The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1883-01-18
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.


JAN. EN- the Senate petitions for q,
Constitutional amendment prohibiting the
sale OF intoxicating liquors were prcsonFed-
On motion OfMr. Beck. the House bill pernllb-
ting the expectation Of tobacco, snuHEind
territories was passed. The senate resumed
Congress and the Executive DepaYshncnt I'm
the investigation Of claims against the Gov
rrnmcnt, after which the Presidential Success
sion bin came no and ~ Maxoyt advorntkd
the plan Of taking successors to tho President
from the Executive Departments of tho Gov
Garncids fnsbIity began when the SINS
shot was fired and the Vice Presids mi ,sns the
Judge of the time when such in" .ofIit,, bopon
which brought on general dis D.Tssion of the
BILL. The Speaker laid be Orc the House q
communication from q Is siy SnncrintnnJent Of
the census asking an Appropriation Of 500 900
bin was then talr Oh mn M. COX 5eIiTcIiing a
prepared spec m in its favor. Messrs. Ellis
iHi,o i ,H nUroH <dve notice of amendments look
SNIP The FortiGcatioH and Pension aDprO-
Pil' ION bills were reported and referred.
JAN. S.-Mr. Pendleton presented me-
mortal from Cincinnati merchants against the
passage Of a national bankrupt law, bill to
prohibit the use OF the Capitol for other than
Legitimate purposes was passed. The bill TO
afford relief o Congress and the departments
in iuvcstiqating cIaIms caluc up as uuiin-
i~hcd business. and Mr. Brown addressed tho
idcntfai Steoc lsiou LiII was resumed -. j. In
the House. under the call Of Stutes number
of billsNcre intioduccd as follows Iy Mr.
Anderson (kansl, TO create a postal TEL,
across 4heAlissouri Xiv 6r at Lcavenworth; by
Mr.. Holman. pro yidmg that persons who sub.
init ClsnIus in which misrc presentation OF tacts
appcarshsh not be entitled to payInenti by
Mr.. Robinson to reduce letter postu % TO one
ofB bridge across 81. CToix Lake ; ;by Mr.. Fish
er, 20 limit the coinage OF standard silver dol
ddrs to the FcquiI cmcnts of the people. Mr..
Carpenter, from the Committed on AgIicul-
turc, reported bhl nppr1pratmg SQ@Vl 70
fIfff u fl soft to
states Who desire 20 participate in the lnser.
national ENpositoa OF Domestic Animals at
Hamburg, Germany, duly, lso3 Referred
lderatfon OF the shipping bin was re
sumcd and ulter debate went over without
action.
JAN. 0.-Tn the Senate, several petition,
were presented in favorof national aid foI
Cducation AIc- Morrill, called up his resolu
tion for the Termination of the Hawaiian
reciprocity, treaty and moved its reference tC
the Finance Committee. At the time OF tho
nCgOttatiOn of the treaty the importation. OF
sugar from the Hawaiian Islands was quitl
small, but under the treaty 10 went on increas,
ing from Aear 70 yehr, until in 1882 the amouui
dmported would hayo yielded under tart
duty 60 the amount of S,e5oOoo Whlie tnt
whole sumount of our exports to the islands
was So COO after some debate the resolu
.Finuuec. - The Scnuc insisted upon tt'
amendments to the Military Academy, Con
.suIur aud Naval Appropriation bills and aIt
pointed Committees on conference. Th'
Prcsidential Succession bill was further CON
commit he bin to the judiciary Com
m.ttte was lost. An 0mCndment prON tdini
a Pra-dlnf a9 sh 6oid S to tho end Of the tern
was agreed 60, ana the bill was pusscd-yesss
shipping bin was resumed but was inter
rupted to allow Mr., blackburn 10 report bacl
amondluents, which were nonconcuTed in
Constipation OF the shipping bill was agar t
motion the senate amendments 10 the blplO
matte aud Consular Appropriation bills wer
nOuconcurred IN, and a conference coiunlt
toe was appointed. A conference cummIte
on thci Military Academy bill was also op
pOntCd.
JAN. tO.-In the senate Mr. Frye intro
duced an Joint resolution for the termination
Of the fisheries treaty with Great Britain
which Nvus rcfcrrcd TO the Committee ON FoI
cign AIairs. ON motion, the Education an
Bankruptcy bills ere postponed, and th
Ar Mo1IiIf fi9S,is-ins, the featuTcs of the bi
Ht length. Consideration of the bill by SEE
-ti0n ealing for information as to III
persons employed as attorneys and otl
crwise in Che prosecution OF the sta
route case the terms of tho contract wit
each the amount paid each ana the probj
bic amount of tho entire cost OF the prosecl
lions now pending ANA contemplated. Il,
f,1.r.,tIE Aiso a rc 1oIu tom of regrets for I'll
.the Aaliuulttalal and Indian Appropriate
.hills we're non- Concurred in, aud considers
tiOn ot the shipping bill was resumed and
Number OF nmcndmcnts were adopted.
Jan. lin the senate MIR. Edmund
from the judiciary Committee reported wit
amendment the bin to amend the act of Ia
session amending the Revised Statutes vii
reference TO hgumY. The bill for the rci
of FitZ John Porter was PASSED The bill,
passed authorizes the President TO nominal
and with tire advice and consent of the Scna
appoint, Porter t. the position of Colonel
the army of the united states OF the san
Erndr aud rank held hy him
the time OF his dismissal, pr
Ntded said Porter shall receive no pa
prior Go his appointments under this act.
resolution dfuCCiiug the Committee ON uUiC
ury To- inquire what 1cgislatipn is necessary
provide tor ascef ftaiuing the existence an
ttrniuuiiOn of Presidential inability, and
report by bill or otherwise, was agreed I
The senate thCnrC resumed consitc ration OF Il
TuriU bill. In tho House, the Speaker al
nOuuCCd the conference on the Agrlcultur
Nupropration bin. Consideration of q
shipping DILL was then resumed, and a Ion
debate cusuCd on the free ships provision
several amendments were adopted.