The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-02-13
TOPICS OF THE DAY.


IN the senate on the eSsh several mes-
sace. were received from the Presidents /
transmistlnx information heretofore called
Tor In regard 20 the landing q foreign cables
IN the United states. the awards q the
Venezuelan mixed commission. nA1 tnc
status % the oklahoma tsna-, 49,.
landr the President thinks, can not, nnltk
are present treaties. be opened Tor settle
men. The senate then vent into execAt.Ns
session on the NicarAznan treaty Al ~.
House concurrent RESOLUTION Was miro
doced relative 10 counting the tiec.orAl Nn-c
and liking February iltn q t.s ~. -
I'M The President 10 transmit copy OF the
recent appeal OF fitx John Porter com
munication was received from t.e ss..1
rress tender Russia and certain people ON.
c!al expression Of it> thanks for the AID AM
sympathy gwen the Jeannclte rA!.o.-
marty The conference report on the -
months naval appropriation pi- 49,
agreed 20. attempts were mace 70 tANt 80
rious bills from the calendar, but - nan
members v anfcd some particular hilA inAt
much time was lost in making motions, all
nothing was accomplished before adjourn
ment
In the Senate on the 18th Mr.. Pendleson
presided. The bill 70 facilitate promotions
throughout the army by retiring from &C.
tive service on their own applications on
GERS who served IN the var Of the re-
der OF exercises prepared ~ the Nash
ington Monument Commission WAS APP
proved. The senate then went into exec1-
live session ON the NicAraguAn treaty and
when the doors were reopene1 Adloalned---
In the House fnr river and 1arcor appro-
priation bill was discussed In committee 81
fhe whole. Mr. " iilis made brief explanA-
tion OF the features and statement q
the large items VI ploTrlAtion- HE
ment 81 ihe Mississippi River. Tor which 81
S5tsp - gwen. or about forty per cent. OF
the estimate asked. Objection wAs made be-
cause q the larger amount AlpropriAIed LOT
fhe creafion OF the once OF Advising In
gineer OF the Mississippi River lonmi=sioa-
No ma action Vas takea-
In the Senate on the 3oth . memorial
from number Of naval oficers wAs pre-
sented protesting against the passage OF
the resolution giving she thanks OF Coz
eress TO Commander schley and leuten-
ant Emery. for such reSolauo1- turT
claim. wou 4 ADVANCE these officers one
grade and Affect al the olficers ABOVE them
IN the iist OF their respective ranks NJ
the Pscific Railroad bill. but dt not want
action taken Immediately on - p.esAss-
He spoke at length, ~ did also Mr. O4riAl1-
On tne inter state commerce bin and fay
ored the Commission plan and opPoss1 NJ
Reagan bill. .---.In the House M Biack-
The Posf. nee spproprizilon BIN vas report.
Cd and referred. A message was recrised
from she President In reference % the ioAn ~
the British steamer Alert for use In the
Greedy relief expedition He asks permls
sion 10 return tile vessel with suitable ac-
knowledgment Of the courtesy. etc
THE Senate was not In session On the
In the House a communication xas
presented from the Supervising Architect
asking increased amounts for the publi<
buildings al jefferson CRY and kansas City
Mo. in committee q the -snoie eonsioera
tion Of the. river and haroor pill vas y,
sumed. Mr. Thomas sai1 Ne regarded
the bill in the main ven fair one: but
many Of the items n the ban he objected -
ment o. galveston harbor. and mtndet
Captain Eacs' plans Mr. blanchard de-
tended The bin AGAINST The attacks q Mr.
Galveston HARDER clause. and denouncel
tile Htnntpn Canal scheme III
rcriticised Captain James II lads. and %
5ected 20 certain matters With which " VA
pr posed 20 connect his name He though
also that too much money wns set apart fo
the Mississippi hiser. M Wills spoke y
ing further debate tine House adjourned
In the Senate ON the "a : communicate
was received from the secretary OF ~
Treasury relative 90 the po=rponemenf {
the collection Of the whiskey tar. Mr. Hos
explained. In detail, the amendments 20 "A
Pzfinc Railroad bill Messrs- Beck and NJ
ton OF the inter state commerce ball was ~
sumed. Mr.. Becks Amendments In reie
ence 20 long and short hanls ~
amendment providing that charges shout
not be greater for any less distance than q
same service over the whole line Lost.
apply 20 cases Of .similzr circumstances
A long discussion followed without actlo
on the amendment-....-In the House a
. sna nsz sis o z@DR Relative %
rights Of Chinese 20 enter the counfr,
20 maintain the purity Of the ballot box Al
sions: % ascertain the expenses o. d~pul
United states Narshals and chief suptrvl
ors OF elections. N reference % London q,
state u Nevada: % ascertain the names
persons on the Governments pay rolls
November Let. isss. and on February "a. ~
abolishing the census bureau
rxHsouAx. AND POLITICAL
On the 31st the Arkansas LegislAtul
elected Hon James K Jones 70 me Unit<
States Senate 20 succeed Senator Wake
Mr.. Jones ID nov the Representative frol
the Third District.
GKxRnAL woLsELEYss chief Of stal
General Butler, has been temporarily a
pointed 70 succeed General Stewart
TIE well-known Journalist, traveller q
0IRlo4u4Ar ~ Dttrss e4r~ - - -
York hospital, on the lst-
PHILLIPS won the ten-mile skating mat
for the amateur championship q Amer
in - min rs IS &c. at New York On :
31st-
On the 3lst Crittenden Rogers, the e
pert bicyclist and polo player, fell while
game ~ Binghsmton, y. T., and d
from his injuries.
ON the 1st Senator German visited Pre-
dent-elecf Cleveland and gave him
tailed account OF the arrangements for
inaugural ceremonies at Warrington
ADvIcEs from General Wolseley dated
Korti the 1st have been received at Il,
don. He gives much news Of interest 4
encouragement respecting the position
the British forces
The Fenian O'Leary lectured % 4.
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