The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-03-02
RESUME OF THE WEEKS NEWS.

CONGRESSIONAL AND WASHINGTON NOTES
The Senate ON We sesday passed the fortiflca
ton appropriation, me bin for new Congress
sOnal Library, aud act to extend for two years
the time for fling claims for horses and equip
mentS lost by officers and soldiers. Mr. Blai ipe
was again IN his seat, and Vice President Arthur
was on the floor.
/ The sundry civil bill was taken up by the House
on Wednesday and several unimportant amend.
ments were agreed 10. An ,tem appropriating
$4,000 fOr the purchase of the late General Bragg
and Pope relating TO the War was the subject OF
| a somewhat serious debate. The paragraph was
amended 50 as TO authorize the purchase of the
private papers of about dozen other Generals
and finally was stricken from the bill. The eve
ming session was devoted 10 the consideration of
District business.
The Senate, on Thursday held but a very brief
session, adjourning upon the announcement of
the death of Senator Carpenter, which occurred
at $50 that morning A Committee of five was
appointed 10 superiRfend the funeral.
The House, on Thursday, through blunder by
Mr.. Conger. ordered the previous question on the
appornonment BILL and the Republicans Elibust-
cred to prevent action on the measure. DilatOry
proceeding were cOntinued all night long. 10 an
early hour Friday morning.
In the senate on Friday, bills were passed con-
sututlng Atlanta, Chattanooga and Indianapolis,
ports OF delivery. The bills for Assay Offices at
DeadwoOd and in Arizona were reported favora-
bly,. Mr.. Beck presented as a substitute meas
ure authorizing the issue of $40 notes of the
United States III exchange for gold coin, the lat
ter 70 be used for no purpose but the redemption
neapolis were passed.
The House sat all night on Thursday taking
recess at 80 Friday morning without reaching
a decision on the superintendent bill. At 10
O'Clock the death of Senator Carpenter was an
nOunced. While in Committee of the Whole on
the sundry civil Appropriation, Mr.. Mcmahon
charged that President Hayes Private Secretary
sought to influence the ub-COmmittee in favor of
purchasing eoaling stations at the Isthmus OF
Panama.
In ihe Senate on Saturday, Messrs. Cameron,
OF Wisconsin, COnkiing, Logan, Pendleton and
COckrell were constituted Committee in relation
TO the funeral obSequies of the late Senator Car
penter. The river and harbOr appropriation bill
was considered in Committee of the Whole and
the amendments of the Committee on Commerce
were agreed 10 as reached.
The bill was finally reported and passed by
vote of b 10 -. In the House, on Saturday. the
sundry civil appropriation bill, the pending
amendment being that apprOpriating 500 900 for
the establishment of naval cOalng stations on
the lsthmus of Panama, was finally adopted.
series of amendments providing for the payment
of various claims brought about such an uproar
that the deliberations OF the Committee were
completely broken up, The bill was, however,
finally reported 10 the House
Mondays sessions in both Houses OF Congress
were brief and OF no particular importance. No
decisive action vas reached on any important
matter.
Tho question of a reappc rtonmcnt OF Congress
siOnal eprcsentaIion has been left by The House
with Conference Committee of five Democrats
and five Republicans. On both sides these gen
tlemen are partisans OF the most unyielding type,
and threaten 10 filibuster through the session
unless their demands are conceded.
James G.. Blaiue will not resign his scat in the
Senate until that body has been organized.
Heny ID. Cooke. one of the old firm of Jay Cooke
n Co.. died at Washington on Thursday of
Brights disease OF the kidneys He was born in
Ohio, was prominently connected with the ship
ping Interests of the Pacific Coast and is credited
with having devised the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company. He was Governor of the District OF
Columbia while il was under Territorial Govern
ment.
INDIANA STATE LEGISLATURE.
The regular session of the Legislature closes
next Monday. The appropriation and other very
important measures remain yet 10 he passed An
extra session seems inevitable and the chances are
at this writing tina lone will be called. We pub
lished last week tho titles of the ten dozen
bills that have been actually passed and signed
by the Governor. There are no additions
to make to-day. The last week has
been mostly consumed by discussion of
OF the Revision of the Laws and other important
matters The question of allowing women 10
vote for Presidential Electors brought out splen
did discussion in both Houses, but the bill failed
to receive n majority in either House.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS ITEMS.
General Ney, of the French army, q grandson
of the famous Marshal. was found dead at Chatel !