The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-05-16
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e,Fry.F.Rsr CONGRESS

IN the senate. on tue "a. the concurrent
resolution requesting the Preside alto enter
into negotiations with the governments ~
Great Britain and Mexico. ~ith q >ir~ %
securing treaty ~tipulations for the proven.
tion of the entry Of Chinese lAborefs into
tne United States was agreed 90. The tus'
toms Administration bin was taken up. All
OF the committee amendments agreed TO-
and the bill pa~scd-ycas ". nays Is Mr.
Payne being the only Democrat voting IN
the irmatl .....ln the House q re~olu'
zion was adopted setting apart saturday,
June "a. Tor the delivery 81 eulogles upon
che late samuel ,. Randall. " Pennsylvania.
consideration az the Copyright hl Was
then resumed. and q was still under Discus
sion when the House. al i've o'clock. took q
recess. AT the night session seventeen pri.
vaie pension bills were passed.
Ixthe senate. on the 81. the resolution
calling on the Secretary Of the Treasury for
information a. 20 the export aud import OF
gold and silver during the calendar year
1859. was agreed 20, M Senate then pro.
cecded 20 the consideration OF bills on the
calendar. aud had passed two or three OF 40
general interest. when. At quarter past
-four O'Clock. a dispatch Was read by tho
presiding officer. In a voice betraying dee,
emotion. announcing the death Of senator
Deck. OF kentucky. In the Baltimore 4 P0fo.
A4AAk -
Immediately adjourned ....In the House
che Diplomatic ana Consular Appropriation
bill was considered la committee OF the
whole and passed The House also passed
the Joint resolution appropriating 81 900. 900
Tor the Improvement OF the Mississippi
river from the Passes 70 the mouth OF ~
Ono.
journal was read. Mr.. blackburn rose and IL
q few eloquent words announced the death
or his colleague MIR Heck. OF Kentucky. and
offered resolutions looking 70 the rartictpa'
zion Of the senate In the funeral ob~erv'
ances OF the deceased. which were adopted
and the senate then immediately adjourned
lin the House. Mr.. MlIbarn. the blind
chaplain. feellngiy alludcd to the sudden
death Of senator Beck. The senate amend
u,ents 20 the Customs Administrative bill
were nonconcurred in and a conference was
ordered. The rules were suspended and .
number OF unimportant bills were passed.
The House also agreed 10 the conference re-
port on the Oklahoma Town-Site bill. The
formal announcement of the death Of Scna-
tor Beck having been received. the House
took appropriate action and adjourned.
IN the Senate. on the 9th. after a brief
prayer by the chaplain. on motion Of Mr..
blackburn. the clerk read the order OF cerc-
monies for the day. and then the Senate
took q recess until half past twelve o'clock.
n which hour the clerk OF the IIonse APP
pcared and delivered = message announc'
ing the action Of the House on the death OF
Mr.. Beck and soon thereafter the chapiains
OF the two houses. in the presence OF the
Senator's and Representatives, the President
and his Cabinet. the justices Of the supreme
Court and the members OF the Diplomatic
Corps. conducted appropriate religious
and the senate adjourned .....
In the House. Immediately after the reading
Of the Journal, a recess was taken until 1913
D. n, and then the House adjourned and
proceeded In q body TO che Senate chamber
90 take part In the services over the re.
mains OF Senator Beck.
In the Senate. on the 18th. among the bills
OF MINOR Importance passed was one au-
thoriEing the Secretary OF War to deliver to
the State Of Colorado h dags carried by
Colorado regiments during the war OF the
rebellion. The bill 70 transfer the revenue
marine service TO the Navy Department was
under discussion when. at two O'Clock. the
presiding officer that by agree
ment the Senate bill authorizing the issue
OF reasury notes on deposit OF silver bull.
ion would be taken up; but owing TO the alb
ssncc Of MI. Jones, Of Nevada, the matter
was allowed to go over and the Senate went
into executive session In the House the
discussion on the Mckinley Taf. ~ Reduction
bill was begun. Mr.. Mckinley opening for
che measure. and Mr.. Mills opposed. fol-
lowed by several other speakers who occu-
pied the day and = night session lasting IN.
eli half past ten O'Clock