The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-02-15
CURR ENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
FiFTv.THIRD


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IN the senate on the III. the conference report
on the notifications appropriation bill was
agreed 20 and "A further conference ordered on
the ITEM In dispute. Mr.. Mcpherson tdem.. =
j. gave notice that he would, on the 4th. call
up his resolution 70 discharge the finance COM
mittee from further consideration OF Mr. Sher-
mans bill to provide for n temporary dencien-
cy OF revenue. ".......In the house. the senate
bill reyiving the rank OF Acknowledgement in
the army. 20 be conferred upon MAJ Gen. scho-
field. was called up and passed The Pacific
railroad bill was then taken up
is the senate. on the 4lh. consideration OF the
District o. Columbi appropriation bill occu-
pied the whole Of the session UP to o o'clock
but did not reach a final vote. An amendment
appropriating 10000 for a oacterlological lab
oratory and a disinfecting service for the prop
agation 81 diphtheric anti-tOxine for distrl-
button in the district was agreed to......fn the
house the programme OF business outlined by
the committee on rules was, after discussion.
relected-ii5 TO -. An order assigning the Ath.
9th and 9TH for the consideration OF the admin
i~stration currency bill was. after a hot debate.
adopted. The agricultural bill was taken up
and discussed for two hours. The edth was set
apart for the delivery OF eulogies upon The late
Representative Post. OF Illinois. and the I'D
for like honors 10 the late Senator Stockbridge,
OF Michigan.
IL the senate. on the 5th. the district OF Co
AAADA ANtfA hA4A VS. EtFE@N AANA "AAt
diplomatic ana consular bill was taken up. not.
however. displacing the bankruptcy bill as the
unfinished business. Before adjournment. a
brief executive session was held .....ln the
house the principal feature Of the days scs-
sion was Mr.. Reeds speech presenting his sub
stitute for the currency and banking bill re-
ported by ths finance committee. The subSti-
tute provides that the secretary OF the treas
ury be directed to issue 3 per cent. certificates
Of Indebtedness TO meet the deficiencies In re-
ceipts. the gold reserve 70 be used only for the
redemption OF greenbacks. Before the cur
rency and banking bill was taken up several
private bills we're passed
IN the senate. on the 9th. Mr.. Clark. senator
elect from Wyoming. appeared and took the
oath OF orice. The diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill was taken up. and after a
long debate upon the amendment for the con-
Struction and maintenance by the United
States government Of a telegraph cable be-
tween the United States and Hawaii. and APP
propriating $4,000 as a part Of the cost. went
over without action. The senate substitute
for the house bill appropriating 100000 for
the Chicago post Office was agreed 10, and the
bill was passed and a conference asked for.
...... In the house several bills 81 minor i'm
p~ortance were passed. and the banking and
currency and gold loan bill was discussed nve
hours under the fve-minute rule. Numerous
amendments were proposed, several OF which
were adopted. only one or two. however. being
OF any Importance.
IN the senate. on the Eth. the diplomatic bill
was under consideration until the hour Of ad-
journment when 1t went over without action
on the item for the construction OF a telegraph
cable between the United states and the Ha-
waiian Islands In the house, by an unex-
pectcdly large vote-i5e to 9T-the order for en-
grossment and third reading OF the amended
Springer bill was rejected. A large number OF
amendments and substitutes. including that OF
Mr. Reed. were also rejected. A bill was passed
authorizing the reopening OF the abandoned
military reservation at Fort Jupiter. Fla. and
another granting "a pension OF $50 a month TO
the widow Of the late Gen. John &. kelton.