The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-22
Proceedinrs in the House.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.-After the reading of the
journal, the Speaker called the attention of the
House to the vote the question of adjournment
yesterday evening AS the result was handed to the
chair. the vote Stood yeas 124 nays 121 and there
upon the Speaker declared the House adjourned. An
examination showed that the vote really was yeas
121, nays 127. The error had occurred by reason of
the great confusion existing in the hall during roll
call
Mr.. Reed of Maine-Then we are still In session.
Mr.. Townshend. of Illinois, commended that as the
House had refused to adjourn the legislative day of
Monday must now be continued.
The Speaker-The Chair thinks the House did adj
journ.
Mr.. Morrison. of Illinois, from the committee on
ways and means, reported back the concurrent reso
luton for holiday recess from Dec. % to Jan. 4.
Agreed to-132 to rs.
On motion of Mr.. Buchanan. of New Jersey the
Senate amendment to the bill for the relief of the
survivors of the Arctic exploring steamer Jeanette
concurred H.
Mr.. Dingley of Maine, presented remonstrances of
the boards of trade of Pensacola Fla. and Portland
Ore, against the freeshp bills; also memorial of
vessel owners ana captains of the national associa-
ton 1or te passage of tho bin to place coastwiss
sailing vessels the same basis to potage coast
wise steam vessels. Referred.
Mr.. Wellborn of Texas, from the committee Indian
affairs reported the Indian appropriation BILL and it
referred to the committee of the whole.
Thursday evening, Jan. 20, was set aside for con.
sderaton of suitable resolutions in respect to the
deaths of Messrs. Arnot, Beach and Dowdney
military affair. reported the military academy appro-
priation BILL and it referred to the committee of
the whole
Mr.. Weaver, of Nebraska as a privileged question,
called up the Presidents veto of the bill granting
pension to Simon W. Harden.
Mr.. Bragg of Wisconsin. raised the question of con.
sideration, and the House refused-yeas, 1O1; nays
110--to consider the pension BILL
Mr.. Belmont, of New York from the committee on
foreign affairs, reported the diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill and it referred to the commit
tee of the whole
Mr.. O'Donnell of Michigan from the committee on
ventilation and acoustics reported resolution direct
ing daily cleansing of the ventating pipes leading
the hall of the House In its report the committee
says:
THE great American habit of expectorating is fully
exempled the part of the members of this branch
of the law making department. of the government and
your committee reluctantly, mournfully, but firmly
confesses its inability devise measures which win
put end to this reprehensible practce-a practice
that lowers the dignity of this august assembage and
imperils the health and wellbeing of the servants
of the Republic Attention is directed to the fact
that there in this chamber 216 nickelpated GUS
pdores, furnished by the munifcence of the Nation
with the sole design of being employed for the pur-
poses for which they provided; but for
unknown to your committee, they are ignored and
the perforatons in the brass ventators mployed as
the receptacles of expectoration"
Mr.. Buchanan, of New Jersey, said that notwith-
standing the language of the report the question of
cleaning the ventilating pipes very serious
to members in the center of the hall. The air they
had to breathe came up through the openings and
these openings minute by minute defled in the
spoken of in the report The air would also
be improved if the practice of smoking discontin
ued especially the quality of cigars used not
always of the hest.
Mr.. Gibson, of West Virginia, criticised the com
mitee for rejecting in its report the habits aud
manners, and decency of members of the House. He
suggested that the resolution should be referred
the committee cvil-service reform, which en-
gagged in cleaning all the departments of the govern
ment. The resolution adopted.
The House then went into committee of the whole
Mr. Cox, of New York. in the chair-on tho army
the bill immediately read by paragraphs for
amendments
On motion of Mr.. Bragg of Wisconsin, an amend
ment adopted, providing that when any officer
travelling duty, travels any railroad which
United States troops entitled to be transported
free of charge, he shall be allowed only cents mile
as subsistence fund. The bill was then passed
Mr. Townshend, of Illinois, from the committee on
appropriations. reported the invalid pension appro
pration BILL Referred to the committe of the whole
The Senate amendments to the urgency deficiency
bill were concurred in, and the House adjourned.