The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1882-05-04
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
CONGRESSIONAL PRoCEEDINGs.


CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
THE bill for the judicial ascertafnsnent
of private claims was debated In the House
of Representative on the 22d. An amend
ment by Mr.. Holman, providing that turis-
dictiOn of the Court shall not extend to anv
claim against the y nited states growing out
Ot the destruction OF property by Union forces
during the rebellion, nor to the use of prop
erty ~ such forces ct the seat Of war, nor to
any claim which ls now barred by virtue of
any provision ofanY law OF the United States.
was adopted-I03 to 81
THE bill for allotment OF lands to Indians
passed the. senate on the Gath. The bill to
constitute majority of the Supreme Bench a
quorum was discussed without action. Also
the MiSSissip pi lsisc inaDroveulea at bill
In the II 3use q Oil passed appropriating $50, .
900 for remoxal Of He'll Gate DISTINCTIONS Res
oluttons were intrQdnccds calling for GORE
spondcnce relating to the rdis monetary
American peace congress. " bits we're intro
duced; Aboltshing taxes or. tobacco; appro-
at Washington; for a new Mississippi River
commission. The billto increase the police
force Of the District was debated at length
Ine QFscussion taking political turn The
OIL finally passed.
THE biltto permit grain brought by Cana
dian farmers TO be Ground at mills in the
United States passed the Senate on the 25th
Consideration of the Mississippi River I'M
provcment b1l, appropriating $4,000 600, was
resumed, al pending amen dments to increase
the appropriation and apply part of the
money for The benefit of the levee system
were wi hdrawn, and the bin passed by q
wv WV VoGe , N29G sytGJ Wltnout oPJecuQns. ON mo
House bill to execute certain treaty stiDula-
and the Senate committee amendments up to
the last sections, "a and. Is were greed to
as read Upon reaching the amendment
striking ont he l4th section, which prohibits
any state Or n United States Court from ad-
mtting Chinese to citizenship, Mr. Farley in
He said that the committee had assumed that
1T was not necessary, but he knew that not
withstnnding prohibition of the statute on
Ine SUBJECT courts had naturallzed Cinnamon.
lie wanted now "a specific enactment the
point. The amendmcnt OF the committee to
eIrIke OUT WIS lejecteu ana the section
was retained-yeas, %: nays, 32. The
committee amendment striking ont the
l5th section, which defines the words "Chi-
ne-e labOrerS" Wherever used in the act to
mean both skilled and unsStlled laborers. and
tlllhese employed IN mining, was carried by
yeas, %; nays, D. TheVOte q party one,
except that Messrs. Miller OF California,
Jones, OF Nevada, and Cameron, of Wiscon-
sin, voted with the Democrats .--....In the
House the bill passed authorizing the Sioux
Missouri. Tho resolution for information re
garding the Paris monetary conference was
adopted. Also resolution inquiring into
the Speakers actioRe in removing the
official stenographer.s A communication
from the Third Auditor stated that S234
600 was due the state Of Missouri on
account of war claims. The House re
fused to considerthe LYNCH Chalmers election
contest. Mr.. Robinson made a speech on the
resolution regarding the Imprisonment of
Americans abroad. a substitute offered bv
MIR Cox was adoDtcd IL calls on tho
President to continue his efforts TO secure the
release or prompt triaf Of imprisoned Ameri-
cans.
THE Chinese bill came up in the Senate
on the 26th and was discussed by Messrs.
Slater ana Hawlcy. Mr.. Edmunds moved an
amendment defining the EXPIRE ssion, Chinese
labOrers, as persons usually engaged in man
ual labor. In the House the Lynch Cham
bCTs election COntesbsawa considered, and
both majO ity and minority reports read.
There was some political talk andthe bill was
laid over.
IN the Senate, on the 27th, Mr.. Sherman
introduced a bill directing coinage of stand
ard silver dollars only when demanded for
public use and convenience. The motion to
take mp the bin to punish the unlawful GER
tlticatfOn of the bank checks was lost by a
tie vote. There was lively discussion
over the political disabilities bill, after
which the Chinese bill was taken up and de
hated, without actiOn.......ln the House, Mr..
Townsend of Ohio submitted the conference
report on the life saving service bill. Tic
amendment recommending the pension fea-
ture adopted. The ynch- Chalmers
election contest was considered; argument of
both contestants was heard and the case laid