The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-02-14
CURRENT TOPICS.
TIE NEWS IN BRIEF.
lIv. CONGRESS.

IN the senate. on the ist discussion On ~
mouse BOND bill and the free coinage suhsfltu,.
was terminated al . p m. an amena,nen. -
serving 20 the government The - gniora-e 3,
me SILVER coined. offered by Mr. Marriii fr.n
w having been re iectei the title cha~.-.,s \.
read ITO Restore the Coinage q, >iirer e-f NJ,
other Purposes and all the sections \. ~.
house BIZ having been stricken out. mo Nth
was th>sec by vote q a. 10 Is In III,
mouse large number Of unlmportant h.ii~
were passed during the first hour after which
,he ahy wa> spent IN discussing the District az
columbia appropriation bill without a ca-ris-
Sion being reached
The senate was not in session OF. tie a
N 'he house the army appropriation BIZ sor
. me coming t>ea wear was reported A hif;
"a passed granting right Of way throu-hf rs
Nhnrflw nation 20 the Arkansas 4 Ch.--aw
Railway a.. The senate free coinase $500
'nie Tor the house bond bin was received ana
referred q the committee Ga WAY. ana means
Ntar.v the entire session In commute. y. -ha
whoic was spent in discussing HE Disfrtcf N
ev'uhipA appropriation bin and psne ~
amendments thereto
II the senate. ca the 4ih. The auanc. cor,-
mittee reported the house t4rl- bai Win
SUBSTITUTE providing for The free ana rnlirhft-
60 culnsA1e ~ silver A resolution o-er..s NV
slN ~nay 20 recpnmii the report With iu-
>frlS'lohs y ne committee 10 report back the
crigsra bin and the substitute a. Ne-a-.+..
OF
mn ~ - % rs immediate consideration
discussion ~ proposed amendments 10 rhe
'uie> occupied the remainder ~ tue session
an ihe hou>e the committee rn vars ana
q 81 epustfd recommending norcuncurrence
m tae senate substitute for the los~. bona fslf
number OF minor measures wer. nas...,
ana me remainder ~ the day vas lernt..i ~
consideration * The District os Columbia an
preparation bill -
~ the senate On tae 5th the foreign -eia-
lions committee reported substitute. ~ mar
'"nl y. ttee> former concurrent resolution on
me cuban cue Stioa. recornizi NJ q condition -.
v'uai war ana according TO each party thereto
~ ne snts OF elilgereris Ia the ports az ,
me United states The Joint reSalutio. al ,
icing the secretary u agriculture 10 carry
mo eject the provisions ~ the Agricultural I
app'opr.atloa pl.! Tor the purchase ana diStri-
'uhon of seed etc was discussed during he .
morning hour. but went over without ar.srn
~ the hf.i.e the District OF Columbia an
lropriation bill was defeated By vote q, la "a
., a OIL was passed forbidding prize or btu |
kh,s IN any territory % the United states or 4
~ Dis'F'et o' columbia The report o. the :,
ommittee On ways and means recommending I
oneoncurfencv In the senate free-coinar. q
@D>Ntlte Tor The house bond bill wa taken ", q
~ me senate on the 9Th. Mr. Quay modified !.
y y resolution 70 recommit the house arr
W. with the free Coinage Substitute u the
nance committee. with Instructions 10 reporr y
= et P~Ha't Propositions. DIT strlk- -
~ out the latter phrase and inserting rhe IL
ords Tor further consideration. Mr. QUAY :.
70 consented 70 let the resolution lie over ii
" days Resolutions OF inquiry were arreeI p
70 relation % the bond bids received N ne
q. ana 70 discrimination against Americas q.
we meat and other agricultural products n
Germany France Belgium ana Denmark -
le eatron anti-prize fight bill was passed -
''., IN the house tho days session was se- ia
'eu exclusively % the further consideration st
me pond olll and the senate free coinage II
1st.tute therefor. At five o'clock the ho,.Sa
,k q recess until s.3p the debate. being ror. &C
ued AZ the night session Pc