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The u Postponed on Lodges
l1lor Immigration Bill.
FASURE TO REGULATE INSURANCE.
nator Perkins Wants the Habeas Corpus
statute Amended So as to Preclude
Numerous Appeals by the At
torneys of Prisoners.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-Mr. Lodge
VI Massachusetts, made an effort in the
renate to secure an immediate vote up.
a. his immigration bill, which is SUBJ
etantially the same measure that was
bassed by the Fifty fourth congress and
etoed by President Cleveland. Mr. AL
;as Nebraska objected to an immedi-
Hute and suggested that the final
""''Ne amendments and the bill
Monday, Jan. II, at 3 p.
ownoSgestion was accepted by
NOWbond the order for vote at
was vs. made. MIR. German. chair
to-day. Democratic steering COM
unknow;ented an order, which was
IN tbe or earranging some of the COM
IN ,,od .signments Of Democratic men,
rs.Ss.ade necessary by the incoming
OF new members.
Senator Platt of Connecticut intro
duced a bill to establish a division in
4 the treasury department for the regula,
ton of insurance among the several
J states The bill is very comprehensive,
covering Il sections. 1t applies to all
insurance companies doing business
outside of the state in which they are
organized, but an exemption is made OF
strictly beneficial orders.
The head of the proposed division is
to be known as the United States COM
missioner of insurance, to be appointed
by the president for term of four
years He is to inquire into the man
agement and financial condition of all
the insurance corporations and is given
broad powers of investigation. Begin
nj with To ha ic 70
from all life insurance companies a list
of life policies then in force, their value,
etc.
A government actuary is provided to
compute valuations, and a small charge
is made on the insurance companies to
cover this item of expense. The commits
sioner is also to keep track of foreign
laws relating to insurance; to prohibit
insolvent companies from doing inter-
state business, etc. 1t is to make SINH
lar reports as to fire insurance compa-
MES
Among the senate bills introduced was
one by Mr.. Chandler of New Hampshire
for a statue of Admiral Porter in the
city of Washington and by Mr.,Welling-
ton of Maryland to establish the Uni
versity of the United States.
Senator Perkins of California intro
duced a bill to amend that paragraph
of the revised statutes relating to the
appeal on habeas corpus of criminal
cases to the supreme court of the Unit
ed States. The object is to do away
with numerous appeals by attorneys of
prisoners, made with the sole view OF
gaining time. Senator Perkins cited the
RDurrant case as a particularly strong
Example of this sort. In this connec-
ton he said that when a prisoner had
the advantage of jury trial, retrial
liz desired and an appeal to the governor
of the state it was manifestly unjust
to allow appeals to the supreme court
or the circuit court before which the
case was tried. The measure. if pass
ed, will not affect the Durrant case in
any way, but will considerably shorten
the legal process in all such cases in
the future.
Senator Fairbanks introduced a bill
to facilitate the enforcement of the i'm
migration and contract labor laws. 1t
provides that collectors of customs on
the Canadian and Mexican frontiers
and at all ports where commissioners of
immigration are not employed shall
enforce the laws pertaining to i'm
migration and to the Importation of
laborers under contract. These coll
lectors are empowered to employ off,
GERS of the customs service to enforce
such laws, and all customs officers are
authorized to act both as customs and
immigration officers.
The senate committee on Indian af-
fairs reported favorably on a bill pro-
viding for a congress of Indian tribes
to be held at Omaha during the coming
transmississippi exposition. The con-
gress is to be composed of representa-
tive members of the different Indian
tribes, showing tribal customs and
habits