The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-04
FLOOD OF MEASURES.
272 Bills and 10 Resolutions Intro
duced i'm the Senate Alone.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-There were 272
bills and sixteen resolutions introduced in
the Senate to-day, but large majority of
the bills were reprints of measures which
failed to pass last session. Many of these
as also large proportion of the new bills
were for private purposes There were also
several for the modification of the pension
laws. Senators PETER, Stewart and Squire
reintroduced their bills of last session per-
tanning to silver coinage. Senator Pettigrew
introduced a bill to establish a uniform sys-
tenn of bankruptcy and reintroduced his
bill of last session to prevent the extermi-
nation of the fur-bearing animals of Alas
ka. Senator Vest reintroduced his bill of
last session to prohibit monopoly in the
transportation of cattle to foreign countries
and also his bills for the compulsory edu-
cation of Indian children and the settle
nnent of private land claims. Senator Chand-
Ter reintroduced his bill for the exclusion
of alien Anarchists and his bill for the reg
ulation of immigration. Senator Frye intro
duced a bill providing for the amendment
of the tariff laws so as to admit free of
duty all material used in the construction
or equipment of vessels built in the United
States. He also presented several other bills
for the encouragement OF American ship
ping and American ship-building and gen.
eral bills to amend the laws relating TO
navigation to prevent discrimination against
American sailing vessels engaged In the
&C astwise trade.
In the House a large number of bills and
Joint resolutions were introduced, many of
them measures that failed during the last
session. Those introduced included the fol-
lowing: BY Mr.. Powers. of Vermont, bill
to establish a uniform system of bank
ruptcy; by Mr.. Mccall, Of Massachusetts. to
amend the immigration laws; by Mr.. Will
son, of Ohio, to equalize pensions on ac
count of service in the Mexican war; by
Mr.. Mahon, OF Pennsylvania, Incorporating
the Maritime Canal Company of Nicara-
qua, reported by Representative Malloy OF
the commerce committee In the last Con-
gress; by Mr.. Chickering, of New York, TO
ascertain the feasibility and cost of con-
struction of ship canal from the great
lakes to the Hudson river; by Mr.. McCrae,
of Arkansas, to strike out the provision
of the Constitution against levying a cap
tia or direct tax "a result of the income
tax decision); by Mr.. Herman, of Oregon, TO
abrogate the Clayton Bulwer treaty by
Representative William Stone of Pennsyl
vania providing for the inspection of i'm
migrants by United States consuls; by
Representative McCrae, of Arkansas, to de-
fine trusts and TO authorize the free impor-
tation of articles covered by them: by Rep
resentative Johnson OF California, to
make it unlawful, after Aug. /, 1896. for
any foreign-born laborer TO enter the United
States: also a bill to provide that no alien
shall be admitted to citizenship who has
not for the continued term OF five years
preceding his admission resided within the
United States, and who cannot speak, read
and write the English language.