The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-01-30

THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
REFRESHMENTS coNoREsa



In the senate. on the 18Th. Mr.. Bailey
tTex) objected 10 consideration by unani-
nous consent or all bills from snr repup-
lean sldr. on the ground that the senator's
ffoni New lark had interfered Win =
matter purely local 10 the state OF Texas
This created discussion, when Mas
ended by the senate going into e~.suu,e
session on the cuban reciprocity treaty.
az the conclusion of which Mr.. Foraker
continued his remarks favcrirg sta.enoou
for oklahoma; Arizona ana NV ,,s,nsss
Was transacted Among me ~. asu rrs
passed was the senate Hawaiian nre
Claims bill The consular and diplomats
approximation hill, the third OF the regu-
lar budgets. was passed. and fair progress
was made with the District OF columplt
the dipi Ia bin Mr.. sIayden .crex,.
made some serious charges against ,n'tvu
States consular representative n MN,
co. which Mr. Grosvenor ~. oeciareu
were unJustiied.
In the senate. on the 10th. the iegi ..I
tive. executive and judicial approp,iA'iv,s
bill was passed. Mr. quay demanueun ~. ~
which he said was being wilhuliy oo-
structed by discussion Mr.. BeNeridge de-
ure. opposing statehood for Oklahoma:
Arizona and New Mexico. Mr.. quay
made So. Intellectual attempts 10 ~ a
day on which a vote on the bill could We
taken Mr. Hanna spoke briefly In oppo,,
sitfon 10 the bill. The house passeu
the District OF Columbia approprniss,m,.o,ih
| pine coinage bill. The Alaska boundary
| dispute was injected into the district np
preparation bill, and in the discussion M
| Cochran MOI denounced the course OF
the state department as eowsrdly sur
| render TO Great Britain
In the senate, on the 2lst. MT Surhn I,i
| IN H. spoke in opposition 70 the onihi-
| bus statehood bill. after which Mt. Cullvni
| made an effort to get IN executive session
on the cuban reSlprnSi,,y ,sr uaa ss nut 10
| a vote. with the result that the seha,s,
| by vote Of q. TO ~, refused 70 20 il'o
| executive session. This Is regarded as
| ,est vote on the statehood bill. In the
| course of some remarks Mr. Hoar TOOK
| occasion 10 cr.-cise the president Tor ex
| pressing his approval or disapproNai OF
| bills before congress had acted on them
| bill was passed amending an act ere
ating a new division in the western US
trict Of Missouri. In the house the Gay
was spent in debate on the fhillEplnt
coinage bill: a substitute was oHefe &.
provia.n~ for the introduction o. IN
American currency system into the Isl
ands and IL was asserted that TINS prop
ostion had the support OF secretary snaw
and other high officials OF the treasui,
department
In the senate. on the ed. the statehoc'
bin occupied almost the entire day sorn'
routine matters were disposed OF ana VII
| legislative. executive and judicial appro
pria,ion bin was sent g conier,.,h,c re-
Messrs Cullom. Warren and Cockreli De
ing named as eonferees AFTER az. eAeSu
| five session the senate adjourned 80. III
the house the Philippine coinage Dill wa
the order OF business. and the report Q
the committee on insular affairs was Re
jected and the substitute offered py IN
| minority for the Introduction OF AMER
can currency and the American coinas
system into the islands. was adopted. i y
| majority reported a bill to establish goi
standard III the islands and 70 anthoriz
the coinage OF silver pesos OF sl6 grains
10 be- made legal tender at the rate OF w
pesos for one gold dollar The subsutut
provides that the lawful money OF IN
United States shall he legal tender IN IN
! Philippines and declares the coinage law
| OF the United States in full force there
In the senate. on the I'D. the statehoo
bill was again under discussion and 90
| cupied most of the day. senator's on DOT
sides charging the others with obstruc'
ing important legislation. Mr.. Fairbank
made an Intellectual effort for considers
ton OF the immigration BILL .... III
house passed 235 private pension bill
y among them being one TO the widow
S Gen. Franz Sigel OF $50 a month. the WI.
, ow Of Gen. James $. Negley. 80 a mont
y and the widow OF Rear-Admiral Pick1nl
$40 q month. The Alaska delegate bill Wa
passed 1t provides for the representi
, lion OF the territory OF Alaska IN col
. rress BY a delegate. The first delegal
e il 10 be elected next autumn. and Is
! take his seat in the Ffty-eisnth col