The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-01-09


Of arid lands, Warren; mines and min
ing, Stewart; railroads, Clark; Indian
depredations, Wilson; transportation
routes to the seaboard, Mcbride; Mica
ragua canal and Nicaragua claims,
Morgan; international exposition,
Thurston; national banks, Mantle;
forestry reservations and protection
thereof, Allen; to investigate tresspass-
ers ON Indian lands, Baker; woman
suffrage, Call.
House.
Washington, Dec. 27.-The two bills
to be presented to the house for action
and their text are as follows:
No IA bill to maintain and pro-
tect the coin redemption fund, and to
authorize for the Resumption of Specie
Payments, the issue of certlfcats on
Indebtedness to meet the temporary
deficiencies of revenue.
''Be it enacted, etc., that in addi-
ton to the authority given to the Sec
rotary of the treasury by the act ap-
proved January IA, 1875, entitled An
Act to Provide for the Resumption of
Specie Payments he is authorized from
time to time, at his discretion, to issue,
sell and dispose of, at not less than par,
in coin, coupon or registered bonds of
the United States to an amount suffi
cient for the object stated in this Sec
ton, bearing not to exceed 8 per cent
interest per annum, payable semi-an-
nually and redeemable at the pleasure
of the United States in coin, after five
years from their date, with like quail.
ties, privileges and exemptions provid
ed in said act for the bonds therein
authorized.
"And the secretary of the treasury
shall use the proceeds thereof for the
redemption of United States legal
tender notes, and for no other purpose.
Section 2-In order to provide for
any temporary deficiency now existing
or which may hereafter occur, the Sec
rotary of the treasury is hereby author
lied. at his discretion, to issue certifl-
Gates of Indebtedness of the United
States to an amount not exceeding
$50, 900, payable in three years
after their date, to the bearer, in law
full money of the United States, of the
denomination Of $50, or multiples
thereof, with annual coupons for inter-
est at the rate of per cent per annum,
and to sell and dispose of the same for
not less than an equal amount of law
full money of the United States.
Bill No. IA bill to temporarily
increase the revenue to meet the ex-
penses of the government and provide
against deficiency.
''Be it enacted, etc., that from and
after the passage of this act, and until
August /, 1898, there shall be levied,
collected and paid ON all imported
woods of classes 1 and 2, as defined in
the act hereinafter cited, approved
October l., 1890, and subject to all the
conditions and limitations thereof, and
on all hair of the camel, goat, alpaca
and other animals, except as herein
provided; and on all noils, shoddy,
garnetted waste, ring waste, yarn
waste. top waste, slubbing waste rov-
ing waste, and all other wastes COM
posed wholly Or in part of wool, and
on all wooden rags, mungo and fiocks,
duty equivalent to 60 per cent of
the duty imposed on each of such ar
ticles.
'Section 2-That from and after
the passage of this act and until
August l 1898, there shall be levied,
collected and paid on all imported ar
ticles, made whole or in part OF wool,
worsted, or other materials described
in section l of this act.
Section 3-That after passage of
this act, and until August 1. 1898,
there shall be levied and paid on i'm
port lumber and other articles desig-
mated in paragraphs 674 to 683, in
elusive, of an act entitled An Act to
Reduce Taxation, to Provide Revenue
for the Government and for Other Pur-
poses," which became law August
az. 1894, a duty equivalent to so per
cent of the duties imposed on each OF
such articles
Washington, Dec. 30.-The house
today responded to the appeal OF the
president by passing tariff bill, the
operation of which is limited to two
and a half years and which is designed
to raise $40, 900, 600 for the relief OF the
treasury. The vote today was on party
lines, with two exceptions. The Re-
publicans all voted for the bill except
Hartman of Montana, who did not
vote, and the Democrats and Populistf
against it, save Newlands OF Nevada,