The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-03-05

nort ~ the committee relative 20 the Penn
>yixanin contested election case 81 Curtin
~ lOcum. dcclafing the cls~tion nun and
void and vnaittins the question 20 the peg.
ple ~ the district. a minority IMPORT MAS
submitted b. Mr.. Calkinr a.. Ind. u De
clare> that locum l. entitled 40 his seat. botl
report, s mere 1rs Ion, pr,n' .a l taam .hs
Appropriation Committee, rrporet the
: s,ar Sersice~ dcncirnc, hin. which ~as
ordered printed and rccommittcd. ~. ~
speaker laid before the House message
from the President Transmitting aconmnni-
cation from the Attorney General rsiAn,. -
the appropriation for United States Mar
shall The Attorney 1encTa sayS that
since last July those OFFICERS have served with
out appropriation and not ON. nANe tnsN
ar Deputies. hut have advanced sums necc~-
sarN 10 " expended in order that proce~sesof
the L nited States should not laii- The Gun
municatinn waS reicrrrd The House then
went into Committee an Revision OF the knle--
Constantine Bumidi. for many years en-
gagged in the decoration Of the Capitol Al
Washington. died on the 18th, aged about
Is.
Postmaster General Key has issued an or
der 10 second Assistant Postmaster General
Brady. directing that the " star" service ON
all routes be cut down 70 one trip per week
after March 4: also directing thatthe service
placed on new routes since July last he
discontinued. in case the foregoing reduc-
ton i not sufficient 20 bring the cost 81 such
service within the limits q the appropria-
ton, as required by law.
The President has nominated Rowland r
Trowbridge, 81 Michigan, Commissioners OF
I Indian Affairs.
The House Committee ON Territories have
agreed TO report Mr. Vests Senate bill 70
establish United states Courts over the
Indian Territory. and 10 enable such
Indians a. desire 20 do 80 10 become
citizens Of the United States The
bill also proposes 10 survey lands and
divide them in .e,eralty among the Indians
instead ~ in common, n they now are
This division i not a. be made until the In
dian-. through their councils. have expressed
their willingness that il shall be done. Thi-
bill was adopted A. substitute for Mt
Fro-t's bin establishing Territorial COY
eminent over the Indian Territory and was
adopted upon notion Of Mr.. Frost. II j
understood there viii be a minority report
The senate Committee have agreed 70 rrpor
substantially the same bill.
The National Democratic Committee A.
sembled Al Washington on The -sd. and e
lected Cincinnati a the place for holdins
the next Democratic National Convention
! and June I'D a. the date.
r The House Committee on Public Land
!: will report fayorably Mr. Valentines Oil
! for the relief Of settlers upon public lands
/. II provides that when apre-e mptisa- home
stead or iimber-culture claimant hall n
:. written REIMBURSEMENT o. his claim In IA
:. local land Office. the land covered BY sue
!. claim shall be held - open tosettlement an
entry without further action on the part (
e the Commissioner u the General Ian
e ONCE.
, The House Committee on Foreign AFFAIR
y has instructed H. Chairman 70 report favor
i ably 10 the House a resolution max Ing an n
y preparation 81 s3o.ccc for the relief q n
y suffering people Of Ireland