The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-30

port OF the conference committee on the pension
appropriation BILL and il was agreed to.
Mr. Burns. of Missouri, from the committee
on appropriations. reported the general dercien-
cy bill. and it was referred to the committee OF
the whole. 1t appropriates $6a62 $40
The House then went into committee OF the
whole Mr. Reagan. of Texas. in the chair-on
the sundry civil bill.
Mr.. Springer, of Illinois, moved to increase
from 800 900 to SOC coo the appropriation for
protecting the public lands from fraudulent
entry. Mr.. Springer said that his desire was to
uphold the hands os Commissioner Sparks and
Secretary Lamar in their efforts to expose the
frauds perpetrated on the public domain. and 10
reclaim the thousands and millions OF acres
from the fraudulent grasp of syndicates.
After debate, Mr.. Springer withdrew his mo-
ton, and motion made by Mr. Laird, OF
Nebraska, to strike out the clause was rejected
Mr. Carry, of Wyoming, defended the cattle
grazers and settlers in Wyoming from the abuse
which had been showered upon them. lie de-
clared they were just as honest and upright men
as could be found npon the floor of the House.
He challenged the production of any evidence
except that made by liars and perJurers, which
would show that they had prevented any man
from settling on any quarter section OF land
open to settlement. He produced a notice,
which he stated was used by the cattle men
in Wyoming. setting forth that the
fences around the public lands were not
erected as barrier to any party who might
wish to enter for settlement under the home
stead or presumption laws. He stated that the
citizens of Wyoming, whether classed as
erangers cowboys or cattle kings. were just as
honest as the pioneers that had settled the coun-
try east of the Mississippi river The constant
abuse of the people of the West, he said. came
with poor grace from gentleman from Indiana
Mr.. Holmanl. when in that State l,2OO, O00 acres
were claimed as swamp lands OH the strength OF
few frog puddles.
Mr. Hepburn, of Iowa, criticised the items ap-
rafi Of ah Sc1 t)l)O
new furniture for the executive mansion, Tor
the care of the green house at the White House,
and for general incidental expenses What, he
asked, could the present head of the administra-
ton, welded as he was to JeiIersonian simple
ity, want with 500, 600 for furniture and flowers!
the President would net tolerate such useless
expenditure. 1t was known that when he nerved
himself to the thankless duty of vetOing the
pension bills OF sixty destitute soldiers or Wld-
ows. he was constrained by his official oath, con-
strained by his official duty, and forced by JEFF
fersonian simplicity: yet those pension bills ag-
gregated less than ST. 000--one-fourth Of the sum
which this committee was trying to force upon
him to expend for furniture and flowers.
NJ. Randall remarked that the bill appropri-
ates Sc 900 for repairs and furniture FOR the ex-
ecutiye mansion. while in 1888 $4,000, and in
1884 500, 600, had been appropriated for like
purpose; so that the committee was IN the line
of Jeffersonian simplicity Next year, perhaps,
il would do better The committee should re-
at the White House now. Laughter and ap
plause.
Pending further action the committee arose.
Dir. Blount of Georgia. submitted the confer
ence report on the postoffice appropriation bill,
and it was agreed to. The Senate recedes from
the amendment which authorizes the Postmas-
tergeneral to contract for inland and foreign
steamboat mail service when it can be combined
in route, where the foreign Office is not
more than 200 miles distant from the domestic
Office, on the same terms as inland steamboat
service. The Senate also recedes from the
amendment increasing by $50 900 the appropria.
ton for railway postal service The Senate
also recedes from the foreign mail-service
amsndment known as the subsidy" amend
meni.
Mr.. Bragg, Of Wisconsin. submitted the con
ference report on the army appropriation bill.
and it was agreed to-
Mr.. Hatch. of Missouri, submitted the confer
ence report On the agricultural appropriation bill,
and it was agreed to-
The House then adjourned.