The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-17
THE HOUSE.

Routine Business Personalities Between
Houk and Johnston, of Indiana.
WASHINGTON, April 16-Mr Worthington, of
Illinois, called up for consideration a Senate bill
to provide for the ascertainment of the market
value of certain property in the city Of Chicago,
and authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to
sell and convey said property to the Chicago Is
Great Western Railroad Company.
The amendments were all agreed to, and on
motion of Mr.. Worthington further amend
ment was agreed to, providing that nothing in
this act shall be construed to direct the Secretary
of the Treasury TO make the sale unless he shall
and reasonable.
Mr.. Hit, of Illinois, made an Intellectual at
tempt to offer an amendment to the committee
amendment relative to the use of the Chicago
g. Great Western railroad tracks, ETC., by non
competing roads, so as to strike out the words
''non-competing." The bill was then passed as
amended.
On motion of Mr. Dorsey, of Nebraska, q
Senate bill was passed for the establishment OF
two additional land districts in Nebraska.
Mr. Clements. of Georgia, from the commit
tee on foreign affairs, reported back the Dlngley
resolution calling on the President for any in
formation in his possession relative to the ex-
right to enter ports of the Dominion Of Canada
for the purpose Of trading, purchasing supplies
or landing fish caught in deep water for ship
ment in bond to the United States. or doing
other acts which Canadian or other British YES
sells are freely permitted to do in ports of the
United States Also. requesting the President
to inform the House what steps have been taken
to bring such unwarrantable and unfriepdly
acts of the Dominion authorities to the attention
Of the British government The resolution was
adopted.
Mr. Willis. of Kentucky, made an attempt to
proceed with the consideration Of the river and
harbor appropriation bill, but gracefully yielded
to an adverse vote, and the Speaker proceeded
to call the committees for reports Of private
nature.
At the conclusion Of the call. the House went
into committee of the whole-Mr. Hatch, of Mis-
souri, in the chair-on the private calendar.
The first bill on the calendar was that which
was thoroughly debated Hast Friday-for the re-
lief of the McMinnville g. Manchester Railroad
Company, of Tennessee. but the discussion was
continued to-day with undated igor, and some
degree Of heat was evolved by the conflicting
speeches of the debaters, pro and con, Mr..
Houk, of Tennessee, being worked up to the
point of asserting that statement made by Mr..
Johnston, of Iadiana, was untrue But any ex-
element which might have been aroused by
this remark was turned into laughter by the
benignaut manner in which Mr.. Johnston (who
is large man) declined to have any personal
conflict with Mr. Houk. on account of the size Of
of that gentleman.
The bill was finally reported to the House
without Recommendation, but it was not def.
nitely disposed of.
The House then took a recess until $780, the
evening session to be for consideration of PEN
sion bills.
The House, at its evening session, passed
forty five pension bills and adjourned until to-
morrow.