The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-03-12
CURREN L TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
FlFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
second session.

- the senate on the 2sth "A victory for or
Eunllcd labor over capital was won bN the fall
urc ~ a resolution authorizing the Metropolitan
Railroad co. u Washington 10 extend It's lines
into one az the suburbs, The remainder of the
session was occupied ia the consideration and
passage uf the post ONCE appropriation bill,
carrving SgA 81 ~. Ia he house the anti
scalp.ug bin was passed. after hard fight
against il hy it, opponents. by vote OF ". 10
81 several bills Of local interest were passed.
and the house concurrcd In senate amendments
10 the Indian appropriation bill, which was sent
70 conference.
IL the senate. on the i>t. the District Of Co
lumbia appropriation bill. carrying s44l.6'.
was passed TN the space Of about one hour and
half The naval appropriation bill. carrying
SIS - pa was then taken up and discussed until
Z 30 y. m. when without action on the bill. the
senate proceeded 70 the consideration Of execu-
tive business -.... In the house a number OF
bills Of "a private character were passed the
economic postal bill was defeated. and the bill
10 prob ibit the extensive publication by news
papers and periodicals OF details OF doings OF
prize fighters and accounts OF prize fights
failed OF passed by narrow margin
Is the senate on the 2d bill for the pre-
vention OF the introduction and spread OF conta-
gious and infectious diseases was passed. The
fOrthcations bill carrying Sa.sli AL was passed,
and house amendments to senate international
monetary conference bill were concurred in.
The remainder Of the session was occupied with
the general deficiency biz In The house the
naya! and District " Columbia bills We're re-
seived from the senate. nOncOncurred in and a
conference asked A concurrent resolution was
passed authorizing the printing o. 10000 copies
OF the hearings before the committee on bank
Ing and currency.
IL the senate. on the 3D. the business Of the
day was principally In connection with confer
encc reports, some OF which were adopted but
ence In the interim between action on the
conference reports house bills on the calendar
unopcctca 70. were taken UP and quite a nnr-
Der OF them passed In the house, Ia con-
tinuaiion Of the legislative day of the "a, the
I time was chiefly consumed Ia consideration OF
conference reports there being seven appro-
/ priation bills vet undiSpoSci ~. Final agree
ment upon the post ONCE and fortihcatlons
/ bills was reported and approved by the house
I The immigration bill was passed over the pres
idcnt's veto 1893 10 81. Final action was taken
upon the bills 20 amend the tariff law and the
] navigation law and 20 revise and amend the
patent law
THE senate was constructively IN session until
| 9 a. ~ the 4fh 10 continuation Of the previous
days session when recess was taken until :
a. m when the proceedings were resumed. \
/ further conference was ordered on the general
i deficiency bill. senator Morrill, offered and the
senate unanimously adopted resolutions COM
| pllmentary 20 the retiring presiding OIL
| cen. Nice-Prc- dent Stevenson. and sim
| liar action was taken in relation "a
| Mr. Faulkner. " West Virginia, presi-
| dent pro tenn The usual formalitics were
| observed and at noon the senate. after listening
| 10 parting address from Nice-PreSident Stew
enson. adjourned. and the extra session was
called 10 order by Nice-Pre>ident Hobart who.
after taking the oath and the swearing In Of
new senators addressed the senate .... The
| session Of the house for most part per-
| functory. except for the parting words OF
! Speaker Reid In response 10 a resolution OF
thanks unanimously adopted. and at 1880 the
| house adjourned sine die and proceeded TO the
senate chamber to participate in the ceremonies
|