The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-30
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A Number of Bills Introduoed-The C

Number of Bills IntrOduced-The Greedy
Ilene1 Date Disposed Of
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29-Mr Pettibone offered
a resolution, which was adopted unanimously,
providing that the funeral services of the late
E. W. NJ. Mackey, of South Carolina, be held in
this hall tomorrow. at O'clock and directing
the Clerk to invite the members of the Senate to
be present
Mr.. Broadhead presented petition signed by
1885 citizens of st. Louis, asking for the inn
provement of the Mississippi river Referred.
The Speaker laid before the House a commu-
nication from the Secretary of War in response
to the resolution calling for information of the
average number of commissioned army officers
between the 4th of March. 1857. and the 4th of
March. 1861, and between the 4th of March,
1871 and the 4th of March, 1881, etc. The Sec
Rotary states that for the first period the average
number of commissioned officers was i.066, of
whom sixty seven were tried by court-martial
and thirty nine convicted. For the second period
the average number was 2, 474, of whom $50 were
tried by court-martial and l22 convicted.
Bills were introduced as follows:
By Mr.. NIatson To increase pensions of wild
ows and dependent relatives of deceased sol
diers.
By Mr. Wood: To prevent the employment Of
operatives on railway trains more than twelve
hours out of twenty-fOur.
specton and certifcation of meat products for
expectation.
By Mr.. Morrill,: Pensioning widows and chill
dren of deceased soldiers.
BY Mr.. Blanchard: Calling upon the President
forinformation concerning the arrest, in January,
1883, of Ben S. Lewis and other American citi-
zens by the Colombian government
By Mr.. Wood: To reduce the tariff rates on
different kinds and qualities of sugar also to
duce the duty on wooden goods fannels, blank
cts, womens and children's dress goods, and
readynade clothing.
By Mr.. ONeil, of Missouri: To prevent the
adulteration of sugar and molasses. ...
BY Mr.. Hewitt, of New York. To authorize
the title-head of newspaper to be copyrighted.
BY Mr. Bennett: To prevent intermarriage
of the white and negro races in the District Of
Columbia
BY Mr. Warner. of Ohio: To better secure
the stability of paper currency. 1t provides
that uncovered paper currency of the United
States, consisting of national bank notes and
United States notes, shall be limited to 800, 000
600 except as hereafter provided; that all paper
currency in excess of 800 600 600 shall be in the
form Of gold and silver certificates. When any
national bank shall surrender its circulation,
and the same shall not be taken up by other
national banks, the Secretary of the Treasury
shall cause to be issued on the first day of each
month an amount of United States notes equal
to the net reduction of the banks circulation
in the preceding month, provided the national
banks be entitled to circulation equal to the par
value of the bonds deposited as security for such
circulation The Secretary of the Treasury is
authorized to add every year, in the months of
March and September, to the volume of uncov
cred paper currency Ito he taken at 800 900, 900
on the lst of January lSSt,l such a sum and no
more as, according to the best attainabe data.
shall keep the proportion between uncovered cur
rency and the population at tue ratio which exist
ed between seven hundred million, and the popula-
ton of the United States on the LIST OF january,
1884 and such volume shall be the limit from
year to year of such uncovered currency. 1t is
further provided that part of the uncovered cur
rency, consisting of United States notes shall
be redeemable in coin at the sub treasury in
New York when presented in sums of 500 or
over.
Mr. Randall submitted the conference report
on the Greedy relief bill Adopted. Adjourned.