The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-02-25
CURRENT NEWS.
CONGRESS-

In the Senate, on tho ath. Mr.. Boutwell,
introduced \ bii 10 repeal existing presumption
laws and % provide ior the salc Of timber upon
public lands ~ the United states. The hin pra.
vidcs that, after the soth 81 next June, nome ~
the pubic lands shan be subject o. presumption
cutrs lNtrnt ol ua lil requires tHc Nccre
tarN ~ tlt iuipItor o. cause spprtt~emCut- mNUV
from uAt a. tue OF timber stauifuA
upon puhic lands. and prepare plans nf fhr
same IA lnts containing moi more thun s2l acr,s
each, antl provinces uat ~ payment ui appraised
value ~ not less than sl.sA per acre, any prr-on
may maxi cutry ol stumpagc upon ANY one tract,
and be allowed three years within which a. re-
move wood dha TIMBER nom the land, provided
that no person snail enter a second lt until no
shall have removed the timber from his FIRST 1T
and that there shall De ltit standing On each lot one
tree OF eyeiy variety growing there; and pruNld-
ed further. that all white ami rcl cellar shall De
reserved unless the Preside Z shall, b. a spccifi
order, IN particular cases ligect Otherwise. Ihe
centennial Appropriauon Dill was conrin'red AZ
length, but went over without coming % a VOC.
.-...,..ln the House, debate upon the Consular
and Diplomatic Appropriation bill was continued
in OF TIE " hole.
In The senate. on the 10th, the bill for an
extension Of time for the completion Of the
Northern Pacific Railroad was finally passec-
yeas, 81; nays. II. The senate then went into
executive session. a.. In the House. the morn.
ing hour havinDbeen dispensed with, the Con.
sular and Diplomatic Appropriation Till was
again taken up in 4 onmittee OF the whole. ami
Mesers. Hale, Blaine, Lynch, TarbcN, X alal,
Chittendcn. kassOn, HOAr, Springer, ana otter
members spoke theron. some few sections ~
tie bill were perfected, when the House rose and
adjourned.
In the Senate. on the nth, Mr.. Freling-
huysen, fr m the Judiciary Committee, reported
a bill relating 20 transportation OF animals. Il
il. with some amendments. the measure intro.
duced hy that senator 10 the beginning % the
present session. The Centennial Appropriated
IFF a.r IA 49, fNu g Hr VH.w Nrnft 80. - fMn ~
Ing hour. ard WAS final passed A. IL cane fruu
the iiousc-yeas. a., NAYS. a.. Those voting iaj
were Messrs. AlcorE & ooper, Eaton .1olath saits,
Hamilton, Howe, herman. Key, Mcl retty,
Merrimor. stevenson. Thurman, Wadicixh,
Whyte. Wiihrrs-l5. The following absent Sen.
ators, who would baie voted against the bill,
were pairci with an equal number ID it, favor:
Me-srs. Booth. 1ockrtli. Davis. Norwood and
>au lsburv. Adjourned tli Monday In the
House the Diplomatic nna Consular Apron ria.
ton bill vac accomplished ms ouiHitteeo ~ thc " hole
and passed with urly two ncgatv. votes. IL 3D.
proprialc- abuut sNlt ,NOp. being n re luctIon III
about $40. 80 from the bill ia-tyeAr. Adjourned
till Monday.
In the Senate, on the 18th, Mr.. Frcling-
huysen ca'ed up the senate bin 10 amend certain
provisions Of the Rev ,sei statutes OF the United
states relating o t1e transportation % animals
Amendments were rcrorted by tile Judiciary
Committee o. tie eject ihtt animals shall not be
conhncd ln any railroad car or vessel, without
food or water. . longer period than -
consecutive hours and that they shall have tine
for rect aud water at least seven consecutive
hours, and providing that the amend.
ments shall take effect on July &. l~-6. The
amendments We're agreed To-. AMI after so'nr
debate the I'LL ~pas-CG-yCas, 80. naTa, -. Nj.
ingalls, introduced a biz for The protection ~ ag
ricuiiurc against Insects. the bll authorizes ale
Secretary " The interior a. app0int. upon uunni
nation 81 the NatleHal Academy ~ sciences. a
commission. q consist IN three eminent rnto.
mologi-is. 90 serve five years 10 q salary Of
$500 per annum each, and D. ne allowed
- Law a. a. 80 anal "a .NWA,fa fNu.Hn
selves 30 the Investigation ~ such insects most
injurious % great sfaples. especially the Rarhy
Mountain l9rurts, army worm, cninca
bug, He.~ian rs amt cotton worm, the resA.t- a.
b. reported tot angrcss OF least unry D wear. re
ferred. Mr.. Morton called NJ The resolution f0r
the admission ~ Pinchbark ana spoke at come
len-tn thereon ~ reply fe senator thurna n'r
speech ~ .4at Neck......l rNrr iNa cAli Of states
- the House q ulllhor % bills were introduced.
among them the following by Nr. Riddle
lIehu.) Directing iNe flnhmiS-iVn ~ priv ATE
matter through the mails. when postage thereon
Is insufficient, IS Mr.. Baker lnd.J To make
banking free AMI u repeal the Resumption rot.
by Mr.. Harrison For repeal 81 part ~ the Re
sumption act, and for RESUMPTION ~ sI.cie |
pay mcnt. Mr. Hale fl.ep.) moved to suspend
the rules and adopt 4 resS'-tion IN favor % IRE
earlf re- unptlUn ~ apacle payment and tncl1tht I
the secretary 81 the Treasury with an necessary /
power ~ carry out -aid object. Tie motion u
suspend the rules ald adopt the resolution was
lost-yeas, ~. nays l37. The Not- was pretty
nearly 2 party one. although there We're some
deyiations from that rule Among the Demo
crat= Young yea were IarnoN and WINS
Among the Republican. voting no were Baker
lind. and Fort.
In the Senate, on the 18th, Mr.. Hitchcock,
from the ommittee on Territories. reported "a
vorably on senate bill to enable the people ~
New Mexico TO form a IConstituton and state
Government. and for admission q. The State into
the Union, with a written report. which was or
derei printed and the bill placed on the
The Pension bill was also reported,
the total amount appropriated being s2-. A.
Go. IL was passed. The bMl making re-iric.
tons In the disposition o. public land. In the
states Of Alabama. Mississippi, Loui.iana.
Arkansas, and Florida, was vari0usiy amended
and then passed. .....In the House,
Mr.. Scales. from the Committee on Indian AZ
fairs, reported a bill requiring suret es Tor all
Indian Agents, sub Agents and Special Agents
TO file sworn statements Of valueand descriptions h
Of property owned by them on which they become Y
~sureties. Passed.