The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-01-22
CURRENT TOPICS.
TIE NEWS IN BRIEF.
FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.


THE senate was NOT In session on the s'h...-
In the house the bin 70 refund the indebted
ness u the Union ana Central I~citc fairua-s
10 the United States Was reported from the
committee oi the whole after three days bat
tie vote on It's passage 10 be taken on TIE
iith. Mt hell ldeIn.- Tex proposed sub
stilute for the committees bill liking the IN
tcrcst at three per cent. instead Of two. as the
compromise. The discussion Of the bill was
quite interesting Al times
II the senate. on the 18th. the house bank
ruTtcy bill was made a special order for
Monday. January -. Mr.. Proctor spoSe In
favor q a proposed constitutional amend
ment making tnc presidential term >i1
years ana making the president Ineligible for
re election. also making the term OF repre-
seutatiges three years Mr. Mills ldcm-. Tex
spoke In support Of nis joint resolution 1eciar-
ing that iht expediency Of recognition OF new
government belong % congress. etc. which
went over Az. In the house the Pacific rail-
roa rounding bill was defeated by majority
Of a. votes The house devoted the remainder
Of the day 10 lac military @c4lems arpioprie-
ton bin. and 20 measures brought forward un-
der the call ~ committees.
II the senate on the i.th. a bin was intro
cucea ana referred liking the term of fourth
class postmAstees a. four years TAe resDlu-
iion ia regard 70 the violation Of the eight
hour law "a Brooklyn By contractors with The
navy department was tascn up and agreed 10.
House bill Tor free hoL-steals on public lands
acquired from Indl4a tribes va. taken Up a.
unnnlshed business. but went over without &C
tioa ..... In the house Mr Joalson lCa-j. ri>-
ing 10 a question ~ personal privilege. de
nOuncei NJ. Mcguire for publishing ia the Con-
gressional Record q column u personal abuse
instead u utternr X upon the f0or. ~ the
house. lie admitted TIE truth OF the charges.
bur said he had e1piated lis fault and that The
people u MS district were acquainted with his
full history ~hel they sent him 10 congress
The attack on Mr Mcguire was explngrl from
the record
Is tie senate. On the I5fh. .No hours wcre
spent in executive session on the rxtrad.tiCr
treaties with Argentina and the Orange rrplb-
lie. the remainder ~ the day being occupied "a
the delivery " q speech oy sir Bacur pa the
question whether tie recognition ~ a ne1.
power was an executive or q legislative aef ---
IN the house the day was spent lE Hn-E upon
the calendar. number " minor bl., oclug
passed bv common alsent. The pll4 V-ovi--
INK that ole0u4ar-lrire and Other lmiiaiicn
dairy rrolucts shall be subject % the laws u
the states or territories intO which tlsy are
transported was voted Gown b. a narrow ma
.orify.
II The senate. on the l4th. house bill for free
homesteads on the plbl.c lands u Oklah0ma
territory passed Il provide, that ali SET
tier, on those lands shall be entitled 20 pat
ent- on payment ~ the usual and custoi.--rJ
fee. aud that no further charge n any Sint
shall b. required In the house. notvith-
standing the opposition developed 7he oleO-
margarine Oil was passed. after certain
amendments had been agreed TO. TIE re-
mainder OF the day was spent BY the house Ia
transaetiug routine business under the unani.
nous consent rule