The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-03-06
TOPICS OF THE DAY.



vas reported 20 enable the President 20
negotiate for the purchase from the In.
dams Of their remaining interests In the
Oklahoma lands- Consideration Of the
contract labor bin Was resnmed- MT.
fiumb's amendment excepting profss PROBES.
sH me- hi . ras agreed TO- sso an snsSa
mens BY Mr.. Lapham providing that the
whole q the pensley recovered shah 80 INTO
the United States treasury ine pui tnsn IN
river and harbor bin was considered. Mr.
Bayne opposed the appropriation for the
Lover Mississippi. - the money. ne SAM.
canal scheme, and declared that u was .
state matter. and Illinois Was well sole 20
she case OF the Erie. The amen<iment Of
fered Is . substitute for the galveston Har-
Dor paragraph was agreed 60. y approprt'
sesf was reported IN favor Of Mr.. Broadhead.
In the Senate on the 18th there was q
long discussion on the Tex as Pacific Railroad
land forfeiture bill A number OF amend
ments were offered and debated The bill
WAS rnaliy passed There was very little
else Of general interest reached......ln the
previous days session the river and harbor
BIN vas considsred. but nothing con.
elusive was done. = number OF
sew sr we're ds s1ed .er ana
the regular session for Thursday. the naval
appropriation bill was considered In com
@sss q che Whole . Tnsrs wos an ant
sells and the amount Of money 20 be appro.
pr1ased 90 build the New York" The
House adjourned. though. before very much
progress had been made with the bill
In the Senate on the 10th memorial
Vas presented from the illinois Legislature
urging Congress TO acquire ownership In tlfe
~. ..e. -
Keweenaw bay with those az Lake superior.
The agricultural appropriation bill was
passed. The Post once approximation bill
was next reached. The reduction In
was combaited. but after discussion che
committee's amendment was adhered 90.
The section Ct an=ing the rate OF postage
srr n e' 20 tx com mitsee amsnsmeni 50 far
a. Il related 10 the letter postage, leaving
che newspaper provision TO De acted upon
*. M,..is.'rri ' RIVER clause n shs river
and harbor bill. The friends OF the bill
yielded to the NJ s-issippi River claim. there.
~ yisharswns bone e, o. contention M . Ihs
order against the Htnnepin Canal. sustain.
Ing the point that the COMMITTEES on Rivers
and Harbors had not ORIGINAL Jurisdiction
must be stricken from the bill.
An appeal was tax en-. but was not acted upon
during the days ession, The conferences re-
agreed to. The naval appropriation bill was
taken up but no definite action was taken.
AZ the evening session nifty pension bills
we're passed, completing this work Tor the
present Congress
THE Senate held brief session on the
21st. The Post ONCE appropriation bill
was further considered Contrary to the
Recommendation OF the committee the leg
isIafiyc provisions inserted BY the House
fixing the postage on newspapers sent
from the ONCE Of publication 10 regular
snnse,ibers ai one Gent Ssns per pouni was re.
sample copies was cut OUT. making a uni.
form rate for nil newspapers sent out BY
publishers. The House bill appropriating
money for the erection Of public building
mt Keokuk Ia, was passed. Senators nc /: II
p. IN. repaired 20 the House TO be present NJ
the conclusion OF the Washing Monument
ceremonies The House transacted no busl-
ness.
In the Senate on the 2sd the credentials
Of Mr. Jones. senasor-eiect from Arkansas.
were presented. The Des Moines River set
tiers titles bill was passed The Post once
appropriation bill was passed, with several
amendments. alter m animated discussion.
--.-..ln the House tile most OF the
, ,..s o, was taken up IN discussing
ton bill In reference to the plan
20 build up the American navy. Many
members took part The commiitee's plans !,
u
tended the committee. The bill was finally
passed, several amendments having been
added. a bill authorizing the President 20
negotiate for the purchase OF the interest Of
the Indians In the oklahoma lands was in
PRODUCED No other business Was concluded
OF general Interest
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL
THE late 8. &. Merrill IL TO be succeeded
by Roswell Miller as General Manager o
the Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul Rail
road, and JOS. Tucker has been tenderes
the position Of assistant
OK the Goth the Illinois legislature tool
two additional ballots for United State.
Senator, but made no choice
GENERAL BULLER, who had to retreat
from Gabut, Is intrenched at Abu Kles
wells, finding the enemy In too strons
force to continue his retrograde movement
without serious hazard.
WHILE 1t church on the I'D Mrs.. Henri J
Ward Beecher had an attack Of paralysis
NEWS from Egypt says that the force
Of General Butler, Lord Chas. Beres
ford and Major wardrop defeated tn
Arabs at Abu Klea. The report furthc
says that the Mahdi's forces were routed
On motion 70 discharge Short, who Gu
Captain Phelan In Rossa's Office In Nev
York, the judge declined; and also refuses
TO reduce the bail
The Turks at Jeddeh are circulating re
ports that the British have been massacre'
In the desert and that General wolsele,
has committed suicide.
THERE il great uproar at Salem. Ore.
over the Senatorial question The con
stitutional limit has expired and there ha
been no election.
JAMES SrEPHK ~, the well known Fenian
denounces the dynamiters.
MAcKIS GALLAGHER and Gleason, til
Chicago politicians, were convicted Q
election frauds.
CHARLES wySDHAn. the actor, Ia
started fund in London with flo0 sub
scription for the relief OF the families d