The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1883-02-22

Compiled from Various Sources.
CONGR EssIoNAL PROCEEDINGS.

CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
FEBRUARY 1O.-In the Senate, after a brief
executive session, the credentials Of Mr. Plumb,
reelected Senator from kansas, were read
and filed. Memorials Of the Le2isluture Of
hansast one asking that lumber be placed on
the tree list and another for legislation to
prevent the spread Of pleuro pneumonia Were
presented. remoustrauce of citizens of
Wisconsin against putting lumber on the free
list was al 80 received. bill to amend the
law in relation o trcspassCrs OnIndian land g
was reported. Tho Pension Appropriation bin
was called up and passed. The Tariff bill
was then taken ar and the amendment reduc-
ing the internal revenue on snuf ana tobacco
70, cigltt cents per pound was agreed TO. An
goods in bond when that bill goes into effect.
Consideration Of the bill In commit tt"c was
completed and tho eonni tee reported the
biH TO the ~enate......ln the House, a joint
resolution to provide for tho admission free
of dtt- OF articles Intended for no sDtCisI t.x-
hibitiOn, to be held at Philadelphia BY the
ffon Of thc TariG biII vvas resumed i'm com
mittee, and thc motion TO TX the duty on cot
&irngtbv discIssion en i,Icd IN q motion To
reduce the rate on cut nails, and tho motion
was lost.
FEBRUARY I'm the senate the creden-
tials of Mr.. Kcnua, elected Senator from West
Virginia were read ana filed. Several petitions
from southern states asking national aid for
common schools, and "A petition from citizens
OF Wisconsin asking tho passage of an inter
state commerce bIl, were presented. q bill
OF national trades unions The Senatc re
sumed consideration Of the Tariff bill, and at
ter dispUsing Of amendments made by Com
miuce Of the Whole TO the internal revenue
sections, tariff amendments were dis
made In the iron scheaule. The action
Of the committee IN placing lumber on the
stored. a motion was made to reduce the ad-
ditOndl duty on S1Ears. but action Wus post
pOucd.. in the House numerous bills were
in1 luced. Ope being to prohibit the sending
of Lottery N iYCrt shments through the mails.
The TariH discussion was resumed I'm co N
"a fifnf trh a 20
ON chains, md several cban Kes wore made in
the wire schoduic. AZ the evening session
mp aud an efrort made 70 change the number
Of collection districts.
FEBRUARY l3.-Tbe Senate passed the
Joint resolution admitting free Of duty "a mon.
uncntto General Washington, to be imported
by the society. Of Cincnnau PhiladelphiH-
The crcdontiJls of Mr. Mcpherson, rc. elected
senator FROM New Jersey, were hlcd. The
lrc-ident laid before tho SCuatcrcsGiutions of
the Nebraska Legislature asking for the nd
mi--ion Of Canadian lumber FREQ Of duty ana
thanking Mr. Van Wick for his efforts TO nut
lumber on the free list: also rcsolu ions Of
the Commercial Exchange OF Chicago
Ie lucsling the passage Of a bankruut law
Two bills were introduced 60 improve the
navigation of the Niss'ssiDpt. The Tariff bill
was taken up and the sugar schedule was
disposed 0f, lnrge reductions being made in
All grades, Considerable progress was made
on the bilI......In tho House the bin author
iziug the Froodmen's Trust Company to pay
dividends on accounts was passed. The River
aud IIarbor bin was ordered printed Tnc
appropriation rcrOnmrR led iS S. .9}1 coo. The
Tariff bin was considered in committee and
the metal schedule concluded. excepting ono
section
FEBRUARY II A bill was introduced in
the senate toprohibit the employment of con
vCts on public works. A resolution of in
quiry as TO tile authority OF the Treasury De
partmcnt in auditing ana allowing the ac-
counts Of special attorneys employed by the
Department of Justice was ordered pr nted
and to lie over until tomorrow. COnSidera-
tiOn of the Tariff bill was resumed md the
amendment relating to books was so modified
that il applies only to such as arc printed i'm
the English language, the duty remaining 1f-
teen per cont. ad va 'OTcm. The House dis
and took up tho schedule 0t wood and wood
cnware. motion to put lumber on the free
list was defeated, ana all effort to change the
wood schedule failed.
FEBRUARY Ij.-In the Senate, petitions
of Missouri Changers tor the creation Of
Secretary Of Agriculture; also, one from sew
Cral educational institutions of Missouri for
the appointment OF q practical astronomer as
SuneI intCnGent Of the Naval Observatory,
ana for the construction of Am observatory
under scientific supervision, were pre-
scented. a rCmOnstr0uCe rainst any rCduc
tiDu of the tafih on books below twenty five
per cent, si-gnpd bv Oliver wendell HOmIcs
r. Il. AldrCh ana John g, Whittier, was also
presented. After a short executive session
the Senate again resumed consideration OF
the Tariff bil......In the House the confer
CnCp report on the Japanese Indemnity bill
was AGREED TO, ana tho sugar schedule Of the
TuriN bill was discussed in committee. The
evening session was occupied with discussion
of The Legislative Appropriation bin in com
mittCC.