The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-03-21
CURRENT TOPICS,
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
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~ the senate, on the sth. 4 number ~ pub
nc building bills wer passed The hlil az.
propriating sio0.One for I building M salt
Lake City gave rl>e 20 debate, Mr.. Plumb De-
string 20 have the appropriation r.duccd "a
sto.upa The bin went over and the kduca-
tlonM bill was taken up In response 10 I'M
| QuirlcS, Mr.. blair said he could not nx 4 day
for voting on the bill several senators
were Stil % speak. among them Mr. Esarts,
VII" was 20 conclude the debate Ia the
House the resolution declaring Mr.. CLARK. al
Alabama. entitled 90 his seat. was adopted,
and several measures on the private yalen.
dzr were disposed VI
TIM senate was not IN session on tins sth
In the House. the morning hour WAS con
<nmrd in discussing the compulsory attend
ance 81 witnesses before registers and re-
celvers 81 lsnd-onices. which was nnally
passed Alarge number OF public building
appropriation bills were agreed 20 IA com
mittee OF the whole: but when the COM
mlttee rose and reported them 70 the House,
= deadlock immediately occurred. there
beng no quorum present 20 pass the bills
aud the friends OF the measures refusing 70
consent 60 an adjournment. Finally the
previous question was ordered on all the
bills. and Il was agreed that they be consid
ored on the nth. twenty minutes debate &C
be allowed on each bll-
n the senate. on the 10th, a resolution was
agreed to in>tructing the committee on
rules 20 report q rule defining the extent 10
which Senators shall be az liberty 20 revise
their remarks for publication in the Record.
The bin appropriating $4,000 for a public
building AZ salt Lake City. Utah. was passed.
after which the Educational bill was taken
up ..-.I In the House. after the transaction
OF unimporrant business. "A resolution for
the appointment Of a 70 20 to
Arkansas and make a full investigation Of
the Clayton Breckenridge contested election
case was agreed 10. The House then. in
committee Of the whole. resumed considera.
zion OF the Territory bill.
~ the senate. on the nth. the credentials
OF Mr.. Allison. Of Iowa. for his new term,
were presented and filed. A motion was
agreed TO directing the Secretary Of the
Treasury 20 report any Information In his
possession in regard 10 the authorization OF
a lottery company BY the Indian Ter
ritoriai Government OF the Creek
Nation. The remainder OF the ses
sion was taken UP in consideration Of
the resolution of the on prlyl-
ieges and elections to eliminate from the
Record sentences ~interpolated by Mr.. Call
in the report Of his remarks in debate with
Mr.. Chandler some days ago. which finally
failed Of passage for want OF a quorum
In the House public building bills involving
an expenditure OF <l.s45.pO were passed.
The bill for the admission Of Wyoming was
and Immediate consideration
asked. which, however. was defeated by
dIatory motions.
IN the senate. on the 18th. the concurren
for the investigation Of immigra.
ton matters with House amendments was
The resolution 20 exclude from
che Record the interpretations made ~ Mr..
Call in the report Of the discussion with Mr..
was agreed 10. The Blair Educa-
tionsl bill was taken up. and Thursday.
March %, fixed upon for mai action In
the House several bills OF local interest were
passed. the Oklahoma bill was taken up.
and an amendment prohibiting the intro
duction OF intoxicating liquors into the Ter
ritory. until after the adjournment OF the
first session Of the Territorial Legislature,
y as adopted by a vote OF 20 to q.