The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1882-07-06
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
PROCEEDINGS.

IN the House of Representatives, June "A,
a concurrent resolution was adopted for final
adjournment July 10. The bill to reduce in
ternal taxes was debated, and all amend
ments, except that striking out the clause re-
ducing the special license tax on dealers in
distilled spirits, we're rejected.
THE legislative appropriation bill was re-
ported in the Senate, June %, with amend
ments increasing the House total S376.OO Or
dered printed. Mr.. PendIeton spoke on the
resolution directing inquiry whether any at
tempt IS being made to collect political as
sessments. He analyzed Mr. HubbeIl's cir
cular showed that IL had been sent to all
plain, straightforwRrd demaud for money
TOR campaign purposes. He characterized
the demand upon the Office holders
as a conspiracy against the purity of
the ballot-box and the purity Of
the circular asked merely for < voluntary
contribution. Messrs. Hale and Van Wyck
also spoke on the resolution. The conference
report the army bill was agreed to-.
The House passed heated day over thc tax
tobacco growers were defeated.
THE bill to amend the act donating lands
to States which may provide agrfculturaIcol-
leges passed the Senate on the 9th. The
committee reported in favor of pensions to
the widows of Gems Custer and French. Tho
legislative appropriation bill was taken up
ana bS OF llB pages disposed Of. House bill
to regulate Immigration was received and re-
ferred. .....In the House, Stobach of the
70 withdraw his contest against Herberb- The
e,ectons committee repor cd a resolution tie-
clating the seat OF the Fourth Alabama Dis
IIlct Vacant Iaid over. Messrs- Van
Voorhis ana Reagan had n tilt over the
bill to regulate immigration, which
cd by the Committee on Com
merce. The bill to reduce internal taxes was
IuTther considered and passed-l27 to 90. The
House refused 70 concur in Senate amend
ments to the japanese indemnity bill senate
amendments to the bank charter bill were
gold
certincates ana few others. The conference
report on the consular ana diplomatic appro-
priation bill was agreed to.
THE legislative appropriation bill was
further considered in the Senate, June %. A
resolution enlarging the scope of labor strike
inquiry was laid over. The conference report
on the consular bill WAS agreed to. Confer
the japanese Indemnity bill were appointed
The House revenue bill was received and re-
IiSrred, with amendments proposed by Mr..
Ilumb repeating p per cent import duty on
sugar under the laws OF 1875 and restoring
the duty which prevailed prior to that year,
ana by Mr.. Beck reducing the tariff duty on
Bessemer steel rails from S28 to Sl4 per ton
lin the House resolution was adopted
asking further information regarding British
suspects. Mr.. Robinson gave notice of a ESQ
luton to impcach NJ mister Lowell. The ma
val bill was taken up and discussed without
action.
IN the Senate. June 30, the legislative ap-
preparation bill was taken up and some sec
tions were laid over on account OF opposition
Several amendments We're adopted, but the
bill was not disposed of........In- the House
bin passed to bridge the Cum ber-
land River near Nashville RepOrt ON the
case OF omalls against TIllman of South Caro-
lima, declaring contestant cntitledto the eat,
was laid over The naval bill was taken up
ana Robson made "A speech in self defense.
Several amendments were rejected and little
progress made. bin was reported to tax
she manufacture and sale of OleOmargarine.