The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-21
THE FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS-.
Petitions and New Bills in the Senate-A
Number of House Measures Passed.

WASHINGTON Dec. 20.-Among the petitions pre-
sented and referred several in favor of the reduc-
ton of the tax oleomargarine. and from Mr..
Vest. from the Merchants Exchange, of st. Louis,
asking legislation for the increase of trade with Cen.
trail and South America.
Mr. Vest introduced substitute for the bill to in
corporate the Atlantic s. Pacific Ship Railway Com
pany and stated that it simply provided for naked
incorporation of the company without any guarantee
by the government The substitute was made a
special order for the second Tuesday in January.
.Mr George offered petition instructing the iu.
dietary committee to inquire into the power of federal
courts railroad receiverships. Laid over
Mr. Mitchell. of Oregon, offered long preambles and
resolutions calling the Secretary of War for in
formation to the unauthorized building of steam
launch on the Columbia river and TO the reduction
of the wages of aborers engaged the work of i'm
proyements on that river. Laid over
On motion of Mr.. Hoar, the Pacific funding bill
postponed special order until the second Tuesday
in January He expressed the hope that in the mean
time the matter would be taken up in the House and
disposed of in one way the other.
On motion of Mr.. Euts the bill declaring the for
FIXTURE of lands of the New Orleans Baton Rouge 81
Vicksburg (Backbone) railroad was postponed as a
special order until the second Wednesday in January.
Mr. Aldrich offered concurrent resolution request
ing the President to into negotiations with the
of the several principal sugar producing
countries Of the world, with view of securing mutual
agreements by which the United States shall agree
of such countries colonies, when transported in
vessels under the flag OF either contracting party and
en- which sugar and moasses export tax export
charge has been levied, condition that such gov
ernments shall admit into their respective countries
or producing colonies free of duty the mineral
agricultural and manufactured products OF the United
States. Laid on the table.
Messrs. Spooner and Henderson wero, on their
own requests, excused from further service the
committee on expdemic diseases. and the com.
mittee transportation to the seaboard respectively
The following bills and resolutions were taken up
and passed: The Senate bill for the relief of Bessie
3. Gilmore to redeem three United States bonds,
stolen from her and afterwards destroyed by the
thefl House bill for the relief of Pattison & Cald-
we'll, of Hamilton, o. Senate joint resolution author.
izing the Secretary of War to accept tract of land
on Lake Michigan twenty-five miles from Chicago,
donated by the Commercial Club. of Chicago for
military purposes; Senate bill for the examination of
claims of the State of Missouri on account of pay
ments to her militia for services in suppression of the
Rebeon the House bill for the relief of the survivors
of the exploring steamer Jeanette and the widows
and children of those who persisted in the retreat
frem the wreck of that vessel in the Arctic
Mr. Blair introduced a bill TO allow soldiers and
sailors who have lost both increased pension
Referred.
The president pro tenn. announced the following ap.
pontments TO committees: Committee on claims
Mr. Spooner chairman in place of Mr. Pike de-
ceased. and Mr.. Cheney in place of Mr.. Spooner;
Pike civil service Mr.. Williams in place of Mr. Pike;
on epidemic diseases, Mr. Cheney in place of Mr..
Spooner; on improvement of the Mississippi river
Mr. Williams in place of Mr. Pike; transportation
routes to the seaboard Mr.. Williams in place of Mr.
Henderson, resigned.
The House bill to grant the Maricopa e. Phoenix
Railway Company os Arizona. the right of way
through the Ga.river Indian reservation was taken
up. amended and passed. and conference asked.
Further oil Is were taken up and passed as follows