The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-22
TUE HOUSE.
The Entire Dsy Devoted to Routine Bust
ness-Passage Of New Pension Bill.

The Entire Dsy Devoted to Routine Bust
ness-Passage Of New Pension Bill.
WASHINGTON, April 21.-Mr. Eaton, fro m
from the committee on laws relating
to the presidential election, reported back
the Senate bill to provide for performance of the
duties of President in case of the removal death,
or resignation of both the President and Vice
president. Placed on the House calendar
Mr. Eaton also, at the request of the chair
man of the foreign affairs committee, reported
a resolution. which was adopted, calling on the
Secretary of State for information concerning
the threatened confscation of the American
College in Italy, by decree of the italian gov
ernment
Mr.. Morrison, from the committee on ways
and means, reported a resolution that on and
after April %, the hour of daily NEE ting of the
House be IL o'clock. Adopted
The following bills were introduced and re-
ferred:
By Mr. Rosecrans: For silk-culture bureau
and to establish silk culture stations
By Mr. Henley: To promote and encourage
education in the States and Territories.
By Mr.. Blount: To reduce the internal reye-
nue. tax on brandy distilled from apples peaches
and grapes to 10 cents per gallon.
By Mr. Willis: To admit free of duty articles
intended for exhibition at the Louisville exposi-
ton in 1884.
By Mr.. Hardy: Granting pension to Emma
belong Parker; to tax the manufacture and
SALE and to regulate the expectation, of cleo
margarine.
By Mr. Morey: Providing that officers and
employees at national soldiers homes be selected
from volunteer officers. soldiers and sailors
BY Mr.. Skinner, of New York: To permit
publishers of newspapers to send marked copies
of their newspapers at second-class rates.
BY Mr. Bedford: To prohibit attorneys from
entering into any contract with any person TO set
aside patent, on condition that the person shall
pay the cost of litigation.
Bir. Mutchler, from the committee on civil
service reform, moved to suspend the rules and
pass the bill repeating the sections of the Re-
Yised Statutes restricting the terms of certain
officers to four years
Mr. Holman thought it was wise policy on the
part of the government to limit the tenure of
Office, as it would admit of a scrutiny of the ac-
counts of officers every four years
Mr.. Bayne said there one simple, I'M
adulterated issue presented by the bill. The
gentlemen who voted against it voted for the
spoils system in politics; the gentlemen who
voted for it voted for good administration
Several gentlemen including Mr.. Hatch of
Missouri rose in indignant denial that any such
issue was presented.
The motion was lost-yeas so, nays lag
This was by no means a party vote, and the
announcement of the result was received with
laughter on both sides.
Mr.. Dingley from the shipping committee
moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill
creating bureau OF navigation in the Treasury
Department. The motion was agreed to and
the bill passed-yeas ITO, nays AZ.
Mr.. Warner, from the committee on pensions,
bounty and back pay, moved to suspend the
rules and pass the bill providing that every per
son specified in the several classes enumerated
in The pension laws of the United States who
served in the field in the military or naval serv-
ice, in any war in which the United States had
been engaged, for asperiod of three months or
more, and has an honorable discharge, and is
not receiving pension, or a greater pension
than that provided for herein, but who, by
reason of any wound, injury or disease which
there is probable cause to believe originated in
SAID service in the line of duty, and which is
or bad habits OF of other known