The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-09-12
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
FIFrv-FIRsr CONGRESS.


I n the nase. un th~ 2sh. M Eimnn!-
offered resolution fAhien wrnf uverA Tor
4 Congress. ~ tAkr recess frofn september M
\ a. >uNtmpef N The IafIu hlIi VA taken
Z M anu tns senate q y ~ Al1 refused fu ac-
( Crpf me Lnancr committee amendment 20
4 the salt paragraph ~ strike eut tnu pro-
I xi-n giving a drawback un s4it used In ex
\ poltsl meat The lntic. Oh brandy
! liquors wines. hAv rum Ale. nnrfrr. beer.
I chvrr, juice and piupr in|ec were Increased.
\ ana thr duties ufl ginger alts. soda water
4 etc. reduced Tine Wnol schedule was as.
cn~~rss at SOME lrngth, bnt not disposed u
. Ia the House ifninci ttr.y after the
reading ~ ths Journal. the private calendar
~A~ taken MP ia cufAniftrr uf the whole.
7 the pending blil being the omnibus south.
| ern waf.Cislm- hlil. which WAS umrndri
By a substitute aud agreed a.. several bli :
81 minor Importance were passed. and i'm
evening session WAS held for the cons ldcra-
tion ~ private pension bills.
- the senate. on the slth senate bill ap-
pruprlatlng $50 30 Tor building az shelby.
gan. Wis. and House bin for bridge across
the Little Tennessee river at >lle~' Perry
were passed. The discussion ~ the Tarln
bill was resumed. and Mr.. Carlisle's amend
ment. Intended 90 place wool on the free
lit. was rrir etei BY party votc--is 10 III
Mr.. sherman announcing thar Il NJ. PAYNE
were present he would vote ia the neg sfye
In the House the bin making eight
hours q day. work on Government con.
tracts. the bill 70 amend fhe Alien Labor
law tho bill prohibiting the employ mcnt ~
convict~ on public works. and the bin pro.
hibifinx the purchase ~ eont lct- nj Ic ma
terlai by the United states mere passed
Inc conference report on the lii 70 prevent
coll ~ sea WAS agreed TO.
II the senate. on the ist Mr. Iioar ana Mr.
Blair asked that labor bills be considered a.
appropriate 10 the day labor Day. but OBJ
lection wis made The Tariff bin Wa dls.
GUESSED ana the wooden aud six ~rhc ~ile-
agreed 70 substantially a. reported from the
nnanee committee In III, House. under
suspension ~ the rules. the bill providing
for Government Inspection ~ coal mines in
the Territories. senate biil extending erin.
inal Jurisdiction ~ Federal courts Is the
great lakes. senate bill ir1alixIn< K bridge
across the Missouri river AZ lexington. A
bill 70 ratify agreements with the Sac and
Fox and Iowa Indians IN Oklahoma aud .
substitute Tor the senate bin granting right
Of way 20 the Hutchinson 4 southern rail-
road through the Indian Territory were
passed
- the senate. on the "a. the sugar scnei.
ule Of the Tariff bill being under discussion.
Mr. Carlisle gave notice early ia the day
that he would propose an amendment 10
strike out the entire sugar bounty para. /
graph. Mr.. Hale brought up hi reciprocity 4
amendment Introduced last June and made I
long speech In support OF IL. The discus
sion. mainly on reciprocity. lasted through
the entire day and WAS continued through
an evening session lasting until ten o'clock.
In the House the Breck inridge- Clay
ton contested election ease from Arkansas
was taken up, bur after brief statements by
Nessrs Cooper and Wilson. the case was
laid aside and Mr.. Cannon made a state
nenf Of the probable surplus after an an.
propriafions made for the fiscal wear
1891 He estimated net surplus OF $1,000
too Mr.. sayers. for the Democrats also sub
mitted an estimate In which he produced
figures which he claimed would show Z net
deficiency Of Nl.5oo.ooo for ISL
IN the Senate. on the 81. resolution Of.
Tered by Mr. Call declaring the Staying ~
General Bsrrundia m insult 10 the Amer
Ican nag was referred 20 committee The
rarln bin WAS taken mp and the Sugar |
discussed Extended speeches on
The general subject OF protection were
made by Messrs- Evarts. voorhees, and
Gray. An evening session was held de-
voted 70 speeches on the bill In the |
House the bill 20 regulate the granting Of
leases az Hoo springs. Ark. and the bill for q |
bridge across the Savannah river by the
Georgia 4 Atlantic road were passed. The
Clayton Breckenridge ca<rwas taken up and
discussed with some acrnony but without |
action. adjournment being delayed until
ate hour.