The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-07-03

do great injustice 10 INV own feelings IL ala no,
return Ia you my heartfelt thanks .gr yOur kind
ness at the present session. IL Is remarkable
that the more We see of the Constitution of he
United states, and the more familiar We become
with II In practice, the more we admire the
wisdom OF It's provisions. ! have since
presiding here by your favor this session
come TO esteem M ! never did before the wis.
dom OF that provision which separates the
presiding ~fcer from members OF the body H.
VINO occupies this chatr, the duties OF which M.
so nearly Judicial, ought not TO be senator, for
as senator he must more or less participate M
the debate. and take more or less interest in the
questions which are pending here, and those ques-
lions In which he takes an interest, he must il
NJ Ice right minded man, suspect himself OF
partiailtyi and II may be, In end.ay0rng Ia avoid
that, lean too lar the other way 4 thank
you again, gentlemen for your courtesy your
Kindness, the patience with which you have
borne errors which We're necessarily the result of
my lnexperlenc. as apreslding officer; ana hop
ing that you VIII I'm safety reach your homes ana
there meet an approving con stitnency that ".
shall meet here again In December in health ana
prosperity, and returning 10 this corps OF clerks
my thanks Tor their cooperation In performing
the duties OF the chair | now proceed To execute
the order of the two Houses OF Congr. 81 and dc.
clare that the Senate OF the United States is adj
iourned sine die. Applause.
In the House, on the 23d, various bills of
minor importance on the Speakers table we're
taken up and passed. Mr. Sawyer, from the
Conference Committee on the River and lIarbor
Appropriation bill, made a report ia reply Ia
inquiries, he stated that the amount was reduced
about S25, 900 below the sum in the bl as ID came
from the Senate, but was about 500 900 more
than when II left the House; altogether IL appro-
priated "A little more than 500. tn more than the
bill OF last year. The report was agreed 10 Mr.
Tyner, from the Conference Committee on the
Post Office Appropriation bill, made report and
proceeded 10 explain H. lie said the conference
report provided that the prepayment OF postage
on newspapers should commence on January
ISIS, ana That the rate OF postage on newspa-
pers should be two cents "A pound on All weekly
and daily newspapers. and three cents pound
on all publications less frequent tnan weekly
The report was adopted Mr.. Dawes, IN con-
sequence of the posiponement OF the tariff bill
uatil next December, moved To take up and pass
the Senate bill To extend the time for the redemp-
tion OF certain lands for direct taxes. agreed
to The speaker announced that he had appoint
ed Mr. T. RS Iioar and Mr.. Mitchell on the
committee 10 frame a new government for the
District of Columbia. The President having
been duly notified OF the proposed Adjournment
the committee made their report, ami ~ TIE
hands of the clock-dial Indicated g. the speaker
wishing all OF the members q safe and happy re-
turn To their homes and families, pronounced the
first session OF the forty-thlrd Congress adjourn
ed sine die