The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-03-06
IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

IN the House of Representatives on the
23d a bill TO prohibit contract importation OF
Ilb rers was placed on the calendar. Also tho
hin to enai lc the Postmaster fcnerll TO inter
ccpt registered letters for lottery companies.
The pleurO-pnCumo bill vas taken up and
discussed without action. The Morrison bond
Cd whisky bill was reported and referred TO
committee Of the whole -..-..-. Senate not IN
session.
liz the Senate on the 25th resolutions call
ing for inf rmation as T. the manner ln which
certain railroad companies had co npli With
the act Of May :, 1875 were agreed TO. y res
Olution to appropriate 100000 to the sufferers
by the recent tomatoes was referred. The
currency b . was taken mp. senator Vest
amendment was rejected and the bin was
passed as mOdifieI by Morrill,. -... In the
Hoasc Mr. Ellis asked for an Investigation OF
certain charges that hstd been made against
him The usual Monday allowance OF new
hill was read by sections Tor amendments and
some notifications adopted.
In the Senate on the 26th the Fitz John
Porter bin was reported and made special
order for March i. The bill TO prohibit mail
Iur newspapers : containing lottery advertise
IT eats was { ! iced on the calendar. A resolu-
tDn was adopted calling on the Navy Depart
n cnt for information regarding the Panama
Canal a joint re 9OutiOn OF thanks to the
British Government for the gift of th Arctic
s Gamer Alert was adopted without debate
The hill to consolidate the Bureau Of Military
Justice and the corps OF Judge Advocates
Of th army Wus placed on the calendar. \
resolution was ado ptcd inquiring as to the eN-
port of grain md cotton ana the effect dealing
i'm futures may have had upon il. The till to
construct additional steel cruisers was taken
up and discussed at So;Tc length -....... In the
House the plcIropucumOnia bill was taken
M aud discussion Of the second section was
,GuClsdcl Tho Senate resolution Of thank
for the gift of the AlCr. was presented aud
unanimous consent asked for its immediate
GO c'nsideration, but Mr.. Robinson obj, cted
IN the Senate ON the 27th the bill for al
lutWout OF lands In sevcralty to the Umaiilla
N dams wa reported iayOrably. a resolution
was offered and referred for am inqu =
whether tire officers OF the Western Union and
Bal imorc Ohio Telegraph Companies had al
any mo entered into IN ayrC en- mt for con
cruiscrs was take n mp uui the debate developed
cons dcral i Warmth. in the lie oase a rcsofI-
much money ia the Trcasrry is ava Liable 10
Iay that rat of the pub c debt now payable.
~ p to be K 'utc from tur,her COnsiderdt on
nl the Hewitt Ntss rcso ut O I relnting to ~ @
D'DOnUtll II matt-r Agreed to. The bill to
prohib the use Of the mails to advertise nOx-
lots medicines, etc was laid on the table.
Discussion OF the plcuro pneumonia bill was
Je sumvd ana several amCudu cnts adopted.
Is the Senate on the 2Sth, Mr.. ingalls, in
reduced ill TO remove the injunction of Sc
crCsy from the members of the cOurt-martjal
which tried Fitz John Porter. Consideration
of thc bin TO construct steel vessels was re-
Eumcd, Mr.. Miller Advocating Il e construction
~ poWt riul navy. MT lSayurd criticised the
Chandler regime MI: Hale offered an amend
Iitui 10 IllONltc SaltEudTuS against cNirANt-
pHuco which was agreed to. Mr.. SCwell Of
tercd substitute providing that the vessels
he built at Government navy yards. Pending
debate an executive session was declared. 900.
IN the House. Mr.. DcustCr presented the re so
luton adopted 10y the exec utive committee OF
the Liberal Union of the German Parliament
expressing IFS appreciation of tho action OF
the House in adopting the Laskcr resolutions
After some sDcCCh-making the resolution was
referred to the Foreign Affairs COmmttC
The p'eurO-pncumoniu bill passed. I5l to l2I
Eulovics ,n the late Representative IIaske !
were pronounced.