The Russellville Democrat., 1893-08-24
NUMEROUS BILLS.
By Senator ]. K. Jones in the United
 States Senate.
LOCAL MEASURES.
A Bill Providing for the Improvement of the Building and Grounds of the
 Postofiice Here.

WASHINGTON, D. O., August 21. --[ Special. The following local measures have been introduced by Senator James K. Jones, of Arkan- sas:
 A bill granting the use of certain lands in Hot Springs reservation, in the state of Arkansas, to the Barry Hospital, which was read twice by it's title and referred to the commit tee on public lands; also bill for the relief of the eastern band of Cherokee Indians of North Carolina, which was read twice by it's title and referred to the committee on Indian affairs; also a bill to amend an act entitled, "an act making appropria- tions for certain expenses and full filing treaty stipulations with In dian tribes for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1894" which was read twice by its title and referred to the committee on Indian affairs also the following bills, which were severally read twice by their titles and referred to the committee on claims: A bill for the relief of the estate of James Scull, late of Arkansas; a bill for the relief of Holiday 5. Ravell; bill for the relief of the estate of J. H. Moseby, deceased; bill for the relief of the estate of Samuel J. Jones, deceased ; bill for the relief of the estate of William B. Pool, late of Jefferson county, Arkansas bill for the re- lief of Henry M. Stone; bill for the relief of James R. Lafferry; a bill for the relief of the board of trustees of the Old School Presby- terian Church of Helena, Phillips county, Ark. bill for the relief of w. Jasper Blackburn a bill for the relief of Margaret E. Watkins and bill making an appropria- tion for the benefit of the estate of William Moss, deceased: bill to authorize the loyal Creek Indians, Indian Territory, to bring suit in the court of claims for dam ages committed upon their property, which was read twice by its title and referred to committee on Indian affairs also bill for the relief of the children and heirs-a at law of Al bert Pike, deceased, and for other purposes, which was read twice, by it's title, and referred to the commit tee on Indian affairs also a bill to pension Alexander Mackey, which was read twice by its title and re ferred to committee on pensions; also bill to provide for the i'm provement of the building and grounds of the United States court and postofice at Little Rock, Ark, which was read twice by its title and referred to the committee on public buildings and grounds; also the fol lowing bills, which were severally read twice by their titles, and re ferred to the committee on claims: A bill for the re- lief of the estate of J. H. Moseby, de- ceased; bill for the relief of the board of trustees of the Old School Presbyterian Church of Helena, Phillips, county, Ark. bill for the relief of W. Jasper Blackburn bill for the relief of Mark w. Izard, deceased bill for the relief of the estate of Albert l.. Berry, deceased bill authorizing and di- recting the secretary of the interior to examine certain claims of per sons who owned or occupied build ings on the Hot Springs Mountain Reservation, which had been con- demned by the Hot Springs Com mission and afterwards burned, and to fix reasonable value for each of said buildings from the evidence now on file in the interior depart ment; and bill for the relief of William w. Burns.
 Some of these bills are of direct interest to Little Rock and most of them are for the benefit of the state.