The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-04-18
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
e,Fry.F,Rsr CONGRESS


TUX senate was not Ia session on the th-
IN the Rouse. after the consideration
ana passage of flNc private pension pnl-'
prndng from a prcSlou~ night session, inc
iodx vent into committee ~ the whole on
the private calendar The h!li Tor the ~
lo~ancc ~ certain claims for stores ana
supplies used ~ the United states army
under the prov lSlon~ 81 the Bowman Aet /.
- discussed AZ length. mainly on points ~
order. bat pending action the comm'use
ro~e ana the Ho use took recess nntli eisht
O'Clock AZ the int session thirty pr'tAt
pension bills were passed.
II the senate. 81 the 3th a number ~ bill
were taken from the calendar and passed,
among them one aprrnpriatlng Slp.yn ier
an additional fire proof building Tor the -
tional Museum. one prohibiting the import
alton ~ adnltcratci food and drink. AMI
on. for an inspection ~ meats for exporta-
ton After a short executive session. PR
vatc pension bills on the calendar were
IA en- IN and ilS bills were passed In just
one hour In the House number ~ blil<
relating 20 military affairs we're passed.
among them one amending the Articles ~
war In reference 20 courts martial. author
ixinr the construction of hotel on the Gov
ernncnt Reservation at Fortress Monroe re-
organizing the artiiie y force o. the army and
after which the House listened 70 cui oxics
OF the late Representative Newton W. Nut
ring. 81 New York. and adjourned rs fur
ther mark Of respect - the deceased
il the senate. on the 7tb. the House
amendment 70 the JOINT resolution for the
removal Of the naval magazine from Ellis
Island. y. A.. was concurrel In. The Mon
fana election case was then taken up. and
speeches Ia favor 81 both the majority and
minority reports were made. and the matter
was sim pending when the Senate went into
executive session. In the House mo-
ton 10 suspend the rules and pass the sen
ate BIZ granting pensions 70 soldiers and
sailors who are incApactated for the per.
Torrance 81 labor. an. providing for pen
sion~ "a wdows and minor children and
dependent parents. MAS lost A number OF
public building and other bills were passed.
IN the senate. on the >.h. House bin 20 AZ
NIT duty free articles from south American
Republics and from Canada. Intended Tor
the 81 Louis Exposition. WAS passed. The
senate then resumed consideration % tile
Montana contested. election case. which
went over and a Anti ust bin MAS taken
M which, after several proposed amend q
ments had been voted down. Was passed
exactly as IL came from the committee
In the House the bill 70 prevent the enlist
ment OF aliens in the naval service Of the
United States was amended and passed
The vote defeating the bill making an APP
propratis 20 supply the deficiency caused
By the Sicott defalcatlon was reconstructed.
and the bill was passed The House then
went into committee OF the whole on the
Naval Appropriation bill.
IL the senate. on the 9Th. the House bin
appropriating S-5.co) 20 supply the def-
cheney occasioned BY the defsication In the
once Of the late Sergeant-ai Arms OF the
House was passed. The Montana contested
election case was further considered. after
which the Chinese Enumeration bill was
discussed In the House the senate
amendment ~ the House bill providing for
town-sIte entries OF land in Oklahoma was
non CONQUERED in. and the House went into
committee o. the whole on the Naval APP
preparation bill