The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-12-19
Appropriations Asked for Public Buildings at
indianapolis, Richmond, Lafayette, LO-
gansport, Madison and Marion.
The Nomination of Justice Brewer and
Many Others Confirmed by the Senate.
Indianian Scored by a Civil-Service Commits
sioner for Criticising the Operations Of the
Law-Railway Mail Weighers.
BILLS BY INDIANA coNGREsssIEN.

Measures of Interest TO Hoosiers introduced
I'm the House of Representatives
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-At last a motion
for a call of the States and Territories pre-
vailed in the House this afternoon. and
there was the greatest flood of bills, reso-
lutiols and memorials ever seen in Con-
gress. The call consumed the entire after
noon and the end had not come when the
House adjourned till Friday to give Speaker
Reed opportunity to complete the standing
committees. Before what may properly
termed the first call of the States aud Terri
torres is completed. four OF five thousand
bills and resolutions will have been intro
duced. making almost a large wagon-load.
There was such a heap of bills during the
call this afternoon that the clerks could
not handle them all. and they piled them
up like waste paper. without any arrange
ment or regard for the order in which they
were presented. 1t will require several
days to get them arranged. The work of
numbering the bills cannot be commenced
until the congressional record tomorrow
announces the order in which they were
presented, but the Journal correspondent
succeeded in securing tbe titles to most of
them. The Indiana delegates presented
bills as follows:
BY Mr.. Brookshirs: Granting pensions to
Oren w. Harlan, Berhara Murphy, Francis
NJ. Hull. Philip Click: correcting the milf
of Willis Benefited.
By Mr.. Owen: Authorizing a survey for
the purpose of estai fishing and maintain
ing q continuous waterway from Lake
Michigan to the NJ ssi rsipsi river 1.-THE Hem
neDln canaD: n-rPgsF1Q the Reyl6en
Statutes 90 as t. provide that all pensions
which have been IT which may hereafter
be granted In consequence of death occur
ring from causes which originated in the
service since MarcS - 1865, or in conse-
quence OF wounds or INJURIES received. or
diseases contracted, sail ommen from
whose account the claim has been or is
hereafter granted for the disability prior to
discharge, and if such disability occurred
after discharge, thea em date of actual
disability, or froI' limitation of the right
of party having rrlor t!sle 20 such pensions;
to aid in the est; bllasnest and temporary
support of common ecSools; appropriating
100000 for a puDlic br'ld.p at Logansport;
Providing that tea lo.Ges 81 sliinstitutions
of learning. and an, reports or minutes of
religious or benevolent institutions shall
be transported through the mails without
limitation. as TO the intervals issue.
by. Mr.. Shiyely: Granting increase Of
Quillan; to pension Polly AspinwaH and
| John j. Freeland; for the relief of John c.
Drake; appropriating $4,000 for public
buildings at South Bend; proposing an
amendment to the Constitution making it
possible to provide for the election of post
masters by the people: relating TO the
rights of the United States In deposits of
gold and other metals in New Mexico and
Arizona; for the amendment of military rec
ords of honorably discharged soldiers IN
cases of enlistment under assumed names;
providing for unrestricted coinage of silver
dollars.
BY Mr.. Bynum: Granting n pension to
| Mary Watson, of indianapolis, a nurse at
hospital No. IA. Nashville, Tenn; for the re-
lief Of legal representatives OF Georgia Nc
| DOugall, deceased. and David BARNARD;
imposing ,punishment for connterfeiting
trade marks and labels; providing for the
construction, on the site now owned by the
United States, in indianapolis, and occu-
| pied for q p0stOtfice and courthouse. of q
suitable public building. to be occupied by
the postoffice, United States courts, custom
house, internal-revenue. pension and
other federal Offices, to cost 8 ,oSo' 600;
wings. so that a portion shall be constructed
on the south and east sides of the site, and
completed for occupancy before the main
building, now occupied for a postoffice and
that the building shall be so located as to
not be nearer buildings on the south and
east sides than forty feet, S25O.O00 for the
aggregate appropriation TO be made imme-
| diately available.
BY Mr.. Holma For the relief of George
G. Roberts. Charlotte H.. Fenton. Matilda
Weed, Isaac III. Wheat. Julia A. Webster.
Johanna Knabb, Lucy A. Russell, Celinda
T.. Smith, Clara j. Woorstell. Joseph NJ.
Ward. f. w. ZIckendrith, Samuel Mcclure.
Charlotte Rarisson, X. Pate and Moses
Crawford; to equalize the bounties of sol
diers who served in the late war; TO remove
the charge of desertion against Frank We
mise; to secure to actual settlers public
lands adapted to agriculture; providing for
the erection of a government buildlng at
Madison, to cost 1900 Various land bills
of no importance to Indiana; limiting the
time for the presentation of claims against
the United States; respecting elections.
by Mr.. Cooper: For the relief of John
Davis and Robert spangle; to pension Eliza
Stinson. John Davis. Thomas NcCann,
William Mabes; to report the limitation as
to the beginning of pensions.
By General Browne: For the relief of
James Rouch, John A. Hunt. David Gen.
try. Samuel C0ulson. and Porter. Harrison
Fishback; appropriating S75. 600 for a public
building at Richmond; TO prevent adver-
tisement of lotteries in the District of Col
umbia and the Territories, and the sale of
lottery tickets therein; prohibiting the
mailing of newspapers and other publica-
tions containing lottery advertisements; TO
ammendSections 1923 and 404l of the Revised
Statutes. authorizing the Postmaster gen.
eral to prohibit the delivery OF registered
letters and the payment of money orders.
and providing for the return of the same:
to paw the state of Indiana S243.0O0 dis
counts su ffered in the negotiation of its
loans, and also $780,, 1S6 on account of the
interest paid by the State, in all, S6O6.696;
to repeal the limitation to the payment of
arrears of pensions; granting pensions Il
to the widows or minorchildren of deceased
pensioners in certain cases; providing that
the widows of Union soldiersin the late war
shall receive the pensions now allowed by
law in such cases, whether their husbands
died or did not die of disease contracted
while in the military service.
By Mr.. Cheadle: Directing the Chief
Clerk of the House TO pay Noah w. HALEY,
of Upton. the Sg3s due him for services as
Doorkeeper in the last Congress: 10 correct
the muster of Lewis G. Keller. and author
izing the money due him paid 10 his mother,
Rebecca Keller, and 10 pension his mother:
also. n very large number of private pen
sion bills; also. bills for the relief of III. NJ.
Sailor; appropriating 100000 for u public
building at Lafayette: creating a board OF
appointment TO fix the tenure OF Office. and
to classify the clerks in the department
service of the United States; TO repeat the
civil-serviee commission law; To repeal tho
arrearages of pension act; TO relieve certain
soldiers from the charge of desertion; also.
n resolution 10 provide that clerks for men,
bers of the House be appointed. and 10 pay
them out of the contingent fund at the rate
OF Sl00 per month for the time such clerks
are actually employed.
BY Jason Is. Browu: Relating 10 pensions
of widows of soldiers in rle Mexican war