The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-01-18
facts and take such action as it might
consider advisable. The resolution was

man OF the OOmmltteo on HTlnLl0g, SUD.
mitted the report of that committee on the
Grosvenor resolution, directing it to inquire
into the cause of the delay in supplying to
members copies of the daily Record. The
report contains letter from the Public
Printer stating that delay has only hap
pened upon two occasions and in each
case was caused by q failure OF the clerks
of the House to furnish copy until a
late hour. There is also letter from the
clerk of the House stating that this fail
ure was due to the immense number of
private bills introduced through the petit
tion box. Assurances are given by both
these gentlemen that there will be no delay
in the future in delivery of the Record.
Mr.. Hopkins, of Illinois, moved to re-
commit the report, with instructions to
the committee to extend its inquiry to the
delay in the printing Of bills and other
public documents.
Mr.. Springer, of Illinois, defended the
Public Printer, and asserted that il there
was any delay in the printing of the bills
II was due entirely to the large number vi
measures introduced.
Mr.. Grosvenor, of Ohio, criticised the
printing Office for the taTdiness with
which the printing required by Congress
was furnished.
Mr.. Rogers, of Arkansas, regarded this
criticism as part and parcel of the a.
raignment Of the Democratic party before
it came into power. Before the election
the country was going to the Democratic
bow-wows," If the Democrats were success
full. But they had wagged along through
couple of years without any serious COM
plants having been made. The Treasury
had not been raided; the soldiers had been
taken care of; the public debt was being
paid off, and the country seemed to be
safe. But there was always somebody to
complain of something. If gentlemen
desired to investigate the acts of any pub.
lie officer they ought to ask for the inves-
tigatioE in a manly way.
Mr.. Grosvenor inquired of Mr.. Springer
whether there was any truth in the re-
mark that he had heard that at the request
of certain members the Public Printer had
printed their bills out of the regular or
der.
Mr.. Springer denied having any infor.
nation on the subject.
Mr.. Cox. of New York, thought that the
House and its committees were largely re-
sponsible for the delay in printing. Dur
ing the last fiscal year the Public Printer
had disposed of large amount of print
ing ordered by. previous Congresses, most
of it improvident.
Mr.. Henderson, of Illinois, referred to the
fact that the engineers reports were not
yet printed, and charged it either to the
ineficiencv of the Public Printer or to a
failure on the part Of the engineers office
to furnish the reports.
Mr.. Blanchard, of Louisiana, stated that
the delay in the printing of these reports
was due to the fact that they had not been
received at the printing office at as early .
day as they should been.
Mr.. Mcmillan, OF Tennessee, declared
that it was the custom of the Public Print.
nFint N ha nIor nd of
their introduction. He thought that Con
eress was TO blame for the delay OF the
prin ting Office, because it ordered the print.
ing OF quantities of stuff which none but a
crank would write, and none but fool
would read.
Mr.. GrosveDor, referring to Mr.. Rogers
remarks, suggested that that gentleman
did not agree with the statement made to
the House on the second day nf the session,
that there was hanging over the country a
portentous cloud about to break IN thun-
storms and earthquakes of commercial
disaster and cyclones of commercial ruin.
Mr.. Hopkins motion was then defeated
yeas 1876; nays 40; the report of the Com
mittee on Printing was agreed to, and the
committee discharged from the further
consideration of the subject.
On motion of Mr.. Richardson, a resolu-
ton was adopted directing the Committee
on Printing to inquire what amount of de-
layed work ordered by former laws re-
mains at the printing Office, and if it is
found that the work is not worth carrying
out, to report bill repeating such former
laws.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Under the call of States, the following
bills and resolutions were introduced and
referred:
By Mr.. Rogers, OF Arkansas-For the
protection Of United States officials in the
Indian Territory; also, to protect Indian
lands from unlawful grszing.
BY Mr.. McKenna, of California-To in.
crease the appropriation for the public
building at Sacramento. Also for the erec-
ton OF public building at Oakland.
BY Mr.. tLandes, of IIlinois-To reduce
the Treasury surplus and to grant boun.
ties TO wheat growers.
BY Mr.. Anderson, of Illinois-To estsb-
hsh National cemetery at Quincy, IIli-
nois.
By Mr.. Cannon, of Illinois-Por the re-
lief OF purchasers Of swamp and over
flowed lands.
By Mr.. Baker, of Illinois-For the erec-
tlon OF a public building at East st. Louis.
By Mr. Mason, of Illiuois-To provide
before maturity.
Byi Mr.. Lawler, of nlinois-Apprepri.
ating 5000, 900 for the erection of public
building at Chicago. Also, to teach the
science OF spelling and to provide for es-
tablishiDg ione hundred schools for that
purpose.
By.Mr. Anderson, of Kansas-To pre-
vent the contraction of the currency by
the withdrawal Of National bank notes
from circulation. Also-To provide for
the.issue of fractional currency.
By Mr.. Psyson, of Illinois By requsstl-
Making grants of public lands to the State
of Illinois.
By Mr.. White, of Observation-Disclosures
the Commissioner OF Public Lands to fur.
nnish citizens maps at cost.
By Mr.. McComas, of MaryIand-To pro-
hibit speculation by officers Of National
Ban king Associations.
By Mr.. Hayden, of Massachusetts-To
establish postal telegraph system.
By Mr.. Rice, of Minnesota-To establish
q grad income tax.
By Mr.. Wilson, of Minnesota-To place
lumber, coal and salt on the free list.
By Mr.. McAdoo, of New Jersey-To pre-
serve to the public the use of springs and
streams OF water in the Territories, and to
prevent their monopoly or diversion.
BY Mr.. Outhwaite, of Ohio-Amending
the Pacific Railroad acts, and to secure to
the United States the payment OF all in.
debtedness of certain companies therein
BY Mr.. Pbelsn, of Tennessee-To extend
the limits of the port of Memphis
By Mr.. Mills. OF Texas-Authorizips the
purchase of United States bonds by the
Treasury.
By Mr.. Kilgore of Texas-Abolishing the
ta x on fOhacc0 and the dnfv IN