The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-04-13
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WAsunesoH. D. q. Apr,a 80

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wAssnesos. .. @. April. & -,
Revenue reform has mad 40
ceptio'e hesdwsy during the psss
Q nov - u The Mills tsr,s
s:ood . good chance TO pass ~ ~
The Improvement In the outloot 49,
ow ing 70 any conversions hnvi.." ~
made among the democratic folIos -
Mr. Randall they are still = cn..,
20 the one man who abused 4 ss'u.ee
eleven on the jury because ths, 49,
not agree with him,--but q ovi.. .ocl(
cspaily 70 . revolt IN the rersk sslsi
ranks. against the high prosec,ic.
icy. This revolt IL led By Mr.. NJ. po'I
Minnesota. who made one Of ~ s,see
80 ,eveoue reform speeches yet beard a
the House. Ihursday. He went vss Y
whole question IN . mastery msnns,
'svors b retention Of the internal 80
10 taxes, and . general lowering y
iaritL. In regard 10 high wages ssi, ~
tartf, he said 1T has been ths ssa
10 ascribe the higher wages OF hi, -
try 10 the tariff. consider ths, -,
pretense. England has free trsds ~
Austria, Germany, Italy and ~ ~
have protection. and yet wages ar -
higher In England than IL eithsr - ~
other countries The main cass ~ ~
low wages In Europe, % 10 Be fsssa !:
me density Of population, and arss,s
supply Of labor. i 10 thought thai 4.
number o. republicans who pne,iesIs.
agree with Mr. Nelson, Il Iares src.9
- ensure tho passage Of The Mill Mn \
they do not allow themselves - y
whipped back into the party trses. I"
The report Of The majority or nv -.
and means committee on the Mill 80
bill, is 81 allie document. ana shc.,d y
spread broadcast among tho pssrls \
will doubtless make MANY eonvsr.,o.'
10 evenu reform
The President went 10 Nev Yorl ~
day, TO attend the funeral of er.cc.s.
nor Dorsheimer.
The bills pensicnlng Nrs. Gen. Loo,s
and Mrs. Ten. Blair have passed IN
They get $1,000 = year.
The naval board OF coast defenses -,
CANNED last year. are 10 b called unor
10 investigate the matter Of defens.s
There 10 IN appropriation Of taO0O a.
available for this work. ana 0screts,,
Whitney 10 anxious that Il should Be- i.
Idiclously used.
Gen. Terry has applied to the Gecrtary
lof Wsr 10 be examined fer Retirement.
Bad health Il the reason
IL i extremely doubtful, whether tha
present House will ever vote to repeal
the limitation cisnse-limiting the time
10 July ]. 1850. ~ the Istest date for fll.
ing claims under the arrears Of pensio,
act Of ISIS. There are several bills Of ths
mature before the House committee o.
lpensions. A subcommittee be- bee,
appoinisd 10 consider them, and repoE
ito the full committee General BlacL.
Commissioner Of Pensions. estimates
that II will require between e20oOO0.o0
and t300y000.0Oc to pay oil the elaine fos
srrears Of pensions, should the Limitation
lcIsuse Re repealed.
The republicans 10 the Senate are IN |
badly demon!ised condition. They he'd
. csucus Thursday. IN order 70 eudesvx
10 bring about party harmony, but Il ~
. very bad iaiIursL The caucus -
called 10 act on the bill authorisinz ~
Secretary OF the Treasury % purckp
IT, 3. bonds. which has PACED III
House, and u now before Shs Senss
iSenaior Stanford md several oilers -
nouuced that they would not Be bound
by aucu action on this or any ether fn.
'anciaI measure The raucus. sitter %.
lpointing . committee Of eleven 10 o.
range The order of business. and repor
the sane 10 another caucus 10 Be held
Itbis week. adjourned.
Public Printer Benedict II nov strict.
~ enforcing The eight hour law In ever
department Of the government printing
Iomre. The force h divided into Two
sections, one beginning work GeA ..
and continuing until 5 .. NJ, with ~
hour for dinner. the other beginning q
p. m. and working until "a u
Johnny sherman 10 tired already, %
II IL said viii shortly make public : let
ter, announcing his retirement from ne
Presidential canvas. The shadow o.
Jimmy Blaine - DER EN- all
IL 10 mol believed that . Chief justice
will Be appointed for some time % come
pOssibIy not until aner the summer =
cess Of the Supreme Court Il - sra
Thought BY those who should know y
anyone other than Mr. Cleveland dou
that Speaker Carlisle or Postmssier Ger
.Ieral Dickinson will get the s9poinimei'
But Of course that DOES not prevent ~
nance Of oiher gentlemen. being mes
Itioned. Whoever u will Be. The y
appointment 10 sure 10 reject honor o. -
CIeveland and the democratic party.