The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-04-03
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

THE Senate was not in session on tho 22d
....... In the House several bills were report
I'd and a resolution of inquiry as to action in
re alton TO the Venezuela claims was adopted.
The House then went in committee on the
bonded extension bill and a score of speeches
were made considering the subject from bust
ness, moral constitutional economic, temper
ance and other stand points. The com
preparation bill was reported and referred 10
to the committee of the who'e. A resolution
was adopted calling for information whether
or not the provisions of Yellowstone Park
leases to prevent wanton destruction of game
and hsh were being complied with, Mr. Dock
cry presented the report OF the com
mittee on nc counts the removal Of en-
ployes Of the House by Speaker Kcifcr. The
report recommen Is an extra months pay TO
PIE sent employees.
In the Senate on the oath the minority re-
port on the exclusion OF American meats
from Germany was presented. A motion to
make the Dakota bill, a speciu order for
Thursday week, was defeated. Considera-
ton Of the bill to fiN the salaries of District
Judges was resumed, the discussion being
mainly on the cause prohibiting Judges from
appointing their relatives to positions. The
educational bin was then taken up and long
Ingalls, and Vance took chief parts. The
conference reTort on the resolution apnro
priatinE $4,000 for contiRcnt fund OF the sen
ate was adopted ....... In the House Mr.. Ellis
asked consent to offer a resolution appropriate
ing &30O00O TO avert the threatened overflow
at New Orleans. After some discussion the
resolution was rejected. The House refused
TO concur in certain amendments to the def
Cienoy bills. Bills were introduced: To cs-
tRblish uniform rating for invalid pensions; to
provide for cheaper correspondence by tele
graph; to repeal the restriction on coinage Of
silver dollars.
In the Senate on the 25th memorials
were presented protesting against the pas
sage of pending bills relating to patents
Bills were reported favorably: To sell the
Iowa Indian reservation in Nebraska; to
readjust compensation for railroad mail
transportation A resolution was adopted
not furnish certain information regar ling
the Starroutes. The bin to increase the
salaries OF district Judges was taken
UP and the amendment agreed to pro
hibiting Judges from appointing rela-
tiycs to Court positions. The bill passed
The joint resolution was adopted providing
nav for hOlidnys The education bin was
fmrthcr discussed without action. the
House several unimpOTtant measures passed
after which the bonded whisky bin was taken
up and debated at some length. An effort
Dri9te SI25 DO for the Hood sufferers along
the Mississippi was met with objections.
In the Senate on the 26sh the bill for a.
Iotment ofIndian lands in severalty was passed.
The transfer OF Minister Sargent to the st
Petersburg mission was submitte and
confirmed. The bill passed author
sourl war claims. Debate on the edu
cational bin was continued at CON
siderable length. The resolution HpprOpriat-
ing for the Mississippi River flood sufferers the
uncxpcndcd balance of the Ohio Hood fund,
amounting to SI25,OCO was adopted In the
House the same appropriation was agreed to
The bonded whisky bill was taken up and Il
motion adopted that the debate be closed in
hour and a half on the 2Tth.
In the Senate on the 27th a bill was intro
duccd to prohibit the sale of indecent publica-
tiUnE. The Joint resolution authorizing a re-
ward OF $25OJ0 for discovery Of the Greedy par
ty reported with an amendment. The bill
TO pay claims for damages caused by the Ute
Indians pN-SpI- AlSO the bill to authorize
the Court of Claims to grant rehearnR
in the case Cf Chas. =. ChOutcau
for add itional compensut on for building iron
ClHds. Tho education bill was debated with
out action ...-.-. I'm the House the bonded CX-
tension bill was finally disposed of ly striking
on the enuCting clause, lS5 to 81. In the gen
erul stri' Q to secure precedence for the next
measure for discussion the bill t. retire the
trade dollars was taken up but no action was
reached.