The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-30
THE HOUSE.
A Refusal to Consider the Bill Putting the
Mexican Treaty Into Effect.

A Refusal to Consider the Bill Putting the
Mexican Treaty Into Effect.
W~AsHINGToN. JAN, 29.-Mr Clay introduced
o concurrent resolution, which was objected to
yesterday. relating to the assembling of the two
Houses for the purpose of counting the electoral
votes. Agreed to.
The Speaker laid before the House a me-
mortal from the National Homestead Monument
Association of Dakota, asking Congress to ap-
propriate land or money in aid of building a
monument at Mitchell, Dakota, to commend
rate the homestead laws.
Mr.. Deuster, from the committee on foreign
sffairs, reported a bill to prevent and punish the
prosecution, under protection of the United
States, of fraudulent claims against foreign
governments. Placed on the House caledar.
The COMMITTEES on military affairs reported a
bill TO establish a branch soldiers home in Cali
fornia, Referred to the committee on appro-
p~riations.
Mr.. Cobb, from the committee on public lands,
reported a bill TO donate Short Greek lake to the
state of Missouri. Referred to the committee
of the whole.
Mr.. Kelley, from the committee on ways and
means, reported a joint resolution providing for
admission, free of duty, of articles from foreign
countries to be placed on exhibition at the
worlds exposition of arts of the colored race, to
be held in Chicago. Referred. to the committee
of the whole.
Mr.. Tucker, from the committee on judiciary,
reported a resolution instructing the committee
on appropriations to include in the sundry civil
bill items appropriating 500, 900 to pay Hallet
Kilbourn on account of a Judgment recovered by
him against j. &. Thompson. paying Thompson
$4,000, and Shellabarger & Wilson So, 900. for
professional services. Ordered printed and re.
committed.
Mr. Willis moved that the House go into com
mittee of the whole for the purpose of consider
ing the river and harbor appropriation bill.
Agreed to-yeas $50, nays i62. Before an
nouncement of the vote. Mr.. Hewitt, of New
York. as a parliamentary inquiry, asked whether.
when the House went into committee, it would
NOT be competent to call up bills raising reve-
Gues.
The Speaker said that was a question to be
decided by the chairman OF the committee of the
whole.
Mr.. Hewitt then asked leave to make a state
menta He believed it would 10 competent for
him 80 call up the bill to carry into effect the
Mexican treaty, but he had 10 desire to antaeo-
nize the river and harbor bill; still. it concerned
the national honor that the Mexican treaty bill
should at some time receive consideration. He
didn't say it ought to be passed, bat it ought to
be considered.
). Mr.. Ellis objected to Mr.. Hewitt's proceeding
further, and the House went into committee of
the whole.
Mr.. Hewitt raised the point of order that rev.
enue and general appropriation bills must be
taken up in the order in which they appeared on
the Calendar, and the chair SUSTAINED the point.
The first of this class CT bills was the one
amending the act to prevent importation of adul
.terated teas.
Objection was raised by Mr.. Willis to its con-
sideration, and the bill was postponed. A similar
tate was awarded the bill to abolish the discrim-
!. mating duty on works of art. The next ill on
the calendar was the bill to carry into effect the
treaty with Mexico. The Housewives. l04.
nays, l4I-declined to instruct the committee TO
consider this bin, and then the committee began
consideration Of the river and harbor appropria-
ton bin.
Mr.. Willis addressed the committee with n
brief explanation of the leading features of the
bill and a statement of the larger items of tho
appropriation. OF the items bv
the Secretary of War l40 have been rejected.
The largest appropriation in the bill was for the
Improvement of the Mississippi river, for which
SIS. 855,0 600 was given, or about 40 per cent. of the
estimates. The committee had no desire to put
anything in the bill that ought not to be there.
If there was any such thing ia it, he hoped it
would be stricken out.
Mr. Price pointed out as one OF the incongrui-
lies Of the hill that 1000. 600 more was appro-
priated for the Mississippi river below Cairo than
aboge. He was opposed to the levee system.
contending that the system must prove, instead