Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1895-12-14
ii COIGRLSy
A Few New Coinage Bills
introduced in the
Senate.
SPEAKER REED AT WORK
Labor Unions Taking Interest in
the Selection of a New
Committee.
SPEAKER REED AT WORK

WASHINGTON, Dec. Ga number OF
bills were introduced in TIE senate yes-
terdsy. Among them we're:
By Senator Mills, directing the Sec
rotary of the treasury to have all silver
in the treasury coined into subsidiary
coin, and providing that when the rev.
suues If the government be insufficient
TO meet TIE currest expenses OF the
EovsEnmeat the secretary shall Issus
aon interest bearing legal tender treas
ury notes 10 amounts sufficient to COW
er the deficiency and psy out the same
10 the current expenditures Of the gov
eminent and also that when the gold
reserve 10 the treasury snail be in eX-
cess OF Slu0000, 900 ana legal tender
uo.es presented for redemption in coin,
they be redeemed in either gold or sill
Var coin 1T the discretion of the senre-
Jury. The bill also provides that when
the reserve shall fall below 500, 000,-
COS the secretary shall redeem notes 10
silver. 1t closes with @ declaration for
the maintenance If the parity Of the
TWO met Is and u provision for the re
peal OF all avs authorizing the issuance
ef interest bearing bonds.
By S nator Call to prevent and pun
'sh tie control Of elections by corpor
.,iOrG engaged in inter state commerce,
also bill r, quIrirg railroad companies
80 pay employees Injured in the dis
;aarge CT duty tEeir salaries while dis
4bled, and in cHee Of death continue to
Jay the salary to their widows during
tGeir nUtural lives.
BY Senate: Villas, bill t. prevent the
eaFrying Of obscene literature on rall-
DADS engaged in inter s;ate Commerce.
Senator Chandler yesterday introduc-
"a & L Il prevailing Tor the Unlimited
5ointge IF gold and silver in connection
v tn otter nations and establishing Il
he coming IF bullion and the issuing
f silver and gold certificates, the third
ection of the bill provides t1at the lew
take feet when similar law have been
sdopied by the gOve rnmepts Of England,
France aud Germany, (Which laws shall
U substance provide for tie purchase O.
gold and oliver bullion without limit
nd make a legai tender OF gold AMI
he principal silver coiIs aod any Ger
t,fic te representing them, the ratio
between gold and silver to be the sans
IS provided for in this act, and when
such laws have been passed by the
governments aforesaid, the president
shall make a proclamation accordingly
and THE law shall then take effect and
be il force"
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6-Speaksr Reed
\ ae begun foF the first time to definitely
Altline the list Of comm ittees on paper.
t!fger receiving members of the house
81 day Yesterday he est down at 9
. clock end worked until a late hour
putting OF paper assignments decided
upon.
To-day be gave more interviews TO
M 10 bars and listened to the preeenta-
ion Of their claims. No information
leaked from the epeaker's room except
remarks by Reed 10 friends OF the mem
bers WHO asked for the chairmaDship Of
he committee on labor, vi ich seemed
% indIc: ts he had given it TO Phillips Of
Pennsylvania. whose name has been
pre- cnted Gy labor organ cations.
Labor unions are takirg interest in
he committee Of immigration as yell as
the labor committee ard are endeayoT-
ing TO bring about the selection Of CON-
mi:teemen who will favor Senator
Lodge's bill which bars illterate for
eigners from entry. It is estimated that
not less than twenty per cent Of the for
eiQrrrs admitted under existing LAYS
would be excluded by the system requir-
irg ability t. read and write their own
language ana this is what labor organi-
cations wish to secure.