The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-12-12

more important bills introduced were
By Hicks of Pennsylvania-Fo tn,
relief of persons who served ninet,
days or more in the various con
struction corps attached to the army Of
railroads operated by the military au
thorities during the war; also a bill
granting medals to those who respond
ed to and enlisted under President Lin
coins first call for troops.
By Overstreet of Indiana-To au
thorize the suspension of pensions OBJ
tanned by fraud.
By Meikeljohn-To prohibit the sale
Of intoxicating drinks to Indians
framed to meet the decision of Judge
Bellinger, of Oregon, as to the sale Of
liquor to Indians who have become
citizens of the United States.
By Wheeler of Alabama-To in,
crease the pensions of the soldiers Of
the Florida war; also, providing an
additional United States judge for AL
ALBANIA.
By Harris of Ohio-Levying a duty
on woods as follows: Wools and hai1
of the first class, II cents per pound
second class, 10 cents per pound; third
class and on camel's hair of the third
class, the value whereof shall be 1a
cents or less per pound, including
charges, the duty is to be 80 per cent
ad valorem. On woods of the third
class and on camel's hair of the third
class, the value of which exceeds 1s
cents per pound, the duty to be 80 per
cent ad valorem. Wools on the skin
are to pay the same rates as other
wools.
By Barnham of California-To
amend the act incorporating the Mari
time Canal Company of Nicaragua.
One feature of the bill authorizes the
issuance of bonds not exceeding $780,
900, 900, with interest at 8 per cent, to
secure the means to construct and COM
plete the canal. ALI sums expended
for material and supplies necessary to
the construction are to be purchased in
the United States, except such as may
be grown Or produced in Nicaragua or
Costa Rica, and no Asiatic labor is to
be employed.
By Flynn of Oklahoma-Providin
for free homesteads upon public lands
in Oklahoma; also, for the opening of
Indian territory under the homestead
laws.
By Morse of Massachusetts-To re-
peal the interstate commerce law.
By Bowers of California-Prohibit
ing the appointments of aliens to Office
under the government.
By Southard of Ohio-To enclose
and improve the sites of certain forts,
battlefields, and graves of American
soldiers and marines in Maumee val
ley.
By Flynn of Oklahoma-A resolu-
tion calling on the secretary of the in
terror for information why the WI
chita Indians lands in Oklahoma have
not been allotted.
By Misunderstanding the act for
the inspection of live cattle, etc., by
giving the secretary of agriculture au-
thority to have all carcasses, con-
demned as unfit for food under the act
of March 8, 1891, SO disposed of as
shall effectively prevent their use as
human food; also bill granting PEN
sions to soldiers and sailors confined in
Confederate prisons.
Washington, Dec. O. When the
house met today Terry, DEM, of Ar
kansas, and Boatner, Dem, of Louisi-
ana, belated members, were formally
sworn in, and motion for commit.
tee to pass on the members mileage
accounts was passed.
Baker Of New Hampshire asked
unanimous consent for the immediate
consideration of resolution calling on
the secretary of agriculture to report
whether he had expended the whole Or
any part of the appropriation made by
the last congress for the distribution of
farmers bulletins. McMillin of Ten
nessee objected.
Walker of Massachusetts offered a
petition in form of a resolution, from
the naturalized Armenians of the
United States, nine-tenths of whom,
he said, lived in his district, and re-
quested it to be printed in the Record.
After reciting the alleged oppression
and outrages of the Turkish govern
ment, it concluded:
Resolved, That the people of the
United States, through their repre-
sentatives in congress assembled, here
by express their deepest adherence
and condemnation of the outrages thus
committed on their fellow-citizens as
we'll as the Christian subjects of Tur-
key.
Resolved, further, That this house,
composed of immediate representatives
of the American people, pledge its sup
port to the government in every meas
ure justified by international law and
common humanity to vindicate the
rights of our fellow citizens and their
families in Turkey, and to hinder and
prevent, as far as practicable, the con-
tinuance of the outrages and massacres
in that land. -
The petition was referred to the COM
mittee on foreign affairs.
Pacific Cable Company's Organization.
New York, Dec. 1O.-A meeting was
held today at the Office of the Central
& South American Telegraph Company
for the purpose of completing the Or
ganization of the Pacific Cable Com
pany. This company will be independ-
ent of the Mexican Central & South
American Telegraph companies in its
organization, but they will have rela-
tions which will be mutually advan-
tageous. The projected cable will con-
nect San Francisco with the proposed
American naval station at Pearl river
harbor, in the Sandwich islands. ia