The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1883-03-01

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T CONdREssIoNAI. PROCEEDINGS.
{ Fi1BE.ARY l7.-In the Senate. Mr.. Vest
offered resolution for committee OF i've
Senators to investigate the whole subject of
she Yellowstone Park lease, and requesting
tho Secretary Of tire Interior TO take no action
J.aid over until Monday. resolution In
Btructing the Judiciary Committee 70 inquire
wnethef tae i.egisiatnre ot NeW Hampshire,
Suo>e1 "a r teDrli airy lsez, can IaWIuHy eiect
United states hcnutOr was Ohcred, but after
long 1ebAte was wit3draWn ana the Iarln
Wh- taken Qp ana debated untti the House
resolution in relation to the death OF Repre-
sentative shackelford was received The
9suM resolutions were adopted ana al
dresses. delivered. In the House, Mr.. Davis
submitted the conference report on the btli
granting tile Fremont Elkhorn MlssOufl
Valley Railroad Company right of way across
the NiobrarH Military Reservation, NebF.,
which was Hgrecd %. The Committee or
Elections submitted report H. the case of
Sessinghaus vs.. Frost. of Missouri, deolaring
the contestnnt entitled TO the seat. The re-
port was iaid over ana the House discussed
the Tariff MI. MrDunnell, fu the course ofhis
Of passing the bill and the House dfshonored
itself in pressing the debate further. Mr.. kas-
son replied by trying 10 throw the responsis
ing fepeIled by Messrs. Morrison, Carlisle and
others a motion 70 report the bill 20 the
20 cut off further debate. This caused
Tq@ge tcge 9YsE sa5 q 2 eSa9 Ene@ wed eedRe H.
hour for the eulogies % tie late Mr Shackel-
i%% T1ocecded I 81 n y made shI,I bV
Messrs, Latham. Morrow, Leedoln, Isandail
and Vance ss.ss. ~
FEBRUARF o,sTn the Senate, Mr.. Jack
son presented the crc cdentiala Of his colleague
Mr. ILarris. Read and hIcd. The President
laid Before the sendte memorial of tile lro-
Guois Clq1 "a cIl,si.cago ILL., praying Congress
with vieWQf makmgtt the national water
way TO the MISSISSIPPI ktNeE Tic bill grant
agreed to. The senate win hereafter meet ut
ten O'Clock q. m. ar Vest announced that he
"a COMMITTEES TO investigate the Yellowstone
Park matteTas sQol Is the raug bin was dis
sion of the EariH BIZ consumed the rcmaindcr
of the session n, In he House the Snudry
civil bin was reported and referred to Com
inltiee OF tle MLQlc- Ihc report in the con
tested cipe of Cook vs.. Quits, of Iowa,
ueclarin. .sefhss contestant entitled to tho
seat was submit ed apd laid over. Among
the bills Introduced was ono to reduce duties
ON articles imported into the United States
fifteen per cent. after Juiyls Resolutions were
offered callfng for correspondence relating
TO the liawniian sugar treaty, the treatment
plus money I'M the Treasury among the sew
oral states for the maintenan se Of schools
Service. Under the call of committees for
motions TO suspend the rulestNI Kelley, from
90 pass the bnt TO reduce Internal revenue
tazaito12, Alter debate ne motion %. tatlcd-
thirds in.tlle All rIRativb.
FEBtpAIsY 20. .-Inetlpe Senate, the House
bin for ent0nding 4 hB ffrne Cor fling Alabama
claims waApassed With amendment Consid.
after dtsppsiHR of vaItoUs amendments the
by! was .passe4-9yes, AZ nay 8, q. Mt Logan
to make Il unfinished husn' ~ for TO- morrow
......In the House Mr. Hisco k from the
Appropriations Committee, moved 10 90 int1
Cimmittce ON tic Suudry civil Appropria.
ton bill. lie thought tic bul would not
and said tt Would be followed by the De
hCiCncy bill. MIR. Cnlkms, from the
Elections Committee, give notice tha
he he "a
disposed of, ask action on the various election
cases on the calendar. Mr.. Kelley said, recog
mixing tn importance of the passage of the
Appropriation bills In time for action by the
senate, he would not antagouiFe them, but as
press consideration of the Tarih bill, in
hope of rcuching result. The House
Sundry Civil Appropriation bin. Genera
1lcbate ~was dispensed with, and the
A point of order against the clause authoriz
.tng the Secretary of the Treasury to pur
chase additional real estate in san Francisco
Ter the storage OF bullion was Sustained. sew
cral amendments were offered and ruled on
on points OF order, an f,0o aPendmGnt, TO tn,
and focal Boards of Health was lost. Tn,
amendment providing that all lands reserved
for military purposes and no longer desirable
for such purposes be placed in the hands o
the Secretary of the Interior for sale wa
n'enqlhg when the committee rose. Ike lAVe
and IInrbor bill was referred TO Committee o
the whole.
FEBRUARY 2l-Tn the Senate Mr.. Gar
lNnu oHe'ftU a resolution lOE the appointment
OF n committee Of Senators 10 exuInine int
the work IN progress for the Improvement .
the Mississippi River below Cairo. A resOlu
,tion ealing fr information as to VIII thcr tb
State Department had taken steps 20 Invite
the mediation o. European powers t. settl
matters between Chilli and Peru was laid OF
the table. III bill appropHating So 600 TO
the erection Of monument at Washington,
headiuRrters nc Newburg. \. Y, was passed
aud atter am executive session the Senate
proceeded To the constdcration of tn
mcut inerpBsing tho number OF stat
officers ana providing that they shall
not remain duty in Washing OF
moro than three years gave rise to discus
sion and was rejected. several committee
amendments were adopted and the bill
passed. Tho resolution providing for tn,
termination of the fisheries treaty wa
adopted. Consideration OF the Utah bill oC
Cupied the remainder of the day......In TIN
House the senate amendments TO the Pen
stnns Appropriation bill were coucurred in
A conference report ON the Post Otice ApprO
prlFtion bin was submitted. stating thar tn
Coufcrccs were unable TO agree, the chic
ating SlSh,Oo0 for special NATL facilities and {
new conference yas ordered. The Suudr
ter aud uccriulonious debate ensucd ON
smOtion 70 81 rilSe out the clause authorizins
Corps. The motion was defeated
FEBRUARY %. I'm the senate the resolu
tion for a committee to examine and rcpol
upon tic methods OF imp owing the nayigu
ton Of tho Mississippi River below Cairo wa
adopted when the senate Proceeded 10 con
slider the Naval Appropriation iii. Tire prC
isiOn rtlatimW to wooden ships was alteTe
go that no more than twenty per cent {
what n now Nessct would cost could %
spent for repairs. The amendment apprC
irritating - OO0.00O to conp,ete the lou
double .turreted iron Clads was adopted
Tho other committee amendment
were agreed to-. The House passed the hi
creating three additional land districts i
nakota. The Aruiv and FOUidCation a UDr,
l1riht.On bills, with Senate mendmcnts, wCr
lCcetvrd aud referred. Conference reports O
the indian and Consular Apr Hpriation bill
were cohcurred IN. Tho HOuse then took %
fhe Sundry Civft bill in committee and tl
amendment reducing 20 S122, ,O00 the sppropr
ntion for the geological survey was lost,
TO. S6 An amendment rcpe aling the pre-
emption lave was adopted.