The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-06-15

~ he senate. O. me Ia ne chief feasurss
~ ~ p~occr1ins< werc the prompt c,nnrn.-
sicn ofthc nominal on % Lieutenant General
Snr<sian 20 Dc General o. the Army
ana discussion a. me question 81
edncas.on Of The Indians IN The
House. me bili 20 revive the once q General q
shc Army. amer onlcetion rrsf ~ Nr. kiiccrc
passed ~ . viva soce vote, NJ. Oates SONG %
record a opposing H. The Legislative Apprc
priation hin VAS passed Tue Hoo<cthtn vent
into conmlstse q ne who;e On The Tarlz oll.
TINS senate was NOT In session on the 3d..
N the House procccdinx> the principal frat
nre ua< the passage % the Agricultural Apr
preparation bill The House then went into
committee Of tne <hoie on the r>ri1 bill. me
pending amendment nndcr discussion being
70 strike IRON the FREE list lumber. he~n and
squared. and used Tor SPAR AMI ~harvc<.
which vas rejected The third paragraph n
the bill ~wool manufactured. not specially
enumerated or provided for. was then read
and taken up for consideration NJ. Bayne
(Penn.( moved % strike Il out After some
debate the committee rose. leaving Mr. bAyne's
amendment pendinx and The House ~ I'VE
O'Clock adjourned
IN the Senate. on the <sh. = large number OF
hills. chiefly pension bills. vere taken from the
calendar and passed; - we're : number Of bills
~ - ~LE&|I& ~<%"t ~ E@|AA
The Senate bill creating An additional retired
li>t-cs The army for eight ofnccu now on the
active list but incapacitascd for active service.
vas passed. also the Senate bill authorizing
the retirement % General w. W. Avcril- and
The House bnl authorizing the retirement Of
General Alfred Plcasanton. both with the grade
q Malor. In the House bslls we're passed
making Inauguration day . legal holiday: 20
prevent OBJ structions and injurious deposits in
49, X--A 49, "a ~X1.-&a ~mf-~~s .nI
authorizing the construction Of : bridge across
the Missouri river IN winon and Berk eoun-
siea Ia An early adjournment followed .
failure 20 60 into Of the whole on
~ Tar1 bill
n the Senate. On The sth. the entire day MS
passed IN consideration OF the Diplomatic and
Consular Appropriation bill An item Of esAopo
uas inserted in the bill % provide for :
scientific commission 70 visis and report upon
the commercial resources Of the Upper Congo
basin One or two minor amendments were Of
fered and disposed Of, and the bill went over
......In the House : diversion was created By
The waving Of . bandana handkerchief ~ . re-
p~ortoriai wsg IN the press g lery- b day
vas mostly passed IN consideration Of The
Tariff bill
II the senate. on The 9th. amer : brief secret
session, the Diplomatic aud Consular Appro-
priation bill Vas taken up and passed with the
Call amendment increasing the salary OF the
Minister 70 Paraguay ~ Uruguay from ec.0p
20 q. - The Senate bill authorizing the pur-
chase Of : site near The Capitol for the use Of
the United States Supreme Court wzs passed
Mr. Stewart gave notice that he would to-mor-
rou oder certain aEs>ndments 70 the Diplo-
matte and Consular Appropriation bill In
the House insignificant tsrif debate took up
neariy the entire day A great commotion wzs
caused BY the announcement OF the renominsr
ton Of the President