The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-01-30
CURRENT TOPICS.
TIE NEWS IN BRIEF.
FIFIv-FIRsI CONGRESS.

n the senate. on al. liln. after coutinu
Gus session ~ thirty hours in debate on the
Federal IIrttinn< hin. adjournment wn>
taken.at u. ul. until the istN. Arr~uluticu
Was agreed a. calling on tie -ttrrtar> ~ the
Treasury for a statement ~ the accounts ~
John 4 Davenport. circuit court commits
soner. Nr Aldrich gave notice That IN
shc 10th he would ask the senate 20
con -iucr the resolution ~ change The rules
III the senate M the HOUSE. ii4imcd stely
after the reading and approval ~ the jour
nal. the District of Columbia Appropriation
bill MAS taken NJ In COMMITTEES % thc whole.
The day was devoted TO speeches ~ a pplitl'
cal mature b1 Nc~sr< Richardson. eros, cnor
MANS springer and others Action on the
bill Was NOT reached.
IN the senate. on the 18th. an hour and
half vas consumed discussing point ~ 81
Ger raised by Mr.. Sornan. fsking ~~ue With
the Vice Presidents ruling last FRIDAY q
~. eject that an appeal from decision o.
the Chair on non dcbatablc question. was
itself not dcbafabie. The matter was finails
dropped and. after the Introduction OF 1.
number OF bills. the Elections bill Was taken
up and Mr.. George addressed the senate Ia
opposition tEereto In the House most
Of the session was taken up BY political
speeches and assaults upon the speaker by
thc Democrats for partisan rulings. Only
one bill Of ln.nor Importance was passed.
i.sD n. M asked for the consideration Of his
resolution for change ~ rules. The que~
ton was discussed until two o'clock. when
the Elections bin ~A~ laid before the senate,
AMI MI. George. who had the floor. dccl ned
10 WELD 10 anybody and continued his
SPEECH against the bill until the honr ~ adj
3onrnnent In the House n scene of wild
confusion was prccipitated by the refusal ~
the speaker 10 allow debate on the question
of the approval of the journal MIR. Mills ia
avery excited manner ran down the aisle
ana. shaking his fi~t at the speaker. de
nounced him n practicng "A fraud upon the
House. Bat the speaker was lmfioNablc.
and called upon ths - opposed 70 apprNylnr
the journal - rise. and counting ZONE.
..tw .threp." declared the morton "a ap-
rros the journal carried--g7 70 3. The DIS.
trict ~ Columbia Appropriation bin Mas
then carried into connnIttee. but beyond Il
number ~ political speeches no action Was
taken on the bill.
~ tht senate. on the 2ist. the whole time
Wa given up 10 "A discussion ~ the cloture
rule ana the Elections bill. brought ont ~ a
mos ion ~ Mr. Norysn ~ amend the iourr al
VIII. rein il WA recorded that motion ~ Mr.,
Aldrfch that the senate resume con~iiera-
tiun ~ the motion to amend tile rules 10
the Limitation " debate WAS determined n
tie Affirmative. Mr.. sprfnan moved al strike
out the words Iii was determined ia the
Ifflrtu lflfr because OF IL luFurrtttutr>. L lie
Vice President said that from his recoliec-
ton ne had not formally declared the vote
a. carried although he had stated that the
ayes appeared 20 have IL. He said ne would
again submit the question 20 the Senate.
IN the House a wrangle occurred during the
discussion on the approval Of the Journal.
The journal was finally approved and the
prev question on the District Till was
ordered At i've o'clock. At that time. no
quorum being present, the proceedings
dragged along until Sis y. M. wAen the
House adjourned. the bill going over IS un-
finished business.
II the senate. on the 27d. Mr. Aldrici,
fnoysn consideration ~ hi resolution a.
amend the rules. 4 point Of order was
made by Mr.. Harris that the question before
the senate was ths approval ot the journal
81 the Eth. After AN extended debate the
point of order was overruicd and the clnt.
nrc resolution vas brought before the ~en-
ate. Discussion ~ this resolution occupied
the remainder % the session In the
HOUSE the journal ~ the 10Th WAS finally ap.
proved. The District ~ Columbia Appro-
priation bill VA then passed without
further difficulty. and the House In commit
tee ~ the whole considered the Naval Ap-
prorriatlon bill. but without action on il al.
iournrd.