The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-01-12
HOUSE.


SOME POLITICAL BUN0oMBE-IHB PACIFIC
RAILROAD SUBSIDY. BONDS : JEFF s-.s0N's
TEST.
The House reassembled to-day. The speaker
occupied the chair in apparently good health.
There were bat few members absent. The oath
OF Office was administered to r. I. Riddle, of
Tenn, elected to I'LL the unexpired term of
File. A large number of executive c0mmunI-
cations which had accumulated during the re-
cess we're pr sented and referred. The eaker
then called upon the committees for reports,
but no committee was ready.
On the motion OF Mr. Morrison, of ILL.,, the
| House went into the commltte of the whole ON
| thu stare OF the union; with Mr.; wheeler, OF
n. Y. in the chair, snd the usual resolutions
distribut ng the Presidents message u the APP
I proprfs tie committees were offered by Mr.. Nor
rison and adoptet.
The comm ttee rose and reported the resolu-
! lions 10 the House, when Mr.. kasSon, OF Iowa,
called stien ion To the TACT that among the cub
| jects referred TO the committee on ways and
means we're those ofthe REDEEM ptioa of United
states notes, the partial repeal of the legal ten
der act, and he gradual reduction Of the legal
| tender notes. Mr.. Kasson suggested that, as
! these subjects were specially within the juris-
dicfiOn ofthe committee on banking aud cur
relcy. the reference of them. to the committee
on ways and means wOud be apt 10 cause a
claSbing betwetn the two committees
Mr.. Morrison said that il was almost impossi-
separate It's subj CTS so that there should be no
C as ling between the committee but the COM
mitt eOi ways a means, In preparing these
r. so utions, had followed the ,recedents, and
tried TO eep the several committees within the
The subject was further discussed by Mr.
Townsend of Penn, Cox of n. Y. Wood OF N.
Y, Burchard of lis, Kelley OF Penn. and Car
that legislation referring 10 tie legal-tender
notes belonged TO the committee on ways aDd
means. while that referring to the national
oank notes belonged to The Committee on bank
ing AID currency. Finally resou tion' were
adOp ed giving the committee on banking and
cure CIV con ToI of the subject Of banks bank
ing md currency and the resumption OF specie
payments by the national banks.
hag npQL xa~ call nH n TN
Nh. Hewitt of y. Y, of the committee on public
b llldIngs and grounds, desired TO be relieved
might frequently arise BET ween his duty and in
ierest. Toe relief desired was granted, and he
was placed on the committee on fore gn rela-
tious, MIR. Ely OF Y. /, exchanging.
The speaker then called on the states for
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS,
and bills were Introduced and referred as fol-
lows: By Mr.. Frye, OF Me-, to provide for the
payment OF the judgments of the Alabama
commission soon possible after the 22d of
January next; also for an equestrian statue in
Washington of Zachary Taylor, twelfth presi-
de of The United states; by Mr. O'brien, OF
Md. 81, a resolution directing the committee ON
naval affairs u inves ate The dtsburse ment for
the support OF the marine corps ana 10 inquire
into the expediency of abollsh1ng such corps or
mastering II 10 the army. adopted;
secretary OF the navy or information
as To whether any o the officers OF the navy or
rel aimed on tn active list and, il so, why they
have not been re ired. Adopted; by Mr. Goode.
| of Va. calling on the seer tary of the navy Tor
| se's authorized by the a of tbs III h oil Febru-
sry 1873. have been constructed and, IL so, what
n been their cost Adopted; a SO instructing
the committee on naval Iiairs 20 inquire and
report whether any materials belonging 10 the
| wrongly removed from the navy yards
a q neither there have been any unlawful
combinations for the purchase OF the same also
whether any part OF the money appropriated for
the construction of eight steam vessels Of war,
authorized Y the act of The 10th of February,
| 1914 hos bee misapplied for political purposes
or used in any manner TO promote the success
of the republican party, and especially whe her
any money bas been paid TO incom letent per
sons, possessing no mechanical skill, who have
been employed In tn navy yards on conditions,
expressed or implied, that they would vote Tor
the nOmi nees OF the republican party.
Mr. Kasson suggested that She inquiry go
back a few years furtaer ana include the demo-
cTatic party.
ar. Goode preferred the resolution in its pres
ent form, not caring TO go back to the times be-
Mr. Lawrence OF o.. remarked that the resolu-
ito spe Gifted no navy yard. u
Mr.. GoOde-It specifics all the navy yards of
Mr. Holman of Ind, suggested to strike out
the words republican pa " and substitute Tor
them the words ''any political party"
MIR. GOode agreed 10 modify the resolution &C.
cordingly, whereupon Mr.. Hale of Me-, Mr.. Gar
ne d and other republicans said that there
was
NO OPPOSITION
to the resolution on that side. and the resOlu-
ton, as thus modified, was agreed to.
By Mr.. Monroe, of o., TO protect the posta
right of the inmates of insane asylums, also
a resolution instructing the committee on ednca-
ton and labor to inquire into the expediency Of
making a moderate appropriation on the rates
of the ilIiterates for states which have been
established or will estab ism, a permanent sys-
.em OF common schOO IOI the education of
a cir youth Adopted; by Mr.. Douglass, OF Va,
a resolution for the appO n ment of q select
committee TO inves igaie the affairs OF the
Freed m ms Savings and Trust Company and It's
seyeiial Of, nenesi me cause oil the failure the
names and residences of all the debtors OF the
company. Adopted: by Mr.. Hsrria OF Va. 10
| restore to the pension rolls the names OF per-
| sons cken tn=reirom for di ty; by Mr..
Ia dwell, OF Ala, resolution calling on the
secretary of war for information as 10 the nun.
Der OF United States troops stationed in the
states OF A iabama, Mississippi, Arkansas and
| Adopted; by Mr.. Milliken, of KY, authorizing
the tobacco pr, duceYs 10 sell tobacco by retail Ia
lea; by Mr.; Dur am, Of Ky ;,for the oenento The
| ChristIsn church, O DanviI.e AID OF the Madi-
son Female ACADEMY, OF Richmond, KY; by
Mr. White, OF Ky., that all pensions on sccount
| ofdeath, or 1unds or dis ase ntracted tne
service since March /, 1861, shall commence
/ from the date ofdeath or discharge; also 10 en-
| courage In the collie ton OF the whisky tax
| In remote and out of the way localities;
| also to insure the success OF the international
| Exhibition at Philadelphia and TO maintain the
honor of the nation: also to pay tn soldiers aud
sailors who are emit led 10 bounty lands dollar
| per acre for those lands by MIR. Bright o. Tenn.
for the benefit OF the Presbyterian church of
| MurfreesboTo.
| Mr.. Bright gave notice that he won Id next
| Tuesday move that the House take suitable pro-
ceedings IN relation 10 the death of the late ex-
President Johl son. 80
BY Mr.. Whltthorne, OF Tenn, to improve the
navigation of the Tennessee river; also fixing
the rate of postage on written legal matters /;
Also TO amend the Texas Pac fic railroad act f,
by MIR. Dibre for the Improvement of the I. n
nessee and Hiawassa rivers; also to establish
| nited States District Court at Chattanooga; by
Mr. Cason; of Ind a resolution recognizing the
brave and gallant services rendered by the
soldiers 10 the country in the time of its
greatest need and peril, earnestly recommend
ing 10 the people the utmost care and watchful-
ness over the rights and interests of the brave
men, by securing employment to them, that in
all cases of public employ ment, all other things
| being equal,
THE SOLDIER SHALL HAVE PREFERENCE
over the civilian, and declaring that the House
Is In favor of giving liberal pensions to diseased
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