The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-04-22
NEWS In BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
FlFrY.EIeATA CONGRESS.

First SESSION.
SENATE The Culherson amendment 10
the post office appropriation hi.l proNit-
irg Tor "A commission to investigate tne
post ofnCe department was before the
senate, on the llth. and after being rnlt q
out ~ order On modified form was pend
Ing when the senate adjourned. Ar COR
man made an earnest plea Tor au inNvSti-
cation. saying The post once a. pArimt Nt
had cast reflections upon me mpers 81
congress and that thorough eNamina
tion should be had Mr.. Aidrich answered
that the amendment finally moiinsd
meant nothing that II an igstiun
was 20 b. had 81 should hoe "a live one
...-.. Holse-Ihc house passed the OIL re-
ported hy the committee On rivers anu
harhors appropfAtns Sa.""pp ior SIC
restoration or maintenance OF chdhnet='
or al other river and harbor improve
ments NJ Burton. chairman OF the
committee. IN explaining The btl urS q
regard a. river and harbor wc-k Mr.
Clark Mo made plea Tor me lmpToN 81
meut of the Missouri river Quite ar ~
number ~ bills ~ minor impor tnee were
PASSED. Al 500 o'clock p m the house
adjourned
senate-A sharp colloquy occurred IN
the senate. ON the ieth between senator's
Teller and Hot Kins growing out ~ tna
reading hN Mr.. Teller OF q letter Written
by the late Gen. "a IL Thomas. q chi
cago. attacking the civil service admin
sstrati0n az the treasury department sls
incident occurred In connection WITH ne
discussion az the post office appropriation
bill That measure was under iscussi un
during the first half 81 the session and
was passed. an amendments offered by
the democrats being voted doN %. the
bin providing a form ~ government Tor
the Panama canal zone was taken = %.
but debate on II had not been begun
when the senate adjourned Hous
The race question was again inject q
into the proceedings " the house ~ D. I-
rcsentatiVes when Mr. Scott tkasl dee
ferred ~ his previous statement that II
was current Ia Kansas that Preside ut
Cleveland had dined e ii J. Taylor a
reply. Mr. Williams MISS the minority
leader defended the attitude Of the sour d
toward the negro.
Senate-The senate. on the 18Th, BEGAN
consideration 81 the bill providiug FOR tle
government of the Panama canal ft..
The greater part or The day was occupied
by Mr. Morgan. IN support ~ amend
We're accc pied. and the reading ~ the ban
was nearly half completed Mr. Morgtn
attacked the new Panama canal mnl,.-
ard contend-d that The ln-iet stat
should proceed 10 carry into lfref tile
prov. sons ~ the treaty With ram ana. rt-
garlless ~ the demands 90 tnat fil l.-
..... Householder special rule the
house devoted itself 70 consilera -iol III a
bill amending the law reMtin- q t1e
Philippine islands. The provision b. tne
bill N reference 70 the granting uf ra-.-
road franchises and the Eulran regiug 90
1--WE per cent. on the cash capital nctuAl-l
Invested IN such railroads was oNpn-
by Mr.. Jones VA. who aAsEed %
Bfltsh and Belgian capitalists We're reads
20 build the roads without such Elar.i ga
tee AZ $50 ?. m. the house aat burned
Senate-The senate devoted the entire
day. on the l4th. tO consiirrauon W tnr
bill FOR tile government 40 tine ilusl1..
canal zone. and Mr.. MCrE ln again Ntcr--
pied the floor most 20 The uat 'lhr .i-
cussion related principally % details ~
governing the canal, bat some cH--il.r-l-
ton also was given % Mr. Hales ameul-
ment requiring the use % American hnt-
toms in the shipment OF canal supp -s
10 the zone. Consideration ~ the r
was not concluded when se.ab lf1
joUrned. .-. House-Ihe house OF repre-
sentative passed the Phiiinnire biN fol-
lowing which there vas an extended DE-
Thomas W Symons. u the ergin+tr
corps of tho army. 10 serve on tAe aL-
visory board ~ consulting engineers ~
Connection with internal Improvements in .
the state of New York The general DEE (
hciency bin W taken up. and Nj Ham I
ilton tMichD discussed capital anal .aocr. (
while Mr. Cochran Mo- criticized the I
"usurpatlon ~ the legislative power h-- T.
the executive and said that eN-Prf ~i- F.
dent Cleveland had given the most nota- (
bic instance ~ such usurplfion "a f0rcir =
his financial policies CA the people lie q
declared MI. Cleveland rad been r4t .
into exile. never again 20 bs reinst4ted Z
p m. house adjourned
Senate-After a cay devoted to routine
proceedings, the senate. on the lerr. was
treated 20 a siirited speech by Mr Bailey.
just before adjournment ON the question
Of civil service The subject came up IN
connection with "a para graph in The sun
dry civil appropriation BILL Mr.. Bale 8 4
announced 81 plain terms that be- hal up
sympathy with the irrilescent dream Of
civil service. He declared that each party ,
should control the patronage while in
power. and av0wed himself spokesman
The civil service appropriation blll was
taken UP. and when the senate al Journel
about half OF II had been read Al CD
the senate adjourned ..... Houss-C onsil-
GRAFTON Of the general deficiency bil w4z
resumed in the house. after u. -lber ~
minor bills had been passed The presi-
dents recent order regarding servl ce pen
sions was attacked by Mr.. Underwood
warrant IN law for IL. The president also
was criticised by Mr. Hay fNal because I.
Of certain suspensions OF the civil service i