The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-05-26
HOUSE.


FRANKIEG AGRICULTURAL RBPoRTs-Fos-
TER DISCUSSES THE sANB0RN CONTRACTS
THE HOUSE ADMITS NEW MEXICO AS
STATE.
Mr. Ortiz, of Indiana, presented petition from
the Women's Christian Temperance Union of
Indianapolis, requesting congress 10 amend the
oath OF Office that all officers under the gov
eminent shall be required TO abstain from the
use of intoxicating drinks as a beverage during
their terms of Office. Read and referred 20 the
committee on civil service reform.
The House then went into the committee of the
Mr.. ScofieId, OF Pennsyivanfa, in the CHAIR
Having disposed of this bill without any discus
sion or important change, the committee took
ting S29 $50 O00 1t contains a provision that the
pension agents fee of 80 cents Tor preparing
vouchers and administering oaths, shall be re-
Mr.. o'Neili, of Pennsylvania, who had charge
of the bill, moved an amendment that the net
compensation of pension agents, who disburse
over nine million dollars year, shall be $500.
Mr.. Kasson, of Iowa. made point of order on
Mr.. O'Nell's amendment. The point was sus-
tanned. and the amendment excluded.
The committee then rose and reported TO the
House the postoffice and pension appropriation
Mt. Lawrence, of Ohio. desired to offer an
amendme ntto the postofiice bill, providing that
for transporting the mail at a higher rate than
allowed such companies Immediately preceding
under the previous question.
vote was then taken by yeas snd nays
on the amendment adopted yesterday in
and monthly reports of the agricultural depart
ment pass through the mails free. The
the bin was then passed. The following is the
vote in detail on the amendment in regard TO
AGRICULTURAL REPORTS:
YRAs-Adams, Albright, Arthur, Ash, Atkins,
AveriD, Barry, Beck, Bell, Biery, Bland, Blount.
Bowen, Bright, Bromberg, Buckner, Bundy,
Burchard, Butler, of Tennessee, Cain, Caldwell,
Cannon, Cason, Clark, OF Missouri, Clements,
Clymer, Cobb, of Kansas, Comingo, Conger, Cook
Corwin, Crittenden, Crutchfeld, Darrell
Dobbi ms, Donnan Dunnell, Durham, EldIidge
Fort, Freeman, Giddings Glover Hancock,
Harrison, Hatcher, Ravens, Hays, Hazelton OF
Wisconsin, Hazelton of New York, Hereford,
Kimball, Killinger, Knapp. Lamport, Lawrence
Leach Lowe, Magee, McDill of Iowa, Mckee,
Ms SsSia aEore
Packer, Parker, of Missouri, Perry, Pike, Plat
of Virginia, Plat of New. York, Purman,
Russ. sawyer, sener, Sessions, snanis, .s sheats
sheldon, sherwood, Shoemaker, Sloan. smith
North Carolina, Snyder, Southland, speer.
Stsndeford, s,owell, sIrowbridge, Thomas.
Wallace, Walls, White, Whitehead, Willie, Wei
shire, Wilson Of Iowa, Wolfe, Wood and Young
NAYsNA1bert, Archer, Bradley, Bufhnion.
Burrows, Cessna, Clark Of New Jersey Cox,
Grassland, Crounse, Curtis, Danford, Dawes
Eames, Foster, Frye. Garfield, Gunckel, Harris
Hendee, g. f. Hoar, Hoskfns, Houghton, Kas-
son Kellogg Lswsop LuttreII Lynch, MeCrary,
Molsson M Msrria or,sn n6biNS s, A1DrSe
ara: Psgs. Parker , n, Sew Ha 1SP-
Potter, Ralney, Ransier, + n. Roberts. Robin
Ohio; Sco1eld, Smith, of Louisiana; Smith, of
| New York. Smith, of Ohio; Sprague, Stanard ,
stark weather, stone, Storm. hemain, Tyner,
| Whitehouse, Willard OF Mermont; Willard, OF
Michigan-7l.
rse p snd Mr. at b,6 bill was then
bill under which the sanborn contracts were
made.
Mr.. Poland. of Vermont, suggested that as
| Mr.. BUTLER WAS STILL ABSENT
on account of sickness, and as the matter was
understood TO interest that gentleman some
what, 1t should not be proceeded with in his alb
sence.
Mr.. Foster said he had been informed by some
of Mr.. Buffers friends that it would be several
days before he would be able to attend the
sessions OF the House, and that he was willing
that the subject should be proceeded with in his
absence.
Mr. Poland said, that under the explanation
made. he had no objection TO the consideration
of the matter now.
Mr.. Foster then proceeded to address the House
in review ofthe questions connected with the
Sanborn contract. He criticized Mr.. Buffers
! speech some months agoin defense of the Sam
born contracts and In REGARD to the treasury
| carelessness and general loose management, and
their attempts to shift the responsibility from
them. Ii was impossible to deteunine exactly
wherO \ tresponsibiliR ort hycs1nadministra-
! ton of the law vapd, but 1t
rested somewhere in tne treasury de-
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