The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-08-04
TOPICS OF THE DAY.



TuE tx bin came up IN the Senate on the
Nm and Mr. Beck'< amendment reducing the
M on manufarfurc1 tobacco % - cents
pound vas aIopted-0 70 - A motion 20
adjourn uas Lost BY : party vote. when Mr.
VOORHEES, moved 10 strike from the bill the
proPoseds reduction n taxes on bank
cheeks. etc fendln< Inc motion. Mr. Allison.
~ unanimous consent. called up House Joint
rsecn1ion continuing the appropriations q
ne House resumed consideration q the
south Carolina contested election case o.
smalIs " Tii!man; The resolution DECLARING
don declared smalIs entitled 70 the seat. and
- g sArF,sd Yes. a.: nays & ;v.s.r:
g TEXAS. and CaIkfns. q Indiana The
spseksr ssa.<d tha1 n footing gp ne former
mistake. and thae the vote should have
been yeas. - NAYS. J. 4 would, he said.
have made 10 difference. because the Chair
quorum Mr.. Small> appeared a. the bar and
took The oath Of once.
IL the Senate. July -. Mr.. Cockreil
called up he House Joint bill to relieve Ger
tain soldiers Of the late war from the charge
q descrtion- The details Of the measure
we're discussed By Nessrs Cockrcll. Har-
rison Plumb. Hoar. Piatt and blair,
s sssn NJ Morrill, moved p proceed :.
supplemented this With motion % taks up
lhe naval appropriation bill a RANT bling a..
bate lollo.ed upon the order q business and
PEND ing amendment. 90 strike out the provf-
SION repeating the taxes on bank capital and
esposii, oank ehssks: drafts: etc. was RI
by she reduction q che tax on tobacco.
s vas then sxzssd TO- g ? The
ne SEXTON The portion adopted fixes the
TAX On manufactured tobacco alter January
,i - :, ,l = cent Prr pound and RrS,vids,
deposits q banks and bankers shall not
oncct such taxes ~ are nov due and
payable snd sh ns. tie regeel q The stamp
vouchers shall not take effect until
October next--.-- The House resumed con
liberation q the Alabams conte-eed election
c4<e Of >mith VI. Shelley. Mr. Ranney. ~ Mass
presented the case for fhemA1ority. and urged
mat ina<mucn - the contestant, who had
been legally elected. hsd recentlv died, the
THE conference report on the river and
haibor bin recommending concurrence in All
The items except those relating 90 tho Pot0-
mac f,af= the Hennepin ana thc Chcsapeake
Canals. and the Mississippi appropriation.
Vas adopted in the senate. on the 3Isf. and =
oew conicrAuec COMMITTEES wa< appointed %
dispose n the rejected items. House amend
Consideration Of She revenue tax bill vas re-
sutnrd and the amendment Of Mr.. Bayar re-
aiming the match. stamp tax. Was TO
81 the FIRST section an adjonrnmenf
Vas oriered-4 % 4...-----In the House.
e. conferences commistees. xere ap-
pointed on the river and harbor bill and the
general deficiency Appropriation bill The
bill 20 modify she postal money order system
passed Also bills 90 classify and flx salaries
sxlenstcn q post routes; - AZ compensation
q fourth -cIA-s poe<m1sfcrs-
In The Senate, July ., resolution was
odopced calling Tor che amount % expendI-
euros = each STATE since 1s73 for public build
h<n. rivers. harbors. etc. The 6rst section 81
ne revenue bin vns adopted An amendment
. tl1c seco1d section. allowing tobacco grow
sn - 81 w1ehout paying tax - dealers. was
exin< she taxes on smut and manufactured
gave H. q : protracted debate, which was
blIls passed: Regulating the carrying 81 pss-
9eu<<n BY -eAs opening 20 settlement land In
Colorado lately occupied ~ Uncompshgrc
Ax0rHER conferences committee was ap-
pointed 70 settle disagreement on che lexis-
iak1ve appropriation bill. in The Senate, on
the 11th- The revenue bill vas discussed.
md the amendments 20 reduce the tobacco fax
. eight cents VS. voted down. The rebate
elanss vas debased and amended In the
House. Ne-srs. Knot< and Payson presented
the views o. the minority of the committee on
the Northern Pacific land grant The report
vas ordered printed Further conference On
ne IeEisa<ive bill 1as ordered. IliIls vcre
introduced - forfeit che unpatentod lands n
the Northern Pacific grant and % amend the
Constitution % ~ % permit the veto Of scpa-
rte items q - appropriation bill.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL
MAkQUTs RArs, who organized the
unfortunate colony Or The South Seas, has
been arrested q BarceIona, and viii Be e.
trsdieted % France