The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1882-03-30
NEWS IN BRIEF
Compiled from Various Sources.
oONGREssIONAn PRoCFEDINns.

CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
THE Chine,e bill occupied the whole ses-
sion of the House OF Representatives. March
is. Mr. Moore, of Tennessee, made a strong
speech in opposition 20 tho measure and Mr.
Brumm claimed that every Chinaman in the
country kept out an honest German or Irish
man.
THE tariff commission bill was discussed
in the Senate, March 20, Mr.. Beck replying 20
Morrill, and going literally into the labor
features Of the present toriff effects The bin
was laid over. 4 protest against the passage
of any free leaf tobacco bill was presented. -.
In the House message from the President
was received aud referred announcing
TINT troops were sent To Omaha on an.
tborityof the Governors application IN order
60 protect the state from domestic violence
The senate bill making further appropria-
tions for flood relief was reported with rec
Ommendation that the House recede from
amendment authorizing use OF part Of the
money to strengthen leVces agreed to In the
evening there was "A re sultiess struggle to set
a day for the consideration. OF the Geneva
award bill. A small minority refused to vote,
thus breaking the quorum.
AMENDMENTS to the House bill creating
additional life saving stations were discussed
in the Senate, March p, after which Mr.. Morgan
urged the necessity of prompt tarif revision
by committee of Congress in preference to
"A commission. Mr.. Pendlcton proposed an
amendment TO the Constitution making post
masters, Unlted states Maishais and Judges
and Clerks of the United States Courts cleo
tive. Bills were passed To establish n rail
way bridge across the Mississippi between
Minnesota and Wisconsin; abolishing Fort
Abercrombie military reservation; 10 remedy
uciects IN the law or last year for the sale of
the remainder OF tho Otoc and Missouri res
ervaton in Kansas ana Nebraska. with an
amendment protecting the rights of those of
the tribes who were not to have been re-
moved. ........In the House. the resolution
was adopted making the Geneva award bil a
special order for April n. when the Chinese
Dill came up, Mr.. RuttCrwOrfh, of Ohio, com
mented on the evils flowing fraInunrestrfctcd
immigration, asserting that both the Repub-
mean and Democratic parties, in convention
assembled, had declared against it, lie did
not want the pDitanV to he written fhp
grave of this Republic, "Tere lies the great
and generous peoplc who lost their own
irecdotn ~ attempting "a. give liberty to all
tho world" Laid over. minority report
lt0in ,,ltI dhe committee on territories was pre-
scHted opposing the admission of Dakota.
TIE consular and diplomatic appropria-
tion bill, with an amendment increasing by
S90,0o0 tho amount set apart for state Depart
Inent contingent cNpcn scs, passed the Senate,
March 23......In the House the Secretary of
War wascalled on for information as to what
f,ather flood relief is required The Chinese
bill was taken up and MIR. WRshburn advo-
Gated IL as n means OF preventing the great
Mr ku~son gave notice of amendments TO
place the bill 'in harmony with the history
OF the country" An allusion 10 the fugitive
mond, of Georgia An ancndment was of-
tcrcd limiting the operation of the law to ten
years instead of twenty.
IL the Senate, March %, the bills in rela-
tiou to the Venezuela award were indefinitely
postponed. Tho resolution for recipr )city
ti'thNN WIN 20 " iiS ItltITtu 10 commit
tee on Foreign Relations. The Indian appro-
priaiion bill came from committee, with
amendments increasing the aggregate
amount TO 81 ,sO7, 300. In the House, debate
ON the Chinese bill was resumed. Mr. Rich
urdsOn, of South Carolina, and Mr. Wise. of
Pcnusylvanin, spoke in favor of the bill, and
Mr.. Morse and Mr. Joyce opposed it,
Many members gave their views upon the
measure, and finally Mr.. Pa.e brought the
debate to close. In the course OF his re-
marks he said he witnessed a scene the other
duY-hc saw one of the lobbyists Of colDpr-
alton walk in aud cougratulntc member
who had denounced this bin "The Six Chi
nes' Companies, through their agents in this
city, SWntTned in every corridor of the Can't
tol, and had for weeks" He knew two rail
road corporations that had united to defeat
this bill A number of amendments were re-
lectcd, and the blu finally passed by vote of