The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-08-18
CURRENT NEWS.
CONGRESS.

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sebastian, a United states senator from Arkan'
sss. who was expelled In is6l for alleged disloy-
altv with ! resolution resembling The resolution
expeIing him from the senate. and authorizing
~ tayunent OF his salary from the date of ms
expulsion % the time OF his death % his heirs.
lie gave notice he would call mp The
resolution some future Jay Ter oonslnefael1hs'
Tie River and Harbor bill Was further consid-
cred and q numher Of amendments disposed OF
in COMMITTEE Of the Whole. In the House the
Bland silver bill came up a. tue regular order,
but al attempts 70 force a vote were thwartcd Dy
dilat0ry motions. Mr.. Lamar having obtained
the no-Or spoke for shout two hours on the po-
litcal situation. and was respectfully listened 10
by the " hole House.
In the Senate, on the "a, Mr.. Logan in
trodnoed a bill Tor tn coinage Of the silver
dollar. % be legsl-tender az It's nominal value
for any amount. except for customs dues and
and laid on The table The River and HaTbor
Appropriation bill was finally passed. The az
gregaie amount appropriated IL $50 .oc0, the
exact SUN recommended by the Committee
ON AUTHORIZATIONS. .......In the House.
A report exonerating Mr.. Knott from cUipabiiity
In The matter Of the Caldwell dispatch was pre-
Knott, ia which he rehearsed the whole history of
ne Blaine Investigation. and reflected very Sc
verely upon Mr.. BlAines course. His speech was
replied - with intense severity by Mcssrs. Hale,
s'rye. Hnsr, McCrary and Lawrenoe- The four
latter being mem bers OF the Judiciary Commit
tee and having signed the report eN0nerating
Mr. Knott, withdrew their consent 70 u and then
Mr. hurVi, VINO maize a., ~lidIeS *. ~. lad y
recOmmitied 20 the Judiciary Committee. IN or
Der as he said, that the minority OF the commit
tee might have IN opportunity OF presenting %
chairman Of the Committee on Ways and Means.
reported resolution progidiug for the ADJOURN
ment OF Congress on Monday next AZ /. O'Clock
Mr. wAddeil called for the yeas and nays, which
Were refused. and the resolution was adopted.
In the Senate. on the 9Th. a Committee Of
Conference Was appointed on In sale % the Usage
ceded Lads in kansas. Mr.. Wright. from the
Committee on Claims. reported adversely on
senate ball TO reimburse West Virginia for Losses
incurred by reason OF TIE destruction Of IL pub
lie property by Federal troops during The late
war AMI u vas indefinitely postponed The
Hou.e after the transaction Of some uuimportant
routine business, went into SOmmitiee ol the
Whole. Mr. Eden in the chair. and was addressed
for two hours upon the subject Of general poll
tics BY Mr.. Garfield. after which ne Committee
rose and the House adjourned
In the Senate. on the 5th, the time was
occupie-d chiefly IN discussion Of the letters Of
acceptance Of Tilden and Hendricks, after which
The reT-ort o. the Conference Committee on the
bill 70 provide for the sale % Osage cced lands,
etc Was agreed tO-yeas, = nays, i. Mr..
Morton,s resolution for the punishment 81 TIE
perpetrators 81 the Hamburg outrages Was enter
tainei, and the senate went into executive ses-
sion AMI then adiOurned....-- In the HoEse, TIE
Rland silver bill was taken up bat passed over
without acton. Mr.. Cox, Chairman Committee
on Banking AMI Curency, reported q OIL - re-
peal section three OF the Resumption 81 Jan
uary Il. ls,a, which directs The secretary u the
Trcasuryto redeem in coin lega-tendsr note
then outstanding. lie declared nc belief that
The fNIng OF a day for resumption was a hope
less menAce % prosperity, that Il elected no
good and that u vac utterly useless for all prac-
teal purposes. The beet business men % the
country hal said 80, and said 60 - his commit
tee 1he bal which 10 was proposed q repeas In
part had passed ongress az a party necessity,
under the whip and spur Of the prevI-
Gus question. Mr. Hewitt moved a substitute
which Was rejected, and under motion q the
previous question, the report q Mr.. COX vas
carried BY vote q To- yeas 70 = nays, Mr..
COX then reported a bill for a commission OF
three senator's. three Representatives, AMI three
expcrtz. % inquire 1rst into the change that
has taken place in the relative value - gold
and silver. the causes Thereof, whether
thereof on TIE rrade. commerce and finance. AMI
tue productive interests % the country. and on
standards Of value IN this and foreign countries.
send. into the policy oirestoration Of double
standard IN his country. and II restored what
legal relatious betwec1 the two coins Of silver and
gold shall BE-; third, into te question Of the pol
ooncurrentiy with the metallic stand
ard and the eject thereof on the labor in
dustry and wealth Of the country fourth. into
the beet manner Tor providing for facilitating re-
sumption Of specie payment. The commission
to report on or bsfOre the 18th day % January
ls77. The bill was passed. The report Of The
Conference Committee on the oil Tor the sale Of
Usage lands In Kansas 70 actual settlers was
made by Mr.. GOoiIn and agreed %, and the
House adjourned.
In the senate, on the eth. the vote bv
which The senate indefinitely postponed the bill
T. reimburse West Virginia for property destroy.
et by FEDERAL troops during the
ate war. was fecOnsicered and the
bill placed on the calendar. The amendments
II Tie House d The senate bill. extending time
for redemption % lands, soid by the United
states for direct taxes. were agreed % and bill
passed The House ban making appropriation
Tor the paymentO f claims reported allowed by tie
southern Claims Commission passed with the
amendments proposed BY the committee. The
House bill 70 repsal the resumption day clause 4,
etc Was referred - The Finance COMMITTEES.
The Joint resolution Of the House % Representa-
tives proposing sixteenth amendment d the
Constitution prohibiting the appropriation Of
any school fund for The support Of sectarian
SCHOOLS was amended and referred q the Commit
tee on Judiciary. Mr. Edmunds resumed The
hoor and occupIed the attention Of the -enahe
with MS speech 90 the motion 70 print %, 80 "a
ira copies OF the Presidents message on the Ham
burg outrage. discussion followed participated
in BY Messrs. Dawes and Eaton, but before Mr.
Eaton Concluded the senate went into executive
session and soon afjoumei......In the House,
no business % general Int. rect was transacted.
in the senate, on the sth, the bill TO es-
tablish The Territory of Pembina, b oompris,
the northern portion Of Ihe Terrific % Dakota
passed. Mr.. Bogy gave notice % an amend
ment changing the nane q Algonquin DE
bate upon the notion 20 print the Presidenti
mess a re regarding the Ham burg affair was con
unued, Mr.. EatJn having the hOOr. Mr.. Pat
terson replied, and yielded the noOr % a motion
% al iourn - The House adopted motion
grant leave Of Absence 10 some twerty member.
who desired IL The Island silver bill was agar
up. but again failed TO reach a vote on account
II diiatory motions. Mr.. Hale obtained the n00i
by parliamentary device. and made speed
90 general politics. which was brieny replied Z
by SIR. Cox. Mr.. Lawrence introduced an
amenfmsnt O. The Constitution for that known al
the Blaine school Amendment. AZ foiiOws
ARTICLE XVI. sect on J.. No state shall maxi
any Law respecting an establishment 81 igiuI
OF prohibiting the free eNerC - thereof.
ser 2. NJ public property nor money Taiscf
bY taNaibon. ur from anF public fund or properly
m any state or place subject 10 legislative poWe