The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-01-24

LIv. CONGRESS-.


1
THE senate Was not in session On the mn
IN the house further consideration ~ the
eoue oi rules reported BY the committee ~
rules occupied the session with one exccn-
lion every change recommended by the COM
H'''ce was agreed 20. ana no proposition origi-
latins on the ro0r Was accepted The rule re-
iailng % the counting by reoue>, ~ NJ u.,
uef>oh trep, la went over For the arst
| time during the session the speaker has ~
opportunity 20 count o quorum underline rui..
| Adjourned 20 the 18Th
IN the senate. on the 18Th. Senator Nor
gan tdem.. AiaD sposc two hours on ne
Tree silver substitute for the house bopg
Dill concurrent resolution empowering ana
o4rccting the president OF The t-ntted states
10 receive a deputatior from the cuhan
revolutionists and 10 extend belliger.nt re-
eognition 70 them. offered by Mr. KYLE mon
: ~ vas referred 10 the committee ON for
eisn relations. ..... In the house II b@.nv the
second Monday In the month. District OF COL
uhola business taken IN and two hsils
Of local interest were passes Ths ,o,sirr
appropriation bill carrying slai rs $50 5000
iess than the last bill. was taken M IN COM
mittee o. the whole
~ tue senate. on the Isth Two bills. . rail- 4
road and a private pension biz. were na>sea A
Inc latter bin provoked an unusually irter-
e>'lhg debate which was followed bv pre-
pared speech on the house bond hill anJ M.
o.. y
-. ...ln the house four hours was occunie1
~ 'ne 1eoateon the general appropriation bin.
lAe feature 81 which was the phlnpn!c Of Mr.
! uinininss tdem.. y. y against the polgev n,
ne pension bureau. The military academy
appropriation bill Was reported and placed on
he calendar Va
IN me senate on The 18th two long speeches
we're delivered against the further issue q,
: n''eu states b9n1s and Ia favor OF thr .
lse % silver money. By Nessrs Nslis dem.
lexJ AMI Pe-cr tpop.. Ka>D joir, reso-
nton "as introduced by Mr. Push dem
,ia declaring all governments bonds PAYABLE.
r.neipai and interest al the pleasure OF the 1
o'eFhnient. In standard silver dollars In ,
:. 1850 'ne venerable ex-speaker. Gaiusha
: Sro" delivered an earnest protest against
ne enercachments OF the head OF the exac,,- I
We department upon the prerogarives OF the a
ouse' Most Of the session was devoted 10 !.
lscus>ipn OF the pension appropriation bill
e administration Of the pension bureau bej,, y
syerely criticised
An the senate. on the 10Th a resolution was "
lered oy Mr.. >ewall rep. " j. condemntn.- I.
y course OF the president in tie Venezuelan
'1Auary dispute. and declaring that the Mon
: uoctrlne as originally intended was no, "
VOWED in the dispute resolution Wa 81
reed 10 calling on the secretary o, state a. :.
formation regarding the alleged e!eten,ion Al
lae turkish government OF American citi- n
p IN the house bills were passed 10 print i
:" copies 81 . compilation OF the customs al
anu AUTHORIZING the leasing Of school and re
lcational lands IN Arizona General saha,a :,
the pension appropriation bill was concIr,s- N
The death OF ex-COngressnnaa Cogs,veii
Massachusetts. was announced the u.rai ar
buttons adopted and ~ a further mail ~
pect the house ad ;ourne1 -