The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-12-12
Gu TRENT NEWS.


PROcEEDNGs or CONGRESS-.
DEC. 1.-The Senate II noon was called 70
order by vice Presidents Wheeler. and prayer
was offered BY the Chaplain A committee
was appointed. 20 Join similar committee Of
che House. 20 wait upon the President and In
rrady 10 receive any communication he might
choose 20 make y brief eee>> Was
then taken The COMMITTEES reported they
s Ate the Presidents Message was re-
ceived and read. Mr.. Ferry then rose
and said that the sorrowfui official
duty ia ss"s upSS e e assn % q ss ass
colleague. zachnriah Chandler After Anew
appropriate remarks BY Mr. Perry the
ss =, gsnsa Sss q erss e n Ran s
called the House 20 order AZ noon ~ TOLL
call - members were present and . absent
The newly siee ted msmps IT. i, ,,ne OATH
The House then took a short recess. % that
committee might wait upon the President and
inform him the House Was resdy 20 r 20 i've
Presidents message WAS received and renu
The reading of the message consumed an hour
and half. and then. on motion q NJ =
menfs were referred 10 the Committee Of the
Whole and ordered printed
DEC. 2.-Ssnafs.-Nr- Gordon introduced
Z Joint resolution declaring the construction
of the proposed Nicaraguan canal work Of
international utility. and pledging the Gov.
eminent Of the United States TO accord full
shsli BE- granted CONCESSION by tie Govern
ment OF Nicaragua for the construction Of
said inter oceanic canal and TO secure 20 said
. conceded Referred 20 Committee ON Com
merce when appointed Senator Burnside
called up his resolution Of last session renfhrm-
che proposed Darien Canal. and made a speech
thereon At it, conclusion the sen
ate went into executive session----.-
He.~.-A RESOLUTION BY NJ. Price n, Iowa.:
that no change should be made In the Cur
rency laws nt the present session Was refer
rcd, as was also Joint resolution Introduced
By Mr. Ellis ID. Lao. pledging the protection
Of the Government 70 the NicAraguan Inter
oceanic Canal Company when IL shall have
obtained the grant from the Sicarsguan Gov
eminent several bills were introduced and
By unanimous consent were referred
The public debt statement, issued Dec. 1.
shows decrease Of the debt FOR November
Of so, S33. Cash in the Treasury, So, Ill,
cSS: gold certificates, <1ssse, 80; silver cer-
tifcafe<. sos, 010; certificates Of deposit
outstanding, $14.ioo. 900; refunding certii-
Gates, <2-6ll, s50: legal tenders outstanding
<34s,cs1 .ole; fractional currency outstand-
ing, Sl5, 20. 34s-
The President, on the ii, sent 70 the sen
ate along list Of appointments for confirms.
ton, among them the following: George W
McCrary Of Iowa, United States Judge O
the Eighth Circuit; VIM. II. Hayes Of Ken
tucky. United. States District Judge. Dis
trictof Kentucky; Charles c. W. French
Chief-Justice Arizona Territory. Nor
man Buck Of Idaho, Associate
Justice Of the Supreme Court Q
Idaho Territory. United states ATTORNEYS
Jos. B. Leake, for the Northern District Q
Illinois: Edward Guthridge, for the Easter
District Of Texas, and J. W. Cracrcft Q
West Virginia, for the Territory Of Idaho
Indian Agents-Amos 7. 8 Kiet, Indiana
far Quapaw Agency, Indian Territory. Johl
=. shorb, Ohio. Sac and Fox Agency. Indial
Territory; John W. Tufts, Iowa. Unicl
Agency, Indian Territory.