The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-03
Honor of Having Their Bills
Marked ono. l."
MR.. CRUMPACKER'S MEASURE
INDIANIAN WANTS PORTO RICO AD-
MITTED TO THE UNION.
Over 100000 Asked for Indiana by
Mr.. Hemenway-Mr. Overstreet's
Gold Standard Bill.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-The House was
flooded with bills to-day, between 5000 and
1900 being introduced. Mr.. Crumpacker, of
Indiana, introduced one to make Porto Rico
a part of the United States and to extend
the laws of the United States to that
island. Mr.. Crumpacker, who has been one
of the most persistent advocates Of the
proposed reduction of representation of
Southern States. also has a bill he will
introduce this week. 1t proposes to amend
the apportionment act of last session
as to reduce the number of representatives
in Congress from Southern States. An ar
bitrary reduction will be fixed, but it will
be based upon calculation made on the GEN.
sus figures. which show the number of col
ored voters in the States and the election
returns from the States
A joint resolution introduced to-day
by Mr.. Moody, of Massachusetts, propos-
ing a select committee of three members
to be appointed by the Speaker to investi-
gate and report whether at the congress
sional election in Louisiana the rights of
any of the male inhabitants Of that State
were abridged or Denied whether, If the
right Of any person to vote was denied or
abridged, the members from Louisiana so
chosen are entitled to their seats; and
whether Congress should enact further
legislation to carry out the fourteenth ard
fifteenth amendments to the United States
Constitution.
Representative Dick, chairman of the
Ohio Republican state central committee,
has the bill which probably represents the
conservative sentiment of the Republican
leaders in the House. 1t provides for a
committee TO investigate the whole South
ern disfranchisement question, and then to
proceed step by step until a rational SOlu-
ton appears.
Representative Hemenway introduced the
civil war claims bill for Indiana, in which
an appropriation of over 100000 is asked.
He also introduced a resolution which re-
moves the statute OF limitation and gives
the court of claims jurisdiction to make
settlement with Indiana, Notwithstanding
the fact that the controller Of the treasury
has ruled that it has no right TO make such
settlement.
There much rivalry in the House
to-day for the honor of introducing bill
No. l. no less than fifteen members having
asked for this precedence The indications
are that the bill of Mr. McCleary restrict
ing the sale of Oleomargarine will be so
designated when the records are made UP.
The bills took a wide range. The Pacific
cable bills, by Representatives Sherman, of
New York. Corliss. of Michigan and Jones'
of Washington, gave varying phases Of this
project, Mr.. Jones proposing the northern
route via Puget sound, with an appropri-
alton of SS00O,OOO, Mr.. Corliss proposing a
government built and maintained route and
Mr.. Sherman offering the plan allowing
private participation in the enterprise.
Among the other measures introduced
were those by Mr.. Sulzer, Of New York
protesting against the conduct of the war
in South Africa. and Mr. Thayer of Massa-
chusetts, and Mr.. Bromwell. of Ohio, re-
moving the duty on hides; Mr. Otev. of
Virginia, giving q tobacco ration To SOL
diers; Mr.. Cousins, OF Iowa 10 repeal the
bankruptcy law Mr.. Fowler. of New Jer-
sey 10 create a reciprocity commission:
Mr.. Davidson. of Wisconsin. To make oleo-
margarine subject TO state laws
Mr.. Barthodt. of Missouri introduced
these bills: Giving the thanks of Congress
TO Rear Admiral Kempff, American naval
commander at Taku. China. also to pun