The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1883-03-08
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
CoNGRIoss1oNAL PROCEEDINGS.

Z CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
FEBRUARY 25.-In the Senate the Legis-
lativo Appropriation bill was taken up and
amendments made in Committee Of theWhole
were agreed to, except that provision for the
repcai ot the law authorizing the appoint
lneHt Of Assistant secretary Of war ana OF the
Navy respectively. WAS struck out. The bill
shen passed The House passed the bill
% prevent the lmpOrtaito OF aduteratcd tea
Minority and minority reports on the Missts-
sippi River improvement were submitted.
was read announcing that 3,l7j feet n the
Government work at Plum Point Reach had
been carried away. The report on T. l.
Majors claim ia a seat as contingent mcIn-
her from Dakota, charging him with misrep-
priating for schools si0O0OO 900 annually for
i've years was discussed. A bill was intro
duced repeating all internal taxes except on
distilled spirits
February 2G.-The credentials Of Mr..
DolpHas Sen ator from Oregon were presented.
a IliIl to punish false Dersonation of officers
Of The United states was passed, as was the
tcrataa tea resolution was adopted asking
th0BIouse to return the Tariff bill in order
that certain clerical errors in It might be cor
recfcd Mr.. Van WyclC made a long speech in
favor of ms resolution of inquiry ~ to " eth
cr the United Statss Minister had been in
instructed to accept the mediation of Foreign
Powers in settling the Peruvian question, and
the resolution was adopted. Mr.. Vest called
UP his ! q lows 0RoPark resolution and M
Nocated its pnssnge. At the request of Mr.
German the Hist OF directors GI biG ttllOW-
stone lark NatiOnnl Improvement Company
wus read, among whom are Rufus Hatch, ltos-
cOc COultling, IIuglJ Hast - William Fuller
ton, Joining Brady, a. ,. NandcipnOl ana Ire
dcuc f. Church all OF New York. No action
was reached on the bill. The bill to pay
"FOurth Of July claims" was passed. The bill
10 increase pensions Of one armed and one
legged soldiers WAS taken mp and several
passed 1.-THE House refused to concur in
the senate amendments to the District OF Co
lunhia Appropriation bill and to tie Lcgls-
lRtivc bIIl, and conference committee was
appointed. The conference report on the
Post office btii was rejected. The resolution
amending the rules so to send the Tariff
bin To- a cO1ifcreHce committee was called up
nm its dtaeussion occupied the evening ses-
FEBRUARY 27.-Iu the Senate Mr. Davis
announced his intention to resign his
Office as President pro tenn. at noon on
Saturday, March 3. A resolution to provide for
the tcuuination of th> Hawaiian reci-
tiun calling Tor statement of amounts
paid for special attorneys for the DO
partmeut OF Justice was adopted. House
non concurrence in amendments to the
Revenue and Tariff bin was an
Mcssrs. Morrill,, sherman AldIich, Bayard
ana ECCk We're appO nted cOnfPrcCs........In
the Hou se the relolution amending the rules
was agrcedtO. COnferccs we're appointed on
the rcvcuue bill, with Instructors 10 consider
fully, among other things, the constitutional
Post route bill was passed. \ stormy even
ing -cs ton sas spent in consideration of the
Whole.
FEHRUARY 2s.-In the Senate the House
bin TO restore to citizenship such citizens of
the United states a have become citizens
of Great Britain was reported adversely.
Senate confCrcc= on the Revenue and Tariff
bill were instructed to report to the senate if
th"y found amy restrictions touching the CON
stttutfOnaiitv 0f the measure placed on the
action of tho House com nittee. The bin to
give Increased pcnei DnS to one armed and
one-Irrgrd soldiers was taken IN. ana
"a Tfs1 ~
to the senate, the amendments made i'm Com
Iuittee of III. Whole agrurd to, and tho bin
pnSsCd-ycas, p; nays, H. Mr.. Allison
ported the SundTy civil bill and said he would
Gail u Up e mnrrow... I n the House Nc ssrs
declHed TO serve on the Tariff conference
Tointod, Con1fd"ra,io1 era Of me fhe RfveT WsT Aha
IIarbOr bill occupied the remainder of The
day.
MARCH In The Senate Messrs Bayard
and Beck were excused from serving on the
Tariff conference committee. The Chair was
authorized to fill vacancies, and Me5~rs.
NooI hcCs. McPhersOn. Miller, ingalls,, MaNey,
Butlcr, Morgan, German, Davis Jones and
arisbeinR appointed sucCcsStvClv declined
finally appointed. The Sundry Civil bill was
tmken up and materially amended. The
strsclon out a. was the clause prohibiting
the Sc lowStone Park lease. A provision
allowing leases Of tina re tracts was
inserted The Joint resolution OF the
Missouri Legislature requesting its Congress
men TO use llfli bo-l tuu'HNoIS To secure the
appropriation recommended by the Missis-
slpHi River Commission was presented The
con nbTCnce report ON the Fertilization bin
was AK ccd to, and the River and iIArbOr bill
was ordered puntcd..... In the House the
con O. cucr report the FOrtifcHtion APP
preparation bill was agreed to. 1t upprOpri-
atcs sos ,OO0 more than when 1t passed the
House. The River ana HaTbOr bill was further
considered i'm committee. An effort to pro
hib'J the further construction of lcvccs
except in The performance of existing
contracts lost The rules were
suspended and the General Deficiency bin
was passed, alter VIII ch the River ana IIarbOr
hin being resumed, Mr.. Van Noorhi- moved
% strike out the appropriation tor the Sacra-
mcntO River, saving that nobody but q
gumb ei and "a cut throat would have thought
ol ,tacking it 10 the ban. A motion was made
20 cXpcl him for using such language, but twas
Withdrawn on retrJCtiOn aud apology.