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Jan. 5, 1886, by Mr. Davis, of Massachu- 

 setts, an amendment granting Congress power 

 to limit, by legislation, the hours of employ- 

 ment. 



Jan. 5, 1886, by Mr. McAdoo, of New Jer- 

 sey, an amendment appointing elections for 

 presidential electors in each State to be held 

 on the third Tuesday of October, and forbid- 

 ding the holding of any State, municipal, or 

 local election on that day. 



Jan. 5, 1886, by Mr. Beach, of New York, 

 an amendment prohibiting Congress from 

 granting to any private corporation or indi- 

 vidual any exclusive privilege, immunity, or 

 franchise whatsoever. Also an amendment 

 making the statute of limitations in each State 

 apply to claims of citizens of that State against 

 the United States. Also an amendment giv- 

 ing the President thirty days after the adjourn- 

 ment of Congress in which to act on bills 

 passed by that body, and providing for the 

 veto of separate items in appropriation bills. 

 Also an amendment giving Congress power to 

 establish uniform marriage and divorce laws 

 throughout the United States. Also an amend- 

 ment forbidding the loan or gift of the credit, 

 money, or property of the United States to any 

 association, corporation, or private undertaking. 



Jan. 6, 1886, by Mr. Bayne, of Pennsylvania, 

 an amendment providing for the election of 

 postmasters, revenue-collectors, marshals, and 

 district attorneys by the people of the States 

 in which their duties are to be performed. 



Jan. 6, 1886, by Mr. Randall, of Pennsylva- 

 nia, an amendment giving the President power 

 to veto separate items in appropriation bills. 



Jan. 6, 1886, by Mr. Dibble, of South Caro- 

 lina, an amendment providing for the election 

 of a second Vice-President of the United 

 States. 



Jan. 6, 1886, by Mr. Reagan, of Texas, an 

 amendment prescribing the method of levying 

 direct taxes. 



Jan. 6, 1886, by Mr. Throckmorton, of Tex- 

 as, an amendment providing for the veto or 

 approval of separate items in the River and 

 Harbor bill. 



Jan. 7, 1886, by Mr. Grout, of Vermont, an 

 amendment providing that, in the case of post- 

 offices, appointments to which are intrusted to 

 the head of the Post-Office Department, no 

 person shall be eligible unless recommended by 

 a majority of the voters who are patrons of 

 the office in question, acting in open meeting 

 called to obtain the expression of their opinion. 



Jan. 11, 1886, by Mr. Payne, of New York, 

 an amendment providing for the veto or ap- 

 proval of separate items in appropriation bills. 



Jan. 18, 1886, by Mr. Levering, of Massa- 

 chusetts, an amendment forbidding any State 

 to let out by contract the labor of prisoners. 



Jan. 18, 1886, by Mr. Grain, of Texas, amend- 

 ments providing for the election of President, 

 first Vice-President, second Vice-President, 

 and third Vice-President, and to modify the 

 Constitution to suit the new system. 



Jan. 26, 1886, by Mr. Townshend, of Illinois, 

 an amendment providing for the election of 

 President and Vice-President by the direct 

 vote of the people. 



Feb. 8, 1886, by Mr. Little, of Ohio, an amend- 

 ment providing for the election of President 

 and Vice-President without the machinery of 

 an electoral college, the electoral votes of each 

 State being cast for the candidates receiving 

 from the people of the State the greatest num- 

 ber of votes. 



Feb. 8, 1886, by Mr. Springer, of Illinois, an 

 amendment forbidding special legislation by 

 Congress in cases where laws relating to the 

 subject-matter are in force. 



March 1, 1886, by Mr. Hill, of Ohio, an 

 amendment providing for the election of the 

 Senate every sixth year by the direct vote of 

 the people of the several States. 



March 8, 1886, by Mr. Seymour, of Con- 

 necticut, an amendment authorizing Congress 

 to provide for bringing suits for claims against 

 the United States. 



March 15, 1886, by Mr. Ingalls, of Kansas, 

 an amendment providing that the term of the 

 present President and the Fiftieth Congress be 

 prolonged until April 30, 1889, and that from 

 that time on each presidential term and each 

 new congressional term shall begin on the 30th 

 of April instead of the 4th of March. 



May 24, 1886, by Mr. Tucker, of Virginia, 

 from the Committee on the Judiciary, an 

 amendment as a substitute for several pro- 

 posed on the subject of polygamy. 



None of the amendments got further than 

 to be reported from a committee. 



Summary. There were introduced into the 

 Senate during the session 2,891 bills and 83 

 joint resolutions, and into the House of Rep- 

 resentatives 10,017 bills and 216 joint resolu- 

 tions. Congress passed 1,095 bills, of which 

 the President approved 814 and 157 became 

 laws without signature, while 115 were vetoed 

 and 9 failed for want of action at the close of 

 the session. One bill was passed over the 

 President's veto. 



The session closed Aug. 5, 1886. 



CONNECTICUT. State Government. The fol- 

 lowing were the State officers during the year : 

 Governor, Henry B. Harrison, Republican; 

 Lieutenant-Governor, Lorin A. Cooke ; Secre- 

 tary of State, Charles A. Russell; Treasurer, 

 Valentine B. Chamberlain; Comptroller, Lu- 

 zerne J. Muuson. Supreme Court: Chief-Jus- 

 tice, John D. Park ; Associate Justices, Elisha 

 Carpenter, Dwight W. Pardee, DwightLoomis, 

 and Miles T. Granger. 



Legislative Session. The Legislature met on 

 Jan. 6 and adjourned on April 14. The fol- 

 lowing are among the acts of the session : 



That probate courts shall have power to appoint 

 conservators for inebriates and dipsomaniacs. 



That minors under sixteen shall be excluded from 

 pool and billiard rooms. 



That no attorney shall give bonds in any criminal 

 action in which he is interested as attorney. 



That town clerks shall be registrars of births, mar- 



