The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-05-09
TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.



II the senate. on tho 18th. House joint
resolution appropriating si1Q.9l 20 oe used
BY the Secretary ~ War for the relief u
destitute persons Ia the districts overlooked
BY the Mississippi rlvsr and is tributaries.
wa~ passed. a. were two or three other bi!ls
OF no general Interest. and the remainder ~
the session Ms given mp a. eulog e. ~ the
late Representative Edward Gay. ~ Lou
h ana. out 81 respect ~ whose memory the
| Senate then adjourned In the House the
Joint resolution 20 enable the secretary u
war a. distrihnte rations 90 destitute people
IN the districts oyerio~e ed BY the Mississippi
RIVER and il tributaries Wa passed. The
House then went into committee 81 The
whole on the Legislative. Executive and
Judicial Appropriation bill. An evening
session Was held at which thirty private
pension bills we're passed
II the senate. on the 3fn. the day was
devoted 70 the calendar. senate bnl 60 carry
out. IN part. an agreement with the sioux
Indians OF Dakota for the sale OF a rortiOn
Of their reservation. and ~sppropriating ST.
$4,000 for thr purpose. and House bill 70 pay
A H. IVORY. OF Connecticut. for use Of gun
patents BY the Government. amended bv In
creasing the amount from 50. ooo TO $4,000.
we're passed In the House. in the ab-
stnce OF Mr.. speaker Reed. Mr.. Burrows. OF
Michigan. acted A. speaker pro tenn. and
the session % the entire day. lasting UP 20
eleven O'Clock az night was passed in the
effort 20 secure q quorum
IL the senate. on Tie 18th. 4 discussion OF
the relative value ~ the jetty and outlet
systems 70 prevent damage from floods In
the Mississippi river occupied much time.
but she'd very httle light upon the subject.
After the conclusion OF the morning bust
ness the Land Forfeiture bill was taken up.
but went over without action senate bill
% Incorporate the sons Of the American
Revolution Was taken az. aud was pending
when the senate adjourned In the
House. Saturday. May ~. was fixed upon as
the time for paying tribute 10 the memory
81 the late David wlber. ~ New York. The
bill 70 allow Ogden. Utah. a. increase its
Indebtedness WAS returned from the Presi-
dent wlthouth his approval. The Leg ~latiye.
Executive and Judicial APP preparation bill
vas passed Without division.
~ rhe senate. on the 18th. after the trans
action Of some routine morning business OF
little public Importance. consideration 81
the Land Forfeiture bill was resumed. and
after the rejection OF several amendments
and the adoption Of one or two. the bill was
passed The Mckinley bill was then taken
up. and was still under consideration when
the Senate adjourned. ....In the House a
sh arp passage between the speaker and
Mes<rs. Pierce and Mills occurred. The
Senate resolution was concurred in con-
cerning the irrigation OF the arid lands in
the valley 81 the Rio Grande. Several bills
of minor importance we're passed. among
III IA Senate bill for the disposal Of Fort
s~edsewick Military Reservation In Colorado
an 4 Nebraska
II the senate. on the soth. consideration Of
the Customs administration bill was re-
several amendments being offered
and disposed OF A resolution was agreed
% for correction OF the Oklahoma bill hy
the word east for the word
west" AbrieY executive session was then
held Ia the House the bill for the ciassin-
cation Of worsted cloths a. wooden cloths |
was passed The Senate Service Pension
bill Was amended 80 a. TO reduce the age Of
beneiciarie- from slxty-two 20 sixty years |
and adopted. The Morrill, Service Pension
bill vas passed as a substitute for the Senate
Pill. and the Senate bill. a amended BY the
vas then passed The bill en-
tiles any honorably discharged soldier CT
he rebellion ~ served ninety days or more
md has or shall have arrived At the age Of
'ixty years Tor his widow Mt the same axs)
o . service pension Of eight dollars per
Month 1