The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-01-29
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS N BRIEF.
FlFTY-foURTH CONGRESS.


Tur senatr was not Tea session Cn the ifth
~ In the house tno ~ thrtr private OTIS
were passed also enc altlnritlns the 1otam-
lla ana Rei River Valley ka Tread tA 70 natlA
4 bridge across ihc Columbia river pa wash
instou In accordance wirl an order ISSUED
some weeks before ihc house turned aisle
from the transaction o. plnl.c business aud
listened - cuicS.cs upon iAf iiie ANA services
~ the rtc ex-SpeaAer Charles II. crisp. u
Gco,s.--
INihe senate. GA the is-h. senator Murphy ;
hiu for a new cusiomhousc building in New
York city. the cost rot ~ exceed sSyNv', Wa
reported fafOrab.y from committee and placed
on the calendar The ui4. o. provide ~ rep
rc~eniatiyc 81 The Initel states hy comm y
siouers W any International monetary cunitr-
sace was referred "a committee Tire army
appropT l4tion ban vas ua>sed. carrying over
se5upOl0. "a the housc the dag Was spent
ia consideration 80 misccl.aneoa matters.
business W the District ~ Columbia Occupy
ing the greater portion ~ the session. sew
eral bills ~ minor public importance were
passed
is the senate. "a the 1874, Mr HlA ~ -
spoke fur an holr and laf oa ,N.ni % l1-
tlcn relating to elcclrit ~uaways in ile Nis-
Lrltt 90 ColGmb.a The senate bil. apprapri-
atiue si.5. e. Tor public building at Altoona
Pa wa> passed Mr. Turp'c tlem.. 4ll-l
spoke two holrs Ia denurt iAfinu 90 CHE Mari
time Canal 60. 10 Nicaragua The legislative
appropriation b4ll WAS then taken W ana was
completed with me exception y provisions re-
.atfng a. the library 81 congress. watch went
over without debate for one day .-.--Al the
house the whole day, session WAS spent. in
committee - The whole. discussing private
pension bills. favorable action being taken
uroa ~ ~ them.
IS The senate. on the soth. house resolution
directlng the attorney general ID print as a.
appendix 10 hls report an letters. CORES pond
eaces. etc relative to the Chicago >tr.>c. vas
agreed TO- Interest 10 The venezuelan lre>-
tioa was renewed when Mt PetfgreN all
dressed the senate ia support ~ his resolution
calling on the secretary ~ state toT a report
on the work Of the Venezuelan commission
anl Tor copy ~ the agreement entered int
between the United States ana Great Britain
The conference report on The army apurpQr-a-
zion Dill was presented and a further colteE-
euce ortcred oa thr Hot Spr.as> preyis on-
Mr. Turpie dem. Inab resumed lis speech ia
opposition to the Nicaragua canal o.il The
legls .atitc. executive and judicial ap1rcpri4-
tion nlll WIS., passed. al-N the luiernatle nal
Yacht bill already passed u tsc house. Tie
house spec, the day LetatirE the Nc>t- Tucker
contested election ca~- from tire Tenth NiT-
riniA district The calfereuc. report on the
army Appropriation bll was agreed a.
Is the senate. on The 2ist. ccr-inca.c 20
election 30 the vacant seat I'd the senate from
The state ~ delaware wa> presented p o- la4f
~ John Edward Aidlcss a1d referred. llc
hil a. 10 electrical c0lIllts ln tlr cIty 40
Washington went over without act.ll. Nr
Iurpc closed his three days ar-rIe-i
against tue Nicaragua canal h.l. at the
close ~ which IN EFFORT VAS made te
have day and honr fixed ior t4zn- tAt
vote but objection "a, made. ana vote al~-
4 closing the absence % q Qlor 90. the senate
Z adjourned III the house. oy q vote 2. i-i
mcmters. including So republicans. "a necarl-
/ auce wlth che rccomnell 4tlou " t1e commit
4 tee Oh election. $50 ). % seat At. Nl-Ner
! faemi as i member from sA- Trntl Nirsinl.
/ district. contested bg Er. Aast trept twt
hours were spent in hlinusteri-s hes sre iIe
I vote was finally made effective.