The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-04-11
CURRENT TOPICS.
TIE NEWS IN BRIEF.
r,Fry.FlRsr CONGRESS

IN the ~rnaf. on the 18th. Mr.. Eimunl-
moved that the senate 80 INTO fNcTutO'
session and after an agreement hnn been
made that MIR. polph should address 'Ar
senate, on the 18th, on Mr.. voorhees, re~v,u
tlon as "a agricultural depression am ms
rest ~ the day should ~ devoted =" 'nr ~
sntlar. the senate AZ one o'clock procc'hru
~ executive business. which occupied the
remainder ~ the session IN the House
while cnn~,aerlnx hlll~ on the private cal
cndar In committee ~ thc whole, the entire
afternoon WA spent In discussing POM
OF order raised against "A bill for allowance
~ a claim Tor stores used by the "oNtrh
ment during the war. An evening session
WAS held al which twentN'e'sht pr'sa'e Pen
sion bills were passed.
In the senate. on the 18th. Mr. polph
spoke against the Voorhees, resolution re-
lating 70 aer.caituraldc preston. Bills were
passed apploprlatlng <s.s5s.po) for the i'm
provemcnt OF - Nary's river. in Michigan
and Si.t>s.oo for the Improvement 81 Hay
Lake channel. Michigan, also, bin appro'
prlatine s62oo.poo for the completion Of the
entrance 20 Galveston TEX harbor. the *
pendlture not 20 exceed Si.ooo.0o, in any one
year. senate blll approprlatlng SlassS for
the purchase OF the Capron collection 81
Japanese works Of art, now In the National
Museum. was passed In the House
several public building bills were passed
also joint resolution authorizing the pres
idcnt Of the Mississippi River Comm ssion
20 purchase or hire such boats ~ may be
required 20 rescue persons IN the overfiowe "a
portions Of the Mississippi valley
IN the senate. On the sist (lneetlng under
the new rule al II a. m y. the principal busi
ness transacted was the passage ~ the De-
pendent Pension bill BY vote OF q 90 ~
The Montana contested election case was
made the unfinished business. and the sen
ate went into executive session. In the
House d large number Of local ar special
bills and resolutions were passed, and the
House went into committee Of the whole on
the Army Appropriation hlll. which was aft
crward reported 10 the House and passed.
Mr. Springer ND introduced a joint rcsolu.
ton authorizing the Presidentto retire Cen
eral y r. Bank with the rank Of Major Cen
eral. which was referred.
IL the senate. ON the lst. the House blll
authorizing the Mississippi River Coinnls'
sion 70 purchase or hire such boats a. may
be Immediately necessary 70 rescue inhabit'
ants Of the overlooked districts. and 70 use
the boats for that purpose. was passed
after which the senate went into executive
session In the House large number q
senate ana House bills and resolutions were
passed and the House went into comm ittes
az the whole on the Fortlfications Appro
priatlon bill. which was passed withou
division. The bill appropriating s2s2 ~
for improving the geological Park II TN
District OF Columbia was passed with AZ
amendment providing that the District shat
bear half the expense.
liz the senate, on the "a, q substitute for
the Anti Trust bill was reported back from
committee and discussed. The conference
report on the Urgent Deficiency bill was
presented aud agreed 70. and the Senate pro
cecded to the consideration OF the Montana
election case. 1t was agreed that on and
after the -th the daily sessions OF the sen.
ate should begin at noon In the House
4 number OF bridge bills were passed; also =
bill amending the act to aid vessels wrecked
or disabled in waters coterminous 70 the
United states and the Dominion Of Canada.
The House then proceeded 20 the considera-
sion OF the Idaho Admission bill.