Of any embarrassments arising from
the Speakers Illness, and 1t was decided to
permit the ordinary details of legislation to
proceed without delay.
CON RESS.