The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-05-28

THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
LIv. CONGRESS.


, IN the senate on the 10Th. senator Morcar
'Aial delivered a long speech on the subjcc,
- sn' war ~ VNpa ana favorsne the passage o. q
4oiht resolution recognizing cuban be,ityer.
eheF' 80 n % give the president the opnor
1Ii''N 81 colneidins or veto,ng the action OF
S"NsFe>s' Al the close OF the speech his reso-
| !ntion. previously introduced was agreed ~.
insrnet'nT the committee on foreign relations
I VI .nq1'te INTO me recent arrest and condemna-
Won OK citizens ~ the United states canfureb
or uoard the Competitor. No other business
~ Importance was transacted. and after hear
ne eplosle> On the late Representative Grain.
81 IeAas' the senate adjourned The HOUSE,
was not ia session.
~ the senate. on the 18th. the resolution for
VIC appointment 81 a select committee TO IN
| 'e~ugaic last years election In Alabama ANA
report whether republican form o. governs
| ihent exists IN that state. was voted down. 4,
70 o house bill 70 regulate the pr!ce ~ Gas n
the District OF Columbia was amended ans
passed ..i In the house. although IL was sus-
pension oay the greater part Of the session
r.s.' aaAen up 10 passing y pension bills under
1-sn'u4ous consent. A few bills were passed
uhner suspension OF the rules and time.
uit4. clock OF the Goth. was set apar, for the
'Onsioeration q immigration bills.
IN me senate, on the 18th. almost the entire
usN was devoted 70 consideration OF the pis-
'r'e' OF columbia appropriation bill which
."sries ABOUT seven million dollars. one-half /
" n
der from taxes collected bv the Dfs,r,c, con-
mis~loners The dill was amended and passed.
~ 70 io......l In the house much OF the session |
Nas occupied in consideration OF several bii,s
20 impose additional restrictions npon immt-
s'a'Ion' some one o, which Il is expected will
meet The approval o. the house. VI C. owens
DEM was confirmed in his seat from fhs
se'vhtn district Of Kentucky contested bv
.'eofee penny. Jr trep) Messrs steele trcn I
ma, p cousins rep, Ia } and Mcclellan dem.
) - were appointed visitors on the na.t \, ,
Point - "es' I
II the senate on the Goth. conference 70
'ort on The river and harbor bin was pre I
entea ana an effort made TO eei immediate ac
."h on y. This was resisted however and =
ne report Went over. The fortlncatfons ~, q
Foprlation Dill was further considered ana
Asscu AZ carries nearly eleven millions OF
ol4ars, about i've millions more than xhar I. 4.
.ssed the house In the house the Mccall n
.ucational test BILL together with the Corlfss y
~ 70 protect lake cities from Canadian -
were passed. The consular in in
'ectioh OH was rejected An order from the
nnllttee on rules setting aside Thursday ana 80
'"ay 'ps''a't on! day under the ruies) for ~
= coIsiaeration Of measures reported from lie
G Committee on labor was adopted m
n the senate. on the sist almos. The anti. w.
>sion was occupied in action upon co,fer- ~
&c reports on various bills still pending s,a, NJ
ement among them the river and harhor w
I. .ns legislative hill. the Indian appropria- IN
= olit ana the sundry civil bill, the confer wi
spo't on winch was agreed TO- Mr. But tn
-. moved that the senate proceed 10
lsiueration OF his bill prohibiting the lssu.
government bonds without the consent ~ te'
'sre>s' out this Was prevented bv flfbustar ga
lact;cs by Messrs Hin IN y and chan 8 a
Z =. "a l...... IN the house the bill grant ,
pension Of $50 month TO Franris H..
was passed over the president ; ye,o--lss % PEI
Consideration was begun OF the Philuns Tr
% OH under special order. resolution he
agreed TO directing the printing OF 10 oro =,
ies OF the immigration bill passed on the 'he