The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-05-05
OUR NATIONAL LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings During the Past Week of Both
Houses of Congress.

In the Senate, Tuesday week, the report OF the
Payne investigation from the Ohio Legislature was
submitted Mr.. Payne made personal state
ment, after which the report was referred to the
Committee on Privileges and Elections. The In
ter State Commerce bill was taken up. Messrs.
Beck, Call. Cullum, Grover, Sherman, Conger and
Miller discussed Mr.. Camdens amendment. In
the House, Senate bill was passed extending for
two months from the Soth of April 1886, the du-
ties of the Clerk OF the Alabama Claims Court.
The 4th and 9Th of May were set apart for the con-
sideration of business reported from the Commit
mittee on Military Affairs. Chairman ONeil, of
the Labor Committee, and Mr.. FOran had a con-
troversy over an alleged Misrepresentation by the
former of the latter s remarks on the labor trou-
bles. The bill to establish a sub-Treasury at
Louisville Ky, was considered, aud action post
poned until May Is. The River ard Harbor bill
was taken up. and motion to strike out the para
graph accepting as a gift the Muskingum River
improvements in Ohio was defeated.
= In the Senate Wednesday Mr.. Call denied GER
tain published statements regarding his cOnnec-
ton with land claims in Florida. Several bills
were passed authorizing the construction of
bridges across Western rivers. Mr. Logan report
ed favoraby his bill for the reorganization OF the
army with 5000 increase omitted bill was intro
duced granting fifteen days leave OF absence each
year with pay to navy yard employees The later
fee Appropriation bill The subsidy clause was
debated BY MeSsrs. Beck. Plumb aud others. In
the House conference committee was appointed
States in the Potomac Flats Inc Committee ON
Agriculture reported bill imposing a tax on ole
oma s and regulating its sale. The River
In the Senate, Thursday, a bill was passed APP
propriating $1,000 for the purchase OF strip Of
land for the Postofice building at Fort Wayne.
up and passed, with an amendment allowing the
Merrill estate in Mississippi $4,000 for supplies
taken during the war. The POstOffice ApprOpria-
ton bill discussed at length by Senator Beck,
who spoke in opposition to the subsidy clause:
,fVaf nj ITgcti I'd nf
Montana, was rejected on charges OF questionable
law practice in Indiana. In the House the clerk
Grounds was made an annual office. bill
was reported ratifying an agreement
made between. Commissioners appointed by
sey representing the boundary lines of the
States. A bill was reported for the retirement
and recoinsge of trade dollars. The river and
harbor bill was taken up. An amendment to
place the Missouri River appropriation under the
control OF the Secretary OF War without the in
tervention of the Missouri River Commission was
lost. A motion to strike out the appropriation
for continuing the reservoirs at the headwaters of
the Mississippi River was lost. An effort was
made to increase from S5OO,00O TO 100000 the APP
preparation for the Mississippi from the mouth of
the Illinois River to the Ohio River, but it failed.
The Lower Mississippi paragraph OF two and
qnarter millions had been reached when the COM
| mittee rose. bill was reported granting right
of way through public lands to any canal or ditch
company formed for the purpose OF navigation.
The Senate Friday agreed to the conference re-
port the Indian Appropriation BILL and fur
ther considered, without action, the steams al p
| mail subsidy clause in the PustOfice bill The
House considered. without final action, the Rv.
| er and Harbor bill. The OieOmargarine bill will
| be taken up May b
No session Of tie Senate Saturday In the House
Mr.. Findlsy OF Marvlsnd, from the Committee
| on Civil Service Reform. submitted report
against the resolution offered by Mr.. Taulbee. Of
| Kentucky, directing the Secretary of the Treas.
ury to inform the House by what authority the
practice of permitting the employees in his depart
| ment to appoint substitutes is allowed. Debate
| followed by Messrs. TaulDee, Willard, Cannon
| and Findlay. The resolution was tabled-lH to
| 1l3. Reports were heard from committees fol-
| lowed by a brief debate On the Oklohama bill by
| Messrs Hill and Baker