The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-03-11
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
FIFrv-sEcoNo CONGRESS.

| Iun senate vas not IN session on the s7th.
/ In thu houss consideration u the Indian appro.
\ priation iii occupied The entire session An
/ amendment was adopted in committee of the
| whole plarine the Indian agencies. m case oi
| vacancies hereafter. under charge Of army Of
| 6cers Without action on tho bill the commit
| - Fose and tho house adjourned
| In tho ssnats. on the 9th. among tho bilis
| presented was one 60 authorize Commander
Nuiian. OF the navy. 20 accept medal from tho
Gillian government. Mr.. stanford introduced
bill 70 determine the value and currency Of
legal tender dollars. Mr. VOORHEES, delivered :
st speech In support Of the free icoinAxs
Of silver In the house resolutions were
passed Authortzing An Investigation into the
operation Of the immigration laws; an inquiry
q 20 the right II the secretary u the treasury
20 use any portion of the sioo0Om gold re-
serve for current expenses. and for statement
OF gold and silver certificates issued and re-
deemed. The house went into committee Of the
whole on the Indian appropriation bill
II tho senate. on the LIST. bin to establish i
factory for heavy ordnance on the Pacific coast
was reported and placed on the cals ldsr
House bill providing for the promotion OF the
safety Of national banks was favorably reported.
The discussion Of the Idaho contested cleo
tion case was then resumed. In IN. house =
bill was passed providing for the sale of tho
Klamath River Indian reservation in California
The District OF Columbia appropriation bill was
reported and referred. The Indian appropria-
ton bill was further discussed ordered to .
third reading and passed Balls 70 place wooden
goods. binding Irvine. cotton bsggirg cotton
machinery aud cotton ties on tho free LIST wcre
reported from committee
II the senate. on the "a bin was adopted
nppr0priatins $50O TO defray the cost u tho
typus fever and immigration investigation.
MI. Dclph introduced memorials and spoke in
favor u the Nicaragua canal The senate then
resumed Consolidation OF the Idaho election
c-se In thu house. after the introduction and
reference Of several bills. the District Of Column
bia appropriation bill was taken up and occu-
pied the remainder OF the session The bill APP
propriates 81. 81 SIS. reduction from last year
OF xS9 .ls0; ST. sJl3io less than the estimates OF
the District commissioners. and S5l< $50 less
than tho estimates Of the secretary OF the treas
uy.
II the senate. on the ID. house bill to credit |
Aquilla Jones. latc postmaster 1t Indianapolis.
The Idaho el>ction case was taken up. and on = /
vcts. Mr. Dubois was confirmed in his seat.
Of the pure food bill was then re-
sumed. In the house Mr.. Watson tFarmers' l
Alliance. Ga rose to = question Of privilege
Ind denounced m article In the Atlanta Con-
'titution written BY Speaker Crisps private
ecretary. and accusing Watson OF selling his
vote 70 the republicans in the Craig stewart
SECTION case. - false in every particular. The
District Of Columbia appropriation bill was |
,assed- The house then took up the bill giving |
educed rates to commercial trnvelsrs