The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-13
THE HOUSE.
Routine Observation-Disclosures of the Leg
islative Appropriation Bill.

Routine Business-Cons of the Leg
islative Appropriation Bill.
WAsHINGToN, July IA bill was passed
authorizing the Secretary Of War to loan tents
to the southwestern Iowa aud Northwestern
Missouri Soldiers Association. and to the Tri-
state Veteran Association of Ohio Indiana and
Michigan, for reunion purposes
Under the call of States, the following bills,
etc., were introduced and referred:
By Mr.. Wheeler. of Alabama: Declaring it to
be the sense of the House that Congress should
not adjourn until it has enacted law appro
priating portion of the surplus money in the
Treasury to assist the States in the great WORK of
education.
My Mr.. Rogers, of Arkansas: Authorizing the
President to create commission to dspcse of
claims for citizenship the five civilized tribes.
BY Mr.. Hall. of Iowa: For the relief of set.
tiers on the Des Moines river lands above the
Raccoon fork.
BY Mr.. Robertson of Kentucky: Appropriat
ing $40 600 for the erection of granite shaft TO
mark the birth place of Abraham Lincoln.
By Mr.. lowering, of Massachusetts, (by re-
quest): To abolish the importation of Italian or
other slaves, or laborers under contract and held
to involuntary servitude into the United States.
By Mr.. Hewitt, of New York: A resolution
calling upon the President for information
relative to the probable advantages or disad
vantages to the United States by the operation
or the reciprocity treaty with Mexico.
Mr.. Voorhees, of Washington Territory, from
the committee on public lands. reported bill
permitting all persons who have lost homestead
rights to make entries Referred to the
committee of the whole
Business relative to the District of Columbia
having been postponed until Thursday next, the
House went into committee of the whole-Mr.
Blount Of Georgia, in the chair-on the Sen
ate amendments to the legislative appropriation
bill.
The committee on appropriations recommends
that the snsendm emit relative to the publication
of the records of the war of the Rebellion, and
providing that the evidence taken by the court
martial on the trial of Fitz John Porter to-
gether with the report thereon by Judge Holt Co
President Lincoln. shall be printed in connection
with matter already printed concerning the pro-
ceedings of said court-martial, be concurred in,
with amendment providing for tho printing
of any papers on behalf of the defense In that
court-maftial directly connected with the pro-
ceedings of the same, and contemporaneous
Herewith, which have not been already pub
lished.
The Republicans desired to concur in the SEN
ate amendment without amendment, and mo-
ton to this effect having been defeated, they
manifested some disposition to flibuster, but
finally allowed the recommendation of the COM
mittee to be agreed to. with the understanding
that Yea and nay vote should be taken upon it
in the House The Senate amendments increasing
from 81, 600 to So 600 the salaries of the Commits
sioners of Pensions and Patents were concurred
in. The consideration of the amendments was
completed in committee, but pending action by
tho House an adjournment WAS taken.