The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-08-08
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
F'FTY-FlRsr coNcpess.

Nthe senate. on the 18th. some debate
arose over resolution 81 Mr.. Sherman nrn.
Niaihs ivf an investigation ~ tile pnhiira.
t'"h ~ the kccord ~ matter which should
not ~ published there. Mr. Gnrman ana
s'Nrrat Republican senators defended the
pan'c printer from criticism The bin a.
/ uAh~lrr the revenue marine a. tie NAVY
/ Department Was cons iested ~lthont ...l,,r
TIE farm bNi WAS taken up ana speeches
I we're made ~ senator Vance. NePhsr.nn
enh Others In the House tue ~unfry
I Sisll hlN with senate amend rnents1 was a..
Dated, the chief discussion being 81 the
SUBJECT ~ the appropr alton Tor Irrigation
surveys without sctivn the House took
Tees~- Al evening session Mas devoted -
private pension bills.
rsthe senate. on the 2sth. . resolution xas
ag'eed 20 calling on the President for the
correspondence concerning the attempt 10
obtain repeal OF the French decree pro.
hihlting the importation 81 American pork
The Iarln bill was discussed further.
speeches being made BY senators CoiQuts
and Morgan. Bills were passed 10 pension
the widows Of Generals Crook Fremont aud
Mcclellan the House a rc<ollt ION WAS
agreed ~ for special committee 81 fve 20
investigate the Pension once The senate
amend ments 10 the Sundry civil bil were
considered. and many OF them were non
concurrei In.
"a the senate. on the zsth. an order was
agreed upon Tor meeting hereafter AZ II a
M tnl adloArning AZ n. The bill 10
transSr tnr revenue marine 20 the naval
service was discussed until two c'ciock
when the Tariff bill Was taken IN AFTER
discussion. motion 10 recommlt W. ~.
featr'-ie ~ ze--and the reading OF III. Mn I
~a~ begun..--..In the House the regular
business grelatnz TO the District OF Coium.
bial Was laid aside--lss TO si--an. IN. ~nr
"A \ A
taken up. but the HOus adjou.n med without
dlsposing ~ the bill
II tile senate. on the 2eih. a resointtor
was presented and laid over. providing thar
tile senate rnect hereafter At ten o'clock.
Motions 20 reduce the rates on sceflr and
Doracic aeid We're defeated BY strict party
votes. General debate on the tariff une--
ton en-ued The senate passed ioin,
resolution 70 extend current appropriations
y Augu~tii La the House the jont res
button extending present appropriations 70
august IL. MAS adopted. Tue consideration
u amendments a. the >undfy Clyll biz was
'ontuned- speaking 10 one Of them Mr.
ir >rnble attacked the course az the
peaker IN rega-d q public building bills
Iii OF the other amendment- being dls
'o-ed ~. 4 vas agreed r.iat the irrigation
-hollI be consider on ria
PIN, debate on u ~ be limited to -four .
Ours.
II The senate. on the s0fh. the resolution
, meet hereafter AT 70 A. M. Was agreed To-
he Iarir bill Wa taken up. and the duty
chlor"form MAS reduced from forty cent.
twenty nye cents. but a number 81 other
roposed reductions were rejected. The
inference report on the District Of Colum-
a Appropriation blll was discussed but
y disposed Of In the House fifteen re- v
tests Tor leave Of absence were passed
-. ne conference report on the DIS
icf o. Columbia Appropriation bnl Wa
reed TO. The senate irrigation amend. 4
emit 20 the >undry Civil! Ap preparation BIN Il
a. discussed without actIon. A commit. :,
~a- appointed to investigate the Pen.
IN once M