The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-03-20
IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
coNonKssIoNAL FRooEEDTNos.


THE Senate was not in session on the sth
... In the House a resolution from tae Com
Inittee on Elections confirming Skinner OF
of North Carolina in bis seat was laid over.
Tho House refused 70 take up the bonded
whisky lin The bin authorizin the purchase
of foreign built ships fOr.use In the carrying
trade was placed o. the calendar. Several
bills for public buildings we're reported The
Post Office approp priation bill was taken up and
de sussed without action a resolution was
adopted inquiiiug bv what authority the See
rotary OF War h ii made regsa' 'ations for the
naviTatiOn Of South Pass or other waters OF
Louisiana.
In the Senate on the 10th two resolutions
were offered looking TO amendments to the
Constitution 70 limit the power Of Congress in
relation 70 tho issue OF legal tender o1cy.
Various bills we're rep 1rted for passage ana
was prosentSd on the Texas Pacific land
grant forfeiture. Tho bill to estab.l ism
n bureau Of staostcs was eeDatel WIN, "iii1,
was malo special order Tor the
nth. An executive session was declared Tor
consideration OF the Mexican treaty - In
the House II was agreed tOcOncur in only ono
Of the Senate amendments TO the Military
Ceived from the President tran shifting with
out recommendation the returned LasNer res
Olutious, Mr.. HiscOek offered resolution
nIluding 10 Bisnarcx As a ''person - reite rating
tho cXTr ,ssiOus Of regret at the death OF Las
ker, and declaring anew the sympathy of the
House with the German Parliament. This
was cautiously referred TO the Committee on
Foreign Affairs.
IN Lne senate on Due Llbu a DlAl 10 EhllAg
agreements with the Shoshones and Bannock
Indians for sale Of lands was repO ted favor
ably. Among the bills introduced were the
following: To suspend silver coinage for two
years; 70 make n Lake 10 'Rne outlet for the
Mississippi; - pension dependent relatives or
deceased soldiers. An executive FesstOn was
declared 10 consider the Me- i5un treaty
which was finally rdtihcd...... In the HOuse
the tar,n bin wa reported with majority and
minority ports. Among the bills reported
was one 70 place Colonel Getty on the retired
list with rank OF Maior-General. The Post
Office appropriation bill was discussed with
out action.
In the nate on the 18th a resolution
was odered for constitutional amendment
making the Presidents term six years. The
pleurO-pneumonia bin was taken up, Senator
Coke opposing it The Fits John Porter bill
was then cons dered without action. In the
~ House COnsidera ion OF the Post ofice nppro-
priatiOn bill resumed in committee OF
the whola, and the clause limiting salaries OF
pOstmGstcrs 10 $4,000 was stricken out. Sew
etal amendments 10 increase appropriations
were defeated.
In the Senate on the 18Th the bill for ad-
mission Of Dakota wns reported favorably. A
Joint resC luton for Immediate appropriate Dn
Of $500 for use IA suppressing foot and
mouth discs SO i'm Kansas repOrtcd and
laid over Tao Fitz John Porter b.ll was taken
up. Mr.. Henderson spoke in oppCs ton 20 1t,
Hnd Mr.. ogan followed with q bitter tiinde on
the same side. Tho bill then passed by "a vote
of 30 10 25........ In the House a reso ution was
20O6O0 ares Z land TO the state of MichiEan
for harhor construction was able to toric L
ure. Tho P0st-OfiCe az p opriattOn bill was
considered In commit OF the whole, and
an amendment increasing the appropr' alton
for the free delivery system to Si'OOOtOJ was
a fuDtaI