The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-03-06
TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
FIfTv-flesT CONGRESS-.


- an, senate. ~ tAa -l.t. tiil Ma pa~~ri
tear.,snt l,.ins max YAK anil ppui selling ~
me rlth's 80 va.hln@tnn ~ nvofxTteNn. "a
n .tllin one a. ~ ~ tht boundaries ~ these
eltI.< Ahlli a. make knueld. t"rn Port
~ delivery N a.. Hartford district Ma
pass The senate proceeded ~ ;hs 'ur
liberation ~ the Nicaragua canal bill the
eor,fs renee. REPORT On the navy appreciation
hlll VAS presented and agreed ~ IN
~. hnu~s wrAnglc secured over
~. reading ~ the previous LAY journal and
the lis PASSED hst~@ea Nr~sr> ftntan ana
xiIliken. The bin n xlng the salaries ~ United
states district Judges vas passed This post
of.ice appropriation bin wa~ taken M n
comm ttec 80 the hole. and ltld aside win
favorable recommendation. The deficiency
appropriation bill - read the nr~t time
~ the SENATE "a tne 1}sl. number Y. Pc
tlrinn- we're presented and referred
nrnpo>itiou a. print lo1.oco copies OF the re-
mort ofthc agricultural department. on rpi>
q. -<.- u the Horse - amended a. 70
* the number At 1o.0p and agreed 20. In
executive session the nomination 81 ~ Gov.
ti.a- fo~trr ~ ohio. 10 be secretary ~ tile
treasury. ~xs referred. and a number ~
minor nominations were connrin-t. The
door. we're then r-opened. and the ~undry
civil hlil Was taken up and discussed I'M
Iii : o clock when a RECESS ~a~ taken
In the house the journal was read and APP
nroved thout objection on the part OF the
democrats. The conference report on the
b II provisiin for the allotment OF lands IN
scv.ralty 20 the Indians MAS agreed TO- The
house then went into committee Of the
~hole on the deficiency appropriation bill.
but without dispensing OF q the committee
ro@- The post oftice appropriation bill v 40
n .--rd ana the house took a recess until
) n-cinck-fhe night session being for the
cons Iteration OF tl.e immigration bill
~ me senate an the zsln- mouse bilAto g
I..r4 "a u
rr.,,lAe for judicial investigation and ~rt
Element 81 private land claims ~ the terri
tories ~ rrah and New Mexico. and TIE
<t.r.- ~ Colorado. Nevada and wyoming,
49, taken frnnthe calendar and passed. ~
= -nhstitrrs and a conference vaS asked
The sundry civil appropriation pi!i "a~
taken M and the committee am. moments
N relation a. the worlds fair gave rise To a
long discussion. After approval - several
amendments the bill was Laid aside and ru
i...,e- wcr-- delivered on the late Represent
alive watson. 81 Penn~ylvsni In ths
| house the direct tax bill wss taken up and
| Da~~ei. The conference report on the nav a
.-,,,rnrri.rinn hill Was agreed 10. fur
| thrr conference 40 ordered on the District
1 OF Columbia BILL
| n me senate. on the 18th. resolutions ~
| ~orro~ AZ the death Of senator wilson. ~
1 MARYLAND were adopted and after few Ap'
1 prDprtate remarks the senate as a mark 81
respect. HuIunrutl TOT the 4af ~" ttt<
! house a resolution m9sing the shipping BIZ
| = special order for the z6th and Zth, tbs
\ rr~vions question 20 be considered A. or
I fered AZ ) O'Clock Of the second day was
\ adortrd. The Immigration bill wa~ passed
| and the house went INTO committee ~ ths
4 whole on the agricultural appropriations
! bill. without di~posing Of the bill the coin
,nfttee rose. The death ~ senator Wilson
1 Vas announced a nj after eulogi~.c rcnark Il
enc house adjourned until p. M
| Il the senate. on the 18th. the hous'
amendment 90 the 4 rect tax bill ~AS TEN
pnrariiy Laid on the table. The sundry eisi
Appropriation bill was taken up and mum
49, N ssnensme MT adopted. The hlll wa
then passed. and the Legislative PHI va
proceeded With . the house numre
* bills xere passed. including senate ~
for the relief 81 the ass gnees 81 ttAe late Jon
rosch. Debate on the shipping hill ia com
mite. 81 the hole Was then procsedc'
~ish. b,t y ithous dIsrnsing OF the bill I'll
| r,urnitrr~ rose and the house took Fece>
II uafilsp. m. when the general drncienc
bill was passed. after = long nisfu~~'"n
<...r,nltts-<- az the wloie.