The Portland daily press., 1886-03-17
HOUSE.

Mr. Browne of Indiana, offered as q privi.
legged question the following preamble and
| resolution:
| Whereas, There was pending in the 48th Con-
| greSS a bill, containing among other matters an
appropriation of $4,000 for certain improve
ments on the Ohio river at or near Jeffersonville
Ind known as the Jeffersonville levee appropria-
tiOn and whereas, it is charged by reputable cit
izens of Indiana that during the pendeney of said
measure person or persons, then officers of the
House of Representatives, exacted, collected and
| accepted from person or persons interested in
the success OF said appropriation, large sum of
| money, on the pretence or for the purpose of IN
| f1uencing the members and senators i'll their Off
cia action thereon; and whereas, it is also charg
ed that the person or persons so exactng, collect
ing, and accepting said sum of money for the pur
poses aforesaid are officers and employees of this
House; therefore,
| Resolved, That the committee on reform of the
| civil service pc instructed to enquire into the
truth of said charges and report the facts to this
| House.
| The resolution was adopted.
| A bill was introduced to grant the widow
| of Vice President Hendricks one years sal
| ary of said Office
| A resolution was offered by Mr.. Reid of
| North Carolina. directing the committee on
| education to report the Blair educational
| bill at once.
Mr.. Collins of Massachusetts, from the
committee on judiciary. moved to suspend
the rules and pass the bill to provide for the
| closing up of the business and paying the
| expenses Of the Court of Commissioners of
AIdDdlnd OlalmS. me Dill was passed WllIl-
out debate or division,
| On motion of Mr.. Miller of Texas, the
! rules were suspended and the Senate bill
| passed authorizing the Comptroller of the
| Currency to permit the receiver of the ma
| tional bank to use trust funds for the pur-
chase Of property upon which the bank holds
mortgage or other evidence of indebtedness.
Mr.. Bland Of Missouri, under instructions
| from the committee on coinage, weights and
measures, moved to suspend the rules and
| adopt the following resolution:
That House bill $780, "for free coinage of silver
be made special order for Saturdays goth and
| to be again taken up Tuesday, April 9th, after
the morning hour for the consideration of bills re-
| ported by committees, and so to continue from
day to day until disposed of provided that unless
| sooner ordered by the House, the previous queS-
| ton shall be pending thereon, at O'clock Thurs
| day, April 8. This order not to interfere with the
| revenue or general appropriation bills, except
! Thursday, April 8th, fixed for the final DISPOSE
| LOU OF the order.
| After some opposition, the motion to sus-
pend the rules and adopt the resolution was
agreed tO--Yeas 179, nays 81.
The announcement of the result was greet
ed with rounds of applause from the silver
men. The vote cannot, however, be regard
| ed as test vote, inasmuch as such we'll
known opponents of free coinape of silver
as Findlay of Maryland, and Bayne and
tive, while Blount of Georgia, Curtin of
Pennsylvania, and Dougherty Of Florida
! who at first voted In the negative, changed