The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-02-06
CURRENT TOPICS.
REFRESHMENTS CONGRESS.


In the senate. on the csth. MIR. Quay i'm
sisted % the conservation 81 the ~iatr-
ness. ana objected 70 an attempt ~ MT
Plall 20 call up "A committee report pro-
viding FOR the printing of pubic docu-
ment Ia reply 10 a charge BY Mr. h..ie
that ne Was confiscating the time OF the
senate. MIR. Quay replied that this coula
be obNiated BY allowing a vote on the
statehood bill. The senate went into eN-
ecnt.se session. at the close 81 which me
diplomatic and consular appropriation
bill was passed In the housc .e ma ~.
tarv academy bill was passed without ue.
bate. The Indian bill was taken up. cu,
not completed. A resolution was adopted
calling on the acknowledgement ier hnv
correspondence Ia the lndGnolA AAissJ
post Office case.
In the senate. on the 9th. Mr. quay
made an effort TO hold continuous ses.
sion 10 consider the statehood ohi, put
failed He secured another ballot, now
ever 10 test the sentiment OF the senate
the vote standing II 10 p In ms favor.
With the exception Of an hour dsy oted 70
q speech by Mr.. Scott OF West Ntkinl.'
on the pension laws the statehood Dill oc-
eupied the time OF the senate during me
day........ln the house about twenty piils
reported from the Judiciary COMMITTEES.
most of them OF minor character, We're
passed A bill Of general Importance
passed was one 10 meet the original pack
ages decision OF the supreme court uy
making Intoxicating LIQUORS imported into
states subject 10 The jurisdiction OF sNch
states. The bill IS designed 70 prtNent
evasion. under the oflktnai p-t~h~e' 49,
sion. OF liquor laws In prohibition states,
The senate bin 10 Increase the salaries OF
federal judges was also passed
In the senate, on the 18th, there wa.
= sharp debate when Mr.. kawins caiisu
up his resolution directing the secretary
OF war TO furnish the senate the proceed,
ings OF number Of courts martial hela
In the Philippines. The debate was pr
ticipatcd IN ty Senator's Rawiins, BeNer-
idge, carmack and Proctor. and was AZ
times Of very bitter character Ine
statehood bill was taken Up ana AIT
Lodge spoke in opposition TO IL AT. All
rich offered an amendment 10 divide IN,
business Of the senate with the statehood
bill. but il failed 10 pass The mouse
| made slow progress with the Indian ap-
Precipitation bin. Mr.. Burton (O> insisting
/ that the committee give an explanation
| OF every item. The senate amendments
TO the bill TO amend the bankruptcy &C,
were agreed to. The speaker appointee
Messrs Hildebrandt (Ol, Hughes ~
Na) and Bartlett CAD members 81 tns
next congress.
In the senate on the 18th. Mr. McLaurir
I Miss urged the adoption or the EAw'
4 Inns resolution calling on the secretary OF
/ martial cases in the Philippines, on .hs
ground that army officers In a mum 81
1 OF cases had brutally treated Filipino ni-f
and women, and he wanted tnem We 81 !,
spoke in opposition TO the statehood PHI
\ Nessrs Foraker and Clay contended ina
I Mr.. Quay hat precedent LOT lis lloftSA
/ ton 10 tack the statehood bill on an ap
| rropriation bill. ..-..The house passed IN
Indian appropria ton bill and began con
sideration Of the post office appropriation
bill Mr.. Burton ,O1 continued his crlt
| icism Of the extravaganza OF the lndiai
appropriation BILL but 20 little effect, o.
few reductions Were made. Mr. Patterson
! CTenny spoke for an hour and hair %
the trust question and Mr.. Reid (Ark
! spoke on good roads
In the senate. on the s0th. after N
| transaction Of some routine business. Nj
Burrows Mich called up the resolution
relative 10 the death Of his late colleague
Hon James Mcmillan. and paid an ear
nest tribute to his memory. lie was iQl
lowed by other senator's. after which, a
a further mark OF respect the senate ao
| tourned In the house II was the las
private claims day OF this congress, an
AZ private bills were acted on favorably
despite the efforts OF Messrs. Payne. Can
non and others 10 defeat some OF them
Many OF the claims were old ones datln
back to the civil war. and some originate
prior to that time. There were seyera
bills TO reimburse postmasters and IN
ternal revenue collectors for stamps los
or stolen. A bill was presented Tor pay Q
balance on a contract for Ice furnishe
the army hospitals In the Mississippi val
lev during the war, the amount elaine
being sso.D, and is at the rate OF - cent
per loo pounds.