The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-02-06
TOPICS.
%FlEIY.FlRsT CONGRESS.

IN the senate. on the Attn. after a btiel ~
ecuti>c session, held soon after meeting. the
remainder ~ the day was spent ~ dis
Guessing the cioture resolution senators
stewart and Morgan spoke in opposition 20
the proposed change IN toe rules, AND ~enaT
tor ~annhsrs spoke ~ support ol the fe~vlu-
tlon. and Incidentally favored the passage
81 the Elections blli.. During the afternoon
Mr.. Aldrlch asked unanimous consent 20
limit debate on the resolution and e. name
the 10Th a. the day furtaklng avote on n ~
objections e. each request came promptly
from the Democratic side Of the chamber
Nh. Ia the House two hours time was spent
IN the reading ana approval Of the journal.
The naval Appropriation bn
IN IN ~ the whole. but without
di~pn-lng OF the biil the rose and
the House adjourned.
~ Tie senate. on the 18TH. MIR. Morgan con
tlnued hi speech against the cluturc rule
and the Election. bill AZ ~ y. IN, the sen
ate adopted a motion offered BY Mr.. Nolcott
to take up the House Apportionmcnt bill
thus displacing temporarily the clOture res
~olntlnn. by ayote ~ IS to "a. il journals
OF the 2utll and list were approved. lnthe
House the reading Of the Journal was de
handed by the Democrats. Mr.. Mckinley
demanded the previous question on the mp
proval Of the journal, which was acco ed,
and the journal WAS
IN the senate. on the nth. the journal ~
the 2.i. covering the proceedings OF the four
succeeding days. was approved. The ere
dential- OF Mr.. stanford and Mr.. lrby. a
senator's from California and south Caro-
lima for the term beginning March 4 next
were presented and filed. The Apportion.
ment bill was taken up. but without action
the senate went INTO executive session and
later adjourned In the House a bill was
passed for a bridge across the Missouri river
nA..AU nI.Aa .n DntAIA
Ncb. The House then went into
OF the whole On tac Military Academy bill
the late Indian Wal and the Elections bll
being made subjects Of adverse criticism by
several speakers
is the senate. on the 18th. the House
amendment to senate bill referring 70 the
court Of claims the claim ~ the Chesapeake
Female college Of Virginia for use and occn
nation ~ H. ropcrty from 1851 20 1879 "
the military Was concurrrd in. senate bill
for a pontoon bridge al Lexington, Mo. anu
House biiI to ratify and confirm agreements
Win the SAC ana FoS and the hiowa In
lians Of Oklahoma. were passed. and the
House Aprornonmcnt bill wastaken up....
liz the House the journal was approved
without dissent. The conference report on
the bill tor the disposal ~ the abandoned
Fort Kills MONTE Military Reserv alton, I'M
| der fhr Homestead law. MAS adopted. Tn.
| designations 81 John II. Mccarthy. a. repre-
sentative from the Eighth district Of New
York.waS laid on the table. The House then
went into committee 81 the who'll on the
Military Academy Appropriation bill.
l> The senate. ON the ysth. after routin'
business the Arportlonncnt bill waStAkei
up. The amendments providing for add
fional Representatives from the states M
Minnesota. Missouri Arkansas and New
York were rejected and the bin passed ~ u
came from the House. Consideration %
the Army Appropriation bin was then pro
cecdrd with After "A short executive
session the senate adjourned In thu
House. after the journal had been read an,
approved. Mr.. Dnglcy. chairman ~ the ~
yer pool investigating reported
the failure Oh. n. owenhy 20 appeal before
the committee. and asked that 4 warrant he
issued and the sergeant AZ arms be directed
to bring owenby before the bar of the Hcu-'
20 show cauSe why he should not he lsun
she'd for contempt. After some discussion
the order was made. The House then Wen
into committee OF the whole on the Militar.
Academy Appropriation bill. but without ac
ton adjourned.