The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-02-27
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
FlFTv.seveNrH CONGRESS-
Second SESSION.

In the senate. on az. is.n there was no
debate on the statehood nm Inc ihuta'
appropriation bill ana th~ ln.'.pt,"0 Vest
called attention 10 a point OF orusr Mn'see
he made against one 81 the PROVISIONS ~.
the Indian appropriation bill, On the
ground that ii was new legislation. lie
said the senate had passed the Ihnp
pine government bill a. rider " ~
army appropriation bill. and yet ruleu
other appropriations out All rules were
violated. he said when "A majority was ~
favor OF any measure Mt nrf7vi.
lege, and complained that there was =
betrayal of the senate In the mater %
what transpirel at executive sessions.
- The house disposed Of number OF
bills, the most important measure passvu
being the senate bill 70 amend me ra,.-
way safety appliance law. n special VI
der was adopted which practically VIII
make the Fowler currency bill contihu-
ing orde- for the remainder or the ses-
sion.
In the senate. on the 18th. the confer
ence report on the army appropriation
bill was agreed TO- Discussion ~ .nc
statehood bill was resumed. MIR. DepeW
continuing his remarks In opposition 70
H. Toward the end OF the session Mr.
| Teller declared that himself anu the Sou
| try had been insulted by some OF M
| pepews references to the unequal repre-
| sentation in the senate Al 40 p IN. ,iie
senate adjourned Inc nouse r V Ton
/ bill under the operation OF rule whISn
1 made the new legislation relative TO tns
4 increase
| for the increase OF the naval academy IN
| order The general debate on the bill was
| without special feature. The parasrapn
| In the bin providing for s25cvp Tor
naval station on the great lakes vas
stricken out on point OF oreer, "a
Li,teheld and Mr. sMzer mao uul'e
! the former charging the latter Win nav
Ing perverted the record
In the senate. on the 18th. there was
lively debate over senator ouays reso-
hutton declaring IL TO be the sense OF tnt
senate that there should be vote on tns
statehood bill before the ADJOURNMENT =,
McComas reonered Mr.. Platts cloturs
resolution. introduced two years hko
which was pending when the senate Wei ,.,
into executive session. The debate Wa
very general and brought out the Ia.
that the senate was strongly opposeu y
motoritv Of 10 i. rejected the confer
erce report on the army appropriauoi
bill because of its provisions Tor me ts
: tirement OF ciyi war officers az an az
Sanced grade and permitting officers Z
deposit money with the government
three per cent. interest. ana SEM .ny ~
! dav was devoted to the naval Dill. o.
which but little progress was made
In the senate. on the 18th. only ar. hou
and 20 minutes was spent IN open ses ss,sn
1 and this time was devoted 10 routl
business and passing bills OF no ssheis
Importance Senator Bailey securea ,1n
sideration OF the Sabine fass port a., -
. | Mo controversy but vote was nc
! reached The house, after protra.tte
i | session. passed the naval approprlativ
: bill A great many amendments W. ~ u
} fered to the provisions relating 10 ,is :.
crease ~ the personnel and the author
zation of new ships TO be built. the iho'
imnortant amendment adopted being ",
: 70 authorize the secretary OF the navy
a his discretion TO purchase or contract !.
Summarize torpedo boats after invest
c gation OF their merits. and appropriate
u SsspO for that purpose. As passed u
hill provides for three new battleshii
and an armored cruiser, two steer trail
Ing ships and one wooden brig lor uai,
Ing purposes, in addition TO the 81
marine boats discretionary authorized
< In the senate. on the 20tE. the emu
~ aav was spent in executive session 60
!, STEERING the Panama canal treaty, ana
- 5.20 n m a recess was taken untii ~
ID 9ist At IL o'clock. No vote was tah'
- on any OF the amendments when ma
been prepared by Senator morgan. =
The house passed the fortincations
pror,riation bill. adopted the coniereh
20 repnrts on the bill for the protectoh
, J the president and on the legisiauiNe' 4,
n. ecutive and judicial Appropriation 2,
T. and then spent about tnret ~ =,
wrangling over the Fowler currency "
IN whan the house was ready for action
i; ,he hill the democrats began TO hiipust'
Mr. BARTLETT (GaD declaring IL was W
less 10 waste time on a measure "HCn
WIS not intended should become ia
he | The house finally got into committees
~ the whole TO consider the Dill, pu,.
ed iourned on account OF the latehess VI
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