Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-01-12
HOUSE.

The call of States was resumed and
the following bills offered and referred;
By Wheeler. Of Alabama. authorizing
| females to enter lands under the home.
stead laws.
BY Henley, of California, to promote
the introduction of fresh water in the
Colorado desert.
By MeKenna, Of California, for the
appointment of a Board of two army
and two navy officers and one civilian,
authorized to construct two gun foun-
dries, one in California, at the Mare Is
land Navy Yard or at Benicia Arsenal,
and one at such other place as the Board
may determine, at cost not to exceed
81, 900, 900 for each foundry.
BY Townshend, Of Illinois, providing
for the issue by the Treasury OF silver
certificates in denominations of one, two
and five dollars each. This is an amend
ment to tho silver act OF 1878, under
which the $40 certificates are now Is
sued. Its object is to supply the need
for additional small bills as part OF the
circulating medium.
By Weaver, of Iowa, to retire ma
tional bank notes and to prevent the
fiuctuation of the currency by tho sub.
stitution therefor OF treasuary notes: /:
also, to provide for the issue Of frac.
tional paper currency.
BY Houtell, Of Maine, resolution
calling on the Secretary OF the Navy
for information concerning the truth or
felsity of certain statements which have
appeared 10 the public press, as follows
First-That the commander of the
United States navy yard at Norfolk,
Virginia, has caused the honorable in.
scriptions heretofore borne on the can.
non captured by the United States mill
tary or naval forces to be obiiterated.
Second-That he caused to be removed
from the dry dock tablet placed there
at the time it was reconstructed and
bearing the inscription: destroyed by
the rebels In 1862; rebuilt by the United
States Government in 1858" Third
That because OF his protest against the
removal of this inscription the spperin-
tendent in charge of the work Of re-
building had ben removed from his po-
sition and person who engaged in the
military statement against the Govern.
ment appointed in his place. Fourth
That in disregard Of the grateful
recognition of the services and suffer-
ings Of persons honorably discharged
from the military or naval service of the
country. A number OF such persons
have been dismissed from employment
in the Norfolk Navy Yard and their
places filed by men who fought against
the government during the rebellion.
If these allegations are found to be true,
the Secretary OF the Navy is directed to
inform the House upon whose authority
and in pursuance Of what public policy,
if any, such inscriptions were obliterated
and such persons dismissed from serv.
ice.
By Head, OF Idaho, authorizing sill
yer bullion fund for the purchase OF sill
yer bullion to regulate the coinage Of sill
yer and for the issue OF silver certifi-
Gates.
By Joseph, of New Mexico. to divide
the Territory of Dakota and to create
the Territory of Lincoln.
BY Warner. Of Ohio, for the issue Of
Treasury certificates on the deposit Of
silver bullion; also regulating the pay.
ment Of the surplus in the Treasury in
excess Of fifty million dollars on the
public debt.
Notwithstanding the large number of
bills introduced during the last call OF
States in the House. the call to-day
brought forward $50 additional PROPOSE
tons, which increases to nearly 1900 the
number OF measures now awaiting action
by the House Committees.
The Speaker. after the call of States
was completed, called the committees
for reports, but with the exception Of
the Judiciary COMMITTEES, which reported
two or three private bills, there was no
response.
Adjourned.