The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-01-23
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
News from Everywhere.


CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEphSSs'
In the Senate on the sth Mr.. Plumb pre-
scented a pctltion from Oklahoma settlers.
claiming that the land they occupy has
che tsovtrnment. and protesting against be-
Ing removed Mr.. Dawes said that the COM
mittec had already reported thai IN
lands soa,a not Se opened for
and the Senate had adopted the report
ar. Morrill, made speech on MS resolution
sions OF Inferior population and resources
should be regarded with disfasor when tne
inter state commerce bill Was re1cnea MT.
Bayard suggested that as = similar measure
was before the House the matter should DC
laid aside until some decision was reacned
In the Hou~e-......In the House almost , tne
sion OF the Interstate commerce bill. An
amendment was adopted giving United
sa counts pGwsr r y 70 forward
freight; also another amendment providing
that no case brought under tine act IN any
sare SoSss q court Tue
matter then went over
In the Senate on the sth Mr.. Allison in
troduced bill In relation TO the fees Of pen
sion claim agents and attorneys a general
discussion followed. In which several par
slcipated, and u finally drsfteu INTO crit.
committees ofthe Senate. The action OF the
House was also criticised, and the debate
c Sra.. had the stronger backbone. The
bill was finally referred Mr. Hawley onereu
q resolution requesting the President 20
furnish the statements recently uied IN the
War Department by General sherman con
corning the Confederate Government during
the late war. ....in the House the inter state
commerce bill VAS taken up Mr.. o>eih kot
Pennsylvania, offered a a substitute the bill
providing for commission Lost motion
10 recommit was also lost. The bill was then
passed BY vote OF l5s TO - Mr.. Randall re-
ported q new bill. making m appropriation
Tor the navy The Alabama contested eiec-
the seating Of Craig. Republican,
In the Senate on the 9th bill was passed
transferring one Of the Greedy relief vessels
for service In Alaska waters. and TO use the
othersfor a surveying vessel When con
alteration OF the nter-s state commerce bill
Was resumed. Mr.. Garland called mp the
House bill on the same suoject n order e, g, 60
amendments 20 the House bill, TO the COM
mittee on railroads for furt her con sideratiOn.
NJ Sulon pTsisrrei g nsss :, the sh D a ne.
mittee. After further debate. participated In
BY Messrs- Dawes. Baynrd. CuIiom. Har-
Fior1ia1. the motion 10 recornmlt was lost 81
q vote OF u TO "a. Mr. Wilson's amendment
IN relation to determinations against local.
ties and individuals was added to the bill
Mr.. Vance offered an amendment making Il
unlawful for railroads to charge small snip
pers higher rates than large shippers
until the 18th. -. In the House. ~ vote OF
81 10 -. that body refused 70 postpone
private business TO take mp the naval bill.
Resolutions In favor OF the passage Of tns
Lowell bankruptcy bill were reported from
the Philadelphia Board OF Trade. a nuinbe
o. private bills , were passed An eyenin.
pension bills
TIE Senate was not In session on tn
10th..-In the House there was quite
warm debate on the proposition TO put asid
other matters and take up the naval appro
priation hill. Mr.. Randall making stroni
r we're PASSED eass IS extra SESSION Would =
necessary. Finally the naval bill was passe,
a. reported. with the exception Of e.,
q tie fscai year. and sppropriates some
thing less than the estimates The consuia
and diplomatic bill was next reached
question. and the latter incidentally Gale
attention TO the great importance OF buildtn
up : larger trade with the Central and sout
York made q speech in reference TO sendin
ministers TO foreign courts No definite con
cLusi0n was reached
In the Senate on the 18th petition wa
presented from Mrs. Belva Lockwood asA
ing that Congress count the votes cast Il
her The resolution Of MI. Hawiey in refe
man concerning Mr.. Davis, ex-Prcsident
the Southern COnfcderacy. was take
up, and was the occasion w q very wa var
sherman and Hawiey participated, q
one side. and Nes-rs. Vest, Lamar an
George On the other. The matter ".
ate went into executive session. after reie
ring the House naval bill TO the proper con
miitee..; IN the House; among the p.li. !, !
York providing for the better protection
the Northern and Northwestern frontie. Al
70 facilitate commerce and 20 diminish II
nj orlhUnwT - the state
Progress was made with the consideration
the consular and diplomatic appropriate
bill
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
PRrHcEs EDWARD and George, sons
the Prince Of Wales are writing an n
count Of their voyage around the world.
Nh GLADSTONE Is said TO be sufferil
from catarrh, lumbago and insomnia, b
there u . fair prospect Of speedy r
covery Of his health.
A DISPATCH from General Wolseley
the 9th stated tho he would march
Khartoum January 2lth- He advises {
Government to dispatch 1000 pick
troops to Suakim.
THE Board appointed 10 investigate Il
conduct Of number Of naval cadets vi
visited Washington during the holiday
have recommended the dismissal from g
Navy Of Cadet George B. Tenant,
Michigan, who, while intoxicated, ac'
dentalIy discharged revolver, the bull
wounding Frederick n. Sparkling, an 3
cadet.
CHrEE SIGNAL OFFICER HAzES, In an
view regarding the alleged carelessness
Lieutenant Darlington, said: "Beforc
court-martial can show that Lieutena
Darlington disobcyed orders, which.
obeyed. would have brought the Gre'
party back to a. safe and sound"
ON the 9th King Alfonso and his Min
ters started for thescen Of the earthqua
in Andalusia- The Queen and other me