The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-04-28
CURRENT NEWS.
CONGRESS-.


In the Senate. on the 12th, the Postal bill
was read a third time and passed. II provides
for the transmission throagh the mails OF third
class matte in packages not exceeding four
pounds IN weight. AT one cent per ounce, poet
age 10 be prepaid by stamps. Transient news
papers and magazines viii be transmitted Al the
rate Of one cent for every three ounces or frsc-
tonal part thereof. and one cert for each addi-
uonal two ounces or fractional part thereof. the
bill TO take effect on July \, lss6--.. In The
House. the Committee ON kleriions report.d m
the Minnesota contested election case IN favor
of strait. sitting member The Deficiency
bin was passed.
In the Senate. on the 18th. a bill was
passed authorizing the construct ON OF = pontoon
bridge across the Mississippi River, from some
point in Lacrosse County. Wis. u some point
in Houston County, MINI. The most Of The ses-
SION was devoted 10 the discussion Of a bill an
thorizing a Few street pavement IA Washington.
Adjourned till Monday.......in the House
the bill for restoration 20 market Of the MlntAh
Indian reservation. Utah. passed, also, the bili
public 4 main. Mr.. Sayler. from the Commit
tee on Public Lands. reported the senate ball
To confirm pre- eupuon 7 BONE
within the e bmits # railroaa grant. in eases
where such entries hayeheen made under The reg
uiations 81 the Land Department. Passed. The
BIN for the transfer Of ne .sdiAn Bureau 70 The
War Department was taken up IN tompiiiee u
the Whole, and MIR. Seelye spoke against Tie
bill and Mr.. Hooker in favor Of It.
Neither House OF Congress was in session
on the 18th, the day being observed as = general
holiday in Washington. on account q the IN
yelling II the Lincoln statue
In the House, on the 18th. there was s
ong discussion a. to the power and duty OF the
House 10 the matter Of the Imprisonment OF Hal
let Kiibourns the contumacious witness. but the
matter went over without arriving at any definite
conclusion
In the Senate. on the nth, after some
routine business had been disposed Of. al 4 80
y. m. the impeachment Proceedings in the case
Of William ". Belknap were taken up. After a
formal proclamation by the Sergeant st Arms.
the oath was administered by the Chief Justice
TO such Senators as were absent at the previous
session OF the Court. The Secretary was then
ordered Co notify the House that the senate
was ready t proceed with the trial. At
L. IS ex-Secretary Belknap, with his cOur sel,
Messrs Carpenter. klack and Blair. entered
and proceeded 10 the table provided for them.
At l o'clock The managers 81 the lmpeachment and
members of the House appeared and took Tie
minutes. etc, Mr.. tarpenter read and had filed
n plea denying the jurisdiction of the Senate 70
try BelkDap on the articles Of impeachment. A.
he was not sn officer OF the United states At the
time such articles were found and presented 10
the Senate. that he has not since been. nor - he
now an officer Of the United stsfee, tut wac ard
the State Of Iowa. Mr.. Lord. on the part Of the
Managers. asked that time be allowed them
until the 10Th inst TO consider what replication
shall he made 10 the plea of Belknap, and j; was
so ordered. The managers and counsel for The
accused having, in reply % \ question Of the
President pro t>mpore. said that thev
had nothing further to propose. the Senate
sitting a. a Court Of Impeachment adjourned IN
I'll the 10Th. and resumed consideration Of legis-
lative business. .-...In the House, the case Of
Hallet hilbOurne was again under consideration.
and was the occasion 81 an acrim onious debate
between Messrs. Blaine and Tucker Na.l. 4
resolution was finally adopted. directing the SER
geant-at Arms 10 make a return 10 the writ of
habeas corpus issued by the Court. and 10 pro-
duce kilbourne before the Court.
In the Senate. on the 18th. the Deficiency
Appropriation bin was passed. Among the
items embraced in it are . . 900 for the Black
Hills Commission and sss, $50 for expenses Of
the Government exhibit At the tentennial.....
The House took mp the report Of the Election
COMMITTEES on the Alabama contested election
case Of Bromberg against Harrison. The report
was unanimous in declaring the sitting member
(HaralsOnl entitled 10 the seat. After state
meDts Of perjury OF witnesses the report was
agreed To. The bill for the transfer ofthe Indian
Bureau - the War Department was taken up,
and speeches in its favor Were made by Messr..
CulJerson, Hooker and Banning.