The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-04-19
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
and Congressional.


In the Star Route cases, in.washington. Colone
| Ingersoli has filed TOtiOn for q bill OF par
ueulsrs in regard to S. W. Dorsey.
1t is rumored that Minister Lowell has resigned
mas position at the English Court, and that bi,
ton. 40
! The friends of James G. Blaine at washington
| prediet that ne viii be candidate for Congress
| from Maine on the general ticket in order 10 pre-
vente triumph by the Fusionists the state no;
| having been redistrieted.
| The Treasurer of the National Land Ieegue TO-
ported TO the Convention at Washineton that
ESQ $50 had been contributed to the Cause. Of
which amount Sos, 262 was RENTED to Patrici,
Fan and Miss Parnell. The total sum sent
menced is S2I2,SiO.
The Senate last week confirmed the nomfns.
uon OF william =. Chandler to be Secretary Of the
navy oy - 70 To- The appointments of W. II.
HUNT IS Minister to Russia and J. Z. Partridge as
Minister to Peru were also approved. a c. Bot.
KIN. formerly Journalist OF Chicago, has been
reappointed Marshal of Montana.
Inc House passed another anti Chinese bill on
Monday. The bill was unlike the one vetoed Inv
the President, not only in the change of time for
excluding the Chinese fer ten years instead of
tratlon provisions There were but about thirty
opposing votes and they came from the original
opponents of the other bill.
In the Senate on Wednesday, the bill aIlotting
20 the southern ties agricultural lands In Utah
was amended to allow the Indisns 10 receive their
a Snnultles IN cash or stock and then passed
WIS passed feIer TO the Court of Claims
bill OF George +. Payne for alleged wrongful
seizure OF his sugar plantation in Louisiana by
General Butler, in 1862 Mr.. Sewen presented
for the passage of the bill for compulsory retire.
ment III the age OF sixty-twO years
In the House on "Wednesday bills were favorably
OF torpedoes aud 10 make experiments Herewith:
Tor the construction Of the Delaware and Mary
land free ship canal, and TO prevent National
o! the value of the bonds deposited in the Treas
ury. An adverse report was made in regard 10
me taXati n OF legal tender notes by States Mr.
suspension of immigration for ten years. The
Committee on Appropriations was instructed b
report whether further measures of relief sre nee
s:ssippi.
In the Senate, on Thursday. Mr.. Cameron pre-.
sented protest from the Land League against the
imprisonment OF American citizens in Ireland. A
bill was passed for the adjustment of the claims
growing out Of the destruction OF the private !
armed brig General Armstrong. in 1914 at Port !
Royal Mr.. McAiillsn made favorable report on |
bill authorizing the Secretary of War to prevent
the obstruction nf navigation BIZ bridges by re- |
qalring additional safeguards, at the expense of |
bridge corporations The House bill to rectifv the
duties on products of the Netherlands was !
amended and passed. The bill for railroad right /
OF way through Indian Territory was passed, an |
amendment to require the consent OF the Indian |
Council being rejected. bill was passed TO APP |
propriate $50 600 TO supply the deficiency in the |
ubslStence OF Indian tribes also acts to bridge
the Mississippi at Keiths burg H. and to establish
an assay office at Omaha.
In the Senate, on Friday, Mr. Maxey reported |
iaVoTably a bill renewing the appropriation of |
March. 1871 to pay Southern mail contractors A
bill was passed 10 pay the claims of 1879 loval |
citizens aggTegating S29l 14S for small supplies
taken for the use of the Army during the Var OF
the Rebellion. Mr.. Voorhees, spoke on his reso-
luton cOndemniug the Secretary of State for his
neglect Of Anne lean citizens Ia Ireland, and on
motion OF Mr. sherman il was sent to the Com
mlttee on Foreign Relations for further inquiry.
In the House on FRIDAY the minority report on
the antiChineSe bill was read 1t declares against
2 hfteen,yeGr suspension, and in favor Of Mr.
PAGES motion. The private calendar was taken
up in Committee of the Whole and the bill for |
The relief OF Edward p. Armstrong of Missouri |
was debated for an hour, and defeated. After the
appointment of Conference Committee on the
PoStohlce appropriation bill. the House adjourned
% saturday. the session to be devoted to debate
IN the Tariff Commission Dill. The Senate was
cot IN session on saturday. but the House metand
debated the Tariff Commission bill