The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-16

The House at Work ON the Sundry Civil Bill.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-The Speaker appoint
ed Messrs. Caldwell Eden and Cooper as con-
ferees on the electoralcount bill.
After the transaction of some unimportant
routine business the House, in the morning
hour, went into committee of the whole mfr.
Crisp, OF Georgia, in the chair on the bill for the
allotment of land in severalty to indians.
Pending consideration, the committee rose.
the morning hour expiring. and the bill went
over as unfinished business
On motion of Mr.. Warner, Of Missouri q bill
was passed bringing the cities of Atlanta, Gal
weston, St Paul, Minneapolis, Indianapolis.
Kansas City and Omaha under the provisions OF
Sections 5191, r. S., which requires national
banks in certain cities to keep on hand in money
of the United States a sum equal to % per cent.
Of their circulation and deposits.
The House then went into committee of the
whole-Mr Hammond, of Georgia. In the chair
on the sundry civil appropriation bill
Mr. Dngley, of Maine. offered an amendment
appropriating $l47. 500 for the construction Of
light house supply steamer for use on the Attain
tic and gulf coasts Adopted-9l to 73
Mr.. Symes Of Colorado, offered several
amendments increasing the appropriations for
the Signal Service Bureau. and these being op-
posed by Mr.. Randall, he proceeded to criticisa
that gentleman's actions as chairman OF the COM
mittee on appropriations He did not envy the
gentleman who lived upon the Atlantic coast his
narrow minded craftsmanship, which did not
cross the Mississippi river. If the gentleman
did not grow fast enough on the principles Of
craftsmanship to extend some privileges to the
people of the West, those people would see that
n an was made chairman of the committee on
appropriations whose vision extended beyond
the few signal stations on the Atlantic COAST
Mr.. Randall in reply, said that the pending
bill carried more appropriations for the Pacific
coast than any similar bill for years past. He
thought he knew his duty moderately well, and
he did not propose to be frightened from the
performance of that duty-certainly not by
words of snch demagogy ss had emanated from
the gentleman from Colorado
Mr.. Symes thought the gentleman had not read
the dictionary for the meaning of the word dem.
agogy. A demagogue, as defined by the best
political writer's of the country. was man who
was pretended leader of a great party, and
who had, as his only stock in trade, the ability
to go through the appropriations with cheese.
pairing knife, and, cutting OF few dollars hera
and few dollars there, make reduction of S..
000, 900 from the appropriations Of last year IL
that was the craftsmanship of the great leaders
Of the Democratic party God save the country
from such craftsmanship. Laughter and APP
plause.
Mr. Randall predicted that the Democrats
party would live, and thrive, and control in thia
country, without regard to the gentlemans opins
ion as to its leadership
The amendments were rejected.
Pending further consideration Of the bill, the
committee rose
Mr.. Burns, of Missouri, from the committee
on appropriations, reported bill to supply
deficiency in the appropriations for public print
ing. Referred to the committee Of the whole
lit appropriates 900 for public printing and
binding, $4,000 for distinctive pa per for United
States securities, and 1000 for the recoinage Of
silver.
The House then adjourned.