The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-01-22

A Large mount of Business Transacted

Large mount of Business Transacted
The following bills were introduced and
referred:
By Mr.. Wright, of Pennsylvania: To prevent.
adulteration IN articles OF food and drink.
BY Mr.. Wood: Allowing the unexpended bal
ance of a million of dollars, appropri sted for
soldiers headstones in national cemeteries. TO
be expended for similar purpose in private,
village and city cemeteries.
By Mr.. Money: To pay certain mail con-
tractors of the Southern States for carrying
mail prior to the war.
Mr.. Cummings desired this bill to be re-
ferred to the Committee on Claims, but the
House by vote of yeas los. nays liz, refused
to give it that reference, and it was sent to
the Committee on Post Offices aud Post Roads.
By Mr.. Durham-To repeal all laws in re-
gard to the appointment and pay of super
yisors of election and their aids
BY Mr.. Turner-To regulate the charges of
Pullman palace and other sleeping cars.
BY Mr.. Bright-Making trade and Mexican
dollars legal tender.
BY Mr.. AldrIch; To make ships, tugs and
other vessels engaged in commerce between
the different States, or between the United
States and foreign countries, liable for debts
contracted by their owners or agents.
BY Mr.. Burchard: To authorize the issue of
coin certificates in lieu of gold and silver cer-
tifcates for deposit III the treasury.
By Mr.. Oliver: To establish a uniform meas
ure of time.
BY Mr.. Dunnell: Repeating all acts relative
to the re.emption of public lands. Also, for
the survey and sale of public lands.
BY Mr.. Strlt-To reduce the price of public
lands within railroad limits.
Mr.. Potter asked leave to offer resolution
authorizing the Investigation of the cipher
lispnfchpS l .nnnfa1 under a
suspension of the rules: but Mr.. Butler hav-
iug objected to that, on the ground that he
wished to debate the resolution, ii was agreed
tnat Mr.. Potter should report it to morrow
after the reading of the journal.
The resolution recites that certain alleged
| kilograms, in cipher, have been published in
dicating that attempts were made after the
presidential election of 1876, to influence
| by money other fraudulent methods,
| the vote of electors and the action OF
canvassing officers in the states of Florida,
South Carolina and Oregon. 1t therefore di-
| rects the committee on investigation of cleo
| ton frauds to inquire into the same, and into
/ any other matter connected with such cleo
ton which, in its judgment, may be proper
with power to send for persons and papers
and to report at any time; also, app-epriating
| $4,000 for the purpose of defrayipg expenses.
| Mr.. Knott. chairman of the Judiciary Com
mittee. reported a resolution to defray the
| expenses OF the Davenport and Blodgett in,
vestigations, ordered to be made by that com
| mittee. Adopted.
| The House then went INTO Committee of tho
| Whole with MI. Hartzel in the chair, on Tho
bill TO provide for the settlement of all out
| standing claims against the District of Column.
| bia, and conferrIng the Jurisdiction thereo
| on the court of claims.
Mr.. Eden opposed the bill as comforting un
limited jurisdiction and opening the door I,
all sorts of claims for damages in connection
with changes of grade, etc. lie offered al
amendment limiting jurisdiction to cases o
contract arising since 1871.
The amendment, with some slight modified
tions. was agreed to.
The committee then rose, and tine bill wa
reported to the House and passed.
MIR. Springer introduced bill to secure I.
| the people of every State equal and just rep
| resentation. Referred.
1t provides that after the next census, tn
Legislatures of each State shall appOrtion TIN
State under the census of 1880, SO as to provid
| that when more than two members are electe'
| in State, the State shall be divided into dis
tricts of three members each, as far posi-
BILE; and when there are two odd represents
| tives-that is. over three or six or nine, etc.
there shall be one district consisting of fiv
| members. In districts consisting OF thre
member, every elector shall vote for only tw
| members of Congress; and in the district en-
titled TO five members, every elector shal
vote for three members. He presented in con
I nection with his bill a statement showing tina
| under it there would have been elected a
the last November election, from the South
ern States 81 Republicans instead of six, or
J Republican gain Of Is, while the Democrat
would have realized a like gain the Nortl
/, That the general result would have been tn
same, but that the Republican minorities 4
the South and the Democratic minorities 1
) North would have been equally representa-
, | in Congress, and that the 100000 of colord
population could not control the election (
, | z members in the following States: Alabaul
8, Arkansas l, Georgia 8, Louisiana 2, Missi
. sippiz, North Carolina 8, South Carolina
Tennessee 2, Texas 2, and virgtnia2.
: Adjourned.