The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-08
THE HOUSE.
A Large Number of Important Bills Intro
dueed and Referred.

duced and Referred.
WASHINGTON, Jan. I'm the House. after
reading the Journal, Mr. Townshend offered a
resolution, which was adopted, requesting the
President to furnish information relating to the
exclusion of American hogproducts in Germany
and France.
Mr.. Randall offered resolution adopting for
twenty days the rules of the Forty-seventh Con
gress as the rules of the present Congress,
Adopted.
Bills were introduced and referred as follows
By Mr.. Rosecrans: To place George W. Getty
on the retired list of the army with the rank of
major geneFai also to equalze bounties.
By Mr. Henley: To amend the Chinese immi
grafton act
BY Mr. FULLY: To prevent the United States
mail being used to circulate advertisements of
noxious and dangerous medicines, food andcom
pounds
By Mr.. Sumner: To fix and establish
maximum rate of freight fares on the
Union and Central Pacific railroads, 1t
provides that after sixty days from the
passage of the act it shall be unlawful for
these companies to charge greater sum than 10
per cent of the lowest rates of freight or lowest
prices Of carriage existing on Dec 3, 1888.
By Mr.. Thomas: Granting pensions to all
United States soldiers and sailors in the late
who served thirty days or participated in any
engagement, and the widows of all soldiers de-
ceased.
By Mr. Calkins To prohibit imports from for
eign countries which unjustly discriminate
against the products of the United States.
By Mr. Browne, of Indiana: Providing that
whenever a foreign government prohibits or i'm
poses undue restrictions on importations into its
ports, or markets. of American cattle, swine, or
products of such cattle or swine, the President
shall prohibit the importation into the United
States of wines or liquors. and such other mer-
ehandise of such country as the President may
designate, and the prohibition shall continue
til the prohibition of the foreign country is
nulled; also, granting arrears of pension to
special pensioners; also, reducing the pay of tho
department of the army; also, authorizing the
heads of the department to require evidence of
qualification and character before allowing per
SONS to defend or prosecute cases therein; also,
to prohibit mailing letters or circulars concern
ing lotteries, or newspapers periodicals, other
publications containing lottery advertisements,
and to provide penalty Tor violation OF the
act The question of reference OF this bill
gave rise to some discussion, Mr. Browne con
tending that it should go to the committee on
judiciary and the Speaker holding it must be re-
ferred to the committee on postofiees and post
roads. 1t WAS finally referred to the latter com
mittee.
BY Mr. Wood: To limit the jurisdiction of
United States Courts and protect innocent pur-
ehasers of patent rights.
By Mr. Murphy A resolution declaring that
Congress has no legal or constitutional power to
prohibit trade in malt or alcoholic liquor.
By Mr.. Henderson of Iowa. Granting pensions
to soldiers and sailors of the late war who
served three months and are unable, by reason
of physical disorder, to earn their own livelihood.
BY Mr. Wilson, of Iowa: To regulate inter
statee
BY Mr. Ryan To establish an educational
fund for the education of the people; also, to de-
clare equal rights of citizens in the United States
without reference t0cOlor.
BY Mr. Perkins; To place molasses and sugar
on the free list also appropriating annually $50,
900 600 to aid in the support of common schools.
By Mr. Peters. To regulate interstate com
meree
BY Mr. Weller For the relief of soldiers and
sailors in the late war and restore to them equal
rights in money payments 1t provides for the
Issue of $780, 600 goo in treasury notes with which
60 pay soldiers and sailors the difference in the
value between the money paid them and gold,
together with per cent. interest. Also provid
ing for banking associations which shall every
four months, pay a tax of per cent. ON the av
erage deposits received the previons four months
BY Mr., White, of Kentucky: 70 abolish the
tax on tobacco; also, for a commission on the al
eoholc liquor traffic.
By Mr.. Wells: To extend the time of payment
of the tax distilled spirits in warehouses
BY Mr.. Dennison: TO consolidate the internal
revenue and customs districts in each State.
By Mr. Hunt To prevent undue contraction
of the currency by making provision for the is
sue and maintenance of circulation of National
Banking Associations, and to make provision for
securing the notes of insolvent banking associa-
tons.
By Mr.. Davis of Massachusetts: Proposing a
constitutional amendment giving Congress power
to limit the time Of persons to be daily employed
in the manufacture of textile fabrics, and other
| industries.
| By Mr.. Eldridge: To remove the duty on all
kinds of lumber,
| BY Mr.. Buckner To prevent undue contrac-
ton of the paper circulation; also to prohibit the
issue of treasury and bank notes of less denomi-
nation than $40.
The call was then suspended, to be continued
tomorrow. Six hundred and seventy bills were
| introduced to-day.
The Speaker laid before the House the resigna-
ton of George d. Robinson, of Massachusetts,
Tabled.
The Speaker announced the appointment of
Messrs Singleton, Wilson, and Phelps as re-
gents of the Smithsonian Institution.
Mr. O'Neill of Pennsylvania, presented the
petition of the Citizens Suffrage Society of Phil
adelphia asking Congress to protect all citizens
| in their right to vote.
Mr. Converse offered resolution calling upon
the Secretary of the Treasury for information
concerning the under7valuation. false classified
ton, or other irregular practices in the importa-
ton of woods and wooden goods. Adopted Ad-
journed