The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-03-16
THE APPROPRIATION BILLS.


All the general appropriation bills be-
came laws, with the exception Of that making
the appropriation for the support OF the Army,
and the River and Harbor bill. Inc latter was
reported from the Com mittec on Commerce, but
was not considered There 10. however, large
surplus Of money from iaet year, and therefore
no improvement actually needed viii suffer ow-
70 the Army bill the former appropriation leaves
sufficient 70 support that establishment until the
end 0. the present hfcal year, the Both Of June.
When 4 became known that the bill was lost,
this would necessitate an extra session
OF Congress about May D Amopr the
amounts appropriated by the sundry Civil bill
for continuing work on public buildings, are the
following: At Chicago. st. Louis and Cincin-
natl, 400. 600 each; Grand Rapids. Mich.
$500; Port Huron. Mich, $1,000; Evans.
90, Memphis. $40. 00s; Little Rock, So. TOO;
Topeka, kas 100. The House concurred
in the senate amendment approprating sso..
sIiIied enton olcrists. 10 be appointed b, the
Secretary OF the Interior 70 report the best prac
ticabie methods Of guarding against invasions
q Rocky Mountain locnsts and grasshoppers.
BY two voluntary committees in OBJ
tanning copies Of evidence fiIed before the
bill. The provision adopted In different forms
by the House and senate respectively, tor the
free transmission q public documents through
In lite substance finally agreed 10 by both houses,
and will 60 into effect soon rs the Post ONCE
Department promulgntcs the necessary regula-
i,cns o !, Amendments me- pnS srss,ns subsidy q
for mail service between san Francisco, china
and japan, and the same amount for line OF
steamships between Rio de Janeiro; also amend
ments TO the Post route hill, authorizing fast
mail trains, were lost. as the House confcrccs
would not agree thereto.
che senate.
The Senate Of the Forty-ffth Congress
met in extraordinary session, pursuant 70 the
proclamation OF President Grant. at noon on the
5th. The following are the changes in the men,
bcrfhip Of the Senate: Alabama-J. 7 Morgan,
Dem. In place Of ueorgc Goldthwaite. Dem.
Powell Clayton. Rep !; Georgia -Benj. II; Hill,
Dem /. IN place OF Thos. NJ. Norwood. Dem.
Inois-David Davis. Ind. in place Of John
in place q George q. wright. Rep; Kansas
Preston B. Plumb. Rep. in place Of James
n. Harvey. Rep; Ksntucky-James
John W. e's stevenson Ds pem p'sSSs q
George y. Hoar. Rep. in place Of George 3.
Boutwell,. Rep. mississippi 2. 9. Lamar.
4. II. CraEin. Rep i. Nehraska--A. Saunders,
Rep, in place Of Z w. Hitchcock, Rep; New
yefsey.J X. McPherscns Dem. u place Of r.
4. Frelinghuys sen, Rap. /; Oregon--L. b. Grover,
Dem. in place Of James X. Kelly. Dem. south
Carolina--M. g. Butler. Dem. in place Of r.
}. Robertson, Rep; Tenncssee--.J. II. Bailey,
Dem. in place or 'iIenry Cooper. Dem and ! I.
q. harris, Dem. n place Of ID: n. Key,
Dem. !; Texas Richard Coke, Dem. In place of
M.y. Hamilton. Rep. West virginia-f Here
ford. Dem, " place Of samuel Price, Dem.
There is ono existing vacancy from Louisiana,
FOR the term ending in 10, for which James
Lewis hrs been chosen by the Republican Leg
slature ths other seat from that state lin place
Of J X. West, Rep y IL contested by J. u. rus.
vacant scat ~ senator Robertson, Rep, from
south Carolina u contested by NJ u. Butler,
DEM, ami ID. Il. Corban. Rep. Emitting the
lima, the new senate IL classified politically a.
folows; Republicans. So; Democrats. 33; In
dependent, I; contested, >; total. ~. The SEN
ate ~ the Forty fourth Congress stood Rcpub.