The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-03-20
NEWS OF THE WEEK
The LATEST NEWS OF TIE
WORLD BRIEFLY TOLD
NORTH, EAST, SOUTH, WEST
FOREIGN Lands. Throughout the Ma
ton. and Particularly FROM the
Great Southwest.
CONGRESSIONAL.


Under suspension Of the rules. The
house az representatives Monday
passed The BIN providing Tor the
restoration Of the motto In God We
Trust on goi- and silver coins OF
the United States
The foruhcations bin carrying d
total appropriation OF sS2l0.6n, in
stead OF the S3S+43.9+5 asked for by
the war department. was reported %
the house committee on appropria'
tions by Chairman Smith of the sub.
committee on Notifications. The sub
committee felt. aside from other con.
siderauons. that 10 recommend an APP
preparation Of 5000. 600 for fortifica-
lions at this time was an action which
might be reasonably construed by
japan as an official declaration that
the United States was preparing
against war with that nation.
The bill TO increase the efficiency
Of the medical department Of the
army was passed by the house Of
representatives Monday under sus-
pension Of the rules.
The claims OF the Southern Pacific
company for 81 600 600 reimburse
ment for expenditures in damming and
controlling the Colorado river in
Southern California was Monday re-
ferred 10 a subcommittee with in
structions TO confer with the score
tary OF the interior department as 10
what portion OF the full claim should
be paid by the government and what
part should be borne by the railroad
company.
Bills TO require telegraph and tele-
phone companies TO place on all mes
sages the time Of receipt and the time
OF delivery and making it unlawful to
give the ranking privilege We're up
for hearing Monday before the house
committee on interstate and foreign
commerce. President W. w Beattie
and General Secretary Wesley Russell
OF the Commercial Telegraphers'
union addressed the committee.
The whole OF Mondays session Of
the house was deovted TO the consid-
Grafton Of bills under suspension Of
the rules
A number were passed including
one providing for the restoration Of
the motto In God We Trust" on
American coins. and another increas-
ing the efficiency OF the medical de
partment Of the army. other bills
passed being the following
Providing that appeals from the dis
trict court Of Alaska may be heard
either at Seattle. Wash. Portland
Ore. or San Francisco. Cal: granting
20 local steamboat inspectors author
fly 10 pass upon the fitness OF officers
and crews Of steam vessels: reorgan
izing the consular service. and amend
Ing the game laws Of Alaska so as tc
substitute the license system for the
present permit system.
Under the guise OF discussing leg
fslation. the session OF the senate Mon
day was devoted to a political discus
sion. in which Senator Tillman OF
South Carolina and Senator BeveridgC
Of Indiana were the chief participants
The senate considered the conference
report on the Indian appropriation bill
and after some criticism Of the actor
Of the conferees on minor provision
the report was disagreed 10 and an
other conference asked
The house bill appropriating s4os,
900 10 pay the archbishop Of Manili
as representative OF the Roman Cath
Ollie church for damage to church prop
erty during the Spanish war ais
passed
The senate passed bill by whicl
1.009 600 acres OF arid land belonging
70 the public domain will be turnel
over to the state OF Idaho for Use ur
der the Carey act