The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-17
TIE PoRTY.NINTH CONGRESS.


Senator Beck Apologies for His Remarks
Concerning the Judiciary Committee
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16-Among the bills In
Produced and referred one by Mr.. Pugh,
hxing the salaries of the Commissioner of Edu.
sation and the Commissioner Of Labor at S., 00C
each.
Mr.. Van Wyck introduced bill proposing an
amendment to the Constitution in relation to
the election of United States Senators.
Mr.. Van Wyck called up his resolution, offered
yesterday, calling on the Secretary of War for
information to how the Missouri-river Com
missi,1 apportioned the money appropriated in
the last river and harbor BILL for the improve
nent of the Missouri river. After remarks by
Mr.. Van Wyck. the resolution was adopted
Petitions from tobacco manufacturers in St
Louis, New York. Philadelphia, Baltimore
Lyuchburg. Va, Durham, N. c., and other
cities. protesting against the passage OF the
House bill in reference to the packing OF cut
tobacco, were presented by Messrs Vest and
Ransom, and referred to the committee on
finance
Mr. Blair offered resolution instructing the
committee finance TO inquire into the propri-
ETY. of reporting bill providing a rebate on all
imported material incorporated with domestic
materials or converted into other articles and
exported to foreign countries for sale, thereby
providing for an extension of foreign trade with
out reducing the prices of manual labor.
Adopted.
The bill to permit the owners of American
vessels and their aarQoes to sue the government
for losses caused by collision with United States
vessels arising from their Encouragement, was
passed.
The calendar was then taken mp, under the
rule that single objection is sufficient to have
the bill set aside. Among the bills thus objected
to and set aside were the following: To prevent
the obstruction of navigable waters, and protect
public works against trespass or injury; grant
ing the right-ofway to the Cinnabaf 81 Clarks
Fork Railroad Company; as to the commission
srs of the District of Columbia being stock
holders in certain local corporations.
bill granting a pension to Mr.. Barbara
posed by Mr.. Cockrell, as establishing new
principle, and was defended by Messrs Ed
munds, Blair and Platt The bill passed,
and motion to reconsider was rejected--yeas,
8; nays. 36.
Ny Beck abiding to his remarks yesterday
as to the judiciary committee having acted in
bad faith, disclaimed any intention of being Of
fensive. and said that, If they were construed.
he retracted them.
Mr.. Pugh said he certainly had construed Mr..
Beck's remarks personally offensive His
statement was entirely satisfactory and crafty
Ing and 1t relieved him Mr.. Pughl from a
necessity which would have been very painful.
Mr.. Van Wyck moved to make special or
der. for the second Tuesday in January, the bill
for the relief Of settlers and purchasers of lands
in Nebraska and Kansas adjoining the Denver s.
St. Joseph railroad. He made statement in
the nature Of personal explanation In regard to
his ownership OF portion of the lands con-
cerned, and said that If the Senate could do am
pie justice to those settlers who had trusted i'm
blicitly 90 the good faith and honor of the gov
eminent. while excluding any claim that he had,
he should not only advise that course but should
cheerfully consent to such determination.
The motion was agreed to- and the bill was
made special order for the second Tuesday in
January.
The Senate then took ur the unfinished bust
neCs OF yesterday being the bill to repeal the
tenure ofoffice act. A brief debate ensued, at
the conclusion of which the Senate went into
executive session, and, when the doors were re-
onened adiournad