The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-26
1t Carries $50, and Was Only
Considered Three Days.

1t Carries sae,125,72I, md Was Only
Considered Three Days.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25-The sundry
civil bill passed to-day in the shortest
time. so far as known, on record. 1t was
under consideration but three days. AS
passed the bill carries s3s.125.721. Two
propositions, offered respectively by Mr..
Sayres AID Mr.. Coombs, the formers to
clothe the Secretary of the Treasury with
power to issue United States bonds of such
denominations as he should see fit, instead
of as now to reissue them of the same de-
nomination, and the latter's to retire and
cancel the gold certificates and make them
nonreceivable for customs dues after July
next furnished the principal theme of
discussion. Mr.. Sayres's proposition was
defeated-4 to 81, while that of Mr..
Coolnbs was carried without division. An
other amendment offered by Mr.. Settle to
strike out the appropriation of $4,000 to
pay for information regarding moonshine
distfllers was lost. An appropriation of
$4,000 for lightship to be situated off the
straits of Fuca, Washington, was adopted.
At the opening of the session Mr.. Har-
rison made the majority report on the
memorial of the Central Labor Union of
Cleveland. o., which asks for the impeach-
ment OF Judge Kicks, denying the request.
nority report later.
Chairman Sayres. of the appropriation
committee, and Chairman wilson, of the
TO divide up today, giving the first half to
the completion of the sundry civil bill and
the remainder of the day to Mr.. Wilson'S
Dill for the repeal OF the clause of the
tariH act Imposing an additional one-tenth
OF a cent per pound sugar from bounty
paying ag countries, and the House. on Mr.:
a n
the whole and resumed consideration of the
sundry civil bill.
ment to the paragraph providing for the
pay of bailiffs,~ criers, etc, of United
states courts so as to provide. that all
persons employed under Section rs of the
REVISED Statutes shall be deemed in actual
attendance when they attend on the order
OF the court" and prohibiting pay to them
uurlng the vacation of the court. MIR.
Quigg argued that the adoption of this
amendment would expedite the business of
Sr1ers who have received no pay since last
March. The amendment was agreed to.
Mr. Broderick offered as a substitute for
the paragraph providing for the transfer
oil the Fort Leavenworth military prison
10 the department of justice a paragraph
authorizing the confinement in that prison
or persons convicted in United States courts
or by court martials and directing the at
1oreny -general to transfer to that prison
SUCH persons now serving sentences i'm
posed by United States courts as can be
accommodated. Mr.; Frederick opposed the
rejected
Mr.; Settle moved to strike from the para
graph providing punishment for violations
of the internal revenue laws the appro-
priation of $4,000 for information and de-
lection or violators. Mr.. Settle contended
that this appropriation was not necessary
Tor the enforcement of the internal revenue
laws, but both harassed and irritated the
citizens or North Carolina and other States.
air. Swanson offered amendment pro-
viding that no portion of the appropriation
lied officers of the government Both
amendments were lost.
ing that no portion of the sum appropriated
Tor printing United States notes shall be
used for printing notes of larger denomi-
nation than those retired or Cancelled.
Mr.. Coombs offered as substitute an
amendment providing for the retirement
Mr. BIand fa1orad g1 h
ment to retire and cancel the. gold certifi-
Gates. He thought the amendment should
give the Secretary of the Treasury author
1ty when there was sufficient amount of
to issue silver certificates against the gold
deposited in the treasury. This was done,
ne said, under Mr. Sherman's administra-
accumulation of $sO,OO0.OOO
After some further debate by Messrs
Cox and Warner in favor of the Coombs
amendment the vote was taken on Mr..
Sayres's amendment to give the Secretary
OF the Treasury discretion to issue such
denominations of greenbacks as he saw fit
1t was lost-74 to 81. The Coombs amendment
TO retire and cancel the gold certificates
was then agreed to without division
Another amendment offered by Mr.
Coombs, making gold certificates nonreceiv-
able for custom dues after July l. 1895,
fui reserve OF any national bank, was also
agreed to without division.
This completed consideration of the bill
In committee. The amendments were then
agreed to, and the bill was passed The
House then took a recess until o'clock.
no FIJI. nor ida,a +;<,, -
pension bills.
The Naval Appropriation Bill.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-The, report on
the naval appropriation bill shows that the
Dill carries total of $S1,S0 ,023, an increase
over the estimates. which We're $50 952 096
The estimates for the increase of the navy
were $lS, 259. 1892, while the appropriation is
$l37T,521. OF this increase over estimates
$4,000 is for armor and armament and s463,-
200 for construction and steam engineering.
The allowance for the bureau of ordnance
has been increased $,13l,Os1 over the APP
preparation for the current year. The
special item of s1SS0OO for equipment for
vessels in excess of the appropriation under
the bureau or equipment is caused by the
S S1mrassion Of the Columbia, Minneapolis
vessels. The increase Of $542,523 for yards
rent year includes $2S0,0OO for the compile
ton of the Puget Sound navy yard, which
the Secretary of the Navy on personal in
spection considered necessary.
The most important feature of the report
is the discussion of the necessity for the
new new battle ships and twelve torpedo
boats provided for. Mr.. Talbot says that
the necessities of our geographical position
have been carefully taken into consideration
and the ccmmiss fon forced to the conclusion
that the continuation of the building bat
tleShips is of vital Importance.
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIES.
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