The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-16

correspondence between his department and the
representatives of the governments OF Belgium,
Denmark, Germany, Portugal, Sweden ana Nor
way, relating TO the claim of said governments
to be accorded the reduction of tonnage dues &C
corded to vessels entering ports OF the United
States from certain ports named In Section IL
of the shipping act. Adopted.
Mr.. Worthington, of Illinois, from the com.
mittee on public buildings and grounds, reported
a resolution that in each where an exten
sion of the limit of cost of q public building is
proposed by bill pending on application OF the
committee the Secretary of the Treasury snail
furnish detailed statement of the requirements
of the government in the city where the building
is located. Adopted.
Under the call of States, the following bills.
ETC.. were introduced and referred:
By Mr.. Morrison of Illinois: To reduce tariff
taxes.
By Mr. Walton, of California: To terminate
certain treaty stipulations between the govern.
ment of the United States and the emplre Oh
China. and to prohibit the immigration Oh
Chinese.
By Mr.. Hanback,. of Kansas: The following
preamble and resolutions:
Whereas, Grave charges have been made and are
constantly being made by the leading papers or the
country rejecting the integrity and Official action
OF certain officers of the government OF the Cnlteu
StateS4 therefore,
Resolved That special committee consisting OF
eleven members of this House. be appointed to make
inquiry into any expenditure on the part OF the gov
incurred relative to the rights or the Bell and
Pan-electric telephone companies as to priority Oh
patents said inquiry to include all organizations OF
companies that have sprung OUT q. Inc Fan
Telephone Company, or for any other purpose, and
also to make full inquiry into the issuance of the
stock known the Panelectric telephone stock, or
any stock of any other company companies or organ
connected with either the legislative judicial
ecutve departments of the government of the United
States, to whom, when, where, and in what amount,
and for what consideration in money or influence,
said stock delivered. Also as to what opinions,
decisions and orders have been made by any ofhcers
connected with the government, and by whom, and
all the circumstances connected Herewith and arising
therefrom and also, what suit, or suits II any nave
been brought in the of the United States to test
~-"a any other right IN
o betwesn the and e
phone companies; what contracts Ian or per-
what moneys paid to be paid to any pei,
assistant counsel to the Attorney genera OF
Solicitor general of the United States and the reason
authority for constituting the UnSed States party
to said suits.
Referred to the committee on rules.
BY Mr.. Pulitzer, of New York, the following
resolutions
Resolved, That the resolution creating the select
committees submitted by Mr.. Hanback, of Kansas, be
amended to authorize said committee to inquire
whether any of the telephone companies have in
any way influenced or attempted to influence officers
official action through newspapers acting from in
terested or improper motives; and, also whether any
corporations their anagers representatives,
paign purposes upon the agreement that acertan
acceptableto them, should be appointed judge of
of the courts of the United States which may
have to decide litigation concerning telephone patents
Also, a bill granting a pension of s., 900
year to the widow of the late General Hancock
By Mr.. Bland, of Missouri: For the free coin
age of silver.
BY Mr. Kelley, of Pennsylvania To revive
the grade of general in the United States army
By Mr.. Miller, of Texas: For the issue of
small bills for circulation.
The House then went into committee of the
whole-Mr. Springer, of Illinois, in the chair
on the Fitz John Porter bill. and Mr.. Wolford.
of Kentucky, resumed his speech in favor of the
bill. Pope, he said, had been seeking man
upon whom to put the blame for being whipped
and had selected Porter. He Mr.. Wolford
blamed General Lee. General Longstreet Gen
jackson and all the confederate soldiers; but
Pope had blamed a Union general who had done
his duty only Pope had not been good
general Lee, and that was why he had been
whipped Pope mad been gallant general, but
be could not be compared with such man as
Lee.
Mr.. Neeley of Pennsylvania. spoke against
the BILL as did Mr., Fuller, of Iowa. The COM
mittee then arose and the House adjourned.