The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-02-01
AMONG THE COMMITTEES,
Some of the Bills Considered at the Meet.
ing Held Tuesday.


WASHINGTON, January 24.-Tne House
Committee on Banking and Currency
agreed to report faVorably the Anderson
resolution requesting the Secretary OF the
Treasury 10 inform the House whether
the full amount OF the United STATES notes
authorized by the law of 1878 was in cir
culsti0n at that date, or what amount had
been lost or has been lost since; the pres
ent circulation and what legislation is
necessary to maintain the limit Of cIrcula-
tion.
A petition from the knights of Labor
was received. protesting against the en-
ployment Of steam printing in the Bureau
OF Engraving aud Printing.
The Commerce Committee TOOK up the
consideration OF the resolution to investi-
gate the Reading strike. Mr.. Brumm, of
Pennsylvania, made statement in the in
terest of the miners. An animated dis
cussion took place. Members of the COM
mittee held that any attempt to investigate,
as proposed, was unconstitutional and not
within the province of Congress, and il
undertaken would be reproductive of re-
suits. Finally, Mr., Anderson, of Kansas,
moved that Friday next at IL o'clock be
set for a vote on the resolution.
Mr.. Durham, of Illinois, made the point
that the hour of ad journment had arrived
and the committee arose without action.
committee seem to be opposed to the pro-
posed inquiry, either for the reason that
il is not a proper subject of inquiry by
the government or because they believe the
i quiry should be made by the Interstate
G mmerce Commission.
A subcommittee to day reported fav-
orably to the House Postoffice Com mittee
| Representative Anderson's bill relating to
the telegraph lines of the Pacific Railroad
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| some respects, so 1t no " requires the sub
sidized railroad companies to maintain
and operate their own telegraph lines, and
| afford equal facilities to all telegraph and
| in reception and transmission of Telegraph
| business. The bill confers authority on
the Interstate Commerce Commission to
enforce its provisions. Offending railroad
| officers, or agents, are liable to a fine of
| 1000 or imprisonment for six months,
while the company is held liable for civil
| damages
The Senate Committee on Finance listen
! ed TO an argument by Senator Frye to-day,
on his bill giving the consent of Congress
that laws OF the several States relating to
| the sale of distilled and fermented LIQUORS,
| within the limits of each State, may APP
| ply to such liquors, when they have been
imported, in tina same manner as when
they have been manufactured in the Unit
/ ed States The Senator represents that the
exemption OF imported liquors from the
| operation of State laws is interfering wi b
the temperance movement in Maine. The
committee also considered briefly the
undervsluaiiou bill, and intend to bring ii
mp for discussion at an early day in the
| Senate.
The Ways aud Means Committee was in
session but few minutes to-day and did
nothing of coDse quence. 1t was the inten.
ton of the committee to consider Chair
man Mills bill authorizing the Secretary
of the Treasury to purchase bonds with the
surplus, but the purpose was defeated by
the fact that the bill is not yet printed.