The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1882-05-18
NEWS III BRIEF
Compiled from Various Sources,
CONOREssIONAL PRocEEDTNGs.

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CONGRESSIONAL PRoCEEDINGs.
THE tariff commission bill passed the
House Of Representatives by vote of Isl to
S} on the 9th. resolution was adopted per
mittng the coute4tanr IN tho -AiabHrna eIec-
tiOn cWsc TO withdraw his papers. This leaves
oates I'm possession Of tic sent. Mr, UUbbeu
introduced bill - -eniarEe tie dutfes
culture. referred. it,progiies. the Depstrt.
mcut of Agriculture shall hereafter be an ex-
ccutiye department and the Commissioner
shall be known as the secretary of AgTicul-
turc, and bureaus ion the collection OF infor-
nation concerning ruiIWays manufactures.
mining interests and animal industry shall be
attached 90 the department. nH
MIR. BAYArb urged early action 6n Ole
tariff bill, in Tie senate. May s. as tine com
mission was required tareBort flually i7yr IDe !
cember next. Mr Edinpuds obiected to any
further proceedings ou rtlle lat. Mr. Bee k
said he regarded tile bill as in the nuture of
an nnidavit for contgnuRnce, Is, ff passed,
II would postpone action two years longer
IN the interest of the protectionists. After
few suggestions upon the course the
bin ought to take the Presidents pro TEN. an d.
uOmccd that So would go to the calendar.
Mcssrs. Window, Hawiey, Harrison. CoclrelI
gate the bonded whisky bin. Mr.. GrDoma
introduced joint resolution rendering the
additional rank on, Chief Engineer
Geo. W. Melville. United STATES Navy.
was debated and Feverai amend. !.
mcnts were rejected, and without final action
the senate went into executive session and
soon alter adjourned. ....... In the House, Mr..
Bragg, OF Wisconsin, introduced a bin for tile
rcliet of Fitz John Porter similar 20 a meas
ure offered IN the SENATE. IL authorizes the
President to appoint FitZ John Porter late
Major General OF the United States voiun-
teers, Brcvet Brigadier General and Colonel of
tho Army, 20 the position of Colonel In the
Army of the United States, to tho same grade
and rank held bv him at the time of his dis
missal from the army by sentence of the
cuurt- martial. and i'm his discretion To Dlace
him on the retired list of the army as .of that
an Tn Vafert a
Grafton of the bill to enlarge the duties and
powers of the Department of Agriculture.
THE House tariff commission bill passed
the senate. May q, bya vote of rs TO 10. Six
Democrats voted with the Rcpublican side in
the Affirmative, and two Republicans with the
minority against thebill. All pending House
bills donating condemned cannon for mOnu-
p'tniti and other purposes. also passed. The
District Committee was instructed to INQUIRE
into tho manngement OF the iaft with
reference TO privileges granted prisoners and
the freedom with which visitors are admit
teu......Ihc House resumed consideration of
the bill enlnrgiug the powers OF the Agricul-
turaI Depnrtment MIR To1vn shend 0f MI
thc Secretarv I'll NgreuitnTe sbaII i,e 4 nTac
ttc0l and experienced agricuiturfst. Adopted.
The provision transferring to the new
Department Of Agriculture the powers
ana duties vested In "a commission known as
the Geological survey was stricken out. MIR.
Dunnell AIinn) offered an amendment pro-
which shall ascertain the annual amount of
consumption. cyportationnnd importation of
supply for future wants, and means best
adapted for the preservation ana renewal OF
forests. Adopted. Mr. Iiubbell (Mich) sub
mittcd an amendment to the bill agreed to bV
the Committee ON civil Service Reform. Up
ON this and upOn the original hll the pUeVi-
Gus question was ordered, and the HOusc ad-
iourncd.
TIE bill for intermediate appellate courts
was proceeded with in the senate, May 10.
Mr.. Davis urged the retention of the section
limiting the appellate jurisdiction OF the cir
Cuit courts The bll establishing an assay
office at Dead wood. Oak, passed. The
House paseeI--I12 to 7-with0ut amend .
mCut the bin creating an Executive De
thnt the dcnartuient shall be under ne con
troll of a Secretary WHO is an experienced and
practical agr!culturist, aud establishes a de-
partnent OF agricultural products, industry,
land and statistics. The conference report on
the Indian appropriation was agreed u aud
the bin finally pass. --yeas l3t; nays, l8.
The Geneva award bin was discussed and
went over.
THE Madison Day claim for the value OF a
small lot OF land in New Organs which al tile
time purchasedby him at jaiicild sale under
the contiscation act was oowerod by mort
gage, but was bought upon representation of
the Government that no iucUmbrance upon
ID existed, passed the senate, May LII 20
cans in the ALTERNATIVES. Tho bGt Tor
intermediate Appellate Courts was further
amendment was adopted on ON motion mo OF OF
MIR. Davis Qn.) providing more explicitly that
enlarged nor ABRIDGED by the bul. The con
ference report upon the Indian appuopria-
ton bsll was submitted. The total has been
reduced by tho conference Si55, 200. The re-
port was CouCurred IN and the bill passed.
......n the House, Mr. Sherwin from
the Committee on EduCutiOn and Labor. re-
ported BIN TO aid in support of the common
schools. Printed and rCcOmluitteu. 1t pro-
vides for the next five years there shall be am.
nuully appropriated Sla,000 600 to aid in sup
port of tuCo common schools, which amount
shall be upportioncd to the several States and
Territories according to the number of their
illttcrHte population over 10 years of age An
amount not exceeding per cent of tile sum
AppOrtiOned may be used for the education OF
teachers i'm public schools.