The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-01-16


frr,rr. n ~ lrst0sc. sasp.r inHiana fer irans
a.s-iun N rct 81 she nal AZ sry ad.c's.- rster
,r,-The Legislatures win get hisly lnl
work ~ nexf week. Tha anlv contest
" The senate. that 81 McIIr.h against
O-nnrn. from Tippacsnoe csnniv. wa'l
settled nn vues.fsv. by shc admission oil
fnA col. ,es'or. Ntzhugh,. Il turned upon
RIO gset ~ showing ont hdiofs mt
stsmpaA Immediately ~ The square ~ The
head OF fna ticket. and the commitieesl
rep0g. srt iarln that there Were alio-l
xrihsr lCS protested ballots On the
fare off!ir eetnfns Osborn had Ss2 and
~ Hugo a2n1 Yates. Of tho protested
ballots the totnmsitee had counted tour
frsn f0f D~.~nsN nnr flsw-t wn for Me-
Hugh. Of no number net counted bY.
thr committee -iorEs-one Vntes--tRlriy
were So .tanlnad as 20 max she inffn-
ton of ne vnler not ApnAreni, while
eleven warc stamped cDq0slte tne MANS
al Wkngh end fempieson. candidates
snr congress TN lha districts where TIE
election we held. This showing gave
MeHugis SIS rnd Osborn s ESQ, tho for
mrf's msjsFitv being two.
III examining tho protested ballots
|I4HN If4+tlNNE w
them separately. snd set dOwn on y pa
psr who lhey ought 10 b. counted for ~
tasfsas 20 the voter. and for wonder
The ps.rfs Of tie cofnnittee-seven 10
rumhe~-~ At greed IS 20 how tho ballots
showed the intenuor 81 the voter Not
wisbst&nlinx this. two ~ the Rnpnbii-
can n.enpoers refused io agree to the ma
inrity report, and submitted Que OF their
own. taxing the ground inst no ballots
should ~ counted which we're not
stkmned upon the square. The major
ily report was sd0ptei however, aud
McIiugh sworn IN after a lively de-
bate
The number N employees in each
branch II the Legislature was agreed
npon; the standing committees OF the
Senate were appointed Tnns7aY:a mum
bar Of bills os exclusively local character,
were passed IN each branch. and large
number introduced and referred 20 Tic
appropriate committees The standing
committees Of the House we're probably
announced on Wednesday. and that
bodv prepared to begin tho work o.
legislation. The Democratic msjority IN
the House being 80 large, mada il pecD-
linrly difficult for the speaker to arrange
the committee Places satisfactorily 10 The
members, rs too many sought places
on TWO or three on tie committees,
leaving other comnillees without
applicants. The farmefe In The House
met IN caucus and agreed 10 acl together
on measures affecting the agricultural
interests. without regard 10 party divi-
sions. TLer also designated places on
the committees which they wanted farm
err appointed 10, bot agreed rs 70 gen.
ersl political matters. not affecting farm.
Ing Interests, they would act with their
y. RESPECTIVE parties.
III tho House & Joint resolution was
passed condemning the fraudulent cen
sus Of 1880. AZ unjust and degrading 10
lnflinna--by representing its population
Is hning Al least ITS 900 less than II il
~ fact. and thereby depriving the State
OF 4 member Ut Congress and vote 10
the electoral college to which II y justly
entitled. and instrncting our Y. 5. Sena-
tors and requesting Representatives to
hring the matter before Congress- and
Introduce these measures TO correct said
evils, snd secure IN honest census
The Sentinel has the following per-
sonal III regard 70 Representative Inmsn,
from this and Martin counties:
Next 10 Mr.. Zcercher, Represon tatlve
Inman. or Martin and Dnbois - The
Youngest member of The Hnnsr, Ho il
twenty-fonr years Oh and was born IN
Martin, where he still resides Ito N
fali aud erect. With facc resernbl'ng
that nf ex- Speaker G itin. He Il Il
member cfthe junior We M the state
university, whore ar also taking thf
law course. Az the close or the session
ne viii return 10 the university q com
plase his courses Ia both the college and
lev departments. From bis coneral ap.
pcarancc No one would pick him ont ~
a"hayseei.n vat. hc attn resides " ith his
fsther Oh farm, near Shoals. He has
airnady established hie reputation ~ one
ar The tcst stump speakers ID Martin
county. The prominence he hes &C.
CURED did not Initiate his head. AZ v
often the case with men " no trc hon.
ored 10 young. but Ike his young col.
League from Perry. he Is one ofthe most
unasAnmirg and modest mcrAbers Of ne
house.
nv. InmAn n ihc editor of The Indianr
Sndcnl, tao organ Of the Htatc univer-
slty.
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