The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-08-29

THE NEWS m BRIEc.
FiFrv-FlRsT CONGRESS.

n the senate. on tho 18th. the Tariff bill
Mas iai aside and tha River anu liafboi
bili ~as taken up. lnv committees amend
mcnt~ Mcr gone over ana agreed 10, and
an. hlil hay lux been read through. the item
az >3s.n0f for the Improvement ~ the Nlssls
slppi river AZ prs Molne> lia.l Rapids, that
had hctn erroneous ~tf.r>cn vui. WAS re
Stored - inr ilAu.r. the conferences
! report on the iiian Appropriation hlli was
agreed 90. Tlis Mckay Kriiri bill MAS con
~idcfcd. and a vote an ~ passage disclosed
the absence ON qnnran fillbuster,ng oc
cnplcd the remand N Of the aferno Don. An
evening session WAS held AZ when 1876 pri.
vate pension bllis we're passed..
rs the senate. on the 10th. the River and
llarbor bill WAS passed with sunIry amend
mrnts. and q conference was asked Tho
conference report an the I'LL 10 <~tabi >h
a National park on the battl Held ~ Chi, K
ainauga WAS agreed TO. In the House the
conference report on the Chickanauga Park
bill was approved The N.k,y bill was
passed and some unImportant re~oiut or .
were adopted. The Anti Lottery bill was
then taken up and passed A motion 10 re- !
consider IA vote on the Mckay Relief bill
was entered, And the House adjourned
IL the senate. on the 18th. MIR Quay gave
formal notice ~ his drsire "a change the
rules. but the matter went over under OBJ
lection ~ MIR Hoar ana Mr.. Ednunds The
General Deficiency bill Was considered and
passed. The tin plate paragraph IN the
Tariff bin WAS discussed furths without
action. and after transacting minor bnslns -
the Senate AL burned la the House the
conference report on the bill to rcorganlze
the customs district of Puget sound was
agreed t.. senate bill WAS passed granting
leaves OF absence 90 per diem en- pioyeS OF
the customs service. The Mississippi clcc-
ton coatcst OF Chalmers against Morgan
~
Der in accordance with the committees
report Several minor bllls were passed.
and the House finally adjourned for wans
Of quorum
II the senate. on the 10th. Mr. Qlay's res
nlution change the rules and nix pro-
grainmc Tor the session went over by ar
rangement for one day The Senate passed
the bill granting right ~ way through lands
~ utsh. and the u ,ssc BIN authorizing ne
gotiations for the purchase of the western
part ~ the Cr3w X seryafon In Montana
The Tariff | iil wa- taken up. and Mr.. Plumb
withdrew his amend .ncnt TO the tin plate
paragraph e. mpnrarily. Some prog
made with tile bill .....In the House tbs
Alien Land bill was debated for an honr
without action. An order reported from this
committee on rules setting a<ld, hve days
for the consideration Of business from the
committee on agriculture ws> adopted. The
Agricultural bill was taken up aud passed.
IL the senate, on the 10Th. the quay reso-
Int on o,idlng for an order OF business \
was debated. ana M the end OF the morning
hour the whole subject went over and tile
Tariff bill was taken up and one page DIS
posed Of The House amendment. 20 tie
Agricultural College bill and the Meat In
spcction bill were concurrcd IN and senate
bill to bridge the Tennessee river nj KNOX
vile. and House bill 20 relieve settlers on
Northern Pacific indemnity lands were
passed In the House most or the morning |
was spent debating the Alien Land Law
bill whoa was finally laid on the table
The b II 70 pay CLAIMS Of laborcrs under the
Eight Hour law WAS taken up, but went
over ut the end OF the morning hour with
out action The resolution from the |
committee on foreign relations calling
on the President for Information con-
corning the enforcement OF the Russian
edict against Jews was ALLOTTED. senate
BIZ providing for the Inspection OF meats
Tor export was taken up and passed. and the
Lard bill was debated but without final &C.
lion.