The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-06-07
PROPOSED LEGISLATION.
Measures introduced in the House of Rep
reseEtatives.

Measures introduced in the House of Rep
resentatives.
WASHINGTON, June ga bill was intro
duced by Representative Butterworth to au-
thorize the consolidation of the Southern
Atlantic and Pacific Railway Companies
with other Companies, provided nothing in
the act shall be held to authorize consoli-
dation Of parallel or competing lines be
tween the Pacific Coast and ports on the
Gulf of Mexico or Mississippi River, or i'm
pair any right acquired by these Companies
under previous acts OF Congress.
The bill introduced by Representative FL
lie, of Louisiana, supplemental to the acts
to incorporate the Texas Pacific Railway
Company, provides that the franchises con.
ferred by the act of March 3. 1871. upon that
part of the Texas Pacific Road lying west oil
the Rio Grande, at or near III PasO, may be
transferred to the Southern Pacific Railway
Company, New Mexico and Arizona and
Los Angeles and San Diego Company, Cali
fornia. The bill makes it lawful for the
roads mentioned To merge into one Com
pany.
Curtin's bill. relative to civil service, pro
vides appointments TO The several Depar
ments be appointed among Congressional
Districts, Representatives To make their Sc
lection in the manner now followed in ap-
pOintments TO the Military and Navy Acade
mics.
Representative Kasson's bill. Ito charge
the Court OF Claims with certain duties III
cases OF contested elections, provides fol
reference of contested election cases to the
Court of Claims for judicial ascertainmeni
| of the fact issue, anu gives such cases
priority over all other business. The COul
| is directed to investigate every case referred
to it, To report the facts as proven anC
principles of law applicable thereto, and tC
state which of the parties TO the contest, i
either, has been duly and legally elected
This report, together with dissenting opinion
if any, and papers and testi
mony in the case, are to b'
presented to- the House of Repre-. entative:
of Congress for which election was held
| Whenever the Court decides, prior to tn,
first session of Congress for which the elec
| ton was held, that one of the parties ha
been duly elected, il is made the duty o
I the Clerk Of the House TO place the name
of the members certified to be elected upon
the roll of members elect. which by the eX
isting law he is required to complete pro
| To the meeting of each Congress.
! Mr. Hewitt, of New York, has introduced
a resolution that the Secretary OF the Nav
be requested TO supply the information lack
ing in the recent reply on the following
points: (1) The aggregate expenditur,
on each steam vessel in the Navy, includin,
original cost as first built and all expendi
lures thereon since July I, 1865, uDde
all bureaus, in separate columns, witt
q fair allowance for the value of all old an,
new material belonging to the Government
used in repairs, specifying the amount s.
expended under each PresldeI tial Admins
tration since July ], 1866
l(2L A classified list of all steamers in th
Navy; also, whether any one of toe Nav
Yards belonging to the United States is pre-
pared to undertate the construction of tn
largest of steam vessels desired in the Hous
resolution for the reconstruction of tn
Navy" aud just how much time would b
required 70 get one yard ready for work, an
the probable cost OF such preparation.
In the House to-day I60 bills and join
resolutions were introduced under the cal
of STATES
IN the Florida contested case OF WitheI
spoon against Davidson. the Committee will
declare hat Davidson (Democrat), the sittin
member, is entitled to the seat