The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-08-22
CURRENT TOPICS.


Is the senate. on the ssh. the conference
report on the Fort lfcation ill MAS atnptcu'
A tong discussion rnsuci IN tnc cohtcf.
cncc report On the snndry Cisii Approprla.
tlons bill. whlca was nnally agreed 20. ana
q further conferences was ordered on the ~
riratinn items Late Ia the afternoon the
T.rnbl wa~ tasen an. but NO progress
a 80 made Win u . In the House consld-
Z. eat.un 81 the s.raeral y nsirncy bill WAS
rnt~hed early IA the AFTERNOON. and the bti
waS passed. The remainder ~ the after
noon was spent discussing resolution
from the committee on rules % bf'ns tho
senate amendments 20 the Indian Arpto-
priatIon bill before the House Tor iinncu'-
ate considerations.
In IN. senate. on the 9si. Mr.. Uoar offered
n resolution. which WAS referred a. the com.
mlstee ON rules. Intended 20 shorten debate
on the Tarin bill or other measures which
n,ay lead 20 long debate by the incorpora-
zion Of a limited ''prcvious question" rule in
the rules OF the senate. The Tariff bill was
then taken up. but owing % prof. onged
speeches Of . general nature. but little
progress was made. In the House Nr.
Enioc. ristng 60 a question Of privilege. said
he had been forcibly detained. while at
tempting to.ieave the House. b. door
keeper. claiming to act under orders Of the
Speaker The Speaker ruiei the question
admissible. and II was ref. red 20 the com
mittce on the judiciary. The House then
after discussion. refused 90 concur In the
Senate amendments to sue lndiaa Appro-
priation bill and adjourned.
In the senate. on the iitn. consideration
Of the Tariff bill was continued. tie discus
zion turning on the question OF time wasted
On Individual Items several proposed
amendments 20 the metal schedule were
voted down Just before Adjournment Mr.
Edmunds offered . resolution which went
over. to put the i've minute rule into cHect
On the discussion Of individual items IN the
hill IN the House. after some tiibuster
~ over the approve al OF the Journal fur
t,,er conferences on some disputed amend
ments 10 the snndry Civil Appropriations
bill vas ordered The Atkinson bill. regu-
1at,ns steam railroads in the District OF
columbia. was taken up but hnai action on
Il was prevented BY dilatory motions.
Ixthe senate. on the 18th. House bill 10
extend the census laws 80 as 20 obtain IN
formation from unincorporated express
companies. was passed. Mr.. Edmunds again
| offered his order TO limit debate on the
| Tariff bill. and Mr. II air offered resolution
4 20 permit the prrvi question 70 be or.
| dered after two hours debate. Both were
| laid on the table. The rest OF the day wa'
4 devoted TO the discussion OF the tin plate
1 paragraph in the Tariff bill. In the Hons,
l 4 concurrent resolution extending current
4 AOuruuTltllNn~ W tL-A-t - y a. f&~-r-+
/ motion 20 reconsider the vote by which the
! bill 70 prevent collisions At sea was passed,
4 Was agreed 20. and the bill was
amended slightly and again passed
1 During the vote a call Of the House
| vas ora-red. and Mr.. Cheadle offered
4 a resolution 10 call absent mem bers. which
/ was debated and finally laid on the table.
| The senate bill requiring vessels In coils
| Ion at sea to stand by each other with
/ amendmentsl was passed. ~ were several
| other bills Of minor Importance
4 IN the Senate, on the 18Th, the House
amendments to the Marine Conference bin
were agreed to. Resolutions relating 20 the
order II business and limit OF debate were
referred 20 the com mittee on rules. with an
amendment 20 include the Election bill
The int resolution TO exte nd current APP
nroprlations to August y. was passed. Con-
alteration Of the Tariff bill was resumed
The conference report on the Indian APP
proprlation bill was agreed 90. and the bill
20 increase the clerical force In the Pension
ONCE was passed In the House bill
authorizing the bridging OF the Missouri
river NJ ST. Charles. No. was passed. and
the conference report on the Fortigcation'
oill was agreed 10. Further business VA
nreveuted by want OF quorum