The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-12-19

railroad: to provide for a graduated income
tax; to tax trusts; to prevent a contraction
of the currency; TO repeal all laws requir-
ing the accumulation of gold for the re-
demption of treasury notes; TO repeal the
duty ON sugar. and to nay a bounty TO aid
in the cultivation of sugar; for the free i'm
gortation of jute bagging; to permit the
President to veto separate items IN
general appropriation bills: TO repeal
the arrears Limitations; to promote
commercial union with Canada;
to pay Col. John George Ryan 100000 dam.
ages, who was arrested. charged with being
John Surratt; to place letter-carriers who
have served twenty years on the retired
list on half pay; to remove the tax of two
cents a pound on oleomargarine; 10 create
the postal telegraph of the United States;
to prevent the use of railroad and other
passes and telegraph franks by members of
Congress and the Judiciary of the United
States; for the deposit of gold or silver coin
or bullion as security for the circulating
notes of national banks; to repeal the inter-
state,commerce law: To ascertain the amount
of the mortgage Indebtedness of the farm
ers of the United States and the percentage
of farmers who are tenants; TO prevent the
enlistment of aliens In the navy; to reor-
ganize the consular and diplomatic SYSTEM;
for the retirement of John G.. Fremont with
the rank of m~ajor-general; for the issue OF
silver certificates on deposits of silver half
dollars; for the total repeal of the internal
revenue laws.
Mr.. Holman introduced a bill to preserve
the purity of the electoral franchise.
by Mr.. ButterwOrth: For full reciprocity
between the United States and Canada;
also, to regulate the manufacture and sale
OF counterfeit or compound of lard.
by Mr.. Grosvenor: To provide an in
crease of pension TO minor children; also,
to make the minimum rate of pension SIS a
month.
BY Mr.. Caldwell: For the erection of n
monument to the memory of William Henry
Harrison.
BY Mr.. Enloe of Tennessee: To prohibit
gambling contracts in agricultural and
other products; also. a resolution calling on
the Secretary of the Interior for informa-
ton in regard TO the Tanner investigation,
and requesting him to send a list of names
of those who rerated themselves and each
other, and inform the House whether any
reraters are yet in government employ.
Among the bills introduced for the erec-
ton of public buildings were the following:
At Bloomington, Galesbprg, Sterling and
Aurora, ILL.,; Logansport, Lafayette. Rich
mond. South Bend, Indianapolis and Madi-
son. Ind.
Mr.. Wheeler of Alabama introduced a
bill to incorporate the Military order of
America. and establish a national military
and naval museum, library and memorial.
building In the city of Washington. The
bill proposes the incorporation of a society
which is to bring together fraternal associ-
alton between those who were engaged In
the war of the rebellioD: ito care for him
who shall have borne tie battle, and for
his widow and orphan, and especially TO
aid sick and distressed companions and the
widows and orphans of deceased compan-
ions; TO cherish the memories of camp. field
and bivouac. and strengthen the ties of re-
union, sympathy, valor and patriotism be-
tween those who were enemies i'm war and
are friends in peace" The order is to
be noD-sectarian and non-political.
and is to have a building in Washington to
be used as a memorial building. military
and naval museum and library, wherein is
TO be deposited copies of all government
publications. Provision is TO be made for
the interment in the court of this building
of the mortal remains of the great COM
mander-Grant,' and the erection of a suit
able monument to his memory. and TO all
other soldiers. sailors aud marines who
served during the war.
Mr.. Payson of Illinois introduced a bill
appropriatlng $4,000, to be Immediately
available, for the purpose of paying the
members of Congress their salaries lost by
the Silcott defalcation. 1t charges the in
veStlgatlng committee with the duty of
transferring the assets of the office to the
United States Treasurer. who shall be in
trusted with the disbursement of the same.
Any private deposits of members found in
the safe are to be held by the Treasurer.
subject to disposition by the Court Of
Claims.
Mr.. Payne. of New York. from the Silcott
committee, reported a resolution authoriz-
ing the Sergeant-at-arms to offer "A reward
OF 5000 for the arrest and delivery TO the
marshal of the District of Columbia of &.
l.. Silcott, the ~absconding cashier, the re-
ward TO be paid out of the contingent fund
of the House. Adopted.
The deaths of James Laird. of Nebraska:
:. 5. Cox, of New York; N. w. Nutting. of
New York. and X. w. Townshend, of Illi-
nois. were announced to the House. which.
as a mark or respect to the memory of the
| deceased, adjourned until Friday.