The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-07
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Measures for Changing Postal System
and stablishinE Savings Banks.

Measures for Changing Postal System
and Establishing Savings Banks.
WASHINGTON, Dec 6-Radical changes
in the postal system are called for in bill
introduced to-day by Mr.. Adamson, of
Georgia. He proposes making every post
Office. money-order office; keeping every
railway postoffice open at all times and
stations for reception of MALL and that
new postofIlce shall be established at any
point on public road outside the limit of
an Incorporated community wherever APP
piled for by twenty-five citizens, vesting dis
erection in the Postoffice Department, if the
proposed office is within two miles of an
existing office. For the appointment of post
masters the bill requires recommendation
of both senators of the State, except where
divided, when the appointment is left to the
representatives of the district The depart
ment is also required to furnish copy of
charges against postmaster to him and
allow answer.
The establishment and regulation of a
postal savings bank system is provided for
in a bill introduced to-day by Representa-
tive Lormer of Illinois. Under his scheme
money order offices selected by the post
master general are to be made branch pos
tai savings banks with an office in the de-
partment to be called the Central Bank.
Any person may become a depostor under
this act, including married women and
minors above twelve years. Deposits are
limited to 81 and it's multiples and not ex-
ceeding $500 each, and deposits accumulat-
ing above 81 600 will not draw interest Pos
tai savings stamps and cards OF the de-
nomination of and 10 cents are to be sold.
vea 70 he 70 ad 99 to the prncpa on June
30 of each year. Passbooks are to be for
warded annually for examination. The
secretary of the treasury under this bill is
required to invest in Understanding bonds
of the United States or whose principal is
guaranteed by the United States or in
state bonds and bonds of municipalities and
counties under stated restrictions. Deposits
will be liable to seizure or detention under
any legal process. All statutes defining
crimes in the postal service are to be APP
piled to the postal savings system and the
act is to take effect within six months of
it's passage.
in the House at the last session by Delegate
Catron, was reintroduced by Delegate Fer
guson to-day There are several modifica-
lions from the Catron BILL Voters for the
statehood convention must have resided in
the propesd state for sixty days, Instead
Of one year; the convention is to consist OF
seventy-seven instead of eighty-one dele
gates, based on a population of two thou
sand instead of nineteen hundred FOR each
delegate, and an additional delegate is pro-
vided for any fraction over one thousand
inhabitants. The election Of delegates also
is to be neIQ on the 91RnLn IueSQdy, instead
of the sixth, after the passage of the act.
Among other bills introduced in the
House to-day were the following:
BY Mr. Evans, of Kentucky: Joint reso-
luton pledging the faith and credit of the
United States to the payment in gold coin
of certain of it's outstanding obligations;
to the maintenance of the par value in gold
of all previously coined silver dollars, and
prohibiting the further coinage of any sill
yer dollars unless it shall contain sufficient
standard silver to make the dollar when
coined intrinsically worth par in gold; also,
to modify the civil-service act by having
it hereafter apply only to department
clerks in Washington and those in public
offices throughout the country whose sala-
ries are from 800 to 800 per annum, let
ter carriers and railway mail clerks.
BY Mr.. Henry, of Texas Bill to define
trusts, to punish corporations. firms, etc.
BY Mr.. Brow nlow, of Tennessee: To
make Knoxville and Bristoe, Tenn, ports
of delivery, and to create the offices of sur
Veyors of customs there.
BY Mr.. Bingham, of Pennsylvania: To
confer jurisdiction on circuit courts in suits
at equity for the partition of lands where
the United States is tenant in common or
joint tenant.
BY Mr.. Evans. of Kentucky: To relieve
the President from appointment of third
class postmasters.
BY Mr.. Quigg, of New York: To increase
the pay of letter carriers.
By Mr.. FentOn, of Ohio: Granting service
pensions to honorably discharged officers
and enlisted men in the United States army
or navy during the rebellion, ard restore
names Of certain persons arbitrarily
dropped from the pension roll.
BY Mr.. Adamson of Georgia. For the
representation of the United States by
commissioners at any international mon
etary commission.
BY Mr.. Henderson, of Iowa: Establishing
uniform system of bankruptcy.
BY Mr.. Bartholdt, of Missouri: Estab-
fishing postal savings bank system.