The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-06-15
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Complied from Various Sources
E,eTy.slxTH CONGREsS.

In the senate on the 4th, the work OF
the session being rracticalIy cop'.,,',
the session was more OF soVla. is ~ rs
than a business session. Nearly io.i ~
IN. ,.n hours consumed was spent ~
executive session. Al the hkhs s,.ii
many OF the senators appedrtu -
dress. and the galleries Were th.u,sea
win caily-attired crowds OF spectaN'is
M business az Importance was transact.
"a ~ In the house. the conference ivpo .s'
IN tnJ s ~ ~ 10 the 8 6caooo appropriation
for the Louisiana purchase .Np vsls.v.i
ana as TO 80 item Tor the MISSISSIPPI
river with amendments btner items ~
aisput. were sent back TO conference,
'rhe disputed items In the District ol
Columbia appropriation bill We're asfee"
TO. and the bill sent 70 the preslueh'-
In the senate. on the 9Th. the session
vas given principally 10 consideration
conference reports ana odds and encs 81
business preparatory 10 hhh auJ"e
rnent An unseemiy and rancorouS
itf{.al aebat, between Mr. Petugrew -
ID ana NesSrs. Hanna tOD ana 'art'.
IS D. was precipittted oy Z. slA'eii' ~ ~
by Mr. Bacon 'Gap tnat Srainp ,ne
~ftn..ulider, had contributed $500 .iis
rer,nb.lcan saicpaugn fund IN ~, w."
tn under standing tiAt r. VIM ~ ~,
lmhur sed y" contracts IT sNHs, ,,',,tsnr,
! alttrnated between ccnsic,ratt N oI SHp'it'-
! ference reports on APPROPRIATION No
\ and heated political controversies w III
/ cicents OF the day ana night SESSIONS
ing those inseparaole from the dSihe
! hours OF "A session.
| In th. senate on the 9Th. the session
! extending far into the night, was uSSu-
| r,ied in an Intellectual attempt 20 reaen ~
| agreement upon the naval appropIihAiu.
| htil Tn. hour iixed for final Adjournment
| US reached and passed without an al
| rn.nt and the senate finally adlourheu
| until the eth at II a. m IN the a. ~,
| scenes OF scribable confusion ana nli-
| fern.ss marked the discussion OF the iall'
ure OF the Conferees on the naNai apPi"
rriatiou bill TO carry out their lnsuuc'
| rfons and the speaker took the diiil"s
,Inprecedented course of appointing ne"
conferees who were not Teinbers OF IN
M gal committee. The debate. al .'nes
was very bitter.
In the senate. on the It'll. the session
WAS devoted chiefly 10 recessing anu 20
| cial functions while awaiting acuon y;
| The house on the naval appropriation bill
the senate having refused 10 request an
| other conference. Upon receipt q "oi
that the house had concurred IN the sen
ate amendment remaining IN controversy
I house resolution providing for mai az
| lournnent was amended. nxing the hoG
II FIVE o'clock. June .. and passed. " ne
that hour arrived the senate quietly az
inurneG . In the house the acton .
The previous day In rejecting the compr.
! | mise OF the confcrees on IN. naval OF
. | was reversed and the house. by a iarL
majority. accs pied the senate dmenumen
| As the closing hour approached "A ie
i. | members engaged in singing national air
being soon TONED by the whole mouse az
later by the galleries. Speaker Henderse
made graceful farewell speech, anu u
members responded by singing For lie
4 Jnllv Good Fellow" the gavel fell Ar
!, the first session Of the Fifty-siNtn COZ
cress Was no more.