The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-04
The Mexican Pension Bill Passes the House
Without Amendment-An Ambitious
COlOred Man, and What He Proposes.
The Democratic Majority Badly DemOr-
allied on the Tariff Question.
A Bill for Benefit of Third Glass PostOfIices-
Mr., 0chiltree Loaded with Great
Speech and Laying" for Bismarck.
INDIANA INTERESTS.


HOOsier Residents.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, March "A petition was re-
ferred to the House committee on appropriations
to-day, through Representative Kleiner, from
citizens of Newburg, Warrick county They
ask for relief from Congress in the way of an
appropriation to reconstruct the wharf in front
of their town, which was washed away by the
floods of the Ohio river, owing to the obstruc
ton of a dam built by the government, which
turned the current against the town and swept
a considerable portion OF it away. They say the
damage is so great they cannot repair it, and ask
that Congress help them.
In the Senate, Senator Harrison introduced,
and had passed. a resolution directing the Sec
retary of War to ascertain what effect the dam
at Jeffersonville had on the high waters there,
and the probable cost of levee to protect gov
ernment property there. Senator Harrison says
the people at Jacksonville represent that the
dam in the river at Louisville raises the flood
line at Jeffersonvile, making it necessary that a
levee be constructed to protect life and prop
erty from overflow.
Senator Voorhees, introduced resolution ap-
propriating $4,000, to be applied in construction
of levees at Jeffersonville.
Messrs Harrison and Kleiner think it proba-
BILE that some steps will be taken 10y Congress to
protect life and property all along that region by
construction of levees, etc.
The memorial of Bennett Post, Grand Army
Of the Republic, of Indiana praying for equaliza-
ton of soldiers bountes, issuance of land war
rants, etc, was presented 10 the Senate by SEN
ator Harrison, to-day. He also introduced a
bill to pension c. Caddy
A bill to pay W. A Munford, of Princeton,
81, O5O, money illegally collected from him in an
action growing out of his employment as store
keeper for the government at the distiIlery of
Bingham Bros, at Patoka, Gibson county, was
introduced in the House by Mr.. Kleiner. Accom-
panying the bill are lot of papers from ex-In-
ternal Revenue Commissioner Raum and others
testifying to the merits of the claim. Mr.
Kleiner also introduced bill to pension Cathe-
crime johnson.
Mr. Calkins introduced bills to pension Peter
Brewer and increase the pension of Henry Bin
namon.
Mr.. Holman brought into the House, to-day,
the petition of Wheeler Post, No 98, Grand
Army of the Republic, of Indiana, asking for
equalization of bounties, for land warrants,
and other measures beneficial to
soldiers, and Mr.. Calkins presented a
petition of the same purport from
Reed Post G. A. r. Mr. Holman also intro
duced a petition of John T. Ellis and other
citizens of Vevay, indorsing the bill to pen
sion Mrs. Ann Conn. Papers in the claim
of Captain John Burkhart will likewise be pre-
sented
Mr. Cobb has introduced bills to pension c.
Black and Blackwell Baily, and to increase to
$72 per month the pension of John Smith.
A bill appropriatng $780, 900 for the purpose
of purchasing grounds and contracting for a
building for the use Of the postofice at Lafayette
was introduced by Mr. Ward; also, bill to pen
SION Samantha Harraman
1t is well known in congressional circles that
the supply of condemned cannon and cannon
balls has long since been exhausted, yet Mr..
Lamb to-day introduced a bill donating two CON
demned brass cannon, with carriages and
caissons, and thirty condemned cannon balls,
to Shiloh Post, No 49, G. A. r., of Indiana