The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-02-21
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

FRIDAY. Feb. s.-SEsArE--A resolution wss
passed directing the Secretary Of the Treasury TO
furnish . statement OF the earnings and expenses
tee Library reported adversely the siIi srovid-
ing for international copyright Sherman in
81 %onsy in the United state. TseasaIy. snd ne
payment Il per cent interest thereon for ehArita
biz ss sa shs Il se saro
The bill for the distribution 81 the Geneva award
political disabiities The senate refused 10 enter.
paws. onered by Flansgan eksp). q Teas
HorsE.-A,fer the disposal Il = fx private balls
the Military Appropriation bill and spent the re-
mainder Of the aay in its consideration
SATURDAY. Feb. s--SESArE--Not in session
HorsE.-D2~es made appeal to take UP and
pass new Boston relief hill. but Kerr objected.
building . Covington. Ky, Was passed The
mainder q the days session vas devoted 20 the
consideration II bills Of . private nature
MONDAY. Feb. 10--SESArE--Pomeroy (ksn-
sasD offered . resolution for . committee to snve.
ugAse the charges against him; adopted; FreIias
huysen. Buckingham. Acorn, Thurman and
viekers appointed on the committee. bills
the boundary line between the United sisses and
Great Britain. under the act Il ISIS 60 execute ihs
ire % 70 =, ,ss
ern Claims Commission hill extending the CON
Ho s m"sios 70 ss.psne The rule. TO pass
the substitute for the Senate ball extending the
"a. lost. The senate bill aprroprsstine sanlcs
for Government builcinss at Grand Rapids, Mich,
tion Il unted states notes i'm coin AFTER Nay, Issi
"a revive shipping and commerce. to refund taxes
salaries 81 the President and other executive ON
GERS Was defeased-ye.s, n nays, lo Cox ND
q the National and State Governments and cppos.
ing Capitalization as the most danssross - AL
abuses. iost-yeAs. TO- nays. eA-fvo-fnuas e<ihs
necessary to passn
TUESDAY. Feb. 11.-SExATE--Bills passed
To continue the Southern CLAIMS Commission;
granting the right of way to the Denver, Ge"rgs-
town and Utah and the Denyer south Parn ard
ing monument 20 Union soldiers ~ salseary-
Housr-An amendment to the Postal hall re
ducing letter postage after July to two cents ~as
adopted The section relating 70 weekly n.ss
papers amended not 60 exeiade from me-
circulation in the counties here pu ei.shed snose
u,ns s Ss,s2s ,ss ss a s
,.o cent: AFT, July s.a a
Ias s, as,nS, 1a,, sss s.sI.s q the Non
"WEDNESDAY. Feb. l2-SKxATE.-Nesrly the
whole day vas spent in canvsssing the electoral
votes.
HousE.-The Senate amendments TO the yisrn.
Enposi,io5 bill we're s.neurrss 20 . BAL
houses met in the Ne representatives. Nall in rlnt
convention, ana counted the electoral votes fr
President and vice-President-
THURSDAY, Feb. 12--SKxATE--The Commit
tee on Pensions reported adversely TO grsnsins
pensions to soldiers Of the Of isl2 Who served
less than 60 days Window, from the PostcGee
Conmitsee reported . bill for the suppression q
trade In, and circulation Of. obscene and immoral
literature Pratt, from the Pension Commifee'
reported without Amendment the House ball re-
storing TO the pension rolls the names q all per
sons hitherto pensioned for services I'm the gar y
lel7 and dropped therefroD on account Of symps-
thy With the late re be liion. The Naval ApProprl
alton bill was TAKEN mp, and the following amras-
ments were agreed 20: Appropria;tng eist-oS y
purchase the right 20 man ufaeture and use tie
beet sek-propelling torpedo boats; nxing the tern
Of classes in the Annapolis Naval Academy ~ az
years; appropriating e3-1poW for the oonstrue-
tion ~ eight steam sicops Of var. bett TUE
the Commerce committee, reported v.tnoe'
ington. Cincinnati and ST. Louis Railroad Con-
pzny IN construct . railroad from Warrington CsN
through the states Of Virginia. Wet Vrnns.
Ohio. Indiana, and Illinois, to St Louis -niten
cock INTRODUCED . bill prohibiting the severa Ief
ritories OF the Union from giving or looming then
credit TO raiIroaA com panies-
HorsK.-Beatsy. from the Committee on PRINT.
ing. reported In favor Of giving the report nG ane
publishing the debates in Congress 20 M
ts9h. Of the washington Repuhsas.- nank re
ported . bill 70 aid the eonstruction o. TIE suue
tunnel Che bill provides for loan OF ~
- Wood offered . resolution Of sy0pessy ~
the people Of Spain in their e6orts ~ estastn. Z
meree Committee. reported back the bill 90 Pre-
vide for the crestios Of . Board Of Conmisss.s-
ers Of Commerce Laid ON the tasle-yess, =
nays. @.