The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-11

penditures in prosecuting the star-route trial
cases.
BY Mr. Matson: For the appointments of com
mission to investigate the pension laws.
By Mr. Holmes: To establish national expert
colleges.
By Mr.. Henderson: Calling on the Secretary of
the Treasury for copies of correspondence of
foreign governments touching the introduction
of the importation of swine.
By Messrs. Weller and Cook: For removing the
duty on certain kinds of lumber and fence wire
BY Mr.. McCord: Providing that in case Of the
removal by death. resignation or inability of the
President or Viee-president, the Secretary of
State be the acting president until special cleo
tion ia held.
BY Mr.. Anderson: To prevent undue dsorim-
inatiOn by railroad companies and suhiecting
them to the control OF states under certain cir
cumstances. Also, to create an agriculture com
mission. Also TO create postal telegraph. Also,
to reduce postage on drop letters to one cent.
Also, resolution calling on the Secretary OF the
Interior for Information whether the Union Pa
eifc Company has complied with the provisions
of the Thurman act
BY Mr.. Peters: Granting pension to soldiers
OF the rebellion when they have reached the age
OF tifty-five years.
By MIR. Hanback,: To repeal the tim bereulture
and presumption laws.
BY Mr.. White: To lessen crime and human
suffering from alcoholism by restricting the use
of distilled spirits except for medicinal purpose
Also, to permit soldiers and sailors to obtain In
money the value of hOmesteads to which they
are entitled Also. proposing constitutional
amendment granting the right of suffrage to
women. Also, appropriatinG S25,00o00o a
year for five years to aid common schools.
BY Mr.. Turner; REQUIRING the yeas yea ana nays
to be taken on the passage OF any bill OF appro-
prlatiOn Of more than $4,000. Also, to put
salt, trace-ehains and agricultural implements
By Mr.. Willis: To authorize the withdrawal
from distilery warehouses, without tax, of
spirits TO he used for industrial purposes. Also.
TO establish IA bureau of statistics of labor and
industry.
The call was interrupted to allow Mr.. Hewitt
to offer the following resolutions "Thau this
house hiring President the
case of Patrick O'Donnell, claiming to he a citi-
zen of the United States. now under sentence OF
death in Great Britain, In hope the President
will secure delay of the execution of sentence to
enable the President to ascertain whether the
said O'Donnell is q etizeu of the United States.
II so, whether tried and convicted IN accordance
with the municipal laws OF Great Britain and
the requirements of international law"
Adopted.
Call continued. BY Mr.. King: To equalze
the pay of male and female employees of the gov
eminent.
from the American merchant marine. Also, to
constitute bureau of commerce and navlga-
| ton Also, TO encourage American ship building
BY Mr.. bliIzell: For the construction of the
Maryland and Delaware ship canal
BY Mr.. Blanchard: 70 provide when the
terms of Congressman begin and end, and when
Congress shall meet. The object of the blu is
that Congress meet Immediately after the cleo
ton of members to new Congress instead of
thirteen months after. and provides two long
sessions each of Congress instead OF one long
and one short one rs now.
by MT. morse; Repeating the ACT TOT the COIN
age of the standard silver dollar.
By Mr.. Whiting: To remove all taxes on the
circulation of national banking associations.
Also, to fix the amount OF circulating notes Co be
issued by national banking associations upon
depusirs of bonds. 1t provides the amount of
circulation in notes any national bank
ing association making deposit in bonds
! is entitled to receive from the Comptroller of
Currency shall be % per cent of the lowest
market value of said bonds during the fiscal
year next previous to deposit, provided such
amount snail not exceed % per cent. of the cur
rent market value OF such bonds, and at no time
shall the total amount Of such notes issued to
any association exceed 93 per cent. of the
amount az such time actually paid i'll its capital
stock
BY Mr.. Rice: Declaring the policy of the
United States in regard 10 an oceanic canal II
declares that the construction of an iEtereceanic
canal by means of foreign capital is hostile to
the established policy of the United States and
a violation of the spirit of declarations in the
Monroe doctrine; that the United states will as
sert and maintain such control and supervision
over such canal as is necessary TO protect ma
| tional interests.
Adjourned until tomorrow, when the call will
| he atPd.