The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-02-04
NATIONAL AND STATE LEGISLATION.

The House Saturday, in Committee Of the Whole,
debated the River and Harbor Appropriation bill
with special reference to the Galveston Harbor
improvement and adjourned.
The HOuse was in session Tuesday morning
carly az we close this record, wrangling over the
y snkrupt bill. Mr.. Collins, who has the bin in
Charge, p opposed to stand by it until the last
II is the general opinion that the consideration
OF he River and Hsrbor and the POst0fice Appro-
We ek RepTesentatiSe Henley will call up the
bill providing for the forfeiture Of the Northern
Pacific land grant II opportunity offers.
The Consular and Diplomatic Appropriation
bin is before the Senate, and the District of Co
Iuu bi9 Pension, and Agricultural bills Will prob.
aDly be reported hack from the Appropriations
Committee during the week. The Interstate
@ II meree bill and the Pacific Railroads bill are
still under discussion.
Secretary McCulloch regards the reduction of
the public debt by sS,OOOO00 very fortunate.
and calculated to allay the apprehensions of in
cref sed depression. In his opinion Il indicates
that the aseatess depth was reached in the latter
part Of December, and that the tendency IN the
nublc revenues and in the business of the country
is III an UPWARD Direction
The Overwhelming defeat In the Holise OF the
legislation carrying out the Mexican treaty fore.
shadows the fate of the other treaties. Although
the Mexican treaty has been ratified BIZ tue Sen.
ATE the refusal Of the House TO provide any
uoney for It Kills it. The indifference OF til
senate to the Nicaragua treaty was shown BY the
fact that no quorum was present Wednesday IN
that body when vote was taken upon il.
Messages were laid before the Senate a: Wash
inston Wednesday regerdiDg the landing OF for
eign cables in the United States. ana Rs TO The
statns OF The OgiahOms lauus These lands,
the President maintains. ca n not under existing
Treaties be opened for settlement. the Judiciary
COMMITTEE reported back adversely the House
bill TO Smend the Pacific Railroad sinking Fund
n substitute
In the Senate last week Mr. Hoar reported new
bill TO provide for the settlement OF the claims OF
ihe Government against the original Pacific rail
roads, the plan being TO extend the subsidy debt
lily, the II ads to pay graduated proportion of the
new bonds every six months. a message from the
President was received, maintaining that under
existing treaties the lands of Oklahoma can not
be opened lor settlement
In the Bouse OF Representatives Thursday, q
memorial " as presented for an appropriation to
OGate the homestead law. A Joint resolution was
reported Tor the Tree admission OF foreign goods
ior the the coloIed mems ,eXpositien az Chlcago
Apother resolution receiving Endorsement pro
vides FOR the appropriation 81 $4,000 to pay Hale
NlbOIr OF account Of the ju6gmen secured by
him against John G. Thompson.
Ia The United Statss Senate. thursday, memo
rails were presented Grping tDe purchase OF the
Portage LAKE Snip Canal Tor free waterway: 10
establish in California branch soldiers home:
70 pension mon sO.olSrs connned II Conteder-
ate prisons during the war. and urging legisla-
ton make the trade dollar legal tender. An adj
Yer report was made on Mr. Culiom's bill for
the voluntary retirement of army officers who
served during the rebellion. In executive session
Lucius n. Fc0te was confirmed as Minister 10
Lack of a two-thiTds vote.
IN the House Of Representatives Wednesday
communication from the Secretary Of the Treas
ury read suRge sting that Congress should ten
Ger TO the Governm ent and people OF Russia an
Official expression OF its thanks for the ser
vices and sympathy extended 10 the
survivors Of the Arctic exploring steamer jean
nette snd to the search parties subsequently sent
TO Siberia, ana further recommending the be-
stOWal Of special rewards upon those inhabitants
of siberia who directly aided the search parties.
The conference report on the six months Naval
bin W as agreed to.
TIE LEGISLATURE
seyenty-hye bills were introduced in the Senate
and House Saturday.
bill has been introduced in the House which
proposes 10 make the jury expenses part of the
COSTS Of the trial.
Representative Garrison introduced bin,
saturday morning, regulating the running at
large of sIl kinds OF animals
Representative Holms' bin providing for the
County Commissioners 10 purchase the stationery
ior The county, passed by vote OF 81 to AZ.
1he Committee on investigating the State Treas
Dry has not mace its report yer neither has tho
committee appointed 10 investigate the Knights
town home.
The bin appropriating So 500 for the erection OF
bsrD AND kitchen and the competition OF the gas
works 81 the Reform School was passed by the
House by vote OF p to g.
Senator Nagees bill appropriating S225, 600 for
his year ana $3.50 600 for next year, to be used for
Inc lHw asylums for the insane. was passed by the
Senate by vote OF SO to 3.
senator zimmerman has Introduced bill APP
poruoning the Stale for Legislative purposes. The
only changes are in St. Joe, Starke Pulaski and
fulton, the latter receiving a representative.
The bin making the bond of the state Treasurer
81 CtOOtO and requiring twenty Dames, the whole
representing at least 9 O0) co., was Dut upon It's
ilfd esclng yesterday ana passed unanimously
Representative MoMullen introduced bill Sat
prosy requiring foreign insurance com panies
coiDg business In the State TO publish their semi
snnC al siah meDts n the leading county news
papers OF the State.
The aTfendment introduced by Senator Fowler
providing Tor the completion OF but one OF the
three lnssne Asylums proposed, was voted down
by the Senate on call OF yeas and nays by 10 81
The bill WAS then ordered cnGrossed.
Representative staley OF Clinton introduced a
bill which provides for the punishment a. the
seller OF bis vote, by fine OF less than SO nor
more than SicO. Acknowledgement and inelIgihil
lily for office for a period OF not less than FIVE
years nor more than ten.
Only three bills have thus far been signed BY
the Governor and thus become laws, viz: The
one apprOpriating So, 0C0 for repairs made.neces-
saTy at the Insane Hospital by the recent fire: the
appropriation OF $685. 600 for the expenses OF this
sess,on and bil to fix the time OF holding courts
IL me 1eirteth Judicial Circuit, and prescribing
the leDgtkot the siitings. A JOINT resolution re-.
guessing lntianas Congressional representatives
'oiaVor 'ne ts1hionipe Ofsold.ers confined IN Con-