The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-03-10
TOPICS OF THE DAY.


CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
TnE bill placing Gen. Grant On he re-
tired lise, with an amendment BY Mr. Shcf-
man making the rc<isewent additional 20 the
number ALREADY .n!hcrized ~ lev: pass 81
Ss ~ Davis Il iiinois. Jones 81 Florida.
and Ransom Of North Carolina The remain
Ing Democrats voted against H. NJ Logan
resciufion reported early IN the day by Nr.
dissslcs: ~ hooded y she N'ssisslppi and iss
sess Il &c ssefsas II s's war
promptly adopted. n. The House resnmed
2. Mr. sps' EN- Amendment s1os's g
chat whenever any contractor shall sublet
his contract for the transportation q m.ll
may declare the original contrac. q n end.
and enter Into agreement with the sub con.
tractor. without advertisin<. q. perform thc
Win de original '' confracsor % perform the
vidinr the sun. oonirscfor shall enter good
sos Sss s snd ssi ss re
co asa s'i NE amendment, thus amended,
m sss ss<e pss' ss xsS e auss "a ~
A RESOLUTION BY Mr.. Davis, Of West
Virginia, requesting the COMMITTEES on Militia
" Affairs 70 inquire into thc expedicncy Of
giving more aid than Il now provided 20 she
various states and Territories in order 70 pro-
mote and encourage the organisation Of che
sser e 1ss = mss 81 &c SENATE
81 s ALLEGED frauds IN Ire township survey IS.
Cow ne ss Ss cc%Snsd s e mafs
surveys III worthless lands. and then 10 use
the scrip they would set n return
ler depeslts, for surveys g Rurssnass ,hs
West DEPOSITS amounted last year % about
E,OO,fOo. but most Of the surveys were value
less 70 the Governments because q the worth.
Committee On Public Lands The immcdiat<
detciency approp faticn bin was further
amended and passed without opposition
until the 37ih. IN the House, Nj. Bcimon'
offered resolution directing the Committed
on Foreign Affairs % inquire into the abstrac
zion o es sna q se q
the letter of the secretary If state. feoruAr,
n. Mr.. kasson offered - substitute the fol
Tsereas. It's alleged. in connection with n.
Chill Peruvian correspondents recently and
of1cially published on call Of the two houses
Congress. that one Or more Ministers P.enipo
sonaiiv Interested or Improperly CONNECTED
with a1N~ine-~ transaction In which the inter
vcnfIou Of this Government was requested o
tain papers III relation % she same subjec
have been improperly lost or removed from
the niles Of the state Department; therefore
fssol~~d. mat che Committee on Foreiz
Affairs b. inSfrucr q 20 inquire into said ale
cations and ascertain the facts relating there
g and rrpors she same: VIII such recon
M Belmont accepted che substitute. and
was adopted without objection. some privaf
bills were passed and che House adjourne
for one day.
IN The House o. Representatives. FEB
s5th. Nr. Reed. from che COMMITTEES on Rule
reported . resolution for select committe
q s'.s = sSssdes ~ sSsiise = s:'ses5
party vote. Mr. Page moved p amend 81
rost-o1Ioe appropriation BIZ ~ striking fror
che clause appropnaeing 10000 for nece~sa
iaes the words on frank lines, :
Postmaster General % secure specisl facl
che appropriation. characferizin9 Il - : col
riven % vandcr6if and Jny Gould should b
wv Adkins s said NJ james ~ rrior'ncd ana q
down the mail service on small star route
but increased the pas y raiIosd cnmpa'!
= s8otRer re ~ h "a enabled ons eanps Il,
realize N extra profit q 10000. and a II
limited that the man VINO held che majority
the stock d that company had started = ~
Va % s. i6e frssidesf. With ! isrre ssisr
iscss7 ne de6a'e cio-ed. ana NJ. Faee
fse smesdnsns shs
contract % slar. routes. 10 declare sbe oriI
a. s So s ss s7e e e ne
-sSss. IL; nays. - Ths biiI then passed