The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-06


other free transportation; the same re-
strictions are applied to judges on the
bench.
Call also introduced a bill compelling all
railroad companies engaged in interstate
commerce to pay employees injured in the
line OF duty the pay they were receiving at
the time of their disability and during the
continuance of the disability. The bill
also provides that in case OF death the
railroad company shall pay to the widow
OF such employe the amount OF wages re-
ceived by her husband per month during
her natural life and to the children until
they reach the age OF 16 years.
BY Morrill, (R.) of Vermont-Providing
for the appointment of register OF copy
rights at an annual salary OF $4,000, the re-
celpts received to be deposited daily with
the Treasury Department.
BY Mills CD OF Texas-A bill providing
for the coinage of the silver bullion now in
the treasury. This coinage is to be in the
shape of half dollars, quarter dollars and
dimes and in such proportions as the Sec
rotary of the Treasury may decide and to
pay out such coins in the current expendi-
ture OF the Government. Whenever the
revenues of the Government are INSULT
Gent to meet the current expenditures
the Secretary is directed and required to
issue non-interest bearing legal tender
treasury notes in amounts sufficient to
cover the deficiency and pay out the same
IN the current expenditures of the Govern
ment; when these notes so issued shall be
restored to the treasury in payment of
Government dues they are to be Cancelled
and destroyed. Whenever the gold reserve
shall be in excess of 500, 900, and legal
tender notes are presented for redemption
In coin, the Secretary of the Treasury
shall redeem them in either gold or
standard silver coins at his discretion.
When the reserve is less than $lO0, 200, 900
the Secretary is directed and required to
redeem the same in standard silver coins
of the Government, it being the estab-
lished policy Of the United States to main.
tain the two metals at a parity with each
other upon the present ratio or such ratio
as may be provided by law.
All laws which authorize the sale of in.
terest-bearing bonds of the Government
for any purpose are repealed by the last
section of this act.
Sherman (R.) of Ohio, by request-To
provide modern organization for the
line of the army. The principal changes
from the present organization are reduc-
ton from twenty to eighteen in the num-
Der Of regiments of infantry; an increase
of ten to twelve in the regiments of cav
airy; division of the artillery branch
into light and heavy artillery-the latter
to be known as the Corps of Artillery and
to be for seacoast defense. The light ar
tillery will consist OF three regiments of
field artillery-one of horse and two
mounted artillery.
ByQuay (R.) of ending
the pension act OF June q, 1890, so as to
grant a pension OF SIS month to the
widow and 81 month for each child un-
der 16 of soldiers and their heirs who
are dependent on either the widow or
children of men who served ninety days
or more in the army or navy.
BY Faulkner CD of West Virginia
Authorizing the Governor OF Alaska to
grant licenses for the manufacture, i'm
portation and sale of liquors in that Terri
tory, and providing for the punishment of
those who engage in this traffic without
such license; also a bill authorizing the
Governor of Alaska to create precincts and
appoint justices of the peace and constables
in that Territory.
By Villas CD of wiscenstn-To punish
with a fine not to exceed $4,000 and i'm
prisonment not exceeding five years the
withdrawal from the custody Of or the
deposit with an express company for
transportation of any obscene literature or
picture, or any article of that character.
ByQuay (R.) of Pennsylvania Directing
the Secretary of the Treasury to reaudit
the claim of the State of Pennsylvania for
Indebtedness incurred in 1864 in suppress
ing the Rebellion.
Bills making appropriations for public
buildings were introduced as follows:
BY Mitchell (R.) of Oregon-At Baker
City, Or, 100000; The Dalles, 100000;
also establishing an assay office at Baker
City.
By Kyle (Pop) Of South Dakota-At
Pierre, S. D., 100000.
BY White CD of California-At Los
Angeles, 100000 addition to the present
builGing)