The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-02-20
CURRENT TOPICS.
TIE NEWS IN BRIEF.
FiFTy-FlRsT CONGRESS.

| IN the senate. ON the -th. an order wa
| agreed To that during the remainder of ta,
session the senate shall meet az IA a. M. f
until p. M. and then take q recess unit
eight O'Clock. The Eight Hour law Mas a.
Dated all day and a number ~ amendments
! - Il we're agreed TO- The death "a Repre-
sentative rhrian. ~ Tennessee. was an.
nounced, and the usual resolutions were ~.
Tered. after which, as mark of respect, the
Senate adjourned In tile House the rc.
I port on the kanm investigation MAS submit
ted and ordered printed and reconmlttcd
In committee OF the whole on the >undry
Civil Appropriations bill an amendment 70
the Worlds Fair paragraph. ixlug the sal
aries % Officers OF the Worlds Columbian
Association. was adopted The appropria.
tion 81 $1,000 for the expenses or certain
meetings was struck out. and the Worlds
Fair clause was then passed without dis.
posing ~ the bill the committee rose. and
the death 81 representative Phelan. OF Ten.
nessee, being announced. the House as
mark OF ~ spcet. adjourned
IN the senate, on the 9Th the credentials VI
Daniel W. Voorhees, and Henry e. Hans
Ough. as senator's from the states OF In.
diana and North Dakota, respectively. were
presented and filed. A resolution was
adopted calling upon the President for cor.
respondenct relative 70 the Importation OF
products of The United states into Krazil
MT Blair'~ motion TO reconsider the vote re-
committing the Right Hour law was re.
,ecfed. AMI the bill was sent back to the
committee on education and labor. The
House Copyright bill Was then taken IN
and discussed until s p. m. when the senate
took recess until eight O'Clock IN the
House, after an unsuccessful effort to con
sidsrbills pertaining 10 the District Of col.
unlhla, the >undry civil Appropriations bin
was taken up in committee OF the whole
and after some discussion IL was PASSED
takcn'up' but without disposlng Of 1t. the
House adjourned.
IN the senate. on the 10Th. several bills OF
minor importance were passed The Naval
Appropriation bill was considered ana after
a number Of committee amendments were
adopted the bill went over. message
from the President in reference to the BAR.
rundia affair was received and referred
Enlogles on the late Representative Walker.
Of Missouri. were delivered. and the senate
a. a mark Of respect adjourned In the
House the committee on coinage. weights
and measures was granted leave TO sit dur
ing the sessions 81 the House. The bin for Il
public building nj Dallas. Tex. which was
vetoed By the President, was reported back
and the bill passed over the veto. The Leg
lsIatiys Appropriation bill was considered
in committee Of the whole but without dis
posing ~ the bill the House adjourned
Il the senate. on rnc nth. the conference
report on the Roanoke lNa.J pablo building,
the cost from 10000 70 SIS, CO., was |
agreed to. several small bills were passed. |
after which consideration OF the Naval |
bill was resumed. After some |
hours discussion the amendment offered by |
Mr.. Allen, fixing Port Orchard on Puget |
sound Us the site for dry dock. was agreed |
~. II approprlafeS 5000 for site and
500. 900 for the building Of dry dock. Sew
rral committee amendments were adopted |
and the bill passed. The District OF Colum
bia bin was reported and placed the cal
rndar. The Copyright bin was taken up. but
laid aside informally. A number OF bills
were taken from the calendar and passed
In the House the Legislative Appropriation
bill was taken up In committee of the whole,
but no action was taken on the bill.
IL the senate. on the l2th the credcntiais
II Mr. Teller, for the senatorial term begin
llng March 4. next. were filed. The Copy
light bill was taken up the pending quc~-
ion being on an amendment by Mr.. sher.
nan. but owing 10 his absence. the bill was
aid aside and the District OF Columbia Ap-
,roprIation bill was considered and passed.
number 81 bills on the calendar were
passed and the senate adjourned In the
House, after routine business. the Lcgfsla
i've Appropriation bill was taken up ia com.
nittee ~ the whole without disposing OF
he bill the House adjourned.