The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-03-27


In the Senate. on the lith, Immediately afrer
the reading OF the journal announcement was
made of the serious illness OF Mr. Sumner. and
an adjournment was msde. without sny business
being transacted.
In the House. on the 18th. Mr.. Sypher asked
the unanimous consent 10 introduce and have
passed bill appropriating thirty thousand dol
lars 20 improve the mouth Of the Mississippi
River, 10 be expended Immediately. lie
! immediate passage OF the bill Mr. willard
OF Vermont objected. and the bill was
referred TO the Committee on Commerce.
with leave 70 report any time An amendment
to the Pension law was passed one provision of
which restores TO the pension roll those persons
whose M mes were struck therefrom in conse-
qurnce OF disoyalty; also providing that in case
OF death or remsrriage OF a soldiers widow hav-
ing pension, or the death of a soldiers orphan
children, the pension shall revert 20 the depend
ent father, mother, or other relative Of the
soldier IRON the date OF such death or
remarriage; also, granting thirty dollars for
an Artificial eye TO soldiers who have lost eve
~. The legislative Appropriation bill was then
discussed in Committee of the Whole. Mr. par
ker OF Missouri addressing the House IN refer
ence TO the estimates and appropriations for the
Indian service FIR the current fiscal year The
death OF senator sumner was announced, and
The House adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 18th. no public BUSH
ness was transacted. The chair Of the late SEN
ator sumner was araped in mourning and upon
his desk was large bouquet Of white flowers
On account OF the Illness Of MIR. Boutwell,. MIR.
Anthony made the formal announcement OF >ena-
tor summers death. After the appointment Of
committee 70 escort the remains Of the deceased
senator TO BOSTON, and committee Of arrange
ments 10 make arrangements for the funeral ser
vices Al the capitol, the Senate adjourned
In the House, on the 18th. Mr.. Hoar read
series of resolutions announcing the death Of
Senator sumner, and soon after the House adj
journed.
In the Senate. on the 18th, after the funeral
services of the late senator sumner Were con-
cluded, the senate was called TO order and the
Chair announced rs . member 10 nil the vacancy |
OF the } pint select committee 10 investigate the
management Of ansirs Of the District Of Column
bia. Mr.. stewart of Nevada, to be chairman of
the committee in place of Mr.. Boutwell, excused /
on account Of ill-heaith. The senate then ad-
Journsd TIL Tuesday, 18th.
In the House. on the 18th. Immediately A. /
ter organization, adjournment was had TO attend /
the funeral Ex-senator sumner
In the House, on the 14th, the session was
given up exclusively TO debate Mr.. kellogg
concluded the speech begun by him on the nth |
on the Legislative appropriation bill An other
speeches We're on the bill 10 regulate inter-
railroad commerce, and were made by Messrs \
Pratt stansrd, Hazleton Of Wisconsin, Burrows /
In the House. on the 10th. among the bills \
introduced were the following: Prohibiting the
use OF public horses and vehicles for private pur-
poses, and forbidiing Government officers 10 re-
quire their servants "a Wear livery; for a com
mission in relation 20 preservation OF forests; 70
give land warrants 20 soldiers and sailors in the
late war. appropriating 80 90, To be- expended
In the course OF the current sca, year In .nproy-
ing the mouth Of the Mississippi River Passed
An evening session was h. Ia for discussion Of
the transportation bill, which was parricipafed
In mainly by Messrs. Kendall. Orr and Cannon
In the Senate, on the 18th. various petitions
for and against an increase Of currency were
presented Bills were passed-aufhorizing the
President TO accept, for citizens of the Uni
ted States, Jurisdiction Of certain tribunals IN
the Ottoman dominions and Egypt, established
or 70 be established under the authority OF the
Sublime Porte, and in the Government OF Egvtt;
compensaiing the Louisville ana Barustown
Turnpike Company for certain bridges de-
sfrOy ed during the war. senator Logan spoke
At some length on the Currency bin . Ad-
journed.
In the House, on the 18th, bill was passed
Kansas and Missouri from the opera
ton ofthe act OF May To- ls69, which forbids the
presumption Of iron and coal mines The House
then went into committee Of the whole on the
bill, but on account Of the difi-
rulfy OF getting quorum tn VOTE but little pro-
xress was made. IN evening session was held
Iyr debate the Transportation bill Only
eleven members were present, including the
Speaker Pho tenn