The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-12-20
DEADLOCN IN THE HOUSE
Due to the Opposition OF the Republic
cans to the Arizona Bill.

cans to the Arizona Bill.
The house was deadlocked for two
hours today by the refusal of the re-
publicans to vote on the motion TO go
into committee of the whole for the
consideration of the Arizona statehood
bill. The democratic leaders decided
this morning to proceed with the consid-
Grafton Of the Arizona and New Mexico
bills and dispose Of them before the hoh-
days.
The republican leaders do not relish
the idea of bringing these democratic
territories into the union, and they, at
the request of the leaders, refrained
from voting except those from the far
West, especially those from the
newly admitted states of Washington,
Wyoming, Montana, Idaho and the Da-
SOtas, who could, with consistency
place no obstacle in the way of their
sister territories. The democrats eX-
pecJ to have their own quorum present
tomorrow.
The McGarrahan bill was called up
today during the morning hour. but was
flibustered against by Mr.. Sayers OF
Texas, chairman Of the appropriation
committee.
Immediately after the reading of the
journal, Mr. Dockery, from the joint
commission on expenditures in the eN-
ecutive departments, called up the Dill
introduced by him a few days ago to inn
prove the methods of accounting in the
postoffice department. The bill abol-
ishes the postal note, reduces the
schedule of rates for money orders aD-
proXimately TO the scale of the fee
charged by express companies; the post
master-general is given authority TO
designate offices for the issue of money
orders up TO So and all money orders
unpaid for one year are covered into the
treasury. The money order certificates
contain a device designed to facilitate
the settlement OF postmasters' accounts.
The certificates of deposits of postmas-
ters go direct to the sixth auditor, in
stead of as now, to the third assistant
postmast er-geneTal. The act takes et-
feet July 1, 1894 The report was read,
also letters from the secretary of the
treasury and the postmaster-general in
dorsing the bill Then without debate
the bill was passed.
Under the call of committees. Gen.
| CatchingS from the committee on rules
presented the report of the committee
making the bills for the admission of
Arizona and New Mexico special or
der after the morning hour until dis
posed Of Without division the report
was adopted and the order made.
\ bill donating two old cannOns to
the cities of Pittsburg and Allegheny
was, on motion of Mr. Stone of Penn
SNINdnld, taken up anu petoSCus y bllA
supplemental to the act defining the
manner in which land scrip can be as
signed and located was passed without
objection.
A bill limiting the time under which
claimants to property under the donation
! act Of 1850 must appear to Jan. ], 1925,
and giving the present occupants or
| those lands preferential claim in case
title under the act of 1850 is not per-
fected. was taken up and passed.
4 communication from the sergeant
alarms was read stating that there
We're no funds available for the payment
of mileage to members. A resolution to
pay the officers and employees Of the
house for the present month on Dec. %
was passed without an objection. Gen.
Wheeler Of Alabama then moved that
the house go into committee of the whole
TO consider the bill for the admission Of
Arizona. The standing vote resulted 20
to T. Mr.. Hooker made the point of no
quorum, and the ayes and nays were
ordered
The republicans generally refrained
from voting Word was passed around
by Messrs. Reed and Burrows, the re-
| publican leaders, to force the democrats
to produce their own quorum if any
more territories were to be admitted
| into the Union.
Gen. Wheeler made a statement to the
| effect that as the republicans We're fill
| clustering he would move an adjourn
] ment.
Accordingly at $40 the house ad-
/ Journed.
Called on TO Resign.
! Late this afternoon Secretary Carlisle
signed letters calling for the resignation
of the following named officers: o. C.
| Bosbyshell. superintendent of the mint,
! Philadelphia; Joseph G. Diglin, appraiser,
| New York; Charles I. Kimball, APP
| praiser, Detroit; w. II. Alexander, sur
veyor of customs, Lincoln, Neb; ]. j.
| Ridgeway, surveyor of customs. Phila-
| delphia; Amor Smith, jr., surveyor Of
! customs. Cincinnati; Milton Wedler.
| collector internal revenue, district of
| Oregon John Ingle, supervising inspec-
! tor steam vessels, Evansville, Ind :
| Thomas V. Cooper, collector Of customs
! at Philadelphia; John Fehrenbatch, SUI
! pervising inspector Of steam vessels at
Cincinnati.