The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-03-11
TOPICS OF THE DAY.


xtc<slonal Library. The bill likes the site for
sss "eE ra s1'f nnon re ~ On shs
9 ',ss she n cost q che lands and ~. and
preparation blu III Committee OF The Whole.
business shs >prortionmsnt Iiil' NJ co 'rsr
don. and upon the question being rut tn NJ
Republicans with ono or two exceptions AZ.
fused q vote, leaving che House without
Fen. 2<.-The announcement Of the death
Of Senator Carpenter WAS made IN the senate
fmmedintely sitter reading the journal. and
after passing the customary resolution the
Senate adjourned out n respect to his MEM
over thc Apporiionmcns biii. 4. vote s taken
on the ordering 81 the main question resulted
Is 10. one less than quorum. The speak
thus making 's quorum. Tie Rspn5i nss;
ehen resorted g diiatory proceedings 20 pre-
were closed and resolution adopted direct.
ing the sergeant -nt- Arms 20 enforce the AZ.
we're brought in Il different times during the
oa> and evening, but up to midnightthc Dem.
ocrnts had not succeeded IN getting quorum
and the House was still IA session.
Fen. 1.-The Senate Commerce Commit
Zee reported back the River and lIarbor bin
with amendments increasing the aggregate
appropriations by over 81. 100000. The Arri.
cultural Appropriation bill passed. !. The All. I
might session 81 the House terminated at 80
q m, an agreement having been entered into /
81 that time for the appointment III rvc mem. /
1crs on each side OF the House to confer ma I
determine upon some plan of settlement ~ /
announcement was made ~ the death Of ~cna- |
x0rt arpenfeIand the usual rcsolufions pa -cd /.
The House then went into Committee Of the |
whole on the Sundry Civil bill. The amend /
ment appropriatlng S20o,oo for naval stations /
ana coaling de.pofs on the Isfhmus Of Panama /
being under discussion, Mr.. Mcaiahon ~. O.I /
behind this proposition was a scheme for the
benefit Of the Chiriqui Land Improvement /
oco'odo acres II land s On the Isshna 4:
which included two harbors that were
% re made csoaiing stations. and that
had appeared before the sub committee a1i
made an argument for the appropriations
The compromise committee on the Funding
day. the Republicans standing cut Tor 9.e
Representatives. while the Democrats were
- Sii Y. e eoncede Sl5 The number proposed
Fee. 2C.-The Senate. after protracted
session. passed the River and Harbor bin. The
vote being 8 yeas 70 y nays. Those voting nay
we're MeS~rs. bailey, Eaynrd. Blair. Dawes,
Eaton Harris. jone- New kernsn, Logan.
6t,sndlston. salisbury and wallace.... The
alton bIl IN Committed 81 the wisoic. hid then
took recess TIL Monday without falkin. a
It| DILL the I|IfEL settlers
absentee shawnee lands IN Kansas passed
both Houses. The conference committee OH
SIC Apportionmcnt bill did not come 70 an
agreement.
Fen. 2s.-The Senate adopted the confer
cnce report on the Legislative. the Po.t-otlicc
and the Indian Appropriation biiis.... Tile
House passed the ~Endry Civil Appropriation i
Dill ann agreed To the conference report On
The Indian and Po~t-ofice Appropriation bilIs
NJ. Reagan d. Tex moved % suspend tho
|IIff4 n ~ <Iu t4f..uf
mems % the River and Harbor bill Axro. 4 !
Oil % M. An attempt ~ take up the Fund
ana ~ action wa taken. Erio.
<les upon the late Representative Fernando ,
Wood were delivered a the evening session. /, ,
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
BARON +. b. vox BEcHToLsHErM, /
ate Anstro- Hungarian Consul AZ st. Louis,
has absconded, leaving many friends In the }
urch who had granted him pecuniary ac-
and what II much worse, I
having appropriated TO bis own use various q
'ums 81 money intr,isted TO him IN bis ofli- i
'iaI capacity, the losers Of which are gener- \
Wy poor people, who have no recourse what
,ver.
SENATOR MATTHEW H. CARPENTER, !
4 Wisconsin, died q his residence In wash
pgton On the oath, after 4 long and painful <
Illness. lie was born IN Moretown. VI, in
1874, removed 70 Wisconsin In 1S4s, and e. :,
ablished himself In legal practice. In lsCo !,
y was chosen United States senator, and III 4
SD was elected 70 a second term. I
Ex-G0v. HENRY d. Cook, Of Wash \
ngton, died on the oath.
GLADSTONE met with quite a serious I
ccidcnt on the Path. While stepping from !,
Iis carriage he fell, striking the hack Of his Z
'ead On the carriage step, cutting II severe !,
y. lie will be laid up for some time. \
The vacancy in the United States Il
cnate, caused BY the death Of Mr.. Carpcn- Ii
ers can not be filled before the sth Of March, ii
be Constitution providing that the election
hall take place on the second Tuesday after =,
'oticc Of vacancy u communicated 10 the II
legislature. Mr.. Carpenters death al this \, \,
unciure gives the Democrats an undisputed 4
majority In the reorganization of Tho senate. N
Born Houses d the Tennessee Lcgis. \,
lture voted q take recess, IN order ID n
anticipate IN the Presidents inaugural ccrc- u
Monies. y.
GEN. NEY, Due d'Elchingen, was !"
Dund dead a. Chatillion, In France. his y,
orchead pierced BY 4 bullet and pistol III y,
a hand. Gen. Ncy was the grandson 81 n
Ne famous Marshal Ney. IN
PARLIAMENT passed the so-callcd y.
rotec'on bill On the l5lh the vote standing Z, I,
81 " %.
TIE Ohio General Assembly voted 70 II i,
Ike part A. body IN the inauguration of ~ ~
resident-elect Garfield. ~
PRINcEss AUGUSTA Victoria, the Il
~ the eldest son 81 the Crown ja
rince q Germany, arrived q Berlin On che III
m, and was publicly received BY the En- III
cror and royal family. The occasion was IN
ade grand fctc day, business throughout ~