The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-09-19
CURRENT TOPICS.
TIE NEWS IN BRIEF.
FIFrv-FlRsr CONGRESS.

N the senate. on the SIN. consideration Of
the Iarln hin under thc nve. minute rule
WAS continued The free list wa~ con !.
sldcred. and M. DAVIS amendment "a max e
binding twine free was agreed To- Mica was
restored ~ the dutiahle list The cons ldera-
ton ~ the free list MAS concluded before
Adjournment In the House the "a aytcn.
Bfeck inridgr election ease Mas taken N.
and Mr. Breckenridge ma ie a speech in his
own behalf. Mr. DalxclL 81 Pennsylv ania.
closed the debate Tor she committee. and
after q motion 60 recommit had been de-
feated and the majority report rejected the
committee report funseatlng Mr. Rre ckln.
ridge was adopted. The evening session
q the House was devoted to the cons ldera.
sion OF priv ate pension bills-
IL the senate. on the 6tn. consideration Of
the Tarin bill Vas resumed. An agreement
Vas reached TO extend she time for discus.
sion 81 the bill 90 ~ 60 consider the sugar
schedule Monday under = thirty minute
rule. All of the bill. except = few reserved
paragraphs (Which included the sug ~ and
seciprocity parAgraphs). Was disposed %
before adjournment In che House the
conference report on the River AMI Harbor
bill Uas discussed and agreed "a. The bill
for = light house &C smith's Island. Va.
with the senate anne ndmsntsl vac sent to
ne commercc committee. after some die
eassion, On ruling ~ the Speaker pro- ten
IL the senate. 90 the sth. the conference
report on the River and HRrbor bill was
agreed %. During the debate on the TariI
Oil. Mt Fumb. in the course OF RENAL
in support 81 his amendments placing tar
OF N-15 on distiied spirits expressed the
belief that under the bill there would BE- .
dencis Of Go.seo.oo The amcndmen s was
rejected. yeas. II; nays. 81 The finance
COMMITTEES amendments TO the sugar
schedule we're adopted. the vote on the
~ La nj
ard being - 70 II An evening session
Vas held With . view 20 dis posing Of the
remaining amendments. In the House
the day vas spent In discussing the Atkin.
son bill relating TO railroads In the District
Of Columbia For want Of = quorum no
action vas had
IN the Senate. on the 9th. the Aldrich rec
procity amendment To- the Tariff bill was
ltopted. - 70 -. and the amendment Of Mr.
Plumb for the appointment OF permanent |
'ustotns comm ission Of i've 10 Investigate l
he tarin question was agreed %. 81 10 "a
The bill was ordered to an engrossment and |
hird reading. - 70 p. q strict party VOTE
md the Senate. after brief executive ses-
ion. adjourned In the House tbs entire
lay was spent fIibustering over PROPOSE. l
ion to take up the angston vcnable elec. /
ion case from Virginia
Is the senate. on the 10th. concluding
'peeche- on the Tsrin bill were made by
senator's Hoar. Hiscock. Turple. Vance
sbson and Jones (Nev.) AZ $40 p. M
'otc was taken and the bin Was passed. 20 II
Q Pa strict party vote. MIR. Eustis being
he only senator who vas not recorded on
he measure either BY vote or by pair IN
he House the entire day was spent n ibus.
erng on the question Of approving the
ournai. abe object 81 the obstruct ion ists
icing TO prevent cons iderAt ion OF the Lang
ton Vel able election