The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-03-20
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF
LIv. CONGRESS.

The senate was not IN session on the I'm
an snc house several hills were passed anon,
them senate bill authorizing the secretary y
ane treasury 70 distribute the diplomas ane
,. awarded exhibitors at the Worlds Co.
lumnlan exposition Senate amendments n
the agricultural appropriation bill with ,wo
eAseptonswere non-concurrei in The house
went into committee Of the whole for tho f,r.
ther consideration of the post ONCE apprapria-
ZION PHI General debate lasted an hour dur
.ns winch several Efforts were made unavail-
'nsy TO increase the compensation OF fourth-
slass po>tma>ter>
IL the senate on the 9th the Cuban he,
hgerencv resolution A reportc, from no en-
,rrrhoe committee, was antagonizei bv Mr.
maze 'MeD In two hours speech OF great
o'c an" eArhestne>>. and then gave way To
lne report of the committee on privileges ana
sito',ohs 70 The effect that Mr., Dupont is en-
eN4eu 70 the vacant seat il the senate from The
state Of Delaware ... In III, honSe a rp,o,ar
~ pilss 81 minor Importance we're passed bv
Unanimous consent. when. under the rules
District 81 Columbia business was taken M
And several local measures were dispoSed d,
ne remainder o: the session was devoted 10
CONSIDERATION in committee OF the whole q,
'ne post ONCE appropriation bill
II the senate on the 10Th spanish Ninfs,ar
re lone was severely criticised for his At
tae@s upon the United States senate through
,ne public press Mt Hoar offered a reSon,
t.oh % POSTPONE the further consideration ~
,he conference report on the Cuban resolution
until the 'ih Of April, and to direct The conn
i-ittee on foreign relations 70 report IN The !
meantime the facts on which the resolution
VIZ lu>tiuri The rest of the DAYS session
va gwen 70 the Delaware election ease In \
the mousse consideration ~ the post of,ce an
preparation hlll occupied almost the entire
Session only two or three nj i>ce llaneous mat
VT, ~ we're disposed % mostly bills for the re-
lief Of individuals
II the senate. on the ilth Mr.. Hoar's reSo-
tuition 70 postpone the conference report az the
. uoan concurrent resolutions until April 8 was
'aNth up and after a speech by Mr. Hoar IN
.upport q H. lost It's place Ia the morning
noui ana went 70 the calendar Mr.. Turpie
.ouoluusl MS three-days speech against the
"a IN OF MT Dupont to seat Ia The senat.
rom the state Of Delaware In the house
ne post once appropriation blll was nnaIIv
disposed o. aud sent 10 the senate
l>the senate. on the 18th two speeches waro
made against the adoption OF the conference ,
eport on the Cuban resolutions the princinai ,
me by Mr.. Hill sdem.. y. W while the action
! the foreign relations committee and the sem
&c cohieree> was defended by :. nator Sber
lan Mr.. Pritchard IN. O. spoke in support .
Mr dupont claim 70 a seat in the senate
number OF bills were taken from the calen-
sr ana passed. ...-- In the house the entire
ay session was spent in consideration OF |
ontested-election cases. That OF Dudley II |;
oiemah against Charles r. Buck from the
econd Louisiana district was without de-
ate decided IN favor OF the sitting member I
even hours debate was devoted to the Al II
rich -hopbins case from the Fourth Alabama &
strict without action being taken thereon.