The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1883-02-08

Compiled from Various Sources
CONVERSATIONAL PRocEEDrNGs.

CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
JANUARY PA number Of memorials
were presented in the senate; also, n petition
of the Council of Six Nations of Indians o
tain lands ia Kansas. The credentials Of the
reelection of Mr.. Ransom, of North Carolina,
sumed consideration OF the Tariff blL The
rates on band iron and on chains and Tiycts
Were-reduOed, A motion to reduce the rate
ON w ouEul uols ialled 70 carry. ALTER the
reading Of the journal, the House went into
committee Of The Whole, Mr.. Burrows (bIch J
in the chair, on the Tariff bin, and the long
and heated debate which cnsued thereon was
oi an entirely general nature
JANUARY On the Senate, the c~eden-
tials7of re election Of Mr.. Garland. Of Arlan-
sas, we're presented aud ordered filed. A brief
number ~ roniinations we're confirm cd. after
which consideration Of the Tariff hail was re-
the Iuetal schedule were made c........In the
House, under the calI Of States. number OF
OF privileged reports were submit
ted, among me latter one hy Mr.. Bel
mont from the Committee on Foreign
Affairs, opposing the abrogation Of the TIA
WatEun Lreuuy.. MI. Thomas from the Com
t4c buchanan Manning contested case, OF
Mississippi. declaring neither entitled to "a
TV,,.iI Inc h0use then, ln committee oi the
Whole resumed consideration Oi the Tariff
bill, which occupied the rcmailder Of the
session
JANUARY 3O.-In the Senate, the Joint
resolution nppropriating 500 900 for the work
of the Census Bureau until the end of the
present fi-cDi year was called up, and after
debate, was. passed, when the senate pro
cccded with the Tariff bin, consideration
Ot the metal schedule was completed und that
OF sugar was taken up..-...Iu the House "a
Dill UDpropliIJng $4,000 and SO OJJ to dcfray
the expenses Of the contestant and con
lcstee. respectively, IN tho Nc-slnghuus Frost
case in Missouri was introduced ANA re
ielred. Mr, Casweii, from the Commit
zee on Appropriations reported the Post
othce Appropriation bin, with the Sen
ate amendments, accommodating concur
renee ll SO .n'tand non concurrence IN others.
Among the amendments uon-rona aurr. q in
were those appIopriutuk Sls5.OOO for special
Iil5'i Ihclltic7 ana iAlu2 july next a7thc date
when the two cent. letter postage goes into
effect. The report was agreed 70 and a CON
terence committee viii he appointed. The
House then, i'm committee of the Whole, &C.
sumcd the Tariff bill, and debate ON the pend
Ing paragraph and all amendments wus linn
ucd TO thirty minutes.
JANUARY 3l--Tu the Senate. Mr. Miller
tCal), from the Committee on Foreign ReIu-
tions, reported favOrubIy the bin to fucor
porate tho Maritime Canal Company Mica
IaEua Company. bill was introduced to
irtle QuaiJrrin3Stfr General RuiuS Ingalls,
with the rank ot Major General. The biII pro
yidinR for the holding of "a Centennial cotton
Exposition IN I7al was pass q; The senate
insisted on its amendment 10 tn" Post Ouice
Appropriation bill, and couiCrees were ap-
pointed. Tho TyrlH bill was then tJkcu Bp,
but debate was Interrupted by the prescuta-
ton OF House resolutions re. ing to the death
81 Repre- cnjHuvc OlTh--..--The Speaker
laid before tuc House "a resolution at tile
Board uf Trade OF Portland, Greg. thanking
Commands Mcumn for his prompt action
in puul~hiuE insubordiuatc Indians in Alaska.
Referred. The senate Amendments to the
House joint resolution making uppTOpIia-
t'Hs for cont nuiug tine work of the tenth
census We're COncUrrcd iu. Consideration of
the IuiG was resumed in Committee OF the
Whole. ana when the committee rose the
House began the CulOgy Of the late Repre-
sentative Drth, OF Indiana, and resolutions of
respect were adopted.
FEBRUARY La the Senate, the Presi-
dent presented joint resolutions of the Lcgis-
luture Of Illinois in relation TO the Yellow
stone Park. Petitions were presented for
National ala 20 the common schools. Also a
pet1tOu Of CttiZCn- of Dakota AGAINST the di-
vision of the Ter itOry aud asking lis admis.
sion WlthltS present bpuu l1TiCs rcSOluti ion
was offered TO susl end the coinage of liver
dulLu y, which was rsferred. Are-OutiOu di-
rect nE the Committee ON Education. and
labor 90 inQuiro into the cN po dsency of pro
Nidin9 by law against the CmplO ymcut Of CON
Ntct labor ON pubEC works was adopted. The
cUCdcutInl~ of lildicbCUgcr, senator elect
from virginia were tIlrd. At tho close OF the
morning business the Ta'iH bin was taken
mp ana long drba e took place ON the sugar
RcnedU Ulp.....N lu the House taCit agreement
was entered lHtO that the House should sit
until slN O'Clock p. m. every day that the
Tariff btl was under consideration. The
House men, ia COmmitt"c Of the Whole, re
~uuCd consideration of the Tariff bill, and %
h'tlc progress was mude ON the chemical
schedule