The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-02-11

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presented the finance comnafttee q adverse re :.
port on the Warner bill. He also Ia Offering
PetitloH from Wilmignfon firm of ship
builders, made some remarks upoo the er1-
dition OF the navy.
The effect OF charge upon the record of de-
se1uon from the army was discussed, and
euIogles were pronoun ced upen the late RenA
resentative Rush Clark.
The House passed the bill providing that no
petit juror shall serve more ihsn three weeks
IN one year In any Emitted States court, anCg
adopted an amendment TO the rnIes giving to
N committee on agriculture the preparation
of the appropriation bills for the agricultural
Bureau A similar proposition in favor of the
srir,taG do6o1a S6mIt.ee nI, was recessed after
appropriation bills, during which Messrs
G@r3eld, Randall and Blackburn Threatened
20 vote against the report on the revision Of
the zales, If the appropriation bills were to be
distributed ameng the committees,
The secretary of the treasury has advertised
II. ,. Poor argued before the the ways and
means committee on Wednesday, in favor of
a reduction of the duty on steel rails TO $40 per
ton.
Assistant Postmaster General Brady related
TO the subcommittee investigating 3he nstar"
service, the willy devices of the straw bidders.
Mr.. BarneIl denounced the Mansion House
committee before the Emmett association, of
Washington.
Captain Pratt, United States army, reeounfed
to the committee on Indian affairs, n js success
in educating Indian youth.
The Senate. on Thursday. discussed at some
cIuded by sending the one before IL to the
court of claims. 1t passed the bill authorizing
the conversion of national gold banks under
sections 5,l33 ard STA of the revised statutes.
The House discussed the bill regulating the
removal of causes from state 10 Federal courts
Mr. Morton made very interesting speech
upon nSn culture IN support OF the resolution
appropring $4,000 for the representation of the
United States at the Berlin Fishery exhibition
In April, and IL was adopted by l65 to 6S.
The House committee on the canal question
resolved, in view of the fact that the Senate
committee can not be appointed until eau
Gus has been held on Mr.. Davis motion to
reconsider the action ordering a special COM
1nittee, TO go on with the consideration of the
subject by Itself.
decided, Mr. Covert alone dissenting, 10 report
bill for establishing an executive del epartment
of agriculture under secretary.
The president has nominated one Alexander
ID. Wells, the son of Madison Wells, for sur
veyor Of the port of New Orleans. One of the
"starr route contractors claimed, before the
subcommittee investigating that subject. that
his profits were not nearly large as was
usually believed. The executive session of
nation of the late senator Morton's son for
collector of the San Francisco district. Nor
ton was afterward rejected, 42 to 10.
The House passed The bill for the conve rSioR
of National gold banks.
The charge of the appropriations for public
buildings was given to the committee on pub
lie buildings and grounds by 100 10 IS.
The Democratic senators held caucus to
consider General Gordon's proposition for the
appointment of specisl committee on the
inter-oceaolc canal question. No deEnite ae-
tion was taken, but the importance of the sub
ject was conceded on all sides.
The hearing on the steel rail tariff question
was concluded before the ways aud means
committee, on Friday, with argument by th
president of the associated steel rail manufs |
against the proposed reduction, in the corse
of which the former admitted the payme-,o VI
$4,000 annually TO the idle Vulcan iron ViA
for being idle.
In the House on Friday Mr. Conger Ade
bloody shirt speech in the course OF aaSis
sion upon the removal of political IsapiIi- 70 III.
ties In the committee of the who, , on .ne
private calendar but two pension His Were
passed, owing to systematic objectiiis oy osi-
tain members, and efforts are mcronsi mcronssidora
night session OF the House for th!cohsioera-
ton Of private bills.
The select committee OF the 0use on the
interoceanic ship canal met o rlday ano
Admiral Ammen submitted NleWs Upon
with a copy of his report in favr OF the Nicar-
At the meeting of the Hase interoceauic
canal committee on Saturty Ernest DICE,
man, United States mlnissr 10 Tue ,.-I Onleeo aa
States of Colombis, explaied the Wyse con-
tract, aud indiceCed the objections 10 tue
plans of NJ. de Tasseps A.miral Ammen also
addressed the committee ip9n tne advantages
of the Nicaragdan route SVer any otner.
A circuIar mas been fSSaed by the secretary
of the trcasUsy prescribing the manner Oi
hIn vas introduced into Congress on
Monda, 70 reduce the duty on paper.
MISCELLANEOUS NKws ITEMS.
SCARLET fever and measels are raging at Sui
lgan, Ind.
There were 66O.OOO hogs packed In Indian
lpolis in 1879, against 77U,OO0 in l57S.
Charles l.. Holstein succeeds Colonel Irusler |
Is United states district attorney for Indiana. |
Hon. A. E. Borie, Grants secretary of the |
navy, died in Philadelphia last week, and was |
buried on saturday.
The coke manufacturers of Plttsburg have |
decided TO employ 500 Belgian miners TO take |
the places of that number of strikers.
The Iowa House OF Representatives has |
PISSED a resolution for a constitutional amend |
mint. making women eligible to the Legisla- |
tun.
RoTal B. Conant, late cashier of the Eliot
Natiolal bank. Boston, has been found guilty
OF emlezzlement, and his bail increased TO
tSO,O00
The reasins OF Miss Dolly Hartman, of
Allegheny City. Pa, were placed in the lie
Moyne furnace for cremation at Ii AS O'Clock
Saturday.
Pennsylvania Republicans held their state
election on Wednesday last, and Instructed
their deisgatlon 70 yhicago for Grant The
After two days Of Stony session, the Repub-
licans of the District of Columbia selected John
r. Cook and Sayles j. fowen as delegates to
Chicago. They go without instructions.
The Georgia supreme court has refused new
life, for the murder of Co,neI Aston. The
case is to be carried to the Supreme Court OF
the United states.
A rupture is expected between Chilli and the
Argentine Confederation. Gill was to call
tor 80 40 men and heavy bouLties were offer
ing the Argentines. It was sid that Chilli
had purchased the Italian iros-clads Roma
and Nenicia.
An influential Paris newspaper severely
blames the United States Congress for offer
ing hospitality to the Irish agltatgr Parnell,
and asks what would be the result II Parlia-
ment would adopt the custom of pacing Its
halls at the disposal of foreign agitat0s?
FIVE persons, all OF them convicted q petty
offeases at the February term of courl were
publicly whipped in the jail yard ANEW
Castle, Del, Saturday forenoon, In the sres-
ence OF about 200 spectators. Two of them
were white and the rest were negroes.
1.-THE czsr is going crazy" says a cable dis
patch of Tuesday. He would be safer In lu-
natic asylum than the winter palace, where
Nihilist's plots, bombs and revolutionary clubs
surround him, and follow in his footsteps.
Why not give the people chance. breathe
freer, and be happier?
The New York Herald has given 100000 to
the Irish relief fund. No other newspaper in
the world would do as much, indeed, IL any
OF her is able to do It. But this great world-re-
nowned journal, the Herald, can support an
African and an Arctic exploring expedition,
give SlO0 600 to the suffering in Ireland, and
have a slxpence left in its POCKET for holiday
pastfme.
A rotarionS and dancerous coutarfefter has