The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-07-10
NEWS IN BRIEF
Compiled from Various Sources
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

IL the Senate On the 2Ssh the House bill
was reported favorably granting pension TO
the widow of the late General j. B. Stcadman-
Tho general deficiency bin wa then taken up
and amendments and items were added, one
OF the toms being mot ON OF Mr. sherman
60 enable tn" Secretary Of the Treasury TO
Tc.mbur the mount paid for expenses Of
the COMMISSION hppolutel 10 go 10 LOUISIANA
in 1877 The bill finally passed After
discussing the river aud harbor bill
the senate adjourned .--- --- In the
House the senate amendments to the legisla-
tive bin were nOn-concurrcd in. Tho logan
matter ln reference to the $3.50 acres OF land,
and that speech of Mr. McAdOo's came up
again- and on motion Of Mr.. Cox, of New
the allegation from the record was tabled
without a division. The bill in reference TO
tho eight and ton hour system Of labor for
Government employees was discussed at con-
id9rablC length, and two amendments were
agreed to before Che House adjourned.
IN the Senate on the J0th Mr.. Cameron
offered n re solution discharging the Finance
Committee from further consideration of the
bill for tho retirement and re-colnage Of the
trade dollars, which was agreed to. The river
and hHrbOr bill was taken mp, ana number
of amendments we're discussed and disposed
of before the adjournment. In the
House bill was introduced apprOpri-
atiug 10000 TO prevent the intro
duction Of cholera In'o the United States.
The conference report ON the Indian uppro-
priatIOn bill was agreed 70. Tho tortihcatiOn
bill was discussed at considerable length in
committee OF the whO.e.- No dcinItc results
ON the bill were re tchCd. The Elections Com
tied TO ret ain his seat at cprcsCntatlvc-dt-
large from irgiuia- A majority report was
also presented.
is the senate on the 1st the Senate bill
was substituted for tho House bill providing
for the establishment OF a branch soldiers
Homo west Of tho Mississippi. MIR. Buffers
resolution to investigate New York banks was
referred TO the "A lance committee. The river
Increase the amount for continuing improve
mout OF the Mississippi was not agreed TO.
The hill was INA ly passed, the Seua.e having
made some additions, and tho amount In the
hill Is now Sl35Si,tul, against 81 OS6,uO, as II
came from the House. ...-.-.. In the House Mr..
Randall submitted the Conference report on
tho naval appropriation bill, announcing ina
hHtty 20 hIIce' lhcIe Wa az 1nihltcu ut,
bate between Mcssrs. Randall, Calktns and
Reed. OF Maine. Motions that tho House re-
Code from its disagrcemcuts were lost. Mr..
IoWnshcud reported the foStolhce appro-
priation bill, ana ON motion the House
ICredcd from its disagrCcmCnts regarding
compensation for laud grant guilroadS Tor
mali trans Dortatiou, aud also from tho senate
amendment increasing the appropriation for
the comp 'nsation OF railway clerks This
disposed of the bin as far as the House was
concerned. The fOrthCatiOn bill was then
taken up. and after discussion in committee
OF the whO'C Mr.. Rau dall offered the bill as
reported 10y the minority (which opposes the
appropriations asked as a substitute.
THE Senate on the 2d insisted on its
amendments to the naval bill, aud new con
ference was order Cd, and the s3une aci ion
wa taken with regard to the river and harbor
hin. Mr.. sherman offered resolution pro
Ndiug that the senate meet on July 4, and
that the Declaration OF Independence and
WashinR toms farewell address be read. The
Sundry civil bin was taken up, ana the amend
mCnt 90 pay United states MarshalS salaries
luRtCud OF fees was rejected. After the
adopt on OF other almond ncnts the bill was
pass Cd ...... In the House the minority report
on tho fertilization u adopted 10y a
vote of $50 10 81. ana the amount appro
priatCd rs only S5,QJOOD. The Senate almond.
mcnts TO the river and harbor bill were not
couCurred in. MIR. Hewitt endCRvorcd
90 have passed a resolution authorizing
the appointment of committee to make an
investigation of frauds iu several of the cN,
CCuttVC departments of the Governments On
an objection the matter went over. The Sen
ate amendment in reference TO pensions tu
surviving officers and enlisted mon who
served IN the Mexican war was ConCurrcd in
Tho FitI John Porter bill was passed over the
A.Ln OF tho Irn.LLnnL LN n NnLn OF Lls 20 rs.