The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-09
DOINGS OF CONGRESS.
ALIENS ~ TREdSURy DfPART-
MENT BECOME NdTURALfzED.
A BiIl Passes the House Allowing Limited
Indemnify for Lost Registered
Packages Contest.

WASHINGTON. ID. G.. Dec. s.-When
the Senate rcconvcnod this morning the
Vice-Prosidcnt presented communica-
tion from lie Secretary OF the Treasury
giving the number OF aliens employed IN
tho Treasury Department as called for
by resolution Of May 9TH last. IL states
that the number OF such aliens at the
time OF tho adoption Of The resolution was
thirty-nve; but that since then almost
all OF them had become natufalizcd.
MIR. Ganinger Kcp. of New Hampshire.
who had offered the resolution. said that
Il was gratifying 10 him TO notice that
foreigners who had had conspicuous en-
ploymcnt in the public service had found
IL convenient since attention had been
called 10 the matter TO take out naturai-
cation papers.
Various other departmental communi-
cations were presented and referred.
among them the annual report Of the
government directors Of the Union Pa
cihc Railroad Company.
Petitions from Philadelphia and st.
Louis fav0ring the passage OF tho Ding
lev bin were presented by Mr.. Morrill,
Rcp. OF Vermont and referred TO tho
Finance Committee
Like petitions were presented by other
Senators. also several memorials in re-
iation 10 Armenian outraees.
Mr. Cul0m Ckcp. OF Illinois,. gave no
tice that he would next Thursday morn
Ing submit remarks on the Cuban Qucs-
ton.
a message from the House in relation
to the death Of cX-Spcakcr Crisp was
laid before the Senate and on motion OF
.dr Bacon O)ern. OF Georgia.. who stated
that he would ask the Senate at some
future time TO assign a day for cuogies.
the Senate at 12:25 adjourned until to-
morrow
In the House
WASHINGTON. Dec. S.-The House
promptly got down TO business to-day,
rcsumng the call OF committees whore
It left off AT the close Of last session.
Under the call the Committee on Post
Offices and POst-Roads occupied nearly
three hours of the session in that period
securing the passage of three bills. These
were:
/. Authorizing the use Of private postal
cards.
2. Authorizing the Postmastcr-General
to allow an indemnity not exceeding SO
I'm any one case for the loss Of registered
packages or letters.
d. AuinOflLluE the aIIolh liHtHl bi i'l-
ter-carriers at offices where the frce-de-
livery system is not established. the cost
thereof to be borne by the patrons.
When the second of these bills were
under discussion. Mr.. Bingham Rep. of
Pennsylvania supporting the bill. eX-
planned that the inycs LEGATIONS by the
Post-Office Department of complaints OF
losses of registered mail I'm the last fiscal
year determined liability 10y the Govern
ment under the terms Of the proposed act
for six hundred losses out Of over 1900
600 packages registered. Mr.. Bingham
stated that the experience Of every coun-
try which had adopted the system OF in
demnity for losses had been that the
revenues from increased business was
vastly greater than the cost of insurance.
The general pension appropriation bill
was then taken up, and Mr.. Grow 1Rcp.
of Pennsylvania made "A brief speech in
favor Of protective tariff. based upon the
Presidents commentator in his message
of the present tariff law.
The pension bill was passed without
amendment.
The documents in the contest OF Thos.
r. Watson vs.. J. G. &. Black for seat
in the Fifty-fourth Congress from the
Tenth Georgia district were received from
the clerk of the House and by the Speak
or referred to the Committee on Elec-
tons No. !.
The House then at i:2o adjourned until
tomorrow.