The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-12-19
CURRENT NEWS.


AEAs 0-arf I4t44Fs--AA~ AMAN- EANT@Wt|4
she credentials Of Henry r. Baldwin. and the
once. senator Beck introduced . bin 20 au-
thorize the payment a customs duties in
le.<al-tender notes. Referred. senator Bay
ard introduced Joint resolution that Treas
ury note shall D. receivable for AL dues %
the United states. excepting duties on inn
porfs. and shall not b. otherwise legal ten
Der and any II said notes hereafter reis~ued
sea Dear ,nls , l.,,..,,'. NJ, Il ~.
opinion ~ the senate. the present volume Of
United states notes should not he reduced,
and thar said notes ought b; g. g continue g b
III r. Wood ID, y. ~ introduced re~olu-
sion for the refunding az the remaining por
ton Of the punlsss debt a. ~ psf EN-, pr an
them the following, BY Mr. Weaver
c. D.. Iowa., for the payment 10 AL soldiers
the currency watch they received and the val
Ne cf the standard gold coin. together with in
trrr-t on the amount - due. and authorizing
the issue ~ the 1overnmens y snvs.e n
% pay said award BY Mr. Finley ID %. for
the transfer Of the Indian Bureau 20 the War
Department.
DEC. Sendfe.-A number Of private
bills we're introduced: also a bill BY senator
Morrill, 20 facilitate the funding Of the ma
fional debt. Senator CArpenferofereda re~0-
luton declaring that resumption the circuia-
money. and the expectation that finances
would not be disturbed BY rrecipitatc legisla-
fion. had been followed b. n revival Of
industry and general prosperity that
the sncceSstul co1duct of business DE-
pended ON a stable. financial policy, and
that, therefore. IN the optimism 81 the senate.
any legislation during the present session
materially changing the existing system ~
finance would Ia inrxpcdient- After a short
executive session the senate adjourned till
Monday -Hous<.--Anong the bills and rc-t-
buttons introduced and referred wn< one BY
Mr. Gillette CD, Iowa.. declaring Con
gress i not only opposed - any ~.
duction in the volume Of the United
State IeraI-tender notes. but on the contrary
A. IN favOr of substituting grrenback- Tor NJ
tSonal bank notes. and thar X l. Ia favor ~ free
and unrestricted coinage Of Az lz grain ii
YER dollars The House then went into Com
mirfee 0f the Whole for the purpose az dis
triburing the Presidents message When the
committee rose the House adjourned till Mon
day
DEC. s--Ssndfs---Nr. Voorhees, offered a
resolution declaring the senate had beard
with deep rezrcf the proposition of the Presi-
dent and Secretary ~ the Treasury. n their
messages. 20 innuGurare new and uncaled-
Tor financial agitation. aiming ~ the deStrrlc
non 81 the most nece--ary currency nov an
circulation. AMI that the interests Of the
country required free and unlimited coinage
- both gold and silver on conditions Of exact
equality, and that II j. the part Of : wire
financial policy 90 maintain the present vol
ume Of Ereenhacks In circulation and 70 pre-
and nnimpsircd ~ 70 it, legal effect. Laid on
the table 20 BE- called up by senator Voorhees,
nereaffer- senators Vest. kirkwoot and
operate with the House committee in arrsng-
ing for the funeral Of Representative Lay.
lofurther business vas transacted. -Hous<--
Mr- Clark Cd. MOI announced the death 81
mr- Lay, stating IL was not his intention now
- speak of the love be bore his Late colleague,
but would DO % AZ some future time. He then
offered resolutions Of regret. which were
adopted, and the speaker appointed Me-srs.
CC.,., 80 m ?; Hiii snzhsm. chalmer-
for the funeral The House then ADJOURNED.
De-. s--Senafe-Nr. Bayard, from the
Committee on Finance. reported the senate
bill for the interchange o. subsidiary silver
coins. also the senate bin 70 authorize the
Secretary Of the Treasury 20 issue I0c
Of pensions. and asked their indefinite post
po1ement- 80 ordered On motion Of senator
Davis, the resolution heretofore sub-
m,sted ny nm. calling on tne &c
by States. 81 amounts paid cut Of the
Treasury since lsbn. on claims growing ont ~
sion the morning hcnr expired. ana The sen
afe went into executive session. Hosrse--
Bills in reference 90 the 1nance- were intro
dnced by Ne-~r-. Meyers a.. Ind. New
berry fR-. Mich1. Jones ID. Tex. and Price
Or. Iowa. About 30 bills ia all were in
trDdncec- Joint resolutions expressing sym
R4lut Win the lfl~A IfNN4- were introduced
BY Me-sr~- Frost ID. Mo- and Gillette O..
Iowa.
Secretary Evnrts teIegrsphed 10 the Car
The Presidents congratulations on his lat
escape from assassination
A Washington special says: Both parties
are divided over the financial propositions
which Mr.. Hayes brought forward in hi
message II l. asserted by Republican
leaders I'm the House thar there are
Lot over = dozen Republicans who
would vote 70 retire the legal ten
den- Probably there are not dozen
Democrats in the House who would vote the
same Way Those who believe that the pa
per circulation cf the Government should
ultimately cease think that the proper time
has not yef come for iegislaiing the green
backs out Of existence Each party i hold
Ing on for the other 10 make move.
The President has filed the two vacancies
IN the Board Of Indian Commissioners by
The appointment 81 WILDER y. smiley II
Providence, r. l., and Gen. George stone
man Of California
Hon. Alfred W. Lay, Representative in
Congress from th- seventh District u ME-
sour, died in Washington on the morning
Of the syh. 81 paralysis. Mr.. Law had been
IN III health for some time. and the expos
ure and excitement incident 10 biz recent
trip 20 Washington, 70 attend the opening u
the session. resulted fatally. Mr. Law wa-
about ~ years ~ age. lawyer by profess
sion, and resident Of Jefferson CITY. III
served In the Confederate Army during the
War, and rose from private 70 the rank "a