The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-06-05
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
Gir.t session,

IN the senate. on the s2i the allied cheese
| hiA Wa taken up but went oger without action
me calendar was cleared ~ an private pen
sion bills The river and harhar hlll was re-
celsed from the house ana immediately sigrcs
hy The vlce-pres idcnf .... In tar hous auo,hel
day was gwen tofhe consideration and dispose
| o. conference ~ sorts on appropriation bills
two ~ which that upon the river aud harbo,
bill and that upon the legislative executive
aud judicial APPROPRIATION hili-were anal
| The former VA engro>>ed and sent 10 The
president. Partial report on the suadry civil
| appropriations bin was agreed to. President
Cievelana'S message yrtoing the bill regulat-
IN The fees ~ receivers and registers % Ian.
, oriees was read and referred 70 the comnitte
| on public lands.
II the senate. on the s5th. the last Of the
f, general appropriation bills The deficiency
| ntil-cccupied the entire session, and after be-
| ms pretty heavily loaded siih private claims
| besides over a million dollars for findings in
| the Preach sp0iiation claims. over half mill
| Lion dollars for findings ~ the court Of claims
| under the Bowman act. and slTs as for the
Chonteau claim for hu lding an .ron steam
battery "a lea. the bill was passed and the
senate adjourned .I Ia the house the session
was devotci q District OF Columbia a-Airs I'M
til the calendar was cleared. when the re-
fuaiadcs ~ the day vas >peat. ia committee 81
tlc whclr. cou~idera NJ the biz 70 repeal the
>eciica 81 the present tariff law providing for
canal compounds without action being taken
Is The senate. on the 10Th the oiled cheese.
oil occupied she morning hour. al the con-
c-u,un ~ which che prohi0ifory bond blll was
taken up a. unfinished business ana after lis
cu>>loE, went over without action The re-
niaindcF 81 The open session was devoted -
consideration 81 conference reports upon an
propraflon bills. after which short execu-
tive session wLs held In the house a bill to
repea section 81 o. the wilson tariff act ~
i-i which provides for tree alcohol IN the
arts and manufactures. was amended aud
passed several conference reports on appro-
pfi1tioa bills were received aud voted upon
aad the Standardization case 81 johnson
trep against stokes tdemD from the seventh
district OF south Carolina was taken up.
IN the senate. on the 9th. the conference re-
port on the naval appropriation bill was
agreed - aud further conference ordered
After brief executive session the doors we're
reopenct, and the filed cheese" bin was
taken Up. the peniing question being the
amendment imposing an additional Tx OF -
cents a barrel on Lager beer ale and porter.
which was defeated yeas. p. nays "a
IN the house Mr.. Lacey rep. Ia called 10 I
the conference report on the bill to relieve I
settlers on the Northern Pacific railroad in
denniiy lands, which was agreed "a
Il the senate IN the 18th. Mr PETER lpop. \
o. kansas. spoke In support OF the bond bill. 4
- tilt president TOT l~lrplfi0n. and
while denying that This bill would lead 70 re-
pltiation. he warned senators shat repeated
bond issues would drive the people 10 repudia-
ION or revolution Mr. Brown Utah took the
.aor on the bond bill 10 speak MIR Carter
Monf-l gave notice % an amendment tothe i
liiei cheese Dill. putting a tax upon and e>iab-
ish4ng regulations against aduiferated beer
THE house agreed ia The conference re-
'ert 90 ne Dill 20 lease the Fot Omaha mill
arv reservation 70 Nebraska fnr educational
l1rroseS. The Johrson-~toke> c0nteste.l-eic.-
Ion case. fr N the >ercaih south Caro- ina
district wa> then called mp. anu ir. Diversified
rep. lnd-l. Q. behalf ~ the minority commit
fe. which rrnprted M favor ~ seating the con-
e>t1at. addressed the house Mr. D'Arrnoad
Gem Mo- -r-ucA flr stoves.