The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-06-06
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rsFrv.FlRsr CONGRESS


II the senate. on the 2id. after business Of
minor Importance had .een transacted, con
sideration ~ the Naval Appropriation bill
sss resumed and several amendments were
discussed and rejected. The Tarln bin ws'
received from the House and referred a. the
c0mnlttsc on finance The bill prov ldlng
Tor loans by tht Government upon agrIcult
urai lands Was discussed and referred
In tne House. after routine business. the
RIVER and lIarbor Appropriation bin was
taken mp In committee 81 the whole. Mo-
tions 20 increase the appropriations fol
local and unimportant improvements we're
voted down. except In the case Of the para.
graph appropriating $4,000 for the con-
struction 81 the Hennepln Canal. pending
consideration u which the committee arose
Is the senate. on the 2nh. the credentials
OF Hon. John q. Carlisle AZ Senator for the
unt xpired term Of senator Beck. deceased,
we're presented and placed on hle The
Naval Appropriation bill was taken up. and
the amendment reported from the commit.
tee on appropriations striking out the item
OF 5000 for the Improvements OF the plant
a. the Portsmouth IN. HI Navy Yard was
rejected. Alike amendment IN reference TO
the League Island Navy-lard met similar
action motion % strike out the prov sion
for three sea going coast-llne battle ships
was made. but not acted upon when the
Senate 4NlU0lHf4- ~ the HOUSE. AlAtE
routine business. the River and Harbor bill
va taken up in committee OF the whole.
The motion to strike out the appropriation
for the Hennepin canal was lost An amend
ment reducing the appropriation for the
Improvement 81 the Mississippi river, from
the head % the passes 10 the mouth 81 the
river. from s. oco .c0l "a <l.Vo.e0 was adopted.
After ~ulogie- ~ the late David wLbur. Of
New York, the House adjourned.
IN the senate. on the 18th. nearly the en-
tire session was aevoted % a discussion ~
the CotkrrIi amendment 10 strike ont the
clause in the Naval Appropriation bill pro-
vlding for the construction OF three heavily
armored bAtfie-ship-. which MAS finally re-
iecfcd and the bin itself was then passed.
- In the House the r,0or was accorded 70
the committee ON the District ~ Columbia
and several bills we're passed. among them
the Rock Creek Park I'LL, and a bill aprro-
prl4ting $4,000 for bridge across the east
ern branch ~ the Potomac.
IL the senate. on the 9Th. after routine
business. bill passed some weeks ago 10
pay $1,000 % Margaret Kennedy for sup
plies taken for the use Of the army. was re-
considered and indefinitely postponed. The
senate resumed consideration Of the bill
-ubiecting imported liquors 20 the pruvls-
ions OF the laws % the seyers. states. the
discussion occupying the remainder Of the
days session without results In the
House the conference report on the Customs
Admin lstrativc bill was adopted. and the
House went into committee OF the whole on
the River and lIarbor Appropriation bill.
with which the remainder OF the session
uas occupied
IL the Senate. on the 18th. the Senate bill
subiecting imported liquors to the laws OF
the several states was taken up. and It's
con-titutlonality was argued pro and con.
Messr~. Faulkner. Pugh. Call. Pierce and
Blair advocating the BILL and Messr<. Nor
g.n and Tnrpie speaking against IT, 4 con-
fesence report on the bill for public build
ing at Cedar Rapids. la. was presented
and agreed to...-.-In the House the
credentials OF Mr.. Naux. successor Of
the late Mr.. Randall a. Represent
alive from the Third Pennsylvania district.
were presented and Dir. yanx qualified.
Bills were passed appr0prlating slz5 .co) for
the establishment OF National Military
park az the battle field Of Chickamauga.
donating Lake Contrary to the city Of 81
Joseph. Mo-. amending the act for an ap-
praiser's warehouse in New fo-S City. A
conference was ordered on Il Naval APP
preparation bill. and then the = use went
into committee Of the whole NJ the River
and HnrbOr bill