The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-19
THE
Nearly Six Hundred Additional Bills and
Resolutions introduced.

Nearly Six Hundred Additional Bills and
Resolutions introduced.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18.-In the absence of the
Speaker the House was called to order by the
Clerk, and a note from Mr.. Carlisle was read,
designating Mr.. Springer, of Illinois. as Speaker
pro tenn. for the day.
Under the call of States, the following bills
and resolutions were introduced and referred:
By Mr.. MeKenna. of California: Authorizing
the resurvey of San Francisco bay and other
bags and waters in California.
By Mr.. Gambler. of Georgia: Repeating the
statutes which impose taxes on the notes Of
State banking associations and municipal corpor-
atoms.
By Mr.. Townshend, of Illinois: To repeal
certain sections of the Revised Statutes and the
statutes at large relating to the removal of causes
from State courts and writs of error to review
judgments of State courts; relating only to the
revenue laws of the States where the judgment is
rendered, and declaring that any corporation do
ing business in the States where suits are
brought shall be deemed and considered as citi-
zens of such States, respectively, for purposes
of litigation.
BY Mr.. Cannon, of Illinois: To extend the
benefits of the pension laws to worthy appli-
cants for pensions who served In the late war,
and their widows or minor children, who are I'M
aOlo, uhIor 0XlSJlng law, TO furnish the evidence
required to connect their disabilities With the
service.
By Mr.. Durham, of Illinois: To provide for
the inspection of live stock, hog products and
dressed meats.
By Mr.. Weaver. of Iowa: A resolution calling
ton as to the total amount applied to the sinking
fund between June 30, 1886. and June 80, 1885,
and under what date, and in what amount the
same was applied.
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By Mr.. Hall, Of Iowa: Providing for the ex-
tinguishing of patents.
By Mr.. Hepburn. of Iowa: To create a board
OF commissioners of Interstate
By Mr.. Hanback,, of Kansas: Abofishing the
Fort Wallace military reservation. in Kansas,
! and opening it up to settlement.
By Mr.. Beckinridge, OF Kentucky: To assign
army officers as attaches to foreign legations.
BY Mr.. Wolford, of Kentucky: Granting a
pension to Mrs. Meikleham. only surviving
granddaughter of Thomas Jefferson.
By MIR. Willis. of Kentucky: Granting pen
sions to the survivors of the Mexican and In
dian wars.
By Mr.. Wadsworth, of Kentucky, the follow
ing preamble and resolution:
Whereas, By the 14th section of the act of Con-
gress of Feb. IL. 1878 (now Section 35l1, Revised
Statutes), the gold dollar of the United States of 25.S
grains standard fneness is made the unit of value
Whereas, The President, on his accession to Office
found each and all of the full legal.tender gold, silver
and paper dollars of the United States equal in value
to 25.8 grains of standard gold in all transactions
within the United States; therefore,
Resolved, That it becomes the duty of the Presi-
dent to use all lawful means in his power to maintain
this equality in value of such dollars, and that. in the
| opinion Of this House, he has hitherto faithfully and
properly endeavored to discharge that duty.
The Speaker pro tempore thought that the
| resolution properly belonged to the committee on
coinage, weights and measures.
Mr.. Wadsworth remarked that it did not refer
| atall to coinage, but involved the question as to
whether or not the President had violated the
law. He therefore moved that it be referred to
the committee on Judiciary.
Mr.. Weaver, of Iowa, moved its reference to
the committee on coinage, weights and measures.
which was agreed to-120 to So.
By Mr.. Dineley, of Maine: To encourage the
American marine employed in the fisheries.
By Mr.. Davis, of Massachusetts,: Comforting
the rank of colonel on Lieut.. A w. Greedy.
BY Mr.. Maybury. of Michigan: To establish a
commission of Alabama claims; also, for the
control and government of the St Mary's ship
By Nh. Glover, of Missouri: To provide for
carrying on the work of Improvement of rivers
| and harbers by contract
By Mr.. WOODBURY., OF Nevada: For the erec-
ton Of an Indian-school building at Carson. New.
By Mr.. Hiscock, of New York: To repeal all
| internal revenue taxes on domestic tobacco.
BY Mr.. Henderson, of North Carolina: To
| prescribe a tenure OF Office for persons employed
in the civil service; also, for the apportionment
of appointments to the public service among the
several congressional districts on the basis of
population.
BY. Mr.. Warner, of Ohio: To reduce the fee
for money orders for sums not exceeding So; also,
for the appointment of a special committee to
examine and report on the jettiss at the mouth
of the Mississippi.
By Mr.. Thompson, Of Ohio: For the erection
of a public building at Cardington, o.
BY Mr. Herman. of Oregon: Declaring for
feited certain lands granted to the Northern
Pacific railway.
By Mr.. La Folletts. of Wisconsin: To protect
| depositors in national banks. and to punish any
officer of such bank who receives . deposit whom
the bank 10 insolvent.
BY Mr.. Tsols. of Montana: For the admission
Of Montana a. q State.