The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-02-01

~ ,hc senate on the 18th. the credentials ~
Az FIVE. Of Maine. for the senAtoriai term
lerlnuinr March 4 next. we're presenter ~"
n,.a The Tafif bill Was then again taken w
IN. pending question being the sugar ooun',
.,mcnrmcni. during the discussion OF Mn,en Y
developed that the revenue eoi'se,eu -,
snyar between 1881 and rs, amounted 70 s'"i''
al ia und that the estimated annual amount
N the proposed bounty 10 be paid out oi we
revenue derived from the duty on sugar "ou'u
~ A. 100000 The amendment was asto'u ~
IN the House. consideration OF the senate
Omnibus Admission bill was resumeu anu y.
cuplcd the entire day. being passed nhahs w"
.,,enaments An evening session Was heiu'
during which thirty private pension p'''s "s'e
passed.
IL the Senate. on the 10th. the credentials q
MI Hoar. OF Massachusetts, we're presented
and fled. The certincatc of election a. sen
ator from Delaware OF Anthony Higgins was
presented and referred 10 the committee on
privileges and elections on account OF hoh-eon
formity 20 the requirements OF law consul
Grafton OF the Tariff bill was then resumed
,rhe sugar schedule was laid aside temporarily
ana the amendment 70 the paragraph relating
n pen-kniycs ana razogs was taken up, anu
af,er much discussion. passed The gun para
rranh was anne nded and passed. Several minor
amendments were considered and disposed o.
and the Senate went into executive session
In the House. the Senate bill providing for sun
dry crcui. courts was passed The conference
r.rort an the hill 10 protect young girls max
INF the are OF consent In the District OF Colum.
| hia sixteen years. and providing penalty o.
4 0fteen wears or less for the irst ohense, ana
/ thirty years for each subsequent onense, was
| agreed TO- The Fortihcations bill was taken
| M. amended and passed. soon AFTER ~hich the
! House. as mark OF respect 70 Representative
4 y. W. Robertson. OF Louisiana, deceased, al
iourned
~ ,he senate. on the cist the Tariff bill wa
taken u Immediately on the conclusion o. 'n'
n ,rninr hour Mr. Allisons request tha' tn'
debate be limited under the ten.minu,c ru''
after three o'clock. was objected 70 ps az
Vance on the ground that there was 100 NV
time left for the consideration OF the u''i'
was subs quently agreed that the Ten in'nu'
rnle should Obtain after i've O'Clock. ana W
oay was devoted TO the discussion OF the r'S
.ra wool schedules. In the House. ulluu-
,er,rg was resumed. but aftcrward. ~ agree
ment with friends OF other measures tnr 80
vocafes OF the Oklahoma bill permitted pus
ness 10 proceed resolution prosmihs ~
anal vote on the Oklahoma bill Al 'our c'oe
Thursday, was agreed 70. ana the housc pas.
the bill authorizing the teasing VI i"a'"A '-
for mining purposes
II N. senate on the ed. large number
amendments 70 the substitute for the MI
| bill were offered. most OF which were agree
| 10 or rejected on street patty lines, thoush
several there was general mixing up OF vote
on motion OF Mr. Allison, the date Tor the pi
. 70 90 into eject was changed from February
4 ls>q 10 July 1. 1859. There being no inr'h
Z amendments offered. the vote WIS taken, mr.
: On agreeing 70 the substitute. and then on y
massage 81 the bill Both votes were iden'ic
yeas. 81. nays. -. .....ln the House. N
, crisp tCa.) called up the contested eiecti'
Z case or smalls vs.. Elliott. which MI. RAND
: PA antagonized with the River ana nary
BIZ The House refuscd-yeas, lp; nays ~
= 10 consider the election case. and AFTER sof
nlibustering the River and Haroor Dill
: taken up and occupied the remainder Of
. session.
!, IL the Senate. on the ESD. the resolution p'
: ydlnr for the assembling OF the two houses
: Congress IN the hall OF the House OF Rep
= sentatiyes. February 49, at one o'clock
count the electoral vote. was taken up
passed. House bill for the relief OF the ST.
National Bank OF New Orleans was pass
: and conference ordered. The Union Fac
: Funding bill was taken up and LAID aside
q ..unfinishcd business. The District OF Colum
T. Appropriation bill was then taken up. and
rest Of the afternoon was devoted TO the
cussion OF the condition or the streets IN
~ District ~. In the House, immcniateiy ~
" the reading OF the Journal, the sundry
- ADD OPERATIONS bill was taken up ses'
= amendments offered by Mr.. Randall
a. agreed TO- but discussion arose on the cha
referring 70 the use Of steam printingpres
In the Treasury Department, pcnaing ~
cy the House adjourned