The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-17
TIE HOUSE.
Passage of the Bill for Removal of Gases
from State to Federal Courts,
journed.

Passage of the Bill for Removal of Gases
from State to Federal Courts,
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.--Joseph E. Taylor was
sworn in as representative from the Sever
teenth district Of Ohio, to succeed Mr.. Upde-
graf, deceased.
Mr.. Pound, of Wisconsin, gave notice that to-
morrow he will offer resolution to change the
rule so as to provide that during the morning
hour each day it shall be in order for the COM
mittees to cali up measures which have been re-
ported favorably for present consideration
Mr.. Carpenter, of Iowa, submitted the confer
ence report on the agricultural appropriation
bill, which was agreed To. The bill agreed to
appropriates S13, 900 more than 1t passed the
GAO 49,
Mr.. Rice. of Massachusetts, from the library
committee, to-day reported bill for the cree
ton of library building on any Of the govern
ment reservations selected by n commission
composed of the Secretary of the Interior, the
Architect of the Capitol and the Librarian OF
Congress, the entire cost not to exceed 81, $780,
600.
The bill amending the act regulating the
removal of cases from State 10 Federal courts
was then considered as a special order and
long debate ensued.
Pending the discussion of the Federal Court
hii!, Mr.. Kelley, from the ways and means com
ferred to the committee of the whole.
The bill for removal of cases from State to Fed
eral courts was passed-yeus lS4, nays 81.
1"S h"N"t "ppI0prldttuu pAll WAS tueu re-
ported.
On motion Of Mr.. House, of Tennessee a Joint
resolution was passed authorizing the Secretary
of War to loan one hundred tents to the directors
of the competitive drill at Nashville.
The House then went into co mmittee Of the
whole, Mr.. Ryan, of Kansas, in the chair, on the
state OF the Union.
The first hill on the calendar was one apnro-
priating $3.50 100 to reimburse Massachusetts
for expenditures for coast defense during the
late war. After short discussion, Mr. Bra gg
of Wisconsin, moved to report the bill back with
a recommendation that the enacting clause be
stricken out. Agreed to-95 to 90.
The committee rose, but no action was taken
on the report.
Mr. Hammond, Georgia, from the committee
on judiciary, submitted report on the matter
of a con tingenJ member from Nebraska, which
was ordered printed aud recOmmtted.
The report states that Thomas j. Majors, the
contingent member, is responsible for the mis-
information which induced the committee to
make the report OF April L, 1882, in his favor:
that he was aided therein by ]. s. Alexander
Secretary OF State, of Nebraska; Patrick o.
Halves, contingent member Of the Forty-fourth
Congress: DIR. p Schwenk, and George II. Rob
erTs, Attorney General of Nebraska; and the tes-
uiInony OF w. t. DAVIS, of Nebraska Majors's prl-
vate secretary, is false. The report recommends
the adoption of resolution requiring the clerk
of the House TO furnish printed copy OF this
report and evidences to each of the following Of
ficers: The District attorney OF the District of
Columbia, the Att0EneY-geueral of the United
may take snch action as they may deem suitable
to the gravity of the wrong committed by the
persons whose conduct is, in conclusion, set
forth. The report exonerates Representative
Valentine, of Nebraska, from any knowledge or
completely in the fraud.