, 1899-12-07
AVALANCHE OF BILLS
MANY BILLS INTRODUCED IN THE
SENATE AND HOUSE YES
TERDAY.
Senator Clark OF Wyoming Introduces
Military Reservation Bill-Bills on
Finance. Pacific Cable, Irrigation.
Arid Lands, Polygamy. Irrigation,
Alaska, Income Tax, Divorce. Etc.

washington, -. u, Dec. 6.-SenatOi
Clark of Wyoming today introduced
bill to allow homesteaders on aban,
doned military reservations to make
additional entries of 100 acres for STOCK
grazing purposes provided the lands
selected are untitled for cultivation by
lack Of water or otherwise. Under the
existing law the reservations are sub,
ject to homestead entry only.
Mr.. Clark also introduced a bill pro.
viding that trials for contempt Of court
shall be by jury excepting when the
offense occurred within a court room.
Washington, D. c., Dec. 6.-Nearly
800 bills and joint resolutions, several
important concurrent resolutions and
petitions numbering hundreds, were
presented to the senate today. A ma,
jority Of the bills were old stagers. A
few we're Of national interest and i'm
p~ortance.
Mr.. Aldrich had the honor OF intro
ducing the first measure in the senate.
1t was the financial bill drawn by the
senate committee on finance, and prob
ably was the most important measure
introduced during the day.
Resolutions were offered providing
for an investigation by the judiciary
committee Of all phases Of polygamy
recently presented in connection with
what is known as the Roberts case;
expressing the sympathy of the senate
for the Beers in their war with Great
Britain and declaring that Senator N.
B. Scott, of West Virginia, is not en-
titled to a seat in the senate.
Mr.. Harris (Pop. Kas.), was appoint
ed a temporary member Of the com-
mittee Of privileges and elections. The
appointment Is important and signif-
cant because the committee has under
consideration the Quay, Clark and
Scott contests.
Among the bills coming from the
last session, the most important were:
BY Mr.. Hale, for the construction OF
a Pacific cable by the navy department
to be operated by the p~ostofice depart
ment and appropriate I'll, 900, 900 for
this purpose. It is to run from San
Francisco to Manila, via Honolulu;
the Midway Islands, Guam and Iloilo
Mr.. Kyle, for the establishment OF
postal savings banks and a government
Geographic system; for the restriction
of immigration and a joint resolution
for a constitutional amendment for the
regulation Of marriage and divorce.
Nr. Harris, joint resolution for con-
stitutional amendment authorizing the
imposition of an income tax and for the
election of senator's by the people.
BY Mr.. Warren, for the cession by
the general government Of 5000 DOC
acres Of arid lands to each Of the arid
land states, being the same as favor
ably reported last session and for the
Naturalization Of the public land
states for school lands proving to be
coal lands.
Mr.. Chandler. to prohibit senators
and representatives in congress from
receiving free railroad passes.
Mr.. McEnery, for a deep waterway
through Southwest pass.
Mr.. Parkins, extending the irrigation
Of the United States to the Hawaiian
islands.
Mr.. Carter, making further provis.
ion for the civil government Of Alaska;
to provide for uniform divorce laws.