The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-01-03

In the Senate, on the 18th, after the mas
sage OF fhe Consular and Diplomatic Apnro
pratlon Dill, and the House bill chanrinp
the time for holding terms OF the United
states Circuit Court for the District Of West
virginia, consideration was resumed ~ NJ
,,i.s resolution regarding the consti-
tutlonai rights OF citizens. Mr. Blaine's
amendment authorizing the comrniffee ~
take testimony and to administer oaths and
sisit Any portion OF the country when such
,t isy IN tneir Judgment facilitate the OBJ
lnct 81 the inquiry, was agreed 10 without
DIVISION, and the resolution a. amended Wa
also agreed TO, 81 20 6..... In the Honse
.ns male,l.y ana n,s, minority reports the
cusstu, after which the House went into
Committee Of the Whole on the biIf annr,
pnatlnz slso 90 70 meet the deficiency ia the
appropriation for the Postal Mail Service
ana prohibiting any increase in the postal
chr service during the present year Several
amendments were rejected. the Committee
lose' ana the House passed the bill.
In the senate, on the 18th, the House hin
giving twenty condemned cannon 10 the f,ns-
ter Monument AZ West Point. passed aisa
House joint resolution appropriatinn go ono
lot the purpose OF paying necessary ex.
penses Incurred BY the committee az the
c cenAae ana House In investigating the
snlse ana prevention ofepidemic disease
"Hnout material amendment the Pension
APPROXIMATION Din passed. and the senate.
a s.i'. rneu. .--ln the House. the senate
amendment 20 the adjournment resolnffon
extending the recess from December 3 ~
ynnuAIy \. WAS cnncurIed in. and the bin
so.eo for the expenses
Epidemic, passed. The Indian ApDrnnria.
No., ,, pill was discussed IN Committee. ~ the I
Mnoie, put without action the Committee
rose and the joint resolution ex,nndIno ,,n
~ February ! the time within wht~h VIVA
loint committee on the transfer ~ fhe III
p Inn bureau may report was passed.
jurisdiction - the District and Circuit Courts
" Kansas over the Indian Territory: IN Mr.
IvfDett; For the Improvement of thr- VII
owstone National Park. Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 10th. the House Mn
sss00o0 for the transporta.io,,
y mails by railroads passed also tia gou.e
lill 70 amend the act "a June IN. ls-s nnd W
x the rate o. interest On bonds authnrfrcd
VI said net 20 be issued by Commissioner.
!, 49, ~ District of Columbia and for
nhcr purporeS......f the HOn4e Mr. \ "a
Dung TOOK the seat made vacant III wv.
,erhtn ~ y. Y. Leonard, ~ the Fifth T.ouf4iana
'as, ~. Indian Appropriation hiii
'nrHfa AFTER IN amendment prOhfhiffur thr
ein0Nnl ~ Indians ~ Arizona ana New 49,
~ ~ the Indian Territory
~ the Senate, on the Goth, no business ~
Importance Was transacted. An executive ,
rssion was held and the Senate adjourned ,
January 4, lsss......Tn the House. bills au. ,
norzing payment 20 the State ~ Tennessee
y keeping United states military prisoner. I
,nstltnting Portsmouth, o., port ~ deliv.
m NJ removmg the political disabilities !
\" Bell, 81 Georgia, william ward IA !
ifA."ta, ana NJ. kimbalI. of Missouri nas,ed !
~ morning hour having expired tia ~paak :
/. ialu before the House several c0minuni. r
'uons, among them one from Serrnfars,
ierman ~ answer to "A resolution calling ~, \
formation ~ 90 what balance on loan w. q
rs,n,s Mh. standing 70 the credit OF the n
tIch. 100, 70 the present time The lrfter Il
ates thAt there were NO balances M iuan NJ
counts standing ~ the credit ~ thr =
lited States TREASURER m any x...,.u \
pAnk from March, 1870. 20 January. M
= incloses list ~ National Bank depo-
nes with the balance and loan account held q,
w February, ISIS. 10 December. is-g Ths Z;
nks which held such balances had been ~
we repositories under the law. The large ~