The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-02-17
WORK OF THE SENATE.
Printing Bill Passed-Other Measures Con-
sidered and Passed.

Printing Bill Passed-Other Measures Con-
sidered and Passed.
In the senate today Mr.. Manderson from
the committee on military affairs reported
back adversely four bills for the increase
of the infantry and military branches of
the army, and reported in lieu of them
bill to reorganize the artillery in infantry
branches of the army and to increase their
efficiency, which was placed on the cal
endar.
Recommendations from the treasury
department for urging the deficiency ap-
propriations for the current fiscal year
were presented by the vice-president and
referred to the committee on appropria-
tions. They were for $4,000 to continue
the recoinage of uncurrent and worn sub
sidiary coin, $40. 900 for salaries and ex-
penses of U. S. circuit court of appeals,
and So, 900 for printing for the department
of justice.
Among the bills reported and placed on
the calendar was the urgent deficiency
bill and that appropriating Sl5,000,00 for
the improvement of the Mississippi river.
Mr.. Chandler introduced a concurrent
resolution instructing the senate commit
tee on immigration to Investigate the
working OF the various laws OF the United
States relative to the immigration from
foreign countries and the importation of
contract laborers, and especially in con-
nection with the recent admission of i'm
migrants infected with typhus fever in
New York. The resolution was passed
and now goes to the house for its action
upon it.
On motion Of Mr.. Gibson Ia the SEN
ate bill appropriating S350,000 for a dry
dock on the government reservation near
Algiers. La, land limiting the entire cost
| to SS5O.0OO) was taken from the calendar
and passed.
The bill to authorize the construction OF
bridges across the Missouri river between
its mouth and the mouth of the Dakota
or James river, across the Mississippi river
between St. Paul. Mimi, and Southport.
La, and across the Illinois river between
it's mouth and Joliet, ILL.,. was passed.
The senate then resumed consideration
of the bill providing for the public. print
ing and binding, and the distribution of
public documents, the pending question
being Mr.. Germans amendment to strike
out the section creating the Office OF super
lntendent of public documents. After a
long discussion the section was modified
by provision that public documents are
TO be supplied to senators and representa-
tiyes by the superintendents OF the fold
ing rooms of the two houses, and the bill
| (which had been considered in committee
of the whole) was reported to the senate
and passed. Yeas Al, nays (Messrs.
Bate, Berry, Chiffon, Coke, George and
Vance).
Mr.. Paddock's bill for preventing the
adulteration and misbranding of food and
drugs was then taken up as the special
order. The bill was read in full and por-
tions of the report which accompanied a
| like bill at the last congress were also
read. The bill went over as unfinished
business to come up at o'clock each day.
| After brief executive session the senate
! adjourned.
Benefits of Futures.
The Chicago board of trade had a hear
| ing before the house committee on agri-
culture today on the anti-options bill. Its
president, Charles W. Hamill, said the