The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1882-04-06
NEWS IN BRIEF
Compiled from Various Sources,
rRooEnnrNGs.

In the Senate, March 9th, the committee
on revision OF tho laws was instructed to In
quire what lept Station was necessary to define
the term Indian country" as used in the
Revised Statutes The bin for the al
mission OF Dakota was recOmmit.e ell. The
Dill passed granting pensions TO the widows
oi Presidents Garfield, Tyler and Polk. The
IitlH eotnrpisstOn bill was briefly discussed.
The agricultural appropriation bill was re-
porteo1ysith amendments. Mr.. Calls resolu-
tiol N favor of paying spanish claims under
the treaty of 1918 was debated without action.
A.....In the House, bills were introduced and
referred authorizing payment of medical ex-
perts IN the Guiteau trial, not exceeding SIS a
nay for actual attendance; authorizing the
issue of sg5 OOO 600 fractional currency: for
the appointment of "A joint committee of nf-
teen 70 investigate the overflow and report
measures to prevent recurrence thereof
ported and referred TO committee Of the
whole. The Garfield Memorial hospital bin
ferred.
THE bill to facilitate payment OF dividends
to creditors Of the Freedmen's Bank passed
the Senate on the 2sth. The resolution to re.
tire Crittcnden as Brigadier- General was re-
ported adversely. The tariff commission bill
was debated under the fve-minute rule.
Amendments offered by Messrs. Vance
Brown, Morgan, Allison, Harris and Gar
land were rejected, and the bill passed-3S to
IS. The commission will consist OF nine
members, appointed by the President and
confirmed by the Senate, with salaries at $40
"a dRy......In the House, also, the tariff Gem
Carlisle opposed the civilian commission and
had the iOOr when debate closed. The Sec
rotary of War reported SOO.0U0 more ratiOns
needed for the flood sufferers. The Frcling-
huysen-Trescott correspondence was sub
mittcd.
THE Indian appropriation bill came up in
the Senate on the 29th. AS it came from the
House it appropriated 81 929, ,2O3. The Senate
committee recommended an increase OF
$3.50 coo, part Of which was $4,000 for an In
dian school building. Most Of the amend
ments were adopted, Mr.. Hoar moved
a substitute for the committee amend
ment 9ppropriatlng $4,000 for In
dian children at schools other than those pro-
yided FOR, as follows: The Secretary Of the
Interior T. further authorized and directed to
provide Tor the care, support and education
dwelling west Of the Mississippi and not be-
longing to the five civilized tribes in the In
dian Territory, or so many thereof as may be
practicable, under regulation and approved
by the lrestdcnB, at "a cost not exceeding 500
per annum fOrDuch child and for this purpose
there Is appropriated 100000 or 80 much
thercoi ass7nny be necessary. No action was
thNcn--....The House concurrcd in Senate
nneI4dment TO the bill TO pension Mrs. Gar
ned providing that the widows of Presidents
.Ofk and Tyler should also be Densioned Mr.
stephens called tor an investigation of the
removal by the Speaker of one of the official
etenogr9phcrs. Mr. Everett spoke in favor of
che tarlH commission bill.
THE resolution in favor OF trade regula-
tions with Mexico was reported favorably
TN the Senate, March 80. The Indian appro-
priation bin was further amended. Mr.. IIoar
supported his S2,00OOOO fund for education
OF Indian children ana Mr.. Plumb opposed
st. Mr.. Williams introduced n bill prohib-
iting the importation of neat cattle from
Canada......ln the House the steamer
gineers' license bill passed. Resolution
40 print the first volume of the census report
was adopted. The bill regulating presiden-
tinl elections was ordered printed. Mr.. Dun
nell spoke on the tariff commission bill. He
held that revision was needed and that Con
fyrcss had no right to put the revision ont of
Its own hands. Mr.. Hewitt opposed the bill
ana wanted IL supplRntcd by n revision bill.
Resolution for a sanitary investigation of the
overflow was referred.