New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-04
FLOOD OF NEW BILLS.
LEGISLATION ON ALL SORTS OF BUD
1EcTs PROPOSED TO CONGRESS-
TIDES PRESENTED IN

....,,., ,,,.xnprp MEASURES PRESENTED IN
svx,rp AND THE HOUSE YESTERDAY
,,,..,.r,or Dec 1.-Two hundred and seventy
,,,, oro introduced in the Senate to-day
n,n W was offered by Senator L"hee 'nep'
,,,ss, II grants a pension OF 500 "o"'' puI
vIlow of Brigadier General william ooee ,.,o, .,
No > was the biennial free coinage p'opo ,o,
Mr. Stewart Rep. New. Other D''s "e'
lows: to,,,, 800 COS
-, tho construction OF a memorial bridge acio
the Potomac a: Washington. to COST s""''"
abolishlng compulsory piotage ices o" 49,. .,
oaoed IN the coastwise trade. Also a'i,''''"o
American registry forty-eight forelgn-p"''' 49,,
sh,,s owned bv American citizens or corpo'"''D
r,c,uded in these are the steamers hs"'"s
Southwark Berlin. Chester, Friesiand' VIZ, -
NoordIand Rhynland Begenand Neieflah'
and Switzerland, Penn,and, Baracou's' ,,.,a
hanset Mohcan Moromoy, Massaso"' ra,'.,,n,
Massachusetts,. Montezuma. MaripoSi , ,,'n
W,ne Missouri. Mary and. No tana, Nj ~ ~
n,, p,nnahannock shenandoah ard kena"h'
,,so cs,ahishne under Federal control sh'pP'"7
offices for seamen. Also authorizing America"
Istrv to forelgn-built vessels when ooiu % s oe
their owners 10 build in an American s'"pS"'
ses OF equal value " III, hil ex-
nv Mr. Chandler (Rep. ~ Hills Dill en-
clud,ne alien Anarchists and amending tne '''9
ton laws. ~, -, peco~ds
I'm washington, to cost $SOoW -,
pv Mr. PETER Pop.. Kan)-Prohibting officers oil
the Government from refusing to pay money "p
propriated by Congress for specified purposes ,
BY Mr. Pett.grew tRep, D DIV e'
form system of bankruptcy ,,,,
pv Mr. Mitchell (Rep., Ore)-His bill to estapiiS'
nostal savings repositories. Also proVidihs "''
form system OF bankruptcy. Also Dill i''c,e"'is
h., $3.50 coo the limit OF cost OF the puoic buio'"s a.
Portland ore. , .,co -
BY Mr. Gallinger Gep.. y. H)-Appfop' ANS 81
0O toward the construction of a drydocK al roi.s-
mouth Y H. the limit OF cost to be s3ovo' Aiso
providing for a public building at Nashua, y. H. ~
cost 100000 Also the volunlnous bill OF MI fa'ine''
last session. to codfy and arrange the Jaws reia'"s
to pensions ,,.
Rv Mr. Davis Rep. Minn.)-Gving TO the MdJo'-
General commanding the Army the rank ana pay "
rIeutenant-Genera Also increasing TO Sl,5nOw
N. Limit Of cost OF the public building at ST Paul.
MINI o
nv Mr.. Squire Rep. Wash)--Appropriating $780,
600 for a statue OF General Grant in WASHINGTON
The following bills providing for public buildings
BY Mr. Kyle Pop, 5. dat Aberdeen > D'' 10
cost 100000 BY Mr.. Turpe Dem.. lnd)-Lnd1ahap-
OILS Ind 100000 BY Mr. Squire-Tacoma' wash
$4,000: Seattle $4,000. BY Mr.. wilson thep'
Wash)--At Spokane Falls, Wash, A5O,~; "a'a
Wala $4,000. BY Mr.. Mantle Rep., Montl-A'
Butte City, Mont 100000. BY Mr. Pett-grew' 'hep'
! 6 dat Deadwood S d., $4,000. BY MI Danei
Oen VaD-At Newport News. Va, N0T0; Ports
mouth Va, $4,000.
Mr.. PETER pop, kan.) offered joint resoiu''o!S
/ proposing amendments to the Constitution pio'"-
ing for the election Of the President Vice-Presi-
dent and Senator'S by the direct vote OF the people,
and that no change IN public policy OF the Govern
ment especially respecting Foreign RELATIONS tAu
approved by the people at an election held ior 'ha'
/ purpose. , A.. .i,, rasoiu,ior of
the Legislature Of Maine asking that he birthday
/ of Abraham Lincoln be made a public holiday
BILLS OFFERED IN THE HOUSE.
Mr. Powers (Rep W. to-day introduced in the
fouse hill to establish a Uniform system Of bank
ruptcy throughout the United States The measure
is a mobilization of the Torrey bill. and was offered
/ by Representative Oates. Of Alabama, in the last
! Congress.
Among other bills introduced in the House were
! the following:
nv Mr.. Mahon Rep, PENN Establishing bu-
rcau Of public health In the Treasury Department.
10 provide measures Of security against the intro
duction and spread OF contagious and epidemic DIS
eases Also bill making pension vested right
and authorizing the suspension OF pensions OBJ
tanned by fraud, accident mistake.
By Mr. Mccall (Rep., Mass)-Amending the I'M
migration laws by aGding to the class OF aliens eX,
Guided from the United states all persons between
the ages OF fourteen ana sixty years VINO cannot
read, write and speak the English or some other
BIZ Mr. Chickerng (Rep, y. Yl-Appropriating
$4,000 TO enable ne Secretary OF Mar 10 sscer,
the great lakes 10 the navlgabe waters OF the
! Hudson River.
BY Mir Phillips Rep. Penn)-The same bin he
introduced during last Congress authorizing II e
appointment of nonpartlsan commission 10 Col,
| lect information and to consider ana recommend
legislation to meet the problems presented by labor
agriculture and capital
to the survivors of the Indian wars of 1882 to si-
inclusive ,,,.,. -.
sale of intoxicans to Indians under penalty or hne
and imnrisonment. &c. .,
BY Mr. McRae Dem, Ark)-For the free coinage
of gold and silver and the issue or gold certificates
Also finally 70 adjust the swamp ia bao grants ants
able for building stone, salt chalk ana other ike
mineral substances. 49,
BY Mr.. Mercer Rep, Neb. -Appropriating Sl5.
ooJ for the establishment Of an assay office IN
omaha. Neb also appropriat!ng 100000 for oranch
10y Mr IoTi nslager REP n J21Apprq3pria III,
authorizing the free importation Of articles covered
By Mr.. Johnson Rep CaI)-Amendng he natur,
alization laws so to provide that no allen snail
become citizen VINO has not for hve year, preeset
the United States. and who cannot read write ana
'Kv Mr. Hermann CRep OreJ-A joint resolution
abrogatIng the Clayton-Buwer Treaty concluded
Biis auth orzing the contraction of public build
BY Mr. Crisp of Georsia-Americus. Ga; $4,000 5000;
90; salem, Ala sCe0oc by NJ BqTt s Of ONO Ohio
H5me fo dsabed and cooed people in the Dis
trict of Columbia, 100000 BY Mr.. Apsley OF Mas
Mass ss"e :oo sy Mr. H Mr
+ Johnson Of Calfornia-StocktoD Cal. $4,000 BY
Mr. Wright. of Observation-Disclosures Mass
Sl50.00n
A NEW MEMBER WITH HISTORY.
THE RISE or WILLIAM ALDEN SMITH FROM A
CASHBoY TO A CONGRESSMAN.
Washington. Dec. (speclaD-There are 80 man,
,ff hat he pXp