importation is being made, or is about to be made, into the United States, from any foreign country, of any article used for human food or drink that is adulterated to an extent dangerous to the health or welfare of the people of the United States, or any of them, he may issue his proclamation suspending the importation of such articles from such country for such period of time as he may think necessary to prevent such importation; and during such period it shall be unlawful to import into the United States from the countries designated in the proclamation of the President any of the articles the importation of which is so suspended.

Whenever the President shall be satisfied that unjust discriminations are made by or under the authority of any foreign State against the importation to or sale in such foreign State of any product of the United States, he may direct that such products of such foreign State so discriminating against any product of the United States as he may deem proper shall be excluded frem importation to the United States; and in such case he shall make proclamation of his direction in the premises, and therein name the time when such direction against importation shall take effect, and after such date the importation of the articles named in such proclamation sh I be unlawful. The President may at any time revoke, modify, terminate, or renew any such direction as, in his opinion, the public interest may require.

The importation of neat cattle, sheep, and other ruminants, and swine, which are diseased or infected with any disease, or which shall have been exposed to such infection within sixty days next before their exportation, is hereby prohibited.

Whenever, in the opinion of the President, it shall be necessary for the protection of animals in the United States against infectious or contagious diseases, he may, by proclamation, suspend the importation of all or any class of animals for a limited time, and may change, modify, revoke, or renew such proclamation, as the public good may require; and during the time of such suspension the importation of any such animals shall be unlawful. Proper penalties are provided. There was no struggle over this enactment.

NAVY, INCREASE OF.

The Navy Appropriation Act provides for the construction, by contract, of three sea-going coast-line battle ships to carry the heaviest amor and most powerful ordnance upon a displacement of about 8,500 tons, with a coal endurance of about 5,000 knots on the total coal capacity at the most economical rate of speed, and to have the highest practicable speed for vessels of their class, to cost, exclusive of armament and of any premiums that may be paid for increased speed, not exceeding $4,000.000 each; one protected cruiser of about 7.300 tons displacement, at a cost, exclusive of armament, not to exceed $2,750,000, to have a maximum speed of not less than twentyone knots; one swift torpedo cruiser of about 750 tons displacement, at a cost, exclusive of armament, not to exceed $350,000, to have a maximum speed of not less than twentyThe contracts three knots; and one torpedo boat, at a cost nos to exceed $125,000.

to be made subject to the Act of August 3, 1886. One of these vessels to be built on or near the Pacific Ocean or the waters connecting therewith, one of them on or near the Gulf of Mexico or the waters connecting therewith, and two of them on or near the Atlantic Ocean or the waters connecting therewith, unless it be found as to the Pacific and the Gulf vessels that they cannot be contracted at a fair cost, and then they may be built elsewhere in the United States. And if the Secretary of the Navy shall be unable to contract at reasonable prices for the construction of any of said vessels, then he may build such vessel or vessels in such navy-yards as he may desig

nate.

Other appropriations were made: $2,500.000 for the armament and armor of domes. tie manufacture for vessels previously authorized; $5,475,000 toward the construetion and completion of the vessels heretofore and herein authorized, and $115,000 for a Total for increase of the Navy, gun plant at the Washington City Navy Yard. $8,120,000.

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The House being in Committee of the Whole, the provision for three coast-line In the House this was non-conbattle ships was struck out by a vote of 98 to 70. curred in. Twenty-three Republicans, 1 "Wheeler'' and eighty-one Democrats voted to concur in this; and 103 Republicans and 28 Democrats voted to not concur in it. motion to substitute one coast-line battle ship instead of three was lost-yeas, 98 (Republicans 15, Democrats 83); nays, 129 (Republicans 105. Democrats 24). In the Senate, on the same proposition for one instead of three, the yeas were 18 (Republicans 7, The Senate added the torDemocrats 11), navs 33 (Republicans 24. Democrats 9). pedo eruiser and torpedo boat, and the House agreed in adopting the report of the Committee of Conference.

OTHER LEGISLATION TOUCHING THE NAVY, ARMY AND MARINE CORPS. One act provides that whenever satisfactory proof is furnished at the Navy Department any commissioned officer, regular or volunteer, appointed or enlisted man who served in the Navy or the Marine Corps of the United States in the War of 1812, the Mexican War, or the War of the Rebellion, has lost his certificate of discharge, or the same has been destroyed without his privity or procurement, the Secretary of the Navy shall be authorized to furnish such commissioned officer, regular or volunteer, appointed or enlisted man, a certificate of discharge in lieu thereof. Provided, That such certificate shall not be accepted as a voucher for the payment of any claim against the United States for pav, bounty, or any other allowance, or as evidence in any other case. Another act provides that the Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy be, and they are hereby, authorized and required to issue certificates of discharge or orders

of acceptance of resignation, upon application and proof of identity, in the true name of such persons as enlisted or served under assumed names, while minors or otherwise, in the Army and Navy during the War of the Rebellion, and were honorably discharged therefrom. Applications for said certificates of discharge or amended orders of resig nation may be made by or on behalf of persons entitled to them; but no such certificate or order shall be issued where a name was assumed to cover a crime or to avoid its consequence.

NEW STATES-ADMISSION OF.

IDAHO.

This act admits Idaho as a State, accepting, ratifying and confirming the tion formed for themselves, and adopted at an election in Novemeber, 1889.

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That until the next general census, or until otherwise provided by law, said State shall be entitled to one Representative in the House of Representatives of the United States and the election of the Representative to the List Congress and the Repre sentative to the LIId Congress shall take place at the time and be conducted and certified in the same manner as is provided in the constitution of the State for the election of State, district, and other officers in the first instance. The law of the Territory of Idaho for the registration of voters shall apply to the first election of State, district and other officers, held after the admission of the State of Idaho. County and precinct officers elected at the first election held after the admission of the State of Idaho shall assume the duties of their respective offices on the second Monday of January, eighteen hundred and ninety-one. The minority of the Committee on Territories

There was opposition in the House. reported three amendments to the bill.

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The constitution, as submitted and approved, provided for universal male suffrage of persons of twenty-one years and over, except that "until otherwise provided by Legislature, women who have the qualifications prescribed in this article, may continue to hold such school offices and vote at such school elections as provided by the laws of Idaho Territory."

Section 3 of the constitution also provided that no person is permitted to vote, serve as a juror, or hold any civil office, who is a bigamist or polygamist, or is living in what is known as patriarchal, plural, or celestial marriage, or in violation of any law of this State or of the United States forbidding any such crime; or who, in any manner, teaches, advises, counsels, aids, or encourages any person to enter into bigamy, polygamy, or such patriarchal, plural, or celestial marriage, or to live in violation of any such law, or to commit any such crime; or who is a member of or contributes to the support, aid, or encouragement of any order, organization, association, corporation, or society, which teaches, advises, counsels, encourages, or aids any person to enter into bigamy, polygamy, or such patriarchal or plural marriage, or which teaches or advises, that the laws of this State prescribing rules of civil conduct are not the supreme law of the State; nor shall Chinese or persons of Mongolian descent, not born in the United States, nor Indians not taxed, who have not severed their tribal relations and adopted the habits of civilization, either vote, serve as jurors, or hold any civil office. The minority of the committee proposed to set aside this constitution, and to require a new convention, a new constitution, and a new adoption by the people; and to make this provision concerning Mormons:

"Provided, That any elector in said Territory who may offer to register as a voter or to vote at either of said elections shall be challenged on the ground that he is a bigamist or polygamist, or is living in what is known as patriarchal, plural, or celestial marriage, or in violation of any law of Idaho, or of the United States, forbidding any such crime; or who in any manner teaches, advises, counsels, aids, or encourages any person to enter into gamy, polygamy, or such patriarchal, plural, or celestial marriage, or to live in violation of any such law, or to commit any such crime, or who is a member of or contributes to the support, aid or encouragement of any order, organization, association, corporation, or society which teaches, advises, counsels, encourages or aids any person to enter into bigamy, polygamy or such patriarchal or plural marriage, or which teaches or advises that the laws of Idaho prescribing rules of civil conduct are not the supreme law of the Territory, it shall be the duty of one of the judges of the registration or of the election, where such elector is challenged, to tender him the oath prescribed in section 24 of the act of Congress approved March 3. 1877, known as the anti-polygamy act, with such modification only as is necessary in order to comply with the laws of the Territory of Idaho in respect to his residence therein; and if such elector shall take and subscribe said oath so modified, his vote shall be recelved and counted at such elections. But if said elector shall swear falsely in taking such oath, he shall, on conviction, be deemed guilty of perjury, and he shall be punished accordingly."

This amendment was rejected in April, 1890-yeas, 111;nays; 125. The affirmative vote was exclusively Democratic. The negative vote was 124 Republicans, 1 "Wheel

er."

The second amendment of the minority required the submission of the new constitution to popular vote, and stipulated that no person otherwise qualified shall be denied the right to vote at said election because of alleged crime for which the punishment embraces disfranchisement as a part of the penalty therefor, except where he has been duly convicted thereof by a court of competent jurisdiction. This was rejected-yeas, 104 nays. 121. The affirmative vote was exclusively Democratic. The negative was 118 Republicans, 1 "Wheeler," 2 Democrats.

The third amendment of the committee, that "this act shall not take effect except upon the fundamental condition that within the sud State of Idaho there shall be no denial of the right of suffrage, or of the right to hold office, or to serve on juries, because of crime, except after conviction thereof by a court of competent jurisdiction," was rejected without a division.

The bill was then passed-yeas 129; nay, 1. The affirmative vote was 127 Republleans, 1 "Wheeler," 1 Democrat. The negative vote was Democratic. Sixty-six Democrats present declined to vote. The Speaker counted them to make a quorum, and declared the bill passed.

In the Senate the bill passed without a division in July, 1890. In February, 1890, the Supreme Court of the United States had unanimously maintained the power of the Legislature of Idaho to pass the Registration act of that Territory.

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WYOMING.

The act admits Wyoming as a State, accepting, ratifying and confirming the constitution formed for themselves and adopted at an election in November, 1889. But exclusive legislation over the Yellowstone National Park shall be exercised by the United States, which shall have exclusive control and jurisdiction over the same, except that civil and criminal processes, la..fully signed by the State of Wyoming may be served within the Park. That until the next general census, or until otherwise provided by law, said State shall be entitled to one Representative in the House of Repre sentatives of the United States, and the election of the Representative to the LIst Congress and the Representative to the Lild Congress shall take place at the time and be conducted and certified in the same manner as is provided in the constitution of the State for the election of State, district and other oflices.

This bill also was resisted. Section 6 of this constitution secured female suffrage, in these words: "The right of the citizens of the State of Wyoming to vote and hold office shall not be denied or abridged on account of sex. Both male and female citizens of this State shall equally enjoy all civil, political and religious rights and privileges." A motion to provide for a new convention to be elected by the "male" citizens of Wyoming, and for a new constitution, to be submitted at the November election in 1890 was rejected. Yeas, 131 (of whom 2 were Republicans and 129 Demoerats); nays, 138 (all Republican except 1 "Wheeler.")

A motion to submit to an election in November, 1890, the question of adopting or reJecting the constitution, and for or against female suffrage, and for or against the eligibility of women to hold office and sit on juries (as such election only male citizens to vote), was rejected. Yeas, 133 (of whom 3 were Republicans and 130 Democrats); nays, 139 (all Republicans except 1 "Wheeler").

A motion that Wyoming shall not be admitted until the constitution has been amended so as to strike out female suffrage and female eligibility to office, submitting this proposed change to a vote of the male citizens thereof, in November, 1890, was rejected. Yeas, 132 (of whom 2 were Republicans and 130 Democrats); nays, 138 (all Republicans except 1, "Wheeler."

The bill was then passed-reas 139 (all Republicans except 1 "Wheeler"), nays 127 (all Democrats except 1 Republican).

In the Senate, a motion was made to strike out all after the enacting clause and insert a substitute providing for the admission of Arizona, Idaho, New-Mexico and Wyoming, under constitutions to be framed by conventions to be chosen in June, 1890. All persons resident in said Territories who are qualified voters of said Territories are to be entitled to vote for delegates, and Mormons are to be entitled to vote if they take the oath prescribed in the anti-polygamy act of March 3, 1887. The constitutions to be submitted in November, 1890. After their ratification, the Legislatures may elect United States Senators. This was defeated-yeas 18 (all Democrats), nays 29 (all Republicans). A motion to provide for a new convention in Wyoming to be elected by the male citizens, the constitution to be voted on in November, 1890, was rejected-yeas 18 (all Democrats), nays 29 (all Republicans).

The bill then passed-yeas 29 (all Republicans), nays 18 (all Democrats).

"ORIGINAL PACKAGE" LEGISLATION.

Chap. 728. Provides that all fermented, distilled, or other intoxicating liquors or liquids transported into any State or Territory remaining therein for use, consump tion, sale or storage therein, shall upon arrival in such State or Territory be subject to the operation and effect of the laws of such State or Territory enacted in the exercise of its police powers, to the same extent and in the same manner as though such liquids or liquors had been produced in such State or Territory, and shall not be exempt therefrom by reason of being introduced therein in original packages or otherwise. Approved August 8, 1890.

This legislation resulted from this condition of things:

On April 28, 1890, the Supreme Court of the United States, by Chief Justice Fuller (Justices Gray, Harlan and Brewer dissenting), held, in the Gus. Leisy case, that brewers in Illinois had the right to import into Iowa beer and to sell it in original packages, without regard to the law of Iowa. The ground is thus stated in the closing paragraph of the Opinion of the Court:

"The plaintiffs in error are citizens of Illinois, are not pharmacists, and have no

permit, but import into Iowa beer which they sell in original packages, as described. Under our decision in Bowman vs. Chicago, etc., Railway Company (supra), they had the right to import this beer into that State, and in the view which we have expressed they had the right to sell it, by which act alone it would become mingled in the common mass of property within the State. Up to that point of time, we hold that in the absence of Congressional permission to do so, the State has no power to Interfere by seizure, or any other action, in prohibition of importation and sale by the foreign or non-resident importer. Whatever our individual views may be as to the deleterious or dangerous qualities of particular articles, we cannot hold that any art cles which Congress recognizes as subjects of interstate commerce are not such, that whatever are thus recognized can be controlled by State laws amounting to regulations, while they retain that character; although, at the same time, if Cirectly dangerous in themselves, the State may take appropiate measures to guard against injury before it obtains complete juridiction over them. To conccdo to a State the power to exclude, directly or indirectly, articles so situated, without Congressional permission, is to concede to a majority of the people of a State, repres.nted in the State Legislature, the power to regulate commercial intercourse between the States, by determining what shall be its subjects, when that power was distinctly granted to be exercised by the people of the United States, represented in Congress, and its p ́ssession by the latter was considered essential to that more perfect Union which the Constitution was adopted to create. Undoubtedly there is difficulty in drawing the line between the municipal powers of the one Government and the commercial powers of the other; but when that line is determined, in the particular instance, commodation to it, without serious inconvenience, may readily be found, to use the language of Mr. Justice Johnson in Gibbons vs. Ogden, 8 Wheat., 1, 238, in a frank and candid co-operation for the general good." "

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Congress speedily took note of the effect given to the absence of legislation on the point involved, and passed the act above recited. The vote in each house upon it was as follows:

IN SENATE.

Yeas-Messrs. *Allen, *Allison, *Blair. Call *Casey, Colquitt, *Cullom,*Davis, Dawes *Dixon, *Dolph. *Edmunds, George, Hawley, Hiscock. Hoar, *Ingalls, *Jones of Nevada, McMillan. *Mitchell, *Moody. Morrill, Paddock, Platt, *Plumb *Power. Pugh, Sawyer, Spooner. *Stewart, Stockbridge, Walthall, *Washburn, Wilson of Iowa-34. (29 Republicans, 5 Democrats.)

Nays-Messrs. Bate, Blodgett, Cockrell, Coke, Harris, Jones of Arkansas, Turpic, Vance, Vest, Voorhees-10. (All Democrats.)

IN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Yeas-Messrs. *Allen of Michigan, *Anderson of Kansas, *Arnold, *Atkinson of Pennsylvania, Baker of New-York, Banks, Bartine, *Belden, *Belknap. *Bergen, *Bingham, Cogswell, Comstock, *Conger, Connell, *Cooper of Virginia, *Buchanan of New. Jersey, Burrows, *Candler of Massachusetts, *Cannon, *Carter, Cheadle, *Cheatham, **Cogswell, *Comstock, *Conger, *Connell, *Cooper of Ohio, *Craig, Crisp, Culbertson of Pennsylvania, Dalzell, *Darlington, *Dingley, Dolliver, Dorsey, *Dunnell, *Evans. Ewart, aFeatherston, Fithian, Flick, *Flood, *Funston, *Gear, *Gest, *Gifford, Greenhalge, *Grosvenor, Haugen, *Henderson of lowa, Herbert, *Hill, *Hitt, *Hopkins of Illinois, *Kelley of Kansas, Kennedy, Kerr of Iowa, Knapp.*Lacey.*LaFollette, *Laidlaw, *Laws, Lewis, Lodge, Mason, McComas, *McDuffie, *McKenna, Miles Milliken, Mcffitt. Moore of New-Hampshire, Morey, Morrill, *Morrow, *E. A. Morse, *O'Donnell, O'Neill of Pennsylvania, Osborne, Cwen of Indiana, *Payne, Payson, Perkins, *Peters, Pickler. *Post, *Pugsley, Raines, Ray, *Reed of Iowa, *Reyburn. *Rockwell, Rowell, Sawyer. *Scull, Sherman, Smith of Illinois, *Smith of West Virginia, *Snider of Minnesota, *Spooner, *Stephenson of Michi gan, *Stivers, *Struble. *Sweney, *E. B. Taylor, Thomas of Wisconsin, *Thompson of Ohio, Townsend of Colorado. *Townsend of Pennsylvania, Turner of Kansas, *Vandever. Waddill, Wallace of New-York. *Watson, Williams of Ohio. *Wilson of Kentucky, Wilson of Washington, *Wright-119. (Republicans 114, "Wheeler" 1, Demo

crats 4.)

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Navs-Messrs. Abbott, *Adams. Barwig, *Bayne. *Beck with Breckinridge of Arkansas, Breckinridge of Kentucky, Brickner. Brookshire. J. B. Brown, Brunner, Bunn, *Burton. Bynum, F. Campbell Caruth, Caswell. Catchings, Chipman, Clunie, Cooper of Indiana, Crain, Culberson of Texas. Cummings, Davidson of Florida Elliott, Ellis, Flower, Forman. Forney, Fowler. *Frank. Geissenhainer, Gibson, Goodnight, Grimes, Hatch, Hayes Haynes, Heard, Holman, *Kinsey. Lane, Lanham, Lawler, *Lehlbach, Lester of Virginia, Malsh. Mansur. Martin of Indiana, Martin of Texas, McAdoo. McClammy, McClellan, McCord, McCormick, McMillin, McRae, Montgomery, Morgan, Mutchler. Oates. O'Ferrall, O'Neil of Massachusetts, Outhwaite. Owens of Ohio, Parrett, Paynter, Peel, Penington, Reilly, Richardson, Rogers, Rowland. Sayers. Skinner, Springer. Stewart of Texas, *Stockbridge Stone of Kentucky. Stump. Tillman, Tracey, Tucker, Turner of Georgia, Turner of New-York. *Van Schalek. Vaux. Wheeler of Alabama. Whitthorne, Williams of Illinois, Wilson of West Virginia, Yoder-93. (Republicans 12. Democrats 81.)

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This act provides that all soldiers, sailors and marines who have since the 16th day of June, 1880, or who may hereafter become so totally and permanently helpless from injuries received or disease contracted in the service and line of duty as to require the regular personal aid and attendance of another person, or who, if otherwise entitled, were excluded from the provisions of "An act to increase pensions of certain pensioned soldiers and sailors who are utterly helpless from injuries received or disease contracted while in the United States service," approved June 16, 1880, shall be entitled to receive a pension at the rate of $72 per month from the date of the passage of this act or of the certificate of the examining surgeon or board of surgeons showing such degree of disability made subsequent to the passage of this act. Approved March 4, 1890.

THE DEPENDENT PARENTS AND DISABILITY ACT.

The act provides that in considering the pension claims of dependent parents, the fact of the soldier's death by reason of any wound, injury, casualty or disease which, under the conditions and limitations of existing laws, would have entitled him to an invalid pension, and the fact that the soldier left no widow or minor children having been shown as required by law, it shall be necessary only to show by competent and sufficient evidence that such parents or parent are without other means of support than their own manual labor or the contributions of others not legally bound for their support; Provided, that all pensions allowed to dependent parents under this act shall begin from the date of the filing of the application hereunder, and shall continue no longer than the existence of the dependence.

Sec. 2. That all persons who served ninety days or more in the military or naval service of the United States during the late war of the rebellion, and who have been honorably discharged therefrom, and who are now or who may hereafter be suffering from a mental or physical disability of a permanent character, not the result of their own vicious habits, which incapacitates them from the performance of manual labor in such a degree as to render them unable to earn a support, shall, upon making due proof of the fact according to such rules and regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may provide, be placed upon the list of invalid pensioners of the United States, and be entitled to receive a pension not exceeding $12 per month and not less than $6 per month, proportioned to the degree of inability to earn support; and such pension shall begin from the date of filing of the application in the Pension Office. after the passage of this act, upon proof that the disability then existed, and shall continue during the existence of the same; Provided, That persons who are now receiving pension under existing laws, or whose claims are pending in the Pension Office, may, by application to the Commissioner of Pensions, in such form as he may prescribe, showing themselves entitled thereto, receive the benefits of this act; and nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to prevent any pensioner thereunder from prosecuting his claim and receiving his pension under any other general or special act; Provided, however, That no person shall receive more than one pension for the same period; And. provided further, That rank in the service shall not be considered in applications filed under this act.

Sec. 3. That if any officer or enlisted man who served ninety days or more in the Army or Navy of the United States during the late war of the rebellion, and who was honorably discharged has died, or who shall hereafter die, leaving a widow without other means of support than her daily labor, or minor children under the age of sixteen years, such widow shall, upon due proof of her husband's death, without proving his death to be the result of his army service, be placed on the pension roll from the date of the application therefor under this act, at the rate of $8 per month during her widowhood, and shall also be paid $2 per month for each child of such officer or enlisted man under sixteen years of age, and in case of the death or remarriage of the widow, leaving a child or children of such officer or enlisted man under the age of sixteen years, such pension shall be paid such child or children until the age of sixteen. Provided, That in case a minor child is insane, idiotic or otherwise permanently helpless. the pension shall continue during the life of said child, or during the period of such disability, and this proviso shall apply to all pensions heretofore granted or hereafter to be granted under this or any former statute and such pension shall begin from the date of application therefor after the passage of this act. And, provided further, That said widow shall have married said soldier prior to the passage of this act.

Section 4. That no agent, attorney, or other person engaged in preparing, presenting, or prosecuting any claim under the provisions of this act shall, directly or indirectly, contract for, demand, receive, or retain for such services n preparing presenting or prosecuting such claim a sum greater than ten dollars, which sum shall be payable only upon the order of the Commissioner of Pensions by the pension agent making payment of the pension allowed, and any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this section, or who shall wrongfully withhold from a pensioner or claimant the whole or any part of a pension or claim allowed or due such pensioner or claimant under this act. shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall for each and every such offence be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars, or be imprisoned at hard labor not exceeding two years, or both, in the discretion of the court.

This bill, when reported by a Committee of Conference, was passed in the House