The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-12-21
CURRENT TOPICS.
TIE NEWS IN BRIEF.
FIFTY-ThIRo CONGRESS.

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TUE senate was rot In session On the ssh
tr the house = great partition 81 the session
Wa occupied ~ = continuation u the debate
on the oil TO amend the interstate commerce
act 80 a. 20 crmlc rooling of railroad earn
inss- aud notice Vas given that . vote ON The
passage q ihc bill would be taken on the i'tA
Al soclp~S The hill providing Q retired list
TOT tae revenue cutter service and thereby 10
Promote - efficiency WAS before the house in
the consideration morning hour. and falling OF
-s.'"n Neat over not 10 come up again ulsl.
tn~ committee reporting u Is again called.
- the senate. on the 10Th. the main feature
81 Interest was Mr. Mor-ans speech favoring
The Nicaragua canal bill Mr.. Mitchell sOrel
Also favored the bill. bun expressed doubts as
70 "a extent 70 which the United States
>hou oec0ne Involved Resolutions were
offered by Mr. Cali tFia-l looking 70 the ince-
prnaeaee y cuba and 10 the settlement OF the
JApane>e-Chile>e war. In the hou~.. The
day session was devoted 10 consideration OF
business pertaining 10 the district OF Colun bia.
but nothing WAS accomplished.
IN the senate, on the 18th Mr. Morrill, WA
delivered witty speech on the subject OF pop
ulistic paaaceas for financial troubles Me>,rS
Do4ph aad Sherman spoke in favor OF the
Nicaragua canal bill Mr.. Call Ola delivered
bis usual TRADE against newspaper correspond
ent>- message was received from the presi-
Gent on the subject OF the alleged Armenian
atrocities and referred 70 the committee on
foreign relations In the house the bill 10
permit railroads 10 pool their earning VAS
passed 10 70 lilo A resolution was adopted
ordering The printing Of 500" copies Of the re-
por, of The secretary OF the treasury FOR the
r>e ~ the house
y the senate. on fhe 18th motion TO take M 4
house oiil nak.nz sugar free with the finance
committee amendment imposing a fat duty
* " per cent was defeated. The atterrr- 70
take up Mr.. Vests cl0ture bill was also defeat
Ed The Nicaragua canal bill was discussed
or couple % hours. and the bill 20 organize
ne territory b, Indianola was referred 10 the
committee On territories Bills were passed
irving I.nslcr> ~ 500 month 10 the widows
u Generals Banks and Crtiendcn and 10
IA Gen j. G. Nee lernand .... In the house
he motion 70 strike from the urgent def
iercy bill The Item ~ ssEe5 10 enforce
~ collection a the income tax provision
4 TIE tariff Law was defeated. IL to s.
oates we're fixed FOR the exercises In con-
cctlon with the erection Of statues 70
zen. John Stars AMI Daniel Webster ana the
eNFeFy ~ enluele> upon the late Representa-
We Wright u Pennsylvania
n the senate. Oh the 18th. the bill to estab-
n the university 81 the United States and
De- Nicaragua canal bill Were taken up and
sveral speeches were made on each measure. ,
az action was taken on neither An amend
tent 10 the latter bill was sent to the clerks
e>s az Nj Call Fla }. but no one there could |
cipher II and II was not read In the
'u>e bills appropriafing ~ 05 SIS to meet ur- /,
n cenciences for the current fiscal wear !.
-sssss for fortircat.ons and coast desenses
= the year ending June ~, 1875. and sss. SO
T expenditures AZ the West Point military I
adeny In the same year. were passed as they i
me from the committees Action On the
characterization case Of Williams IS. Settle
on The Fifth North Carolina district wa~ J
rfher po>rncret N