The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1882-02-16
NEWS IN BRIEF.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Compiled from Various Sources.

CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
THE Post-oGiee appropriation bill excited
sharp debate in the House on the 18th, but no
action was taken on any Of the pending
amendments.
FEB, @, the Senate resumed consideration
of Mr. InRalls's resolution declaring that the
Pension Arrears law ought not to be repealed.
Mr.. Ipkalls moved 20 modify the amendment
OeclIhh8 IN iaYof ot pensions 10 soldiers
OF the American war 50 as to limit ft
20 needy OF. disabled ones. lie said Senators
Wtie nog AWaFo ~ Ane proportions Which the
casualty list reached during the war. The
grand total OF pefIsiOnable cases ON the rolls
OF tho war Department was 62O545. Since
1851 f3so35i pensions had been granted by
no applications nc all had ever been
swerto the charges that the pension list had
been swollen by fraud, and we may hereafter
look Tor very large accessions TO the rolls
aggregate Of the cases placed there. without
action tho resolution was laid aside for exec
(Mich) moved to suspend the rules
and pass n bin defining the qualifica-
cation OF Territorial delegates in the House of
Representatives. It provides that no person
guilty OF bigamy or polygamy shall be eligi-
Territory. The House was in a very inatten-
tive mood, and when the Speaker put the
question there were few responses. he how
ever. declared the motion carried and the
bill passed. burst of laughter only then
upprised many members Of the measure
which had been adopted. motion for the
appointment Of a commission on the subject
of alcoholic liquor traffic failod to receive the
necessary two thirds.
THE bill donating cannon for a statue of
Garfield i'm Washington, amended by a clause
authorizing the Secretary of War to
pay 500 20 the Society of the Army of the
Cumberland ont OF the sales of condemned
nEdhAncey passed the Senate on the 9TH.
Mr.. Coke was awarded the floor for a speech
upon thg tarih, the Morrill, Commission bill
being taken up TO allow him TO speak. He
favored tariff revision by committee of the
two houses. The Committee on Military AZ
liufs repoi tea iavorablyn Joint resolution au-
thOrizinR the Secretary of the Treasury to as
certain the amount expended by Kansas in
rcpelling invasions and the suppression OF
Indian hostilitics. The Pension arrears reso-
luton was made unfinished business. The
Nicaragua claims bill was reported back ad-
vcrSely in the House. Mr.. Ryan, of KAN
sas, reported the Indian APPROXIMATION
bill. IL appropriaies s. g2O $50. S92I $40 less
than the estimates and S}5l 900 greater
than the amount appropriated for the current
year Tho number Of agents is reduced from
% TO 90. The AppOrtiOnment bill was taken up
and amendments offered fixing the number of
repre- cntattYcs at 325 32, $50, 3l9, 324 and 320.
MI Hor1's OF Michigan, opposed the bill as nn
outrage on common sense and criticised the
speech of Mr. Prescott, of New York, for the
based somewhat on the wealth OF the various
states Pending discussion the House ad-
A FEATURE OF debate in the Senate, on
the sth, was "a short but interesting speech bg
Mr.. Vest, of Missouri on the pension arrears
resolution. He said that he accepted the fun
ana legitimate results of the surrender ut Ap-
pomattoN without any evasion. An tie
people Of the south asked was that they
might be believed to have been honest in
their devotion to the Confederate cause, and
honest iu the statement that they accept all
tho legislative consequences of their defeat.
people who would not thus reward the sac
riuCes of life and limb 20 save the Unions life
would deserve 60 be stricken from the
map OF .Chrstendom. The remainder
OF the day occupied in the pas
sage OF bills not objected to, one
ot which WINS to esta3 ish ports of delivery at
Kansas City and ST. Joseph, MO......In the
House, Mr.. Bayne Pcnn.), member of the
Committee on Census defined the bill re-
ported by the committee, while Mr.. COleridge
tlnd.l, OF the same committee offered n meas
urc and supported his own amendment fixing
the number OF Representatives Mt 3l6. The
funding biE was taken from the Speakers ia
ble and refeITcd TO the Committee on Ways
and Means. EulOkics were then pronounced
upon the late Representative O'Connor, OF
South Carolina, and the usual resolutions
were adopted.
THE Pension arrears resolution was fur
ther considered by the Senate on the 9th, Mr.
Can submitting an amendment pensioning
needy and disabled survivors of Indian wars
prior TO lSt3, including the Blackhawk, Greek
ana seminole wars.-......ln the House, Mr.
Hewitt introduced a bill fixing the day for
the meeting of the electors of President and
Vice President and providing for and reg
ulaifng the counting of votes for President
ana Vice President, and a decision of the
questions artSinf4thercfrOm. Referred. Con
stderattOn OF tho AppOrtionment bill was re-
sumCd and tt again went over. Senate
amendment to House bin RpprOpriating 30
600 for agricultural and mineral specimens at
the Atlanta Exposition to be placed in the
National Museum, was cOncurTcd in.