The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-09

the rnm ediate consideration of bill appropriat-
ing $40, 600 for the purchase OF certain swords
belonging to the widow of Gen. James Shields.
Messrs. Mansur of Missouri. Baker of Illinois.
Mcdonald of Minnesota, Herman or Oregon.
er OF Alabama and Ruckalew of Pennsylvania
supported the bill and spoke in eulogy OF Gen.
Shields. Mr.. Oates of Alabama and Mr.. Hare
of Texas opposed the bill, which was finally
Speaking for South Carolina, Mr. Tillman
declared that her people had been tPo
| they it to doubt the sincerity of
| General Shieldss conviction to fight the
side he thought right. and whenever men any
where were ready to risk their lives for the sake
of their convictions they deserved the respect
and charity of honest men, even # they had
been in the wrong
Mr. Payson. of Illinois. from the COMMITTEES
on public lands and as question of privilege
reported the bill to que, the title CT settlers
the Des Moines river lands.
Mr.. Parker, of New York, raised the point of
order that the bill was not one which, under the
rules, could be reported at any time
After a brief debate the Speaker pro tenn.
sustained the point of order the ground that
while portions of the bill were privileged there
were other important provisions which were not
privileged. the report, therefore, was not re-
ceived.
Mr.. Blount. of Georgia. introduced a bin to
regulate the classification, compensation and al
Iowances of postmasters. Referred.
Mr. Morrow of California from the commit
tee on foreign affairs. reported resolution call
ing on the President for information touching
Adopted.
Mr. Oates. OF Alabama from the committee
on judiciary. reported adversely bill to Bile
the people select their postmasters. Placed
on the Hons ~ elendar.
Mr.. Raynof% Marya from the committee
on commerce. reported Dill TO establish postal
telegraph.
Mr.. EIount. of Georgia said that the subject
OF the bill was over which the COMMITTEES on
postofhces and post-roads had jurisdiction, and
he reserved the right, at the proper time, to
raise the question whether the committee
commerce had jurisdiction over the subject of
postal teleeraphy The bill referred to the
COMMITTEES of the whole
MIR. Hatch. of Missouri, from the committee
on merchant marine and fisheries, reported ad-
versely the bill exenptng American coastwise
sailing vessels pioted by their licensed masters
or by United States pilot from the obligation
to pay State pilots for services not rendered.
Placed on the calendar.
In the morning hour the House went in o COM
nittee of whole-Mr Hatch. of Missouri, in the
chair-for consideration of bills reported by the
committee public lands.
Mr.. MckennE, of California, called IN the
Senate bill granting to the State of California
par cent of the net proceeds of the cash sales
of public lands in said State. Mr.. McKenna
said that the object of the measure to put
California upon the same footing the other
public-land States. Pending action the morn
ing hour expired and the comm tee
On motion OF Mr. Nelson, of Minnesota, and
after consideration in the committee of the
whole. a bill was passed for the allotment OF
lands in severalty the White Earth and Red
Lake reservations, to the Chippewa indians in
Minnesota, and for opening up TO settlement of
the other reservations of those Indians in that
State. The House then adjourned.