The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-01-31
CURRENT TOPICS.
TIE NEWS IN BRIEF.


i TuK senate was not Ia session On thu 18th
! ....In the House the motion a. reconsider
| the vote ~ which the House had refused "a
\ substitute the resolution reported ~ che
4 committee on rules a. amended by the
| aduptlon ~ the Cannon resolulonl for thc
! original resolution referred 90 the commit u.
/ tee was agreed "a. Tine question then ~.
I CURED on the Original motion. that 81 lect
1 committee ~ nine ~ appointed % ~ called
"thc Worlds far committee" which was
\ adopted. Mr. Flower then introduced the
| New York Worlds Pair bill. and Il was re.
4 ferred 10 the special committee when APP
I pointed. The iien>c then went into com
! niftee OF the whole ON the oklahoma Town
site Entry biz
! The senate MAS not IN session on the 9Th
= Ia the House bill was introduced locat.
fng the Worlds Fair At 80 Louis, and referred
80 the special committee resolution was
offered authorizing George n. Adams. chair
man OF the special Silcott committee 10 pay
| the claims Of private depositor- ont Of the
money withdrawn b. >icott from the
National Metropolitan Bank. A bill 10
refer questions 81 law Ia relation 70 tho
cases Of members growing out ~ the de-
| falcatlon 81 >llcott 20 the Court ~ Claims
was introduced and referred. The House
then went into committee Of the whole on
the oklahoma Town-site bill. and after 4
Ions discussion adopted an amendment pro-
hiblting United states mar>hal-. deputies or
agents from acquiring titles 70 lots IN Ok a.
homa town sites.
IL the senate. on the 10th. the principal
features Of the days proceedings were the
speeches of senator's Pascoe ARID Chandler
on the paragraph ia the Presidents message
respecting Federal control or elections. Mr..
Ingalls, gave notice that on thc zsi he would
move the consideration ~ Mr.. Buffers bill
for the deportatlon Of southern negroes. for
the purpose OF king some observations
49,.
nuunccd the appointment ~ the Worlds
Fair committee ~ follows Mcs~r~. Gambler
Mass. Hit fIlL1- Bowdoin lNa.1 B.lslon
q. ~. Frank MO-. springer (Ill-}. Hatch
(Mo.). Wilson Nv. fa) and Flower N. Nd.
The House then went into committee u the
whole On the Oklahoma Town site bin.
IN the senate. on the 2lst, Mr. Berry Mo-
addressed the senate on his bill. adversely
reported requiring the superintendent Of
census 10 collect statistics Of farm MORT
Cages which. after general debate. went
over. The calendar was then taken up and
number Of bills we're passed. AFTER which
the senate went into executive session In
the House the day was consumed ia wran-
gle o<er ruling By the >p eakcr The APP
peal from the decision Of the speaker de
ching ~ recognize demand for tclierS>
was finally Laid upon the tablc--yeas Las,
nays I'D
IN the senate. on the 22d. the bill provid-
Ing for census OF farm mortgages was fur
ther discussed and referred. A number ~
bills on the calendar we're passed. Febru
AIRY was agreed upon as the day for taking |
up the Blair Educational bill. after witch |
consideration Of the calendar WAS resumed. |
In the House the oklahoma Town site |
Entry bill was passed. ana the bill for the \
erection 81 three United states renifcn-
tiaries- one 20 the north and another % the i
south " the thirty ninth degree OF north Il
latitude and east OF the Rocky mountains.
ard one 70 the west ~ the Rocky mountains
was considered in committee Of the whole