The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-02-19
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TEE NEWS IN BRIEF.
CONGRESS.



n tho senate. on the 9Th, Mr. Thurston con-
tinued his opposition 20 his colleagues rcsolu-
ton "a prevent the judicial sale OF the Union
Paciti railroad property ma speech which &C.
cuplcl The time oi the session until p M
The Nicaragua canal Oil was allowed To 70
over informally ia order % pass oiiiS on me
calendar tnat were uuDblcctci TO- - OF Which
were passed. the days session closed Witn
eulories on the late Representative CoE>well,
OF Massachusetts ii. In the house the pil
making appropriations for the expenses Of me
District OF Columbia was passed rs was also.
the Oil 70 amend The Wilson tariff act 50 as 70
permit treas ury officials TO sell forfeited opium
To the highest bidder and not require them 70
secure the amount OF the duty. $40 pound.
IL the senate. on the sth the Anglo Amer :
can arbitration treaty occupied nearly the
whole day in executive session. The bill ere
atinr a new judicial district IN Texas was
| passed over the presidents voto-as 10 l....-'
In the house business relating to the District
OF Columbia occupied almost the eatire ses
s!cq ne copies q returns % ,ne as pe
fore the house Tho second agseenent Of the
| eSrferees on the immigration pill Hss pre-
scented. after which the house Adjourned.
IN the senate. on tile oh q concurrent reso-
| luton wIthdrawing from the president pm
PASSED by both houses 10 relation TO the UP
Der culture law was passed. lepi Icscln-
ton was offered ard referred looking to the
| navment OF some $500 10 employees Of the
government printing once for leave OF absence
which they did not have since 1857 Most o.
the session was taken up in executive sessiot
in consideration Of the arbitration treaty ,--.'
| Ia The house two pension bills TO soldiers
widows who mad remarked ana lost Their see
ond husbands were passed over the president
veto. The conference report on the lmmlgra
ton bill was agreed tO-2l7 10 81. scvcra
minor hills We're passed.
IN the senate. on the 10Th. Mr. Tillman's bill
"ampnfylng md Classifying the existing Law
a. 10 the right OF state authorities 10 seize IN
toxicatiug liquors brought into the state " a
considered. II was strenuoIsly opposed an
went over without action. The senate as
body withdrew TO meet In the house OF repre-
sentatiyes 70 witness the counting OF tn
electoral vote. Afterward the Nicaragua ca
| mai bill came up and was " ithdrawn. The ag
r.culturaI bill was taken up and passed, n
the house the fortihcatons and the post ono
! appropriatiOn bills were reported and place
on the calescar. The house then Joined vii
the senate In witnessing the count OF the elec
toral vote for president and vice president Q
the United States for the term beginnlu
March 4 1897. aud after the announcement 9
the result adjourned
IL the senate, on the iith. the diplomatic an
consular appropriation bill. carrying an agg Z
gate Of u .Ca5. 800, was passed An agreemef
was reached to have the vote on the conierent
re port on the IMMIGRATION bill taken up at
ua OF the 18th. The arbitration treaty was ful
= Their considered in executive session .. In II
house the bill providing for the refunding
the bonded indebtedness OF the several teri
tories was amended and passed. Inc sandI
civil appropriations bill was reported fro
committee and placed on the calendar ~
) committee report on the contested eiectle
A case from the Tenth Georgia district ia rave
OF MIR Black. was made, and the post ONCE al
: Precipitation bill was taken up In committee
the whole and discussed for an hour witho'
4 action