The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-02-20
CURRENT TOPICS.
TEE NEWS IN BRIEF.
REFRESHMENTS CONGRESS-



In the senate on the 9th, MT Carfnaek
evoke on the Rawiins resolution vanlnn
on the secretary Of war for rspor,s, i ,paa
cci lain courts marital, ne On American
soldiers hac become so common tna' .,,y
could not bear Investigation, anu S, IN,
cisco the CONDUCT OF BON tns ap eentin.
ued his speech on the statehood pi -" on
several senators indulsed III usoasso he
the on, tion OF the interference OF thc
mormon church In politics. MT E,kins
spoke in fnvor OF statehood Tor New MvA
leo. THE house spent almost ,oh Inc a um
priation bills, one to authorize the s1v-
ernment 10 advance s6.coc,c.o to the DIS,
trict and The other ,ne s SGnieT The former
was defeated and the latter sent oaeA "
| conference. .a,ooa
In the senate, on the 10Th the ssa'e ehIa
| smoke on II for some time Mr.. Hanns
| presented the conference report on tne
| anal vote on IL until the 18th. In ORDER
| shat n may be printed The conference
| report ON the general STAN bill was az fesu
| 10 and "A number of bills were passeu' ~.
In the house. after some discussion. the
| conference report on the department o.
commerce bill was adopted by V9te %
Isl TO 10 one republican ana nine uen,o
Gratis voting against H.. The remainuer.
| OF the day was devoted 70 tne sunui =,
civil bill. Mr.. DE Almond mo, spone ~
| a sarcaS tic vein OF the Hanna nili 70 pen en
SON ex-slaves. bur Mr.. Richardson
II tTennD took serious view or the i', NJ
ter. and secured an assurance rum rosn ~ :.
ura was not contemplated. Mr- kichsrn,
son said that adventures in tho SOUTH
were using the bill 10 impose on 'o'a'''
and credulous negroes
In the senate, on the llth. Mr.. llama
called mp the conference report on nv
dspartInent OF commerce bill. and II Wa
agreed 10 without debate. and now goel
10 the president. Mr.. Morgan resume
his remarks on the statehood p ,ha' ~, 70
, nosed treaty with Colombia. Mr. DepeV
began "A speech IN opposition 70 inc s'nte
hood bill. but did not hnlsh, I'LL ,,. ~
: house fair progress was MADE Win NJ ~
sundrv civil appropriation bill. IN
amendments OF which Mr. Cannon ma "a
given notice We're adsp.edo f ms yw ras Z. o.
; The main building Of the capitol, ana
; limit OF sl5oDceo Is fixed; for a site LOT j.
J., new office building for members $500
+, il appropriated. the cost OF the puiuih
= 10 be s.. 10000
In the senate on the 18th. with the e.. eS
ception OF a few minutes during VIZ
a aome routine business was tians4tSee.
the session was behind closed doors
: the conclusion OF the executive sSrsl"
e the senate adjourned IN ", lme ma, MAJ
slow progress was made with the suh IN !,
l. civil bill the delays being occasiohcu I,
Il trotra ted discussion Of the item N ~
House and n considerable debate on N
item "A ppropriating s.. cpD.vD for the rem
!, OF distress in the PHILIPPINES, an aii am I,
~ ING defeated but the language OF II
.. paragraph was so modified as TO requi'
annual reports Of the expenditure OF y
IS money.
in In the senate on the 18th. an inmeIs.'
crowd was present TO hear the invocAti.
OF Gen. william Booth, founder anu ~
l., When the statehood bill came up MT -
a. new resumed his remarks, attacklns y
~ Mormon church because, ne sad ne 2
ed lieved its members still cling 70 the pr.d
- tice OF polygamy. MIR Rawins rephe
d saving that III the Mormons were not
)n terfered with they would work out the
own destiny After an exec M bo sess i
the senate adjourned IN me nous, ,n sn 4
Elklns bill TO prohibit rebates 20 shi
IN pers. was passed by vote Of al 70
va Several republican members pracllc..uh
&c announced that with the passage OF "
IN bill the antitrust legislation lot tnis ~
\, sion Of congress would be complete.
nv remainder OF the day was devoted 20 !
vo sundry civil appropriation bill, which "
practically completed. but no enort W
made TO pass IL. as there was no quoru