The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-01-21

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The principal question considered by the
committe in its secret session was as To
its pow er TO compel the attendance and
testimony OF witnesses. The conclusion
reached was an affirmative one. The
committee held that as the charge made
substantially imputed bribery to members
and constituted an ofense for which men,
bers could be expelled from the house,
the constitution conferred power with
which 10 compel testimony TO be given.
The question OF conducting the inyestiga-
ton with open doors was decided by the
adoption of a motion offered by Repre-
sentative Oates that reporters be admitted
TO future sessions.
The Sugar Bounty.
At.orney-General Miller. at the request
OF Secretary Window. has rendered an
opinion as to whether the tariff act of
Oct. l, $780, authorizes the commissioner
OF internal revenue to issue the licenses
therein provided for prior TO April l,
1891. and to pay manufacturers the bounty
on sugar produced between May 81 and
July J. 1891. After a full discussion of the
question, the Encouragement says the
sugar produced between Nav 81 and July
]. entitled to bounty under the act, is
Su-hI va 0DinCSiAC NiioN
the only sugar OF domestic manufacture
produced between the dates given is map {
sugar. To pay bounty on maple sugar
and not on other sugars, he holds, was
not the intention of congress, for tn do so
would be paying bounty for fifteen years
on maple sugar and bounty OF fourteen
years on all other sugars, which are not
produced in the spring, but which mature
i'll the summer and fail at seems then"
concludes the encouragement, that 1t
was not intended that bounties should be
demandable on sugars produced prior 10
the LIST day OF July next"
Possibly an Extra Se.s'on.
At adjournment this evening the Dis
trict of Columbia appropriation bill was
no further advanced than ever. and the
house il still on the first paragraph. \
democratic member of the appropriations
committee said that no bus ness would be
transacted while the force bill was pend.
ing. and that perhaps the republicans
might have TO consider how they would
like an extra session OF congress.
Cop tai Notes.
Bolivia will have 100000 in ) and 10
cent pieces coined in the United States.
Tateno. new japanese minister, WAS
day.
The house committee by. : TO :. refused
to indefinitely postpone the postal telc-
graph bill.
The senate passed the bill appropriating
g, 6SS,0 900 for the improvement OK the
Columbia river.
Gen. S. V Benet. chief OF ordinance L.
s. A., will be placed OH the retired list
next Thursday.
Secretary Tracy refuses n court-martial
for Con mander Reiter in connection with
the Barrundia affair.
In the senate Mr.. German presented re-
monstrances signed by 5000 southerners
against the force blu.
Bills were introduced in both houses
Friday for establishing standard time
throughout the United States.
The house committee has reported Il
bill sppropriating S225, 900 to carry out
the agreement with the Pottawatomies.
The house passed bills granting pen
sion of 500 per month TO Gen. y. +.
Banks and $50 month TO Gen. Franz
Sigel.
Invitations for Secretary WINDOWS din
ner TO the president Friday evening were
recalled because of the death of Mr.. Win
doms granehild.
The report of the worlds fair commits
| sion estimates that TO June 30. 1892, the
commission will require S153, 900; for the
lady managers, $4,000.
The military reservations OF Fl. Gibson.
/. T.. and OF F. Crawford, Col, have been
| transferred to the interior department for
disposition under the law.
The amount OF silver offered for sale to
the treasury department Friday was 749,-
20G ounces, ana the amount purchased
3lS 600, at prices ranging from 1850 TO
| I.06.
A new mineral land bill has been re-
| ported to the house, one OF the most i'm
portant provisions OF which is one permit
| ting town sites to be located on such
| lands.
Senator Mitchell has introduced bill
| giving Alaska a government; the presi-
dent TO appoint governor, secretary OF
| state, attorney and marshal, and elective
legislative council to sit bienially.
Mr.. William NJ. Snyder. the artist. OF
Madison, Ind, has recently been given an
order for full length portrait in military
| uniform OF Gen. Bussey, the assistant Sec
rotary of the interior, which will be placed
in the state library in the capitol building
at DesMoines, Ia, where 1t will be added
to the collection OF portraits of prominent
citizens OF that state now being formed.