The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-03-15
THE WEEKS NEWS.
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Washing ton ard Congressional News.
Sergeat Mason, who fired at Gultesu, has been
Army and to be confined hard labor for eigkt
years in the Als&ny Penitentiary.
In the Criminal Court at Washington. on Friday
ex-senator W. $. Dorsey gave bail in $4,000, add
To appear and answer the cngrge of star Route
frauds.
Mr. Saunders submitted font resolution 10
the Senate last Wednesday Tor constitutional
amendment allowing the people TO elect Mar
shals, District Attorneys, POsJ1asters and internal
revenue officers.
Secretary Folger win relieve the vaults in the
Philadelphia mint by transferring SiT.eeJ OCe in
gold coin 10 Washington. On Tuesday ne called
in Sls, OO6,OO0 in continued per cents, payable
May 3. 10. and IL.
In the House of Representatives on Wednesday
Mr. Il tbs reported bill Tor the construction of
naval vessels. bill authorizing the purchase OF
the Freedmen's bank building Washington T
S15O.O GOO passed, as also an appreciation
of $1,000 TO aid the Society of the Army of the
Cumberland to erect u statue % General Gar
field.
The action OF the Governor of Nebraska in call
Ing for Federal troops 10 put down labor riots its
severely commented on at Washington. Sen
a.or is reported as saying that "A Governor vino
eau not put down common riot without calling
Tor Federal troops, disgraces himself and puts
Dict oil shame on the people OF has state, Tor by
his course he virtually asserts that they not
decent, law-abiding people enough in has State ~
put down sporadic disorder"
IN me house OF Representatives. on Friday, Mr..
Dunn ell reported bill for canceiing stamps on
tobacco exported by rail. A bill also re-
ported for the admission into the Union of the
Territory of Washington. The agricultural ap-
preparation bill came up, and amendments were
adopted Tor statistics in regard 10 the manufacture
aud expectation OF oleOmargarine. for statements
OF freight charges by rail and river TO appropriate
SS0.VcO for experiments IN making sugar, and TO
increase the allowance for investigating forestry
when the bill passed
The Senate on Friday adopted & resolution re-
queSting the President 10 arrange with Nicaragua
for the settlement of public and private claims
A resolution was passed directing the use of Gov
eminent vessels in distributing supplies along the
Mississippi and its tributaries a bill was passed
traffic, to be composed of seven persons. Mr.
Voorhees, introduced a bill aeprOpriating SI25 COO
for the imDrovemantof the Wabash River The
Senate refused to take up the Japanese indemnify
fund bill by a vote of ii to "a.
In the United States Senate last Wednesday Mr..
Garland introduced bill for the construction or
repair Of leyees on the Mississippi, and Mr.. Jack
son reported an appropriation of SIS O6O to con
inue the Improvements of the harbor az Mem
phs. The motion to refer to the Finance Com
mittee the bill for liquor commission was lost
and the measure was laid aside. The Chinese bill
came up. Mr.. ingalls, amendment TO limit TO ten
years the suspension of immigration was defeated
by tie vote. Mr. Platt made lengthy argument
against the measure and MessTs. Edmuuds and
Hoar had an interesting war of words.
In the House on Friday, minority report was
presented, declaring I. ID. Bali emitted 10 seat
IS delegate from Alaska. -Four memorials from
Utah. with over $1,000 signatures, We're presented
asking suspension of action all bills relating
20 that Territory ana the appointment Of an uu-
preJudlced Commission To determine the state of
affairs. An appropriation OF $1,000 for extra ex-
penses by the Light House Board caused by the
Hood IN the Mississippi was passed A Joint resi-
luton for the use OF Government steamers in dis
Iihutng food TO the sufferers oy erhow was
adopted An evening session YVES held To CON
slider pension bills at which sevcnty-seyen were
passed.
In the United States Senate on Friday resolu-
ton was passed iustrCct.ng the Secretary of State
TO ascertain the cause of the Imprisonment in
Great Briain o! au American citizen named Dan
lei Mes sweeney. \ resolution by Mr. Sawyer Was
adopted instructinS the Secretary OF War TO re-
port the cost Of constructing tue Sturgeon Bay
Canal in Wisconsin, WITH view 10 making it free
70 commerce The bill for liquor commission
was taken mp. and il was agreed that not more
than three shal be prOhibi1OniSfs. The Chinese
bill was amended 10 provide that no Celestial
shall be haturalized within the Uni ed states
and that no lsboTers can i'm migrate within twenty
years, and then passed by vOte of twenty-nine
70 fifteen.