The sun., 1897-12-14
THE r1rrr-FIFrH CONGRESS.
Fur seal ana Immigration Hills In the Senate
legislative Biii IN the House.

beF Seai ehe -, -. 49,. So.
Legislative Bin IN the HOUSE.
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WAsHiSeroN. Deo; 10 - n,.,',,n w. o"Is in,Io-
wero ~ tbeso: For a congress Of Indians at Omaha,
Sr n.ns sss the a%'a rSSSs tn tn sss ss
ths pSops Of S' Washington snS the question whether
tho present form OF the clty's government shall
continue.
tho waters of the Pacific Ocean was taken up
on motion of Mr.. Day, , Of MinnssOta, Chairman
oi tno oonlnnI'oo o n,. po,,,ara,., ,np, ~" ~ S
the sussostiOn Of Mr. .. res.sFsw, who said N, ne
.au "h uiuo"u"''"' ~ ''
tomorrow.
thar nr,v,lsaes the right to make second home
s.sas o ...,as ,oas ,a talon nm on ,no,ion - NJ
PettiRrew OF South Dakota. and. after debate.
wes passed.
1t provides that, under the rules and resula.
tons to DO prescribed by the secretary OF tho In.
th,s act having made A homestead entry. hut
o.. -, -. -, Lat mr. forfci,od IN. ..n,o or
,or any oause mas ,,ss ivss ., or,oo, '.o '" e,,u
for any reason iai,ou 10 pef'eoI OF secure
nesSSh cnpsS b TnG titI, ala 40 b% what
known az the Communication of his Homestead
md
forty seres of land in any State or Territory OF
e seeon 81 T
The nnhiic iands IN anv state or TERRITORY sub.
jog. g such entry. " r., ,,,,...., ~. s...,.
in,s % bank system. ~ '''' p'''N'
to tho pubiie buiidine at Los Angeles Cal. and
limiting the cost to $3.50, 900. was passed.
advocated e by Mi Mr. Lodge Of MSssachusetts. set Who
asked to have it voted on tomorrow. Objection
e ihat rsauest was made d,. sy Mr.; Allen lPoD;,
said that he was not prepared to admit that an
edacStionai test was the true test OF an immi.
Siii and smendments shall be taken on jan. IL
bns,1esa fns Saa remaining meantime 'no uhnn''hoo
M. Wilson tRep.. wash.) offered a resolution.
GhlSh Ess sFSeSd e. aI5sstns ,S ths Gyi Service
ment showing by fiscal years since 1890 the
total number Of persons examined, tho total
total on the eligible list at the beginning OF each
year '
The Senate then adjourned till tomorrow.
IN THE HOUSE.
Pal. from tho COMMITTEES on Appropriations,
reported tho Legislative. Executive and Ju.
June SO. 1883. The bill carries a total Of
$21 ,562, ,425. which is $l57, ,141 less than the
snSn for Ss the snr s s
COMMITTEES Of the Whole.
The bill provides specifically for o. 600 sala-
riee. twonty.five less than tho law for the pres.
| ept fiscal year The reductions In the force Of
clerks is as follows: Treasury Department, .:
Mints and Assay offices 25; War Department
| 10: State. War and Navy building. 5; Navy
| Department, l; Interior Department, g. Total.
| 18 The increases are: House OF Representa-.
tiyes 1: Executive Mansion l; Department Of
State 8: Post Office DepartInent L 5; Surgeon
| General, /. Total, 81. Net reduction. 20.
| The additional clerk provided for the Execu-
| tive Mansion is TO be known as Assistant
| Secretary, with salary of $4,000. 1t is
| supposed that Major o. L. Pruden. for q Quarter
of a century past the executive clerk OF the
will be s oo S this place TTo
added to the force in the Treasury Department.
| The Mint at Carson, Nov, and The Assay Ofice
at Deadwood S. D.. are to be closed. and the
| Mint at Now Orleans is to be operated as an
| ASSAY office only The Secretary OF War ia to
have clerk at 81. 400 a year. and the POST
| aster.(ieneral gets a private secretary at
nj 400 Instead OF a steno9rapher No appro.
priation is made for employees in the office for
| The publication OF Records of the Rebellion,
| with a view to providing for the concluding OF
| the publication of that work In the Sundry