The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-05-11
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources
F,gTy.s,xTH CONGRESs.

In the senate. on the 3oth motion TO
consider the Pettigrew Boer-symparns
resolution was voted down. t " rico
conference report on the JOIN. fSrtv ~.
=, solution was agreed 10. The Aiashah
civil code bill occupied most OF '"e 80.
sion. but nc progress was insue. a"'"S
bills OF minor Importance were parscu' :,
In the house the Lacey bill TO enlarge tnt
lowers OF the department OF asticuieuro
was passed Senate bill 10 create Voiii
r.ission of FIVE 10 investigate anu iepo.
,pon the industrial and conmerctai con,
..itions OF China and Japan, ana .he III
Tor constitutional amendment " u ts
each developing much opposition.
In the senate on the lst the Alaskaii
civil code bill, which had been under COT
sic. ration for nor, than two menths, W.
rnssfd To make this possible MI tartTl
withdrew the amendment relating 70 aiicil
location of mining claims ana al otar.
points in dispute. The army approprla,loNi
iii. carrying more IMAM one huhul ."
ana fourteen million dollars, was then
taken W. An amendment forpiniins tiie
prre hase of supplies from KNOWN fuHs
,ras defeated III. In the house. Tor W"
first time in the 50 years OF inttr-oeeai,,lS
canal discussion. "a Dill LOOKING 10 'lS
actual construction Of canal was .aNsn
UP, and during an ali-day uiScuss ,n,, M
POINTS. from members. all OF whom ay,
s.lated thcms elves friends OF proper OH
a. "a proper time.
In The senate. on the ID. the army ap-
nrorriation bin being under consideration;
The administration was bitter! at,aVhc"
bv Mr. Turner ,dem.. WASH, LOT lne ~ ~
| Communications afforded the returning VOL
| untters from the Philippines, ana VI {.
| pattter.y for not discharging the Soutn
| Dakota volunteers when their Time ~
| expired ..ln the house, after the SLOT
| lest debate OF the present session, tne
! Nicaragua canal bill was passed py tne
| remark BILE vote of 225 10 81. IL authorizes
| the president 10 acquire the necessary .ei
| ritory from Nicaragua ana COSTA KS \
| and The secretary Of war. under direction
| ~ the president 10 eNcAvnte ana CON
| str,ict the canal. and makes immediately
| .railahle $40 600 of total appropria'
| TON Of sii0 Voo. 900 toward the project con
| templated.
In the senate, on the ga. the motion 2
| Nj Hoar TO take up the resolution de
| cfaring that Mr.. Clark. OF Montana, Wa
| not duly elected TO the senate, wa.
| adopted and further consideration OF TN
| matter postponed for "A week, Inc arm,
| appropriation bill was passed Inc ses
! sion closed with the passage OF mum
| her Of pension bills In the house IN
| free homes bill was passed witnou
| division The remainder OF the DAY s.s
| sion was devoted to consideration OF tn
| sundry civil appropriation Dill, me ias'
but one, OF the great supply DIS
In the senate on the 4th, after debat
lasting only three hours, the arm! itot
ganization bill was passed. In militar
| circles this Is regarded as the most I'm
portant measure acted upon by the pres
snt session. revolutionizing. as II does
the entire present staff arrangement
In the house the sundry civil appropria
tion bill was under consideration. ana
| completed Much Of the time was cor
sumed hy the members OF the naval con
! mittee in an effort 10 cripple the coas
! and geodetic survey in RECLAMATION lot "
refusal az the house TO place the surve
OF the waters Of our insuiar possession
| In the hands Of the navy.