The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-03-01


n the senate. on the 18th. number ~ bills
including several individual pension bills were
passed fOrts-one 81 The latter being enacted
III twelve minutes. Consideration or the Texas
election ouirarcs resolution vas then resumed.
Mr. Coke cortlnu ne his speech IN opposition "
is adoption. Toe speaker aga n yielded the
fis,or ,ot me introduction OF resolutions 81 -or-
row On the death Of the late Rerre>entA'isc
Robertson. n Louisiana ....in me House
NJ Nils Tex. from the committee o. WAYS
and means reported back The Nils Tarin uiis
Mn senate amendments. and by direction %
thc speaker Il Was referred - The committee u
me whole Al II - p m. the special order. 70
consider the resolution instructng the House
eonferces Ga The Territorial bill - 70 the meta
81 thcy should pursae arriving ., an axrre-
men,. was taken VI. night session was hell'
nj which ih4s,y -thlec pension balls were passed
IN the senate. on the 10Th. Mr.. Coke resums.'
his speech against the Texas clecfion'outrast
resolution. but soon welded the moor 70 per
init Mr. sherman 20 present the conference r.
port on the Dircct-Tax bill. and again gave
way in order 10 allow senators Blair and III
.-sunds who were not present ~hen the report
on the Dsrect.Tax bill WAS adopted. 70 express
their views IN opposition 70 the BILL A. Scn2'
ror coke ala mol wish % complete his rcmarSs.
the Senate adjourned In the House the con
ference report on the Diplomatic and Consular
Appropriation bill was submitted and agreed
10. The Post-Ocice Appropriation bill was
taken up in committee Of tho whole. and the
pend.ur amendment increasing the appsopr n
ton for the compensation OF post-oflce clerks
by g Don. was defeated by vote 81 - - ~.
ana an amendment providing that the ag1re-
cate salaries of posto-ice clerks. as nxcd BY
ne new classification shall not exceed the sum
appropriated " the Bill lS,s5ovV. MAS
adopted.
IL The senate. on the 18th. on motion OF Mr.
Vest message was sent 10 the House re
cuesting the return Of the rect Tax bl.
Concurrent resolutions returning thanks q
Congress % The Governor and people OF Niehi'
gan for the statue o. Lewis Cas-. accepting ms
same in the name 81 The Nation. and assigning
Il, place in tie old Hall Of Representatives,
were offered and speeches cnloxistic 81 AT
I Cas- were delivered. after which the resolu
I tsous were adopted unanimously MI Coke
4 concluded his speech on the Texas elections
| Outrage resolution. and the resolution was laie
ASIDE The bill 70 provide for taking H.
/ Eleventh census was taken ~. amended and
passed In the House, The most important
item os business called Decentralization p
the caiifornia election case Of sullivan aEAir>
Fenton-Eas defeated ~ peFsssten; ll1Da>-er
in<.
In ne senate. on The i9fh Mr. Vests motion
70 recon slider the vote by Which the conferee-
! report On The Dircct-rax bill was adopted wa
lost. and the senate proceeded % the consider
alton 81 the Suntry ctvi. Apron alton Oil
The senate amendment 70 pay Mrs. Nait'
sssss the balance Of one years salary " m
iate chles-jus;,re Waite. was agreed 70. IN
amendment apprunriafing $1,000 each Tor stat
ne .. General Philip II. sheridan and Genera
John Al Logan in Washington was also agree
10 IN the House. pursuant 10 agreement
the noor was accorded for one hoar ~ the com
mttse on printing. Several yoin' resolution
we're passed, ana the House went into com
rniiies OF the whole on the PostOAee Appru
pr.a,son cil
Is the Senate. on the ef.h. consideration y
me Suadrs Cvu Appropriations bill wss n
Sumed. hut vas interrupted py the prrsenia
zion OF the conference report on the bill 'or th'
admission 81 South Dakota state. and 20
the organ eaton of the Territory o. North "a
kosa The clerk rea. the substitute agrees
upon by the committee. looking 10 the adnis
sion as States Of North Dakota. South Dakota
Montana and Washington. which after lcnl
debate. was adopted In the House, IN
contest over the Direct Tax bill was resumed
and together with the bill for The admission y
the Territories. was adopted. The House fher
went into committee 81 the whole on the Post
Or.- Appropriated bill, but without nnkins
much progress adjourned