The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-11-10
CURRENT TOPICS.
HI NEWS IN BRIEF.
FiFTy-THIRD CONGRESS.

Extra session.
IN the senate. on tho a.th Legislative day OF
the 18th continued. the urgency deficiency hill
was reported. amended and passed. The joint
resolution for the transfer 90 the estate OF Iii
nois. for the use OF the naval militia OF that
state. The model hattlcship Illinois. was re-
ported and passed. The silver purchase re.
peal bill was then taken up and a number OF
amendments. offered by free silver coinage ad'
vocates. were voted down by more or less pro
nounccd malorities. AT SIS the senate went
into executive session and soon after ad'
lourncd r house was not in session on
the asth.
In the senate. on the 3oth Legislative day Of
the nth. the silver purehase-repeal bill was
taken up. and after q whole day spent In
spceeh-making on the part OF the repeal men, q
ballot was reached at 30 o'clock and resulted
In the passage OF the hill by a vote OF ~ TO y.
...... In the house resolutions on the death OF
Carter Harrison. mayor OF Chicago and an ex.
member OF congress. were passed
In the senate. on the 3ist the only important
action taken was the paSslga OF the New York
bridge bill. In the house the senate joint
resolution TO transfer 10 the state OF Illinois
the model battle ship Illinois was passed. as
was house bill authorizing the Arkansas &
Fort smith Railroad Co. to construct certain
bridges. The discussion OF the naturalization
bill then occupied the house until the morning
hour expired. when the bill went over. The
Joint resolution 10 remit duties imposed on
war munitions imported 10y the navy depart
ment at the time OF threatened trouble with
Chill was passed. The house then went into
committee OF the whole for the consideration
OF the bankruptcy bill.
IN the senate. on the list, several bills were
favorably reported from committees and placed
on the calendar. Several bills. unfm portant or
OF local interest, were passed. Mr.. Hill offered
two amendments 10 the rules intended TO cur
tail the power OF obstruction. A memorial
from Miss Clara Barton. president OF the Aneri-
can Red Cross association. asking the assist
ance OF congress for the relief OF the sufferers
from the cyclone on the Sea islands and on the
coasts OF South Carolina and Georgia was read.
The Chinese bill was then taken up and some
time was spent In its consideration when. after
a brief executive session. the senate adjourned.
49,. In the house the silver purchase repeal
bill was passed by a vote OF 1893 TO o.
In the senate. on the I'd. among a number OF
bills passed was house bill providing for the
construction OF a steam revenue cutter for
service on the great lakes at q cost not TO ex-
coed si75. 90. Consideration OF the bill for the
relief OF the cyclone sufferers on the coast OF
Georgia and South Carolina and on the Sea
islands was objected to by Mr. Coekrell. and II
went over without action. House bill 10 ex-
tend the time for the enforcement OF the Chinese
expulsion act was then taken upand passed ~.
In the house q joint resolution TO adjourn on the
81, at 3 p. m. was passed. as was the Worlds
fair prize-winners' exhibit bill. Fflibuster-
ing occupied most OF the session.