The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-05

naval affairs G. D. Wise in place of Mr.. Eaton;
foreign affairs, Mr.. Eaton in place of Mir Wise;
education, Mr. Rockwell in place of Mr. Miliken;
expenditures in the State Department, Mr.. Da-
Wis, of Illinois. in place of Mr. Price; liquor
traffic, Mr.. Price in place of Mr.. Davis. of Hi
nOis; District of Columbia Messrs. WorthingtOn
and Rockwell; expenditures in the Department
of Justice, Messrs Crisp and Milli1en.
Mr.. Houk offered a resolution directing the
committee on education to inquire into the work
ing and management of agricultural colleges. in
aid of which lands have been granted the several
States and Territories, and to recommend meas
ures to secure to the industrial classes the bene
fits intended by the act of Congress donating
those lands. Referred.
Under a call of States, the following bills etc,
were introduced and referred:
By Mr. Henley: A resolution calling upon the
Secretary of the Treasury for information re-
garding the amount of money apportioned to
and assessed upon the States and Territories
under the act of Congress Of Aug. 5, 1851
By Mr. Eaton: For the punishment of officers
of the United States for illegal use Of money or
other things of value in elections.
By Mr. Belford: Authorizing preliminary ex-
animation and survey of the passes between the
afhuents Of the upper Missouri and Columbia
rivers for the purpose of ascertaining the prac-
ticabiiity of uniting those rivers by canal or
otherwise and appropriating $50, GOO for the pur-
pose Also, directing the Attorney general to
institute proceedings to change the mineral and
mill sites where patent has been fraudulently
obtained
By Mr. Anderson: To prevent the sale of GER
tain Pacific railroads before the United States
bonds, with interest, shall have been fully paid.
1t provides that in case any of the Pacific rail
roads fail to pay the interest on the first mort
gage bonds to which the bonds of the United
States are second and unpaid, the Attorney gen
eral shall Immediately institute proper proceed
lngs for the appointment of a receiver, who shall
continue to manage or operate the road until all
the principal and interest of United States bonds
is fully paid. The receiver shall pay out of the
earnings and receipts the necessary expenses Of
operating and maintaining the road, interest on
the first mortgage bonds, sum equal to 10 per
cent OF the whole amount of United States
bonds, and subsequent liabilities and dividends
OF the company in proper order. He shall file
reports of all business and accounts of the
road to the Secretary of the Interior. who
shall transmit the same TO Congress. If the
earnings and receipts shall not be sufficient to
pay the interest on the first mortgage bonds the
Treasurer of the United States is authorized to
pay the interest when due. In the event of
such payment by the Treasurer, a board
posed of the Secretary of the Treasury, .Seere-
tary of the Interior, and Attorney general, shall
report to Congress such recommendations as to
the continued operation final disposition of
the road as will, in their opinion, best serve the
interests of the United States. In case the
holders of first mortgage bonds shall begin pro
eeedings to foreclose the mortgage, it is made
the duty of the judge of the court where such
proceedings are instituted to notify the Attor
ney general who shall Immediately make appG-
cation for the appointment of a receiver. and
proceedings shall not be completed prior to
final action such application.
By Mr.. Robinson, of New York Amending
the Constitution by providing that an export tax,
such as Congress shall deem Just for the encOur
agement of home manufacture of our domestic
products, may be laid on raw or unmanufactured
cotton
By Mr. Dorsheimer: For free importation of
coal, iron ore and coke, and products of the
Dominion of Canada. J..
By Mr.. Graves: For the appointment of a
Missouri river commission.
By Mr.. White, of Minnesota: Granting pen
siOnS to all soldiers who served in any wars of
the United States and were honorabiy dis
charged
By Mr ONeil. of Missouri: For the condemna-
ton of land and material needed in the work Of
Improvement of the Mississippi river; also to de-
fine the duties and jurisdiction of the Mississippi
river Commission, to authorize the condemna-
ton of land and material, and provide penalties
for acts in hindrance of the improvement of the
river.
BY Mr.. Cox, of New York: Declaring Good
Friday legal holiday.
By Mr. Hopkins; For the payment to en-
ployes Of the government salaries withheld in
violation of the eight-hour law
BY Mr.. Hardy: Exempting wiess beer and
other beer containing less than 10 per ceast of
alcohol, from the payment of internal revenue
tax.
By Mr. Weller For the relief of the Lady
Franklin Bay expedition. It recites that in CON
sequence of unwise attempts to explore the IN
inhabited and unproductive region towards the
North Pole, the lives of a number of soldiers,
sailors. and other persons, have been placed in
imminent peril; that previous attempts of the
government to rescue persons similarly i'm
perilled only resulted in greater loss of life and
that persons in private life are better fitted to
undertake such enterprises of rescue than
United States soldiers and sailors; and authorizes
the President to offer reward of 100000
to the MASTER owner and crew of any vessel or
ship that will at any time during the year 1884
rescue or restore to any part of the United
States, lieutenant Greely and his party The
reward to be paid in standard silver dollars.
Mr.. Randall, from the committee on rules, re
ported resolution providing that the rules of
the House of the Forty-siXth Congress, as
amended by this House, be the rules of the
House for the Forty eighth Congress until furth
er ordered. He explained the effect of the reso-
luton to bring into force the rules of the
Forty sixth Congress as amended by the present
House
After Offering many amendments, further con-
sideration of the matter was postponed until
Thursday.
Mr.. Springer rising to question of privilege,
sent to the Clerks desk the memorial of Richard
W. Webb, of New Mexico, presenting charges
against Chief Justice Samuel b. Axtell, of the
Supreme Court of New Mexico and a resolution
directing the committee on Judiciary to inquire
and ascertain whether the allegations contained
in the memorial are true, and whether the con-
duct of the Chief-iustice such as to render
him unfit to discharge the duties of his Office,
and report to the House what action it is advisa
bic to take, either by impeachment or other
wise.
After short discussion as to whether the res
olution presented question of privilege, it was
referred to the committee or judiciary.
Mr. Ellis submitted the conference report on
the bin making an appropriation for the relief of
certain destitute Indians in Montana. Agreed
to- Adjourned.
Labor Troubles.