The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-05
THE F1rrrErH CONGRESS.

Wants the Internal Revenue Abolished.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Among the papers pre-
sented in the Senate to-day was a petition
handed in by Mr. Hale, protesting against any
change in the fishery treaties and in favor Of the
rights of American fishermen under existing
treaties and legislation.
Ir. voorhees, presented petition in favor Of
the present tariff on lumber.
Il slr. Eullom presented several petitions of tho
Illinois State Grange, indorsing the interstate
law; favoring government ownership of tele-
graph Ines denouncing gambling in futures"
favoring the restriction of immigration as pro-
posed in tie Reagan bill; opposing the abo-
i.ion of the whisky and tobacco tax, and fav-
oring the placing of salt, lumber, sugar etc,
the free list
Among the bills introduced,and referredI were
the following:
By Mr. Cullom: Amendments to his postal
telegraph bill
BY Mr. Blair: To encourage the holding of
national industrial exposition OF arts, mechanics
and productions of the colored race throughout
the United States. in Atlanta, Ga, in 1883 and
1889.
MI. Brown offered resolution declaring that
the practice Of the government was correct for
the first tLree-quarters of a century of its exist
ence. when it collected tie necessary revenues
at the ports or other boundaries, by tariff, ex-
cept in case of war other great emergencies.
when internal revenue direct tax laws
were imposed, but which were repealed as
present internal revenue laws were enacted as
war measure, and that it now became the i'm
peratve duty of Congress to enact appropriate
legislation for their repeal at the earliest day
practicable He asked that the resolution be
laid on the table, and said that next Monday he
would submit remarks upon it.
The Senate then took up the resolution for
the distribution of the Presidents annual mes
sage, and was addressed by Senator Sherman,
who was followed Messrs. Voorhees, and Teller.
For this debate, see elsewhere.
The Chair laid before the Senate the unfn-
ished business, the education bill. The Senate
then went into secret session. The nominations
of the Interstate Commerce Commissioners were
referred to the new Interstate Commerce Commit
tee, of which Mr. Culiom is chairman, and the
doors were reopened and the Senate adjour Fed.
Proceedings in the House.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4-When the House reas-
sembled to-day, Mr.. Mills. of Texas, stated that
the Speaker would not announce tho c ommittees
to-day, and asked unanimous consent that mem
bers be permitted to introduce bills for refer
ence Consent was granted, and the Speaker
proceeded to call the States in alphabetical
order.
Among the bills offered were the following:
By Mr.. Herbert of Alabama: To regulate the
jurisdiction of Circuit Court commissioners;
also, for the. judicial ascertainment of claims
against the United States
By Mr.. Wheeler: To provide for the reduc-
ton of customs duties; also. to establish court
of appeals ALSO to define the line of the army and
increase its efficiency; also to amend the
civil-service act; also, granting pensions to
vivors of Indian wars who have attained the
age OF seventy years; also, for the temporary
support of common schools; also, for the re-
funding of the cotton tax; also, to remove the
tax from tobacco and spirits made from fruits;
also, to authorize females to enter lands under
homestead law; also, to donate public lands for
school purposes.
By Mr. Rogers, of Arkansas: To regulate
the Jurisdiction of United States courts; also, to
secure cheaper telegraphic correspondence; also,
to regulate freight and passenger rates on rail-
roads crossing the Indian Territory; also, regu
lating the pay of United States district judges.
By MIR. Biges, of California: For investi-
CATION OF the mining debris question in Cali
fornia.
BY Mr. FELTON,, of California: To prohibit the
immigration of Chinese; also to refund to
porters of fruit duties paid on sugar; also, To
increase the duty on plums, prunes and ralsins;
also. to extend the United States laws over
Alaska.
BY Mr.. Thompson. of California: For pro-
lection of forest lands belonging to the United
States in California
By Mr.. Vandeveer, of California: Directing
the committee postoffices and postroads to
report a measure to afford better postal facili-
ties to the people of California.
By Mr.. Sims, Of Colorado For the removal
of the Southern Utes from Colorodo to Utah.
By Mr.. Springer; of Illinois: To provide for
the organization of the Territory of Oklahoma.
The bin provides for the creation of territory
out of the public land strip and all that Of the In
dian territory of the five civilized tribes
ing an area about large the State of Ohio. It
ike the other Territories, but does not assume any
jurisdiction the Indian tribes, except in
pubic land strip to settlement for homesteada only.
and sections and o provide for the settlement of
settlers through commission be appointed by the
President negotiate with the Cherokees Creeks and
semnoles, SO far IS such negotiations may be neces
sary. Section contains stringent provisions to
prevent fraudulent entries, and requires three