The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-07-27
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
FlFTY-rhlRo CONGRESS.

Is the senate, on the i4th. much discussion
was deY0'r1 ta the plan ~ JOINT committee
81 the twa houses Tor a reorganization 81 the
executive departments ~ The governments. and
which ~a~ Incorporated ia he legislative. ex-
ccu;iNc ANA Judicial appropriation bill, but the
bill Oid not reach iis nnal passage .. la the
houst biz for the construction ~ bridge
arr,~> the Mi>~s>~ippi river at Dubuque. la. hy
The Dubuque aud Wisconsin Bridge Co Was
passed. The rest " the session was devoted
al culogic~ upon the late George w Houk. ~
the Third district * Tennessee. Who died Feb
rnary n
Il the senate. on the ION. the legislative. eS-
-cutiyc ANA Judicial appropriation hin ana the
district % Columbia bin were passed. ana the
agricultural appropriation bin was reported
from committee .... Ia the house q resolution
indor>lng the action ~ the president IN sup
pressing iawlcSSnc>S Ia connection with the
great railway strike was almost unanimously
adopted being opposed principally by Pence
tp0p.. COLI senate amendments 70 the naval
appropriation bill were non-concurred in. and
the bill wa sent 10 conference. Discussion of
the bill to establish a uniform system of bank
ruptcy occupied the remainder OF the day scs-
sion
II the the senate. On the 18th. the agricultural
bin being under consideration. almost the en-
tire session waS taken M in the discussion o.
an amendment appropriatinc Sl.rp.uo 70 be
used In the determination 81 the Russian cac-
rus or thistle. which was finally carried 10y a
vote 81 e 10 "a. aud the hin was then passed,
after which The Indian appropriation bin was
taken up .. II the house after the tran>ac-
ton 81 some unimportant business bill au-
thOrizing the appointment 81 third circuit
Judge in the Eighth judicial circuit ana one
making all railroad corporations for the pur-
poses Of jurisdiction. citizens ~ any state into
which their tracks or leased lines may run or
ia which .hey 90 any business and In which the
cause " action may occur. were passed.
IL ihe senate. on the 18TH the Indian appro-
priaflol bin occupied almost the entire >e>-
sion going over finally without action. The
conference report On the naval appropriation
rtll was agreed To- several bills were passed.
Including one 70 encourage the reclamation Of
arid lands and thsr cultivation and sale ia
small tracts rn actual settlers. In the house,
after an animated coloquy Ter ween MeN~rs.
Reed Terry and Richardson and speaker
z crisp a. 10 the different methods ia vogue for
counting q quorum IN this ana the hftN-hr~t
congress. several bids ~ no general interest
we're passed ana the agricultural appropra-
Z tion bill was sent 70 conference.
X IL the senate. on the 18th. The Indian appro-
z priafion OIL was finally passed The confer
ence report on the diplomatic and consular bill
was agreed 70. At . y. IN. message from the
house asking . further conference on the tariff
bill was laid before the senate. followed by an
7 oral report from Mr.. voorhees,. chair'1 an Of the
\ finance committee. TO the eject that the con-
ferees had been unable 10 agree ..... In the
house Mr. Wilson. chairman ~ the committee
I on ways and means. reported the failure ~ the
! conferces on the tariff bill 20 agree and moved
I that the house insist upon IL disagreement 70
Z the senate amendments. The conference re-
ports on the naval and diplomatic ana consul
lar appropriation bills were reported and
d .s-raaI IN