Show prea THE SUITE dec 4 the credential of fierce and casey as senators from north dakota were resented the senators took the oath 0 office hoar reported back the revolution reeo lution by him on monday providing a mode for ascertaining by lot the classes to which the senators from the three new state north dakota south dakota and shall be assigned to their respective time of service thereupon presented certificates from the two houses of north dakota legislature designating design aing pierce senator for a long term hoar contended that the legislature had nothing to do with the matter which expressly devolved upon the senate borman remarked that identically the same case had been presented in regard to the first senator of minnesota when the legislature designated alice as senator for a long term and llie senate decided that action could not be regarded rega ded upon it the resolution was agreed to and drawing by lot as provided by it was proceeded procer ded with the result was that of the two sana tors from the state of squire was assigned assi ened to the class of senators term will expire on march ard 3rd 1691 and alien to alie class expiring on march ard 3rd 1893 of south dakota senator moody got the short term and pettigrew the long term of north dakota senator pierce got the short term and casey the long term A petition was presented by cullom of the shorthorn short horn producers association in favor of the subsidies for steamships to south and central america and in favor of chicago as the aate of the proposed worlds fair in five hundred and four billa were introduced during the day among which were the following by cockrell of kansas city that the commercial is in favor of st louis for the worlds fair with chicago as second cho ce also in favor of a one cent letter postage among others introduced were the following by Sh ermanto make and alter regulations ions as to time places and manner of holding elections for representatives in congress by keagan to define trusts for free coinage of silver to repeal an act for the sale 0 bonds to redeem legal tender notes by D awes extending the pension laws bill prepared by committee of G A it by stew art to provide for free coinage of both gold and silver and for the issuance of coin certificates to circulate as money by morall to refund direct taxes concluded under act of by two bills as to election of members of congress also a bill ui regulate commerce by telegraph by to grant pensions to ex incapacitated from manual labor to prevent summary cancellation of pension certificates and to provide a heating in cases relating thereto by vance to repeal the civil service law by evarts several bills to increase salaries of united states circuit and district judges bv voorhees ea arrears on acal or discharge by cullom to equalize rates ol 01 peni iodis in certain canes by fans ell to perpetuate a national banking system by for buildings in towns where postoffice post office receipts exceed a year io a imported liquors to ahe provisions of the laws of the several states by addia granting pensions to ex bolders eol ders and soldiers incapacitated tor manual labor and to dependent relatives by mitchell to prohibit objection abe foreign encourage desirable and lo 10 defend american labor also for admission of idaho as a state alie senate then proceeded to executive business and soon d by call nicking it unlawful and providing for forfeiture of vessels owned by subjects of foreign governments fishik ft within three leagues ot the coast of the united states or within any bays or headlands of alie united states by paddock to exempt railway mau employees and postoffice post office inspectors spec tors from the operations of the civil servile law to provide for the of fort military reservation in colorado and toB cual settlers sett lera to permit the or of national llinda with a capital of IP alian in tons of lets than population by morgan a bill of lait congress referring the la abra claim to the court of claims for final cation by matthi 11 extending the mexican pension act to all alio served 30 days or mora in any war since by granting a pension ol 01 one cent a month fur each days hi the army daring the latt war by dolph alie states of ore yon add montana constitute the logli judicial judge abao albe tor the a part 0 the northern pacific grant also to repeal the pre emption and timber cul aleo appropriating 1000 U enable the set rotary of war to purchase necessary batea for fortifications at cuili points abere such bites have cot been purchased or acquired ly mitchell Mi for construction ot a boat ay at the dalles and ohio falls and at three and ten mile rapid on columbia oregon wilson of iowa amending the interstate commerce act BO as to provide any article ot commerce the manufacture and eale of which prohibited in any state shall not be transported and delivered within the state by any transportation company giving all holders ot gilver bullion of alie value of 50 more the tlora of having the bullion coined into ciller dollars on the same terms gigold cameron introduced a subsidy steamship bill by him in the last congress dolph introduced a bill providing for fortifications aid other seacoast oatt as by the board appointed appon ted by president t select ports at which fortifications are most needed among the ports selected are san francisco the lahe parts new orleans galveston portland oregon aud san diego the bill appropriates for the purpose to be expended over a peri daf twelve eare guns for the coast maybe constructed at the government rovern ment gun to be erected on that coast at a coat not to exceed senator cullom introduced a bill for the disposal of all public lands of the united states in california oregon colorado nevada washington montana north and south dakota and in states that may be formed out of the territories of arizona new mexico utah icho wyoming and aas ica and which shall not have ben otherwise di coed or reserved before alie acceptance of this act by states and aion by congress it provides that lands be ceded to the states and eventual states on which the lands be on condition eliat the states shall not convey more than 80 acres susceptible to remunerative irrigation to adv one settler it lie stae elects to beell lands the pro eeds shall be used for the irrigation of of the lands af may be maje remuneratively ively productive it the land is given to settlers it ia to be taxed and the proceeds applied to irrigation pur posea benator manderson introduced a bill in accordance with alie recommendations ions of the 0 war to efficiency of the inapt ry ol 01 tha army aach shall ba composed of 12 companies with one colotel colo oel one lieutenant colonel three one adjutant and one quartermaster the bill abw provides chit the number of enlisted m bof the army shall be increased the cabinet will hereafter meet on tuesdays and fridays abe nominations N dec 4 the president today to day bent the lol loping nomination to the decate justice baid J krener of kansas justice of the supreme court of the united fc tates |