The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-28

WASHINGTON marcn IA CenaLS OIL was
passed authorizing the Little Rock & Alex
andria railroad TO contruct certain bridges in
Arkansas.
The Speaker laid before the House the follow
ing communication from the marshal of the
United States Supreme Court:
II am directed by the Justices of the Supreme
Court of the United States to inform you that
in accordance with the resolution of the House
of Representatives, adopted March 26. 1888. the
funeral ceremonies OF the late Chief nsfice
Waite will be held in the hall of the House OF
Representatives. March %. at noon. The mem
bers of the House respectively invited to at
tend on that occasion"
The communication was laid on the table.
The House adopted the resolution Of the CON-
mitfee elections in the contested election case
of Worthneton Post. from the Tenth Illinois
district. The resolution confirms the right OF
Post, the sitting member.
In the consideration morniB,' hour the House
proceeded to consideration of tn Union Pacific
railroad funding bill.
committee Pacific railroads, opened the dis
cussion of the measure, which he thought was
just and prudent and would secure. in proper
manner. the amount to be paid to the govern
ment. In discussion of the question: he said.
the House must consider the provisions of the
granting acts. the amount of security the gov
eminent had for the payment OF the debt, and
the addition al security which the governn ent
would obtain under the provisions of the rend-
Ing oilL ne gave s Ts nlsto,y OF tns
act. The Thurman act had failed for two rea-
sons-one was that the earnings of the roads
had continually diminished on account of the
competition which had grown up and which ex-
tended into the territory of the Pacific railroads.
and especially of the Union Pacific
The other .,I reason was that the soa GOV
be- invested in government bonds. preference be-
ing given to the per cent. bonds. The enor-
nous premium to which the bonds ran made
the return to the sinking fund very small. and
il the sinking fund were sold to-day it would
not realize the amount of money that the com
panles had paid into it. He then gave brief
statement of the well-known provisions of the
bill
Pending further discussion the morning hour
expired.
The Military Academy appropriation bill was
hen taken up and passed
Mr.. Holman called up the general public land
bill.
Mr. Smith, of Wisconsin, offered an amend
ment, providing that all deposits of coal and
iron on the lads of the United States shall be
reserved to the United States and further
grant or patents from the United States shall
be held to include such deposits
No disposition was made of the amendment,
and it was left pending.
Mr.. FELTON,, of California moved to amend by
striking out the clause permitting person who
has declared his intention to become citizen to
enUer in the public lands.
Mr. Nelson, of Minnesota. opposed the motion
He was out OF patience he said. with the senti-
meutaism which had grown up since the An
archists had made a little raid in Chicago. The
policemen who had been shot down had also
been foreigners, and the sheriff who hanged the
men had also been foreigner. He was tired
of the maudlin sentimen talty which would rev.
oiutionlze everything because few crazy luna
| tics took the they did. Chi
cago had had somethlng worse than
those lunatcs 1t had had Carter Harrison,
who had nursed them and made them beieve
that they could do anything except to be re-
spectfuI to the American flag. The country
needed protection against such Carter
Harrison instead of against the foreigners who
came here and settled IN the West. This coun-
try bad grown for the last twenty-five years as
no country had ever grown before It was the
great free public lands and the Immigration
which it attracted that had built IN the country
and not the tariff taxes. Applause on Demo
cratic side.
The motion was lost
DIR. Payson, of Illinois, offered amendment
providing that no patent to mineral lands should
issue. ept TO a citizen of the United States
He declared that man should be allowed TO
acquire title to mineral deposits, unless he as
sumsd the burdens as well as the privileges of
American citizenship.
Pending action the House adjourned until to-
morrow at 11:30