The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-12-27
From our regular eorre-pon dent,
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER
wAsnISorox, d. e.. Dec. 20,h. ,sso

Congress takes recess to-morra.- n.
after the holidays. II would havs
lonrned to-day. hut Speaker Rcea . wv
he would be ready 10 announce m. W.
mit,ces Tomorrow, and members Mani.
70 know tho LAY Of the land" before ir.a
went home. Most OF the Denoe,s,,
members will 20 home 10 emf Chtj.,m'
turkey. as they tee! less Of fespcnsih,'''.
than they did in The last Congress. IVY
Dciaultcr Sillcott has been indicted 4.
The grand jury here for forgery. ana r:'
be brought back II he can be found N.
no has succeeded in hiding his track. \.
far. Congress will likely pass Mn =.
|imbursing membcrs for their lose. 4,
bis running away and gambling. n.,N|
peoples money aud part Of ihe ..,
depiored surplus! Thousands ~ !.
mofs nfc rioat ~ 10 the loose 49,,
which Sllco't dill business. and ser.,.
c"n2is~~men are said 10 be inyolx.a;" NJ
hi- Nv indIing methods.
The senate has two proposiiions !.
fore " relating 10 negro emivfafinn n
The South. Cue isa bin offered h, MI
nor Butler. and The other d resnln,j.n
tered by Senator Gibson Borh IooL n
n 6ovcinment aid Tor thu emigran,.
+. The Mckinley. tariff hi.l " i'll pr0i.,i
be the popular name FOR lie ne..
which tho republican member. v,
WAYS and Means crmmiitee viii y, N
formulate on that mo-' lronLirso.n4 M
isci. 'hr tariff. II Is entirei, I'D sarl, n
attempt 20 make a prediction b. NJ n. n
NE new hiIi will he. Some peo,le n.
she Till will rc based on The senate 4, }
dill of tho last session. Your con-.
ponlent does MOI think SO. lila s,,.l
hill OF last Year Was n v0ls.raieti.
hodge podge 81 absuriiries hnfrl4a}
thrown together ~ order III cpttai, "
publican bo~-er. MA would meyer N,
passed The senate had noi those ~
voted for Il known thai II was cefiai, y
be defeated ia tie House nv nsv "A
will be .orsi' Ucied IN y more iei.nss
way and viii cons cGnen'iv he btn]
measure ~ could hardly re worse.
Gen. Clark. cN-cislk Of ne flousa \
/. Representatives, ha~ been presented
valuable gold nnic! ana chain ".
former employees.
Chief Justice Fuller j. coming On, N
new role--that Of popular orator. N
delivered he address AZ The CunQiFs.ioI
Al centennial aud be l. ~ drlivefan a
ifc~- AZ the dedication of the Ne. It'll
coin Nnsic Hall III shi- city.
The ~enAir tss 30 far confirmed VA
lew 81 Mr.. IIarrison's nominations. Az
against some ~ them there X IA
. active fight being made. nota,l, Nor.
VI Commissioners ~ Indian Affairs. A.
Dorchester. Superintendent oi InaI
Schools. II would moi he surpfisia,
these two are rejected
a committee IL The Hon-e has he
appointed Il try and down me SCOT,
isrl- who committed h. fnsyere-
he notorious ballof-h.,x con,sart-u
WAS used Ia The recent Ohio Gamma
Honest men ~ hum parties .siil earn
" wish the committee tod xpeu1
good work. but II Foraker sho,
pen 10 be caught IN 80 ,iis OF <F
mit'ec, i e not a 49, - NJ
shown by Hsrrison'ss WjbdyIs .
ers' aud Mjchenes's agreen,sns'-d 81
Dudley. that IL will not pfrn,s q, sst;p
leaders 20 be punished fof an, v n
% law committed ia nid 81 suc ~
their hivhly moral party. 9an
Mr.. Randall CONTINUES ~ jpr !
slowly. he took \ short walk SaietF<
and will probably be thorn ~ me n
81 The extremists or sIih raiiir- 4
Congress. on the taf.y unesti1n.