The herald., 1897-12-07
SESSION NOTES
Bills Introduced-The A. P. A. Is
After McKenna

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-The estab-
1ishment and regulation Of a postal
savings bank system is provided for
in a bill introduced today by Repre-
sentative Lorimer of Illinois. Under his
scheme money order offices selected by
the postmaster general are to be made
branch postal savings banks, with an
office in the department to be called
the central bank. Any person may be-
come a depositor under this act, in
cluding married women and minors
above 12 years. Deposits are limited to
a dollar and it's multiples, and not ex-
ceeding $500 each, and deposits accu-
mulating above $1,000 will not draw in
|terest.
Postal saving stamps and cards Of the
denomination of five and ten cents are
to be sold. Interest is to be at the rate
of 2 per cent year, to be added to the
principal on June 80 of each year. Pass
books are to be forwarded annually for
examination. The secretary of the treas
ury under this bill Is required to invest
in interest bearing bonds of the United
States or whose principal is guaranteed
by the United States or in state bonds
and bonds. of municipalities and coun-
ties under state directions. Deposits
will not be liable to seizure or detention
under any legal process. The act is to
take effect within six months of it's pas
sage.
ANTI-ANNEXATIO
The delegation of native Hawaiians
who have come to this country to pre-
sent a protest against the ratification
of the annexation treaty reached Wash
ington today. They are Col. John Rich
ardson, James H. Kaulia, William Aud
and d. Kalaukalani They We're not
ready to make any statement concern
ing their mission beyond the fact that
they We're here to present a protest,
adding that they would be able to say
more in day or two.
STATEHOOD BILLS
The New Mexico statehood bill intro
duced in the house at the last session by
Delegate Catron was introduced by
Delegate Ferguson today. There are
notifications from the Catron bill.
Voters for the statehood convention
must have resided in the proposed state
for sixty days instead of one year; the
convention is to consist of seventy
seven instead of eighty-one delegates,
based on q population of 1000 instead of
1900 for each fraction over 1000 inhabi-
tants. The election of delegates also is
to be held on the eighth Tuesday instead
of the sixth after the passage of the act
SALE OF LIQUOR
The senate committee on rules. today
instructed the sergeant-at-arms of the
senate to enforce the rules of the senate
prohibiting the sale of liquor in the SEN
ate wing of the capitol. There was nc
liquor on sale in the senate restaurant
during the day.
OPPOSE MKENNA
President Echols and Secretary Pal
mer today isued a special address to
the councils of the American Protective
| association. The address says it is the
duty Of the association to protest to the
president against Attorney General Nc
Kennas elevation to the suprmee court
bench; asserts that the government de-
partments are being Romanized and
Romanists given more than half the
offices in certain departments; declares
against the presidents latest extension
of the civil service and urges all men,
bers to write to their senators and rep
resentatives in opposition to the appro-
priation of any money at the present
session of congress to sectarian pur-
poses.