The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-04-25

WHITE w soc Mae an ma &sMm a.Ae txy rr The
Republicans who voted IN the negative were
Senators carpsn,sr (Wis,, ana v yon a.
negative. Mr.. Bell was sworn In and took
his seat. A resolution WAS adopted giving
70 the select COMMITTEES power 20 ex,
books OF the Treasury Depart
mcnt. the power 10 have printed testimony
taken from time 20 time and such statements
adjourn over Good Friday was disagreed 10
by a vote OF ~ yeas 10 ~ nay--,...The House
considered the Legislative Appropi iation
bill m Committee OF the Whole. but did not
reach any vote.
In the Senate, on the nth, Mr.. Hereford
~. W. Na.) called mp Mr.. IIoar's resolution
declaring the Democratic programme for the
passage ~ the appropriation bills To he un-
cons itutionai and revolutionary, ana made
a speech against y, insisting no such action
wa contemplated ~ would justify such a
conclusion. lie concluded by laying: Re-
peal the obnoSio LAWS and NIL viii be welt.
Give the people free election aud fair
juiies. and peace and prosperity will
prevail throughout onr borders. Repeal
TIN - acts, ana by 50 doing assert the doe
trine that men are capable 81 self govern.
ment without the intervention Of the Army"
The Army Appropriation bill was then taken
up. and MIR. Withers N, VAL explained It's
provisions. No mcntmentS were adopted the
COMMITTEE on Appropriations having agfx ed
to ~ sist AL amendments. and the majority
OF the Senate scconding them accordingly,
the reason assigned by Mr.. Withcrs for such
a course was that amendments would delay
the passage OF the hill. The Clerk reached
the 9Th section, which prohibits the use OF
troops nc election places etc. when the sen
ate adjourned till Monday yeas -. nays q.
...... lin the House, I'm Committee OF the Whole.
Mr.. Blackburn ID, ny ia the chair. consider
alton OF the Legislative bill was continued.
and a number al amendments were adopted.
The speaker announced the standing com
mittees. and the House adjourned.
The Senate was not in session on the 18th.
... The House further considered the Leg
islative Appropriation bin i'm Committee Of
the Whole. The subject of controlling and
eradicnting contagious diseases among do
nestle animals was referred 70 the Commit
tee on Agriculture. The approximation for
investigating the habits OF the cotton worm
and other injurious insects was placed under
control OF the Entomoogical Commissions
Mr.. Hurd ID. % moved that when the House
adjourned o-day, IL De iii Tuesday. the
motion was understood 70 be made Tor the
purpose Of excluding the introduction
Of financial and other bills Monday
The yeas and nays were ordered. and tire
motion was rcjcctec--yeas l0s nays los. An
the Republicans voted in the affirmative aud
All Grc-nbackerS in the negative a. did All but
the following II Democrats; Eickncll tfnd),
Vert Il WI J benstsr ew-S. iiM Don Gas ao
lIurd CO.., Johnston Mad. Morse (Mass.),
and Talbot tMd). Among the pairs nm
nounccd was the speaker with Il Republican.
er@.
In the Senate, on the 18th, after the intro
duction of several memorials and bills, con.
sideration Of the Army Appropriation bill
was resumed the pending question being on
Mr.. Blaine's amendment, prohibiting the ap-
pcarancc within a mile OF a polling place ~
any person armed with a deadly weapon of
any Kind, and Mr. Blaine ar. Me.) addressed
tn Senate at length, Mr. Wallace a.. Penn
replyfng........ In the House, under the
Monday Cnll OF States. Mfr .lII Ne
introduced a bill 10 mt the coinage Of gold
and silver on the same footing. The point 81
order WAS thcreupon raised by Mr.. Conger
CR:, Mich.) that the introduction Of bills re-
qufres one days notice, and that no such
notice had been gwen. The speaker.
after quoting several rules bearing on
appeal from the decision was taken by
Mr.. Conger, and q motion 20 lay the
appeal on the table Was made by Mr..
then debated until the expiration OF Tie
morning hour. Mr. Monroe (R, % moved 20
suspend the rules ana ADOPT the following
Hesoired That IA the judgment Of the House
the business interests of tile country require
that no esi-lation changing the law in regard
70 the currency or the tariff shall be under
taken At the present session OF Congress.
The resolution was defeated-yeas los nays
HI The members ofthe Committee on WAYS
and Means voted as follows Affirmative
Morrison, Democrat. and Garfield Conger.
Frye and Dunnell, Republicans. Negative
Tucker. Weiton, Gibson, Phelps, Muls and
Carlisle, MI Democrats. Not voting kelley.
Republican, and Wood. Democrat mum.
Der OF financial bills were then filed under
the head Of petitions. They were referred
g the Committee on Coinage, Weights and
Measures, who, under the rules recently
adopted BY the House, have leave 10 report
at any time.
In the Senate, on the 18th, the Vice Presi-
dent gave notice that he would be neccssarf.
~ absent on account OF sickness in his fam.
ily. and requested that a President pro tenn.
ne elected. Mr. Bayard nominated Allen q.
Thurman. Mr.. anthony moved as "A subs,f-
tufe the name OF Thomas W. Perry. The sub
stitute was rejccted-yens Is, nays ~ and
Mr.. Thurman was then chosen aud escorted
20 the CHAIR BY Mr.. Ferry. several new bills
were introduced. among them one by Mr.
Jonas To provide for the speedy conplsfion
Ola iineoi railroad and telegraph between
ports OF the Lower Mississippi River and the
southern frontier OF the United states, and
20 aid in the construction of the same ana
for other purposes. The Army Appropna-
addressed the enatc In opposition to the
proposed amendments. Mr. Beck com
menctd arepiyto Mr.. Logan. but yielded 10
motion 90 adjourn. .....ln the House. Mr.
Chalmers ID, Miss.) rose 10 a personal ex-
PLANTATION IN regard To statements made IN
the cincinnati Ga1effe and Rn1nirsr connect
ing him with the battle Oi Fort Pillow and IN
regard % a speech made In Cincinnati, by
Representative Buttcrworth. He offered Il
resolution for the appointment Of Il Commit
tee, "a be composed ~ ex- Union soldiers and
a majority ~ whom shall not bc De,nocrnt~.
TO investigate into and report upon the
charges After debate, the resolution
was laid over for the present m.
Senate bill for the purchase or con
struction Of a rcfrigerating ship for the
dsinfecti n of vessels and cargoes passed
With tIifiing amendments. The House then
went into Committee OF the Whole on the
Legislative bin, the pending question being
on Mr.. Bragg's motion to repeal the law Gre
ating Southern Claims Commission and
transferring claims nov pending before Il 70
the Court Of Claims. Mr.. Bragg a., Wis.,
spoke In favor of the proposition, aud several
others against II. Mr.. Brngg's amendment
was rciccted-yeas g., nays 49,
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A Fisherman Eaten by Alligators.