The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-01-16
CURRENT NEWS.



CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
JAN. 6.-Senafe-Scveral bills were intro
duccd. among the more important being one
by Mr.. Davis Of Illinois 10 establish a Court
Of Appeals. and one by Mr.. rendlcton % trans
FIR certain claims from the Executive Depart
ments 20 the Court q Claims. Petitions
yere bresenicd BY MT: Vest and Mr.;
Of Trade and kansas City Chamber Of
Commerce, asking for the Improvement OF
the Mississippi River; and Mr.. Coke intro
Improvement Of the Missouri River NJ or
near kansas city. ON motion OF MIR.
Moran a. = mark q rsspess 70 IN the mem,
adjourned. ..... Honse-Nr. >cales.kD., y. ca.
Chairman Of the m on Indian
An Anaifs; ., rsnorsed r ressol1s,sn direct sns
report upon the origin Of the recent
outbreak OF the Ute Indians Mt White River
AZ mcoiosano, and a1snosixinsI = 20 send
ported q resolution calling on the Secretary
of the Interior or Commissioner of Indian
Governor Pitkin. Generals Hatch and Adams
and special Agent Pollock with the Inte-
rior Department concerning the Ute Indians.
Biackburn ID. Nv, submitted tie report 81
the COMMITTEES on Rules. and IL was referred
70 the COMMITTEES Of the Whole. The House
Carlisle d.. KY in the chair. on the report
Of the Committee on Rules. Mr.. fOrney I'D,
Ala announced the death OF senator HOus.
ton and the House. a. a mark Of respect, ad-
tonrned-
Gen. Walker, Superintendent Of the Gen.
sus, expresses the opinion that the coming
census will show the population Of this
country to be between forty-seyen millions
and for;y-eight millions. Without attempt-
ing TO 90 into details, he said there would be
found 10 be quite a large increase OF popu-
iation In the Western States, particularly in
Kansas. Iowa and Minnesota. The SOUTH
ern States, he said, would also show an in
crease in population. The largest relative
increase, perhaps, in any State i'm the Union,
would be found in Texas, while Missouri,
Tennessee and Northern Alabama would
also show a decided increase. He did not
believe that there would be any actual de-
cline in the population Of any Of the States.
North or South.
The residence owned by ex-senator Stew
art OF Nevada. known a. "Stewart Castle
one Of the finest private residences in Wash
ington, ID. e., was totally DESTROYED by fire,
together with all its magnificent furniture,
on the night OF the 3oth ult. The house con-
tanned 70 rooms and cost, with it, FURNISH
ings, not less than : quarter million dollars.
1t was insured for something less than half
that sum.
Gov. Van Zandt OF Rhode Island has been
rendered the Russian Mission, but declined
to accept.
The Postmaster General has issued an or
der directing the Postmaster at New York
City 70 refuse payment Of postal orders or
delivery OF registered letters 10 alleged
swindling firms Of so-called bankers and
brokers, purporting 70 do business on the
stock combination system,
The public debt statement, issued Jan. ?,
shows the decrease Of debt for December TO
be S4.35i,z17: cash in Treasury, s50., 9Sa.a o3:
gold certificates OF deposit outstanding.
$io.24s,0oo; legal tenders outstanding, Sa46,-
5ss,o1f; fractional currency outstanding,
$15,6-4,303
Congress reconyened on the 9Th after near
ly a three weeks vacation. II l. expected
that the proposed revision Of rules will oc-
cupy the attention Of the House for at least
two weeks. during which time no other bust
ness will be in order.