The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-11-23

In the House, the Resumption kcnrni OH
WAS discussed AZ length, Mcssrs. Gardner, Rid
tic proposed bill, and Mcssrs. Price. Blair.
~ n.y. and others against L.. The speaker
laid before the House the resignation 81 the
Roy. pr. roisai as Chaplain.
In the senate, on the sth, resolution was
agreed to instrncting the Committee on Ju-
dietary 10 inquire and report whether any leg
islation Is necessary IN order 20 authorize the
payment on, OF any moneys received or 20 be
received from the Republic ~ Mexico, or 9th
crwisc 10 American claimants OF awards
made hy the COMMITTEES created under thc
republic. ratincntions whereof were eN
changed on the LIST of February, ls63. The
resolution sa h py senator MANN ,;c
in regard 60 the rescue of persons from the
stark County (rcxaS) Jail BY outlaws
from Mexico, in August last, was taken up
upon the Secretary OF the Interior FOR In
formation rs TO the number ot miles of
Northern Pacific Railroad constructed. what
changes had been made In the line.
etc. WIN The House went int Committee Of
the whole upon the Army Appropriation
bill \ lengthy debate ensaed, and was par
Schleicher, Foster, blackburn, congcr.
Money. Phillips, CalSins, Luttrcll. Townsend
Mills, Pridemore, clymer' Wright cnloerson.
and sparks. without action the committee
rose and the House adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 9th, number OF
bills were introduced and referred. The Vice
President appointed senator kirkwood a
member Of the Committee on Foreign AZ
fairs, senator Ingalls, a member Of the Com.
mittec on Privfle gcs and Elections. ana sen
ator saunders a member OF the Committee on
Railroads, 20 nh the vacancies on these com
mittces occasioncd by the death of senator
Morton. Adjourned till Monday......ln the
House, Mr.. swami. Chairman ot the Commit
tee on Foreign Affairs. presented a commune
cation from the Secretary OF state IN refer
ence 10 the Paris Exposition. They estitnntcd
the expenses Of an American representation
~ s251. Oou Ordered printed and rccommit-
ted. Rev. DIV H. Harrison wascIccted Chap
whole on the Army Appropriation bill, but
after long discussion again adjourned with
out definite action.
The Senate was not in session on the 10th.
......The House again took up the Army APP
preparation bill in Committee ~ the Whole.
and after considerable discussion the bill
passed through the committee. The com.
nittec rose ana reported the bill. hut ~ IL
was found that the amendments agreed 70 in
the conimitteeconnicted. and ~ ID required
time to straighton them out, the House adj
lOurned.
In the Senate, on the 18th. number OF
bills were introduced and referred. among
them the following: by senator Window.
10 establish department OF Commerce; BY
Mr.. Conover. 20 provide for the survey Of an
interior water route and canal from tile
Mississippi River 70 the Atlantic. senator
Maxcy submitted resolution instrncting
the Committee on Military Affairs 70 inquire
into the expcdicncyo OF constructing defensive
works on the Rio Grande frontiers. Laid
over for the present Hon. u. W. VOORHEES,
was sworn in as senator from Indiana. SEN
ator Booth was appointed Chairman Of the
COMMITTEES on Patents. in place of senator
Wadlaigh recently appointed Chairman Of
the Committee on Privileges and Elections.
senator Davis Of Illinois was excused from
further service on the Committee on PEN
sions, and Senator saunders was excused
from further service on the Committee of
transportation Routes 10 the Scaboard.
senator cn nai rose 70 ~ per
cent publication in the New York
Herald which pnfportcd to give his tConk-
linK'1 expressed opiinons ON certain persons
ana matters. The senator said the statement
contains some remarks which he made In
casual conversation at times. ard contains
other remarks which he never made at any
time. number 81 appointments were con-
frmcd in executive session. among them the
following John l.. stephens. Minister to
sweden and NORWAY; Edgar n. Marble. Of
Michigan. Assistant Attorney General: Jno.
y. Defrees. Public Printer; Kenneth Rayncr,
solicitor Of the Treasury. Eilory NJ. Brayton,
Collector Internal Revenue for south Caro-
INA, vice T. Cnss Carpenter. resigned. United
states MarShnis-liobt. n crittendcn for Ken
sncky Joseph J.. Morphcs. for Northern Mis-
s &c, n ne House. the Az
the Committee Of the Whole
on saturday, came up for consideration AZ
the regular order, and after q lengthy discus
sion, passed without division. The following
amendments 20 the bill were previously con
Cured in by Mr.. ~chlcicher--striking out
the clause prohibiting the recruiting 81 the
the rolls She first OF November ~ Mr.. Cul
berson-proyiding that four cavalry rcgi-
ments be recruited TO one hundred men
Of the Mexican and Indian frontiers 81
Texas, provided nothing herein shan author
re recruiting beyond 900 men. The Rcpub-
licans voted -oidly against this amendment
and were joined Nv Mcssrs. Giddings. Mills
and schleicher The amendment providing
that STAN officers shall not be entitled 10 or
ances was rejcctcd-ycas, 1873; nays, lsi. The
pu6Iicans, backed By Mc-srs. blackburn.
Potter, Willis and Randolph. A large
number OF bills were Introduced and refer
red, including the bills 20 amend the laws In
designating the time for the meeting OF Con.
greSs the first Monday in January; 10 reduce
the number OF military cadets; for payment
~ all cotton seized after the 18th OF May, 1865
also, 10 refund the tax on raw cotton collect
Ell from 1858 to ISIS 70 prohibit bv constitu-
ionhi amendment the payment Of fclaims
arising out Of the late rebellion. etc, etc.
In the Senate, on the 18th, bills were intro
duced-by senator Garland: To authorize the
election Of a Delegate 20 Congress from the
Indian Territory; by Mr. Dorsey: To nu.
thorize inc construction Of a bridge across
the. Mississippi River nc Memphis; also.
making an appropriation for the inn
provement Of the Arkansas River BY
removing the bar opposite Fort smith;
BY senator Cockrei: To remove the National
Capital 70 some more central location; also,
70 repeal the Bankrupt laws; Senator COCK.
rcli also presented q petition 70 build South
ern transcontinental railroad on the SD and
SD parallels OF latitude. from the Mississippi
River to the Pacific Ocean, also, 20 widen
and deepen the channel Of the Mississippi
River In Missouri. The House Army Appro-
priation bill was read and referred. Sena-
tor booth, Chairman Of the Committee on
Manufactures, was, nc his request, excused
from mrther service on that committee. lie
also submitted q resolution calling upon the
President TO inform the senate Of the cause
of the Ncx pcrces war. and other particulars