The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-08-12

day II the Capitol. v here he was en-
gagged Ia -lraigh cning up some Of his
business. which had accumulated during
me bus, hours Of the closing da>s o.
Congress. lie goes nome this week to-
take ~ active part IN the campaign.
SpcSking ~ the session. he said he was
-ati- fled with the work Of the democrat
ic msjor.ty. a. whole. and that he
Knew Of no reason why any democrat
who considered the surrounding cir
cums'ancss should be other " ise. lie i
conlidcnt thai Cleveland and Stevenson
will ect every electoral vote In the
Southern States.
Representative Kilgore. Of Texas. wa
asked. Just before he Ooarded train for
home IL there was any probability OF
lthe peoples party carrying Texas. mo.
my brother. not he replied In buh
and hearty tone. Il have heard few
wild predictions which pointed 20 that
impossible calamity. but those prophets
were without honor in any part OF the
earth. There will be hut mild shower
Of third party bailots-just q slight
sprinkle
The administration followed Con-
gross. and to-day there il only one mem
her IT the Cabinet in Washington, and
be Is only here temporarily.
The announcement shst Mrs Harrison
I WAS seriously i'll was no news 10 any
efficient Washington news gatheser'
they knew it months ago. hut the great
\ majority Of them wrote cheerfuliy about
her condition in Difference 10 the known
wishes Of Mr.. Harrison snd her family,
who have had from the first the SYM
patty Of every one. There is little hope
That Mrs. Harrison will ever be other
than an Invalid again, although she may
live for years. At her age the human
system. particularly the stomach and
nerves, does not readily recuperate
when once broken down.
Representative O'Ferrall, Of Virginia
summed up the situation in that State
lthusly: "The democratic party in vir.
\ xinia IL IN line. snd the third party
movement will have no effect ia or
part OF the country. Mr.. Field, THEFT
candidate for Vice President, i from
lour distf lei, and am sure be will not
add any strength to his ticket there. lie
made speech the other day in his o WI
county, and the leading local paper said
editorially lhst he would NOT get a
dozen votes in the county,
when il Is remembered that the demo
|crafs OF the House were constantly con
'Iironted BY an unfriendly Senate and
Executive they have reason 20 feel proud
OF what they accomplished during The
J session Just closed. Among the i'm
portant bills passed by the House and
nnac,ed upon by the Senate were these
Tor tie admission OF ARIZONA. and New
: Mexico a. States, and the one author
Iizing home rule for Utah: the anti-op
equip their freight cars with automatic
couplers the bill forteiiing "a 1913 99'
t. acres Of unearned land granted 10 rail
roads BY previous legislation, aud ths
various separate bills repeating or m0di
J. flying some Of the most oppressive sec
lions Of the Mckinley tariff law. Thes'
bills stand for what the House wishe(
to do, aud what the democratic party
would have done had II controlled al
branches Of the Government. q il hopes
soon 10 do. The bills which becam'
laws are too well known 10 be recap
|itulsted here. The only feature OF TIL
fret session Of the Fifty-Second Con
igress which causes any disappointment
Ito democrats Is the aggregate OF the ap
preparations made, but when the trou
bic Is taken 10 ansiyze the situation
will be seen that many millions Of ID
money appropriated was called for b
= Ithe previous legislation for which Ii
= democratic Honse was in no way re
isponsi hle-Sen 4tor German places 1t q
a $50 ,cOO OcO The same Senator ale
L.lcaiied attention 10 the fact that il will
4 necessary under the present laws I
]. make the pension appropriation 70 b
y made at the next session Of Congress I
y least ) 20, 900 600 larger than the emo
4 nous one passed at the late session, an
that other large expenditures will hav
" Ito be made, which will. IN his opinion
r. make il necessary for Congress 20 lev
/. other and additional taxes In order
rai,e the money.
~ Representative Dockery. OF the Houl
9 appropriation committee, has be-
" studying up the pension question, an
he thinks that the annual appropriate
80 will continue TO increase for at least .
~ years to come. and that BY that time Il
~ annual expenditure for pensions will
n qn:te $225 10000. Mr.. Dockery, iii
~ others, has to give M the conundru
- v ben asked where this money IL
~ come from after paying the other q
penses Of The Government
p Worlds Fair officials " no were be
q appeared TO be very happy over N
n. s2 500 900 present from Uncle Sal
"a with no conditions attached to il. TIL
I; were very much alarmed over the
" prospect OF getting nothing.
y Speaker Crisp has designsiel Rcpr
- sentstives Pierson. OF Ohio; Martin,
v. Indiana; Wilson. OF Missouri; Flick,
Iowa, and Waugh. OF Indiana. AZ mel
;, bers of the committee authorized by
~ house resolution to codify the presc
NJ pension laws. The committee hopes
complete the work during the recess.
Z. A. 5.
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