The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-22
INDIANA IN THE HOUSE.
List of Bills Introduced Yesterday by Mem
bers from the HoOsier State.

List of Bills Introduced Yesterday by Mem
bers from the Ho0sier State.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 2l.-During the call Of
States and Territories for Introduction of bills
and joint resolutions, in the House, this after
noon, the Indiana MEMBERS were quite active.
They introduced bills as follows:
By Mr.. Owen: To pension Henry c.. Denton
and Thomas G. Knight; to restrict aliens and
foreign corporations and companies from owner
ship of public lands, and of any lands in Terri
and the erection of a public building for a post
Office and other uses, for the United States, at
Logansport; to limit the jurisdiction of United
States courts, and to protect innocent purchas-
es of patent rights.
By Mr.. Steele: TO increase the efficiency of
the infantry branch of the army; to reimburse
the Miami Indians, of Indiana, for moneys taken
from them; to eQualize the .bounties of soldiers.
sailors and marines; to amend the arrears-of- PEN
slons act by repeating limitations; to pension
Mary Young, Win. Boone, VIM. P. Baker, Jas.
p. johnson and VIM. 3. Reynolds; to authorize
the First National Bank of Wabash to increase
its capital stock to any sum not exceeding $780,
900; to relieve Capt. Alexander McCreary and
John Hollins McBlair.
By Mr.. Lowry: Releasing to the State of In
diana the title of the United States to certain
lands which have shrunk in value by the re.
treating waters of the Kankakee and Calumet
rlVSrS, repeating ali lIulltdIlOuS DIS ~ LlMo VIM
in which meritorious applications for pensions
may be filed; to repeal import duties
on German and French books used in
educational institutions; granting pensions to
James B. White, Francis NJ. Mcdonald. Lewis
Deems, Elcer Wyatt, Adam Sternberg, Geo. Otis,
VIM. A. Ward, Silas B. johnson. Andrew Craig,
Geo. Keep, Josiah Duke, Mary c.. Murray, Ben
jamin F. Bethel, VIM. Maxheimer, Jos. T. Err
win, Geo. Alcott and VIM. P. Patrick; to pro-
hibit discrimination in favor or against any
coL1r "a ~ xoaJ;oo1 nvaof.oa ~ - 1c 1onal Iip1op,oo
or duly graduated members, in government ap-
pointment.
By Mr.. Holman: Providing that every brewer,
on filing notice of his intentions to or
continue business, shall execute to the United
States, to be approved by tho collector of the
district, about in the sum equal to three times
of the amount of tax which, in the opinion of
the collector. the brewer will be liable
to pay during any one month, and conditioned
that he shall pay, or cause to be paid, the tax re-
quired by law on beer, lager beer. ale, porter,
and other fermented liquors made by him OF for
him, before the same is sold or removed for con-
SUMPTION or sale, etc., the same being an
amendment to Section 1886, Revised Statutes;
also, bills to authorize the Secretary of the
Treasury TO issue a duplicate certificate of de-
post for $40, 600 to the Peoples National Bank of
Lawrenceburg, the original of which was de.
stroyed by an overflow Of the Ohio river: for re-
lief of Capt. John Burkhart. jackson Shodday,
Newton Day and John P. 7. Davis.
By Mr.. Cobb; -Four bills relating to public
lands; others to equalize bounties of soldiers
who served in the late war for the Union; to pay
female nurses during the late war; for relief of
Magdalen Bullock, Geo. B. Hess and Dexter
Gardner.
By Mr.. Matson: For relief of John Fletcher,
and proposing an amendment to the Constitu-
ton of the United States, so as to provide for
the election of postmasters by the people.
By Mr.. Johnston: For relief of NJ. w. Hovey,
Mary A. Little and Jacob N. Garde.
By Mr.. Bynum: Appropriating $45. 600 for
construction of an addition to and Improvement
of the government building in the city of In
ma Flahiff, A. W. Billings, Susan NJ. Coyner,
Peter Curran, Kate l.. Campbell. Louisa G.
Beezeley, James Kiley, Emma J. Holloway,
Susan Jones. Flora Skinner, Lewis Bittick, John
B. Tolge and Louisa s.. Fitzgerald.
Mr.. Wood introduced the bills mentioned in a
Journal special last week.