The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-04-18
THE WEEKS NEWS.
Congressional Proceedings for the Week
miscellaneous News Items.

miscellaneous News Items.
Monday, April 9.-In the senate joint reso-
luton was passed appropriating $4,000 and ac-
cepting at invitation 10 participate in the inter
national exhibition at Brussels. The house bill
TO authorize the second assistant secretary of
the interior TO sign patents was passed. Mr.
Chandler introduced bill to revive the direct
tax law and collect all unpaid balances, with 5
per cent. interest thereon. In the house the
legislative day OF Wednesday was continued by
fiilibustering, which lasted into the night.
Tuesday, April 10.-In the senate on motion
of Mr.. Sherman, the FreedmanS bank bill was
taken from the calendar and referred to the
committee on finance The international copy
right bill was made the special order for Thurs
day. The bill to authorize the sale of terrific
rial mineral lands to aliens was passed. The
bill TO admit South Dakota was taken up and
considered. In the house there was no change
in the situation, and nlibustering continued
against the direct tax bill
Wednesday, April lin the senate Riddle
bergers resolution was adopted calling on the
president 10 furnish all the correspondence
relative to the dispute between Venezuela and
Great Britain concerning certain boundaries.
A resolution was adopted calling for Informal
ton in regard TO the retired list. Bills were re-
ported authorizing Brighten. Absalom Baird
to accept from the president of the French
republic q diploma comforting the dec
Grafton OF commander of the Le-
gion of Honor, and authorizing Com
mander Phillips 10 accept a silver pitcher from
the United States of Colombia. Bills were
passed to erect monument to Gen. Warren at
Bunker Hill, and for public buildings at Bridge
port, Conn; TT. Worth, Tex; Tallahassee, Fla
and Birmingham, Ala. The military academy
appropriation bill was also passed. A long
discussion occurred on the bill to purchase
sword of Washington's In the house the dead
lock continued until p. M, when a recess was
taken.
Thursday, April 12.-In the senate a resolu-
ton was adopted inquiring into the case OF John
Fouchier, a naturalized American citizen i'm
pressed into the French military service. Sew
eral bridge bills were passed, and Senator Coke
delivered speech on the presidents tariff mes
sage. The Dakota bill was taken up and dis
cussed by Messrs. Turpie, Cullom and Butler
In the house motion TO adjourn was defeated
yeas, 1870; nays, l33-One democrat (SOwden
of Pennsylvania) voting with the republicans.
After demand for call of the house had been
refused a second motion to adjourn was carried
yeas, AS; nays, 1877.
Friday, April 13.-the senate was not in ses-
sion. In the house the journal of the legislat-
i've day of Wednesday, covering the period of
the deadlock, was read Ii consisted of ninety
manuscript pages, exclusive OF seventy-one
roll-calls. An accumulation of executive docu-
ments was laid before the house and referred.
The pOstoffice appropriation bill was reported.
: Conference reports on Indian affairs were
agreed TO. Committees were called for private
reports and large number submitted. The
remainder of the day was spent in committee
of the whole discussing bill for the payment
of claim for 500 for the occupation of certain
property in Memphis by L. S. troops in 1864.
No action was taken on the bill.
Saturday, April 1.-THE senate was not in ses-
sion. In the house the committees were called
for reports, and the aecumulations of the fill
clustering period were unloaded upon the cal
endar. The rest of the session was spent main
ly upon the Indian appropriation bill.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS ITEMS.
Census of voters of Baltimore shows e3,267
persons entitled TO the ballot.
Indiana White Caps severely whipped four
men in Crawford county Friday night.
Congressional aid is asked TO give the colored
worlds fair recognition and encouragement.
A $1,000 verdict has been returned against
the Neus aud Herald, at Jacksonville, for libel.
Reports of gold discoveries near Real del
Castilly, in Lower California, have been con-
firmed.
A. L. Breeker, mill owner at Crandall. Ind,
was crushed to death while ad justing belt in
his mill.
Emma Toms, young lady of Attica, n. Y,
is reported TO have been in trance since
March II.
Sam Small has given up evangelism for poll
tics and aspires to be the Moses of the prohi-
bitiOnsts.
Chas. F. Tets, Newark, o. murdered his
wife with base ball bat and then suicided in
the canal.
Barley in western Ohio and adjoining In.
diana counties has been badly damaged by the
severe winter.
The Anderson Neirs, democratic organ es-
tablished in January last, has suspended for
want of support.
w. A. Cameron the Ascending teller Of the
Union bank Of Canada, at Winnipeg, was ar-
rested at Pembina, Oak.
George Burton and his mistress were dragged