The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-02-05
CURRENT TOPICS.
TEE NEWS IN BRIEF.
F,rrY-FouRTH CONGRESS.
second session.

IL The senate. on the s.a. ioi pension bills
,xara taken from the calendar and i'Asse" \" ~
minutes and some ~ other bills unpnlt''rN ~
were also passed. The Union fnelh' COM
promise arrangement was made lue HNo.cN' "
y resolution 81 inquiry addressed 10 me az
,ornev-,.nrral Another resolution VS.
nassed calling on the president for al corr.
snopaence With the Nicaragua government
since lsss relating - the Nicaragea cana -'''
The house was not ia session on the sd
IN the senate. on the a5th Mr. burrows
trep. Mich-) called attention 70 eorFup' p"t11,,
Teal practices Ia the state OF peia"alc' -, =
proyiaing that no person shall be trlel IN
tinted states court for acts IN ala oi the re-
nublie OF cuba was introduced aud REFERRED ~
the committee on the judiciary Mr iutp'
taem. lnd) spoke in support ot the iishe "a
congress 10 recognize new state anu Ia 49,
OF an immediate declaration o. bcilsc'eNNN
Fuloaes ~ the late ex-Spcaker crisp were
mon nronounced In the house lot q
miscellaneous business was disposed o. ahu
consideration u the Indian Appropriation p'
was commenced. Bills were passed 70 res
lnte the disposition of dead bodies IA the blS
triet oi Columbia and to prevent the spre"e y
contagious diseases Ia the district
IN the senate on the Goth. Mr.. Turpie 'den'
/ md resumed and concluded his speech ia Ia
/ vor Of the recognition OF Cuban independence
! Mr. Chandler succeeded In getting cohslneta
/ tion OF his bill for a commission 70 any iD'o'
national monetary conference The Dhi Wen
over, ana the remainder OF the DAY sess'o
was occupied by Mr. Daniel dem, va IA
speech against the Nicaragua canal OIL a. oe
| ing '.in fraud OF the contract III tue nous
the bill 10 restore Jonathan scott 10 me pen
| sion roll tfrom which he was dropped oy IN
bureau ia 1871 was passed over the presiueh'
veto Mr. Hit reported the diplomatic an
consular appropriation BILL when was p'aet
on the calendar. The rest Of the day wa
spent IN committee OF the whole IN eohsiuers
tion OF the 1naian appropriation Dill
IS the senate on The g7th, the military acac
envy bill wa, passed. after lengthy conf'
versy over an amendment providing LOT 'he a.
tendance OF the West Point cadets 40 the ~
auguration parade The Nicaragua cahat ol
was taken up, and gave rise 70 spirlteu a.
bate The blll was pending when the scna
adjourned lin the house the conference I
port on the imm grafton bill was agreed % =
Ter many speeches for ana against the mea
urp As reported from committee IL i piA
tically new bill The principal oplectioh
the bill was the clause requiring lmmAsla an
To read and write "lnihe language OF thelr
tive or resident country
Ixthe senate. on the 1eth, Mr. Alien tppl
Neb1 INTRODUCED a resolution intended TO n
peae foreclosure proceedings for the sale
The property OF the Union Pacific railroa
which went over without action me pih J
acommiSsion TO an international moneti
conference was taken up and "A yer speech
by Messrs Chandler Bacon ana stewart We
over After a season spent in executive sessi
several pills were taken from the caiend
and passed M Ia the house the Indian apr
priaticn bill was passed, with some chahS
relating 10 the scope Of the measure. Inc
making appropriations for the AGRICULTURAL
partment was called up, and gave rise "
amusing and sometimes acrimonious deba
based on ex-Gov. Altgeld's charge OF fraud
the Ohio election