The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-02-19
CURRENT NEWS.
WARRINGTON.

IL i understood that The " ans anL Means
Committee. ~ decisive vote. has agreet
not 10 recommend the restoration Of the
duties On tea and coffee.
A Washington Associate. Press dispatch
Of the tn saws: Members Of the Committee
on WAYS AMI Meas complain that erroneous
reports q the action Of the committee and
their votes on various topics have gone to
the press. 20 the serious injury u trade.
therefore the statement j. a. thorizet that no
final seton has neer taken on the new duty
or tax. The whole subject ! still unsettled
william :. King 81 Minnesots, whose eyi-
dence in the Pacific Mail subsidy business
l. 80 ba,ily wanted by the House Inve>iigat.
ing Committee. was served with subpgua
ia Montreal. Canals. on the 9Th. whittier be
had been traeei BY detective II Wa hard
IL expecte that he would respond.
The election o. new senator 20 succecd
Carpenter viii neces~ta,e the election Of a
new President pro ten. Of thu Senate for the
F0rry-f0Ur1h Congress- yice-Pnsident VIII
son being from the East. il is claimed that the
President pro ten. properly belongs 70 the
West. The name o. senator Ferry II Michi-
gan has been prominently named in that coIl-
nertion.
Afrorney-siensral Williams appeared be-
fore the Select Committee on Alabama Affairs
on the 9Th. ard was Intercepted a. to his
sending troops to Alabama last fall II ap-
pears from hi- statement that he had 20 cor
respondence with the Governor Of that State
on the subject, but acted on information from
other sources.
The Subcommittee 81 the Senate Finsnce
Committee have under consideration the
question Of establishing another mini A. rec
omrns ndsd BY the Presicent ia his message,
in some Western city, A meeting Of the sub
committee was held on the e1h. to consider
the matter. Six cities had put in claims for
the proposed mint. VIZ. Cincinnati. Chicago,
s. Louis, Indianapolis. Omaha. and Dayton.
The committee took no action but will give
another hearing Of the matter before it Is de-
cided- The Director Of the Mint. Mr.. Under
mSn, who was present al the hearing. will
make report upon the subject. al the next
meeting Of the full committee
A caucus Of Republican Senators wss held
on the sth. 20 consider the Presidents mes
sage on the subject Of Arkansas sfair~- II i
stated that no action was decided upon. some
Of the Senator'S being reluctant 10 commit
themselves before they have had time TO ex
anime the documents which have not yet been
published. The Arkansas senator's were
anxious FOR A. prompt action as the state OF
public business would permit and desired the
natter to b. sent to the Committee on Pryi-
leges and Elections for an early report The
matter will probably take that direction.
The opinion obtains among Republican mem
bers Of the Efou.e that, apart from whatever
the senate may 10, the House viii support
the report OF the Select Committee published
IN another cDlumnl and take no action in the
premises. in accordance with its reeommenda-
ton.
The House Committee on Patents. on the
ssh. through Mr.. >Ayler Of Indiana reported
adversely on the proposition TO extend the
patent ofthe Wilson -ewing-maehine. There
was a very small majority in the COMMITTEES
in favor n thi. report IL sets forth that Al
len Wilson, proprietor o. the particular
patent under consideration. has already real
lied sl9.coo from the patent; that il has run
long series Of year,; that he parted with
hi opportunity 70 make greater sum TO
combination which has cIeared At least s3.-
opo.0o0. and il was no fault on the part Of the
public that n had not realized much larger
sum The case hs- been pending before the
COMMITTEES for over year. The adverse r.
porr was adopted BY. the House withOu; =
division.
tn. President. On the sth. signed the set
10 amerd the existing customs and internal
revenue laws. known a. the Little Tariff
bill
General Mccook. Governor q COLORADO,
having some time a-o expressed a wis., 70 re-
tire from that position. the President has &C.
oepred hi. resignation and appointed As BIZ
suoressor Second Assistant Po~tmaster-Geu-
erai R0uft. The senate confirmed the APP
poinrmeuf without the usual formality q ref
erence to the Committee on Tsrriisris-. Rep
re-eni2ftve Tyner, Of Indiana. win be the sue
ce~~or Of Mr.. R0utt.
The President has rendered the position Of
Third Assistant Secretary Of state 10 Gov
ernor Campbell n Wyoming, who has ac-
efpted the same.
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