The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1882-07-20

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THE river and harbor bin was further
considered in the senate on the sth, the ques-
hon being upon tho amendment providing
cost and construction, gHffusla maintenance
and use of the Henncpin Canal. Mr.. Logan
ed ths ea e o liitre % easl WIFI With tTe8t7 laiSHi
one feet vide locksss auch as was
Window said that -tthe New York
and Erie Canal had been n success,
though tts width was but eighteen feet
ne could not understand why a twenty one
.oot canal should not be equally successful il
illinois. Mr iawley maintained the made
luacY OF the canal estimates, aud quoted tho
statement Ofstbe engineer who had measured
the wafer power of rhe Rock River to SUBJ
sitantiate ths eecunatiy of I, his revious asser.
was cauied-yeas, 20 ; nays 2f.F on mo-
zion OF Mr.. Logan a provision was added
Tor the survey of the Illinois and AIichf-
gan Canal and estiTnates Of the cost Of en-
.arQtng the same, etc. The committee amend
ment, as modified was adopted. ATep0rtais
tO be made meKtsessiOn fThe bul nioal-ossed
smoothly until The Potomac flats doomed up
hr RANSOM reporting an amendment appro-
priRtnE Sa00-000 for improvements in the vi
finity of Washington ....-..In the House tho
conference report on the bank charter
pill was presented, but Withdrawn for correc-
uon. The sundry civil bill was taken up and
The amendment adopted striking ont the pro-
Viso that the National Board Of Health shall
have power only i'm yellow fever and cholera.
Tho powers Of the board were further dis
cussed, and the bill was about half finished
whom the House Adjourned.
TIE finance committee amendments TO
The revenue reduction bin were reported in
the Senate July1O. They change tho duties on
sugar. steel bars and hoop iron. The river and
harbor bill came up AN amendment Hppropri-
Rting 100000 to reclaim the Potomac flats
wns adOpted. An amendmont 70 incrcose
lhe appropriation for defense Of Charleston
larbOr 3200, 900 rcje Il cd ......Tn tho House
Inc conference repOrt on tho bank charter
bili yns RdoDtedEi6s 10 ~ &ts@ on tbe
bill TO increase the water supply Of the dis
irtct. Mr.. White introduced "A joint rcsolu-
"a HuH Hrn fffrFmW 70 In
Btitutton. ON motion Of Mr. schultz, Of Ohio,
the provision was struck from the sundry
the National Home for Disabled Volunteers
shall apply the excess above five dollars
monthly pensions OF ali inmates of a home to
support said home
IN the Senate, July II, the conference re-
port on tho bank charter bin was adopted
and the river and harbor bill proceeded with.
an ancudlnent TO strike out the $500 600 ap-
prOpuated for reservoirs st the headwaters
Of the Mississippi was rejected. A number
Of appropriations evere increased, and Mr..
Vest finally called attention to the fact
extent as to endRngcr il. After long debate
an Amendments to Increase by $4,000 the ap-
propuatlon for Cumberland Sound was de-
leated. The bill was reported from the COM
mitteo OF the whole, but went over Without
action. In the House q few more pages of
the sundry civil bill were disposed of.
THE river and hsrbor bin passed the Sem
nte on the l2th-39 to %. The amendmont
approprinting $50 900 for surveys of the DeIa-
ware ship canal was coucurred in, as werc
the other amendments of the committee.
The Pembina Territory bin was laid over as
unfinished buslness......Iu the House dis
cussion of the sundrY civil biulwas resumed.
Tho item OF S2,i0O.U0l for pnbho printing
caused debate, ana IL was voted that the SUI
PRONE Court reports should be published ut
the public printing office and sold at ten per
cent above cost.
THE bill TO establish bureau OF animal
Industry was reported in the Senate on the
18Th. A resolution to inquire fn.o the cxpe-
dieucy of publishing certain papers of An
drew jackson was adoDteds also resolu-
tiOn appruprntinE 500 for repreSen- %
tation at the fisheIies tcxhibition in May,
lSS3. The Republican leaders moved to
set aside the business of the morning hour
to talse mp the tax-reduction bal.
Tho Deraocratss on pppOsiEtg this, were no.
cuscd oE Qpposng q reduetion of taxation,
and the rcslIlt SfRs an AZ day debate over the
matter, with some tariff talk thrown in. ........
In the House the sundry civil bill was taken
up and the sum of SO coo voted TO thirty five
contestants for scatr. "A wrRngle arose over
an item OF Sta,O00 for civil service reform
measures, Mr.. TfOrr declaring competitive eI
Rmnations a humbug. The bin passed-l3S
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