The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-14
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WAsHINGroN, Jan. 13 Mr.. Stoekslsger.
rising to question of personal privilege,
sent to the clerks desk. aud bad read an
article in yesterdays New York Sun, charg-
ing the Committee on Public Buildings with
logrolling to pass bills for the erection of
public buildings involving Sl00. 100000, and
giving Mr.. Randall great credit for fighting
and exposing the job The statements in the
article, said Stockslager, were reckless, but
considering that statements almost IS reckless
had been make on the floor and in an inter
lew, especially by the gentleman from Ohio,
Mr.. WarDer) 1t was not strange that news
paper reporters should repeat them. The
mount in the bills WIS rot 50 600 600. but
81 100000. The assertion that there was
any combination, any binding together OF
these bills, so far as it referred to him or the
committee, was wholly gratuitous, entirely
unCalled Tor, and utterly false He defended
the order under which public building meas
ures were to be considered.
Mr.. Randall said he had never known OF
the article in the Sun until it was shown
him yesterday. The material point of the
controversy between the gentleman from
, Indiana and himself was. and he pro-
posed to take the bull by the horns, whether
there was combination. He did not
now and never had charged that gen.
tleman was guilty OF forming improper
combinations, but he did say the
effect of the resolution is combination,
and naturally so, necessarily so. Since
he had presented his objections to the con-
sideration of these bills, he had been APP
pealed to on all sides TO withdraw that oppo-
sition. He had stated that il the COMMITTEES
on Public Buildings would select twelve or
fifteen meritorious bills, which should be
passed. the House could proceed under
standingly. The answer was that the mo-
ment twelve or fifteen bills were picked out
gentlemen interested in the bills not Sc
lected would oppose the proposition. He
was willing the country should judge
whether there was 8 combination or not.
The following bills were passed: Great
ing q United States Judicial District OF
Southern California; limiting the time for
the presentation of bounty and back pay
claims to three years from the passage OF this
act; of all other claims, except pension, to
six years, and provides that claims hereafter
arising must be presented In six years from
the time they originated; authorizes the
service Of civil and criminal processes issued
by Territorial Courts within military and
Indian reservations an6 Yello Estone Park;
repeating Section $40 Of the Revised Statutes,
which provide that the Clerks OF the Circuit
and District Courts in California, Or
egon, and Nevada may charge
extra fees; amending Section 1857 of
the Revised Statutes, go as 10 prohibit
Territorial Legislatures granting private
charters; regulating appeals from the 81
preme Court IN the District of Columbia and
the Supreme Courts of Territories. It pro
Yices that no appeal or writ Of error SD Sll
oe allowed from any Judgment or decree in
spy suit at law or IN equity In the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia or in the
Supreme Court IN any Territory OF the Uni
led States unless the matter in dispute, ex-
elusive of costs shall exceed So 600
To the released Tevisionarv right of the
United States to certain lands in Detroit; to
extend the laws of the United States over
certain unorgsnized Territories south of
the State of Kansas; repeating so much Of
section 1 21S of the Revised Statutes as pro-
hibits promotion TO position OF commits
stoned or non-commissioned officer in the
regular army of any private soldier who has
served two years since September 1866;
to regulate the effect OF judgments
sDd DEGREES IN United States Courts in any
Stste, by providing they shall take effect bY
way of lien or otherwise 10 the same extsnt
and in any like way as the judgments and
DEGREES of the courts of such State; for the
relief Of l.. A. Morris. OF Arkansas.
Mr.. Browe of Indiana, arising said: /
perform the sad duty OF announcing to the
House the death of Schuyler Colfsx at one
time Speaker OF this House and late Vice
President Of the United States. A telegram
was received through the Associated Press
this afternoon about O'Clock, which an
nounced this sad fact. / offer the following
resolution:
Whereas, Intelligence has just reached the
House that Schuyler Colfax, for many years mem