The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-04-20
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources
FirTY.sixTH CONGREsS.

In the senate, on the eth. the indian ap-
Preparation bill carrying sNNivV. Ms
passed without division. the seetarian
school amendment being rejected " a
vote Of 80 10 Is. An unsuccessful euoft
was made 10 fix n date for vote on the
resolution 10 seat Mr.. quay as 4 sehA,v,
from pennsylvania. The Alaskan clNlI
code bill was taken up and discussed TOT
TWO hours. In the house the agritui.
tural bill was under consideration, am ~
was made the vehicle OF considerable
desultory debate on Irrelevant topics.
Good progress was made Win the mn. ~
~ the - pages being covered before az
9ournment.
In the senate. on the 10th. an ACRE" (
ment was reached. without objection 70
take a final vote on the Quay case on thS
Path. az y. m. Much OF the session W :
given UP 10 culogies on the late hlenatu
Parks Bland, for many years ispds-
sentative from Missouri the tributes OF
fered being notable for their earntstntss
and cloquenCe .....i In the house the asfi,
cultural appropriation bill was passed
substantially ms II came from the com
mittee after a day devoted 10 an AMI
mated discussion of amendments or
fered One amendment. providing ior ~
increased supply OF Farmers bulletins,
vas adopted,
portion OF the session was occupied IN the
Consideration ana passare ~ the District
| Jf Columbia app opriation bill ~ passed
| the bill cirrics nearly eight million DOL
lars The Pacific cable bill, app~opriating
&. 40 OoU for the construction Of cable
line between san Francisco and Honolulu.
was 10 sscd without serious oble ction..-.-
In the house the long struggle over me
Puerto Eican tariff bill ended in "A vote
OF ~ TO laS. by which the house con-
CURED in the senate amendments. rtgu-
lating the larifi and enacting a complete
scheme OF civil government for the ISL
ana
in the senate, on the 18th. an effort by
Mr Morgan 10 displace the present un-
nnishtd husineSs-fhe Spnrner Phllippine
hili--by the substitution IN its stead 81
ne Nicaragua canal bill. was defeated m
IS to 80 but the Philippine measure mad @
narrow escape from displacement bN th"
Alaskan ciNil code bill, the motion being
featur. OF the days proceedings was ln
exhaustive discussion OF the Quay case
10y Mr. Burrows 6MichD.....ln the house
resolution To authorize the secretary et
he treasury 70 designate repositories IN
Puerto Rico. Cuba. and the Philippines,
for the deposit OF government FUNDS, was
adopted. \ senate bill extending the BEN
,iiis OF the general pension law 10 denenG-
mt mothers Of soldiers and sailors 81 the
spanish war. though married To confri 4
peat, soldiers. was passed The remain
Ter ~ the day was devoted 10 the cues
ion Of election OF United States senator's
oy legislatures or directly by the people.
The senate was not in session on the
i3th......in the house vote was taken on
the resolution for constitutional amend
ment providing for the election OF Unite
states senators by direct vote OF the peo-
ple. which was adopted. Ayes -lO nays.
d. Fourteen republicans ana one demo
rat voted against H. The remainder 81
10, DAY was devoted TO the consideratio.i
II priXate pension bills. During the de-
ate there were several sharp attac X
lpon MIR Talbert tdem.. ;. 90 FOR MS
course on delaying action on bills