The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-03-27
NEWS OF THE WEEK
The LATEST NEWS OF THE
WORLD BRIEFLY TOLD
NORTH, EAST, SOUTH, WEST
Foreign Lands. Throughout the Ma.
ton. and Particularly From the
Great Southwest.
CONGRESSIONAL.

The administration bill for the re
enlistment OF the negro soldiers o
the Twenty-hfth infantry. who wer,
discharged without honor as result
of the Brownsville ARRAY. was intro
duced in the senate by Senator War
ner OF Missouri, after a meeting o.
the committee on military AFFAIRS.
After several hours of spirited dis
cussion ever the proposition 10 abolish
IL OF the is United States pension
agencies and consolidate pension dis
bursements in Washington. the house
Thursday passed the pension appro-
priation bill. carrying sl5O.s6sO 600, the
largest sum ever authorized by that
measure The house by vote Of sc
20 1879 stood by the committee on APP
preparations and left unchanged its
Recommendation for one general
agency.
Continuing his speech begun in the
senate last Tuesday. Senator La Fol
iette Of Wisconsin Thursday devoted
considerable time 10 discussing
proposition for the physical valuation
OF railroads. The blind senator from
Oklahoma, Mr. Gore. attempted 10
draw Mr.. La Toilette into a criticism
OF the actions OF the president and
Secretary Cortelyou. in connection
with the recent financial disturbances.
but failed. the Wisconsin senator ex-
pressing the opinion that the presi-
dent had acted IN a way which he |
believed at the time TO be in the best
interest of the country The senate |
devoted part OF the day 10 the con |
sideration OF the omnibus claims bill. |
and then referred it back to the com
uittee for further consideration.
General debate on the pension ap-
preparation bill continued for four
hours in the house OF representative
Wednesday. Tee subjects discussed
took a wide range. politics. fina-ce.
the trusts and the presidents last
special message all receiving atten-
ficn. AT i:24 p. N. the house adj
1ourned out OF respect 10 the memory
of the late United States Senator vii.
liam Pinokney Whyte of Maryland
The senate was in session but ten
minutes. adjourning in respect &c MI
Whyte.
The senate committee on public
lands Wednesday ordered a favorable
report on a bill 10 restore 10 the reg
lister OF the land office the fees roll
lected for cancellation Of land entries.
Slice 1892 fee OF 81 has been col
lected on such cancellations. and the
fee under the law was retained BY the
registers. Regulations later were nut
into force by which the registers were
compelled TO turn the fees into the
treasury. 1t is estimated that it viii
require an appropriation OF 100000
10 carry out the provisions OF the bill.
The house committee on public
lands Wednesday agreed to repor; IA {
vorably the bill introduced by Nr. G
Mondell OF Wyoming 10 increase from
100 70 800 acres the amount of non {
timbered, nonIrrigable lands taxable B
under the homestead act The bill
provides. however. that continuous Il
residence must be had on the home Il
stead for five consecutive years. and o
requires a certain amount % cultiya- q
ton OF the soil. The law governing d
ordinary homestead entry on pla.s Of q
l6O acres is not in any way changed II
by this bill, whose sole object is 20 S
promote reclamation OF semia-.d
lands by dry farming" in the stste, q
Df Colorado, California Idaho. Mon o
lana, North Dakota Oregon. Utah. a
Nevada. Washington and Wyoming. Il
md the territories of Arizona End H
New Mexico II the bill becomes a o.
aw many millions OF acres OF l.nf T
will be made subject to enlarge Y
entry.
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