The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-06-15
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About sixty prominent members q
IN Houses Of Congress are IN attend
ecce npon the national convention - ~
Tou,s May more would have been
s.-r. h&d thcv not been unwilling 20
leave inc pcndinx farii discussion Ia me
l,xer House. Three days 81 the past
we.s were devoted q the consideration
~ ~ sarifk hill bs sections. under the
sc minute rule. but owing 20 repub-
lic>n obstruction there was very little
nrcrre>s made. Lumbrr Was the main
stumbl.nx block. Mr.. Breckenridge. o.
K.asuckv. made an interesting point by
r~.dinx rom the Record Of ls6s show
f.0 th~t Blaine MAJ st that time = fierce
ADVOCATE OF free lumber. hut the result
u this Was that most OF me evening
Was spent In discussing b.aine's tar'ii
record.
The last thing done ny the House on
Saturday afternoon was 10 discuss the
Agricultural Appropriation BILL IL got
into . little row over b question 81 M
creased salaries Tor clerks aud officials OF
that Department. and there ws> the usual
fuss about the appropriation for seeds,
but a. usual ihe political seeds-men came
out vigorously.
Gen sheridan may be better or he may
Be dead before this reaches you. His raj
lies aud his Telapses follow each Other
400 frequently 10 make any record OF his
condition. The bill rrviving the rank u
s(senersl Of the Army" has ueen passed,
argued by the President. confirmed 0y
ne Senate, aud Gen raj Sheridan
promoted thereto. lie an much graft
fed bv the promotion. and Dictated,
himself, . letter OF thank 10 the fresi-
dent.
The republicans OF the Senate judiciary
committee are sill delas lug IA mAking q
report 10 the Senatr oB the nomination
Of Mr.. Fuller 10 DC Chief justice
Secretary Whitney has pulled up
IA, master General Fulton Of ne Navy,
with : quick, sharp jerk The PA
Gcneni recently awarded = contract tor
furnishing $4,000 pounds of tobacco for
the use OF tie navy 10 a Ricnmuud ntui,
ia spite Of The fact that hl~ bid wa- the
highest instead OF the ~ rst- An inyss-
tigsliou IL now ia progress 10 ascertain
the cause of this seeming fasofitism
Secretary Whitney says ne will 20 70 The
bottom Of the Al Air.
Beivs Lockwood has officially accepted
the nomsuafion for President rendered
her by the equal nights party. Inis
will be her second Presidential cam
paign-
II . person has any doubt as to which
poiltlcxi party il ia fsvor OF the big corr
corxtious and m~onvpolies Of the country
Just LEI thai person keep = lose watch
uoon the action of the committees OF the
senate and House The senate cmmittees
representing the republican party. aud
the House committees, the democratic
party. For instance, the H0use re-
Gently passed . bill requiring the
Pacific railroad 10 construct and oper
a<e telegraph lines oyer their roads;
when tnc senate committee on CON-
mercc got hold Of this bill, they reported
il - tie Senate with n amendment
efrikiug out the word construct which
virtually a. stroys The elect tnat b bill
va inlenLed 10 have, ia compelling
these roads 10 construct telegraph lines
sbaf would be run ID opposition 10 those
Of the Western Union Telegraph com
Win The word construct lett
ort Of the bill. the railroads will simply
make some arrangement with the IVES
tern onion company, that will continue
NE present monopoly. Here Is another
iostsncc Of the Senate favoring big cor
p0rslions- Public opinion compelled the
senate { pass . bill forieiting ell the
unearned grants oflsDd TO railroads. In
order 10 make il - easy 8 possible on
1he corporations, the bill only forfeited
The Iands through which the roads bad
net been built When this dill reached
che House committee on Public Lands,
Mr.. Holman, Of Indiana. offered : sub
stituse providing that al lands shall be
forfeited that have not been earncd IN
strict accordance with the original grant
These two bills give good genera
idea OF the policy Of the two parties u
dealing with wealthy corporations Ih'
democrats believe IN controlling them
the republicans in being controlled 2,
them.
Mr.. Cleveland has been invited TO To-
opening Of the Cincinnati Exposition o
July T. He will 90 IL possible.