The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-06-20
CURRENT TOPICS.
TIE NEWS IN BRIEF.
e,erv-sEvENTh CONGRESS-

In IN. senate. ON the s,h. during the
early raart Of the session. the nAN.. ~.
prot Ration bill was considered -" -
the committee ameholn.ni - M con
strucion of two additional rast.lsSN,s.'
two cruisers and two sel -,
Harris ,kasl. an enxinss.s 2. i,s,rt.sstlon
20 The isthrnian canal discussion strong
IN advocating the NICARAGUA fveeN-...--
in the house the OH to pryssTs ~ ~ the
cabinet aIsi 10 reign ministers ano $50. p,
sailors and 10 suppress the teas1i,.e y,
anarchy was passed ~ N AZ xas de-
voted 10 the bill TO transfer certain lo.e.s
reserves from the interior dcpAI =. -, ~
the AGRICULTURAL departmenss, a.. OF
thorfre tire creation IN sueh
game and fish preserves
Y, che senate. on the leth. the naval . P
rroprfafion bill. carrying more W.. -
BOO l..a was passed IL inciuaes iroe '. 80,
Sor two Frs class battieships- two rfs.-
class aruaored cruisers and two funDcea -.
but strikes out the house prnNisa.n -,
one Of each shall he built ~ 80 $50 80
sai ,,t,, yr,s resumed Ut. In the house the
hill 10 transfer certain forest r-Srt NeS A.. ~
the AGRICULTURAL department was
sea.ed A special order was thea 40 :
"a 10 70 a for the consideration 81 tne
Corlfss Pacific cable bin. and ~
mairaer Of he afternoon Was $3.50 . :.
istening 10 the author OF me neAsuie
argue In favor Of its passage
In che senate on the 18th. a motion "a
sssrbarre the committee on prtNiie ErS At.
! Elections from further consider1tlssn II
the resolution profidins 1T s1na-sssrrfin-
4 fo- re- election Of senators oy tnr t-roi.'
was defeated. q to =. after snort us
bate Mr.. Fairbanks. IN a careiu.s -,
J stdered speech. announced his conNersloi
4 10 the Panama route for the is'nmi-H - -
II nal. and gave his reasons tnereies M
senate agreed 10 vote nnAliy on ~ -
z t.ffN ell
1 nents on Thursday. June =. ne $3.50 ~,
1 10 begin at 2. m In the hollssri. ~ n
co-ifss Pacific cable bill was killed .!
striking out the enacting clause u In
measure. By a vote OF us TO a
In the senate on the 1efh- the Londol
| aock charges bill was discussed ieT ~
hour and half. when. ni,neIse -
e-afion 81 the isthmian canal luestio
was resumed Mr. Morgan tAlA- spo \.
three hours and a half. c.scu~SiiE :.
diplomatic phase Mr- ...ss,., - n
issue OF bonds for the construction =, "
canal which was opposed py Nj 81
gan. who maintained that Inc sNsl .. ~
etr1,cti0n should be paid out Of the treas
urv's current receipts .-.-- In the nous.
the Irrigation bill. which passed The -
ate some time ago was discusses 1nas -,
specfal rule Several speeches We're MAJ
IN favor OF the bill. and MI Kay. cnali
man ~ the judiciary comurstise. na-de
long legal argument against II
In the senate. on the 18th. me ere1,e
part Of the day was spent in execuiis
sa~sfor A message was received from n
president. urging the e<fabiisrrne.
81 reciprocal relations between n
United States and Cuba Ine n
see Vas read and then the =
rret session was resumed and contfnu.
until the senate adjourned IN ~
house the irrigation bill was passed ~
vote az Iss to *. Many anenfrnen fs We
offered but except those offered tT u
committee. only one was adopted