The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1882-03-02
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
IN the Senate, Feb. nth, Mr.. kellogg in
troduced bills providing for the following a1-
pr0DriatlOns: Improvement of the Mississippi
River from New Orleans, 100000; improve
mcnt of the Ouachita River, $50, 600; improve
lneut of the Red River above Shreveport, $50
600; Improvement OF Bayou Lafourche. S75,-
900; iulprovement of Bayou Teche $4,000 !;
Improvement OF the Calcasian River s5OO00 !:
deepening the channel OF tire Atchafalaya
River, $500 OOQ; building lock at the mouth OF
a Post-o1iee and Courthouse az
shreveport, 800 o0Q; building a Court
house and Post Office at ODelOusas
$4,000; building a Custom house and Post,
Office at Morgan City, $50 600. The Pension
adjourned until the 2oth......In the House.
Mr.. Springer moved to reconsider the vote bV
portoHInent Dtll was rejected. Tabled-ll3 to
III, and the substitute, fixing the number
a. Mr. Page (Cal.) desired to withdraw his
resolution proposing 3l9 members, but it
cd-yeas 3d. nays I4S. motion to recO1nmit
was lost, and the bill passed without division.
TIE deficiency bill appropriating 81, 1922,
9s3 passed the House the 1sth-l55 to 26
The clause appropriating S75 900 for the con
struction of vaults in the Treasury and Sub
Treasury caused quite an interesting discus
sion upon the silver question. Mr.. Hewitt
yer dollar, characterizing it as q cheat and
fraud. Mr.. Marsh declared the cry that the
NbdnutIu uOlltlf was iIuuQulenG was raise IN
tact and untrue In principle
MR.. CALL offered a resolution in the Sem
ate, on the goth, reciting that the interests of
peace between nations, the obligations and
rights of which reciprocal between the
United states OF America and All other neoDFe
and the governments of America, as wen as
the commercial interests of the people of the
United States, render it proper that the
Government OF the United States, in some
proper form, adopt measures to settle
the controversy between Chilli and Peru, and
FCaFnF ffNHsf al rtFG
The resolution, which also approves the call
for congress of the nations Of North South
ana central America, was ordered printed.
Ihe bill 60 retire Gen. Grant was discussed
ana comm ttee amendments were adopted.
MIR Mcfherson offered substitute for the
5elsioh arrears resolution, declaring that the
senate adheres to the principle that pensions
shall be computed from the time Of disability,
ana dlrectng the Pension Committee to bring
in bill by which the business of the Pension
Bureau may be expedited and frauds detect
ed and punished. ........T The House passed the
bill authorizing the payment of the Japanese
indemnity fund.- SllT,3H, to the Japa-
ncse Government, with the exception of S254-
600, which shall be paid to the officers and
crew OF the United states ship Wyomingt "A
resolution authorizing the Secretary of War
70 grant immediate relief by issuing ratfons,
TO destitute citizens of Arkansas and LOuisi-
ana in the Red River Valley. was referred
Mr. Bucl<ner introduced bill for the con
struCtiOu OF a bridge across the Mississippi,
near the northern part of the City of st.
Louis.
MIR. DAWES pres sented a petition in behalf
of the Indians in the Senate on the goth, say
ing that 100000 persons had signed similar
petitions now before Congress, and urged
that so universal demand of wealthy and
intelligent cltizcns should accomplish its
purpose and the nation shOuld keep its
plightcd faith and treat the Indians justly.
MI Plumb denied that the position and wealth
of the petitioners should make them better
judges of what was a wise and just treat
ment of Indians than were the people who
lived among them. Mr. Teller said petitioners
were fun of patTi 1tism. fervOr and Ignorance,
ana devoid OF common sense, which ought 10
govern legislation. The people OF the from
tier could not consistently be charged with
having wantonIv violated the treaty or mai
treated the Indians. He demanded for West
crn settlers the same measure of protection
asked for on behalf OF red men, and con
Indian outlaws with the care and CON
sidcratfon lavished by the Government upon
their baTbarOus neighbOrs. The petition was
referred. The AppOrtiOnmeut bill passed by
viva voeo vote. The pension arrears resOlu-
into Committee of the Whole the Post
office appropriation bill The clause for the
D.ldge was nlnehdeu so as 20 antnorlle the
POstma~ ter General to pay for special service
there not over $4,000 annually, or more than
the lowest private bid for the service. Con-
gress adjourned until the 23d.
THE bill placing Gen. Grant on the re-
tired list, with an amendment by Mr.. Sher-
man making the retirement additional to the
number already authorized by law, passed
the Senate on the 23d by vote of 35 to IL all
the Republicans voting for it, with Brown of
Georgia, Davis of Illinois, Jones of Florida,
anu ransom OF NORM NAlOlluh. Inc remain
ing Democrats voted against it. Mr.. Logan
reported from the Military Committee joint
resolution reported early in the day by Mr.
George for the relief of destitute persons in
districts flooded by the Mississippi and its
tributaries. substitute authorizing the
pcndituc OF 100000 by the Secretary of War,
in co operation with state authorities. was
promptly adopted. House resumed
consideration of Mr.. Holmans amendment 70
the Post Office appropriation bill, providing
that whenever any contractor shall sublet
his contract for the transportation of mail
ON any route for less than he contracted to
perform the service, the Postmaster General
may declare the original contract at an end
and enter into agreement with the sub CON
tractor, without advertising, to perform the
service on the terms at which he has agreed
with the original contractor to perform the
same. Mr.. Atkins offered amendment, pro
NldtUg the sub contractor shall enter good
and sufficient bond, and that the original
contractor shall not be released from his CON
tract until pond has been made by the sub
contractor. The amendment, thus amended
was agreed tO-99 to 50. The Sl0U,0OO relief
measure passed without question.