The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-04-16

TIE National convention at Indianapolis
of Phi Kappa Psi adjourned on the 9th,
after grand banquet, to meet in Wash
ington city two years hence. An executive
council of nine were elected, with Gov
ernor Foraker Of Ohio chairman. Thirty
five Of the thirty chapters of the or
der reported satisfactorily, chiefly in per-
son by delegates, otherwise by letter.
DURING the seven days ended the 9th the
business failures numbered for the United
States I73 and for Canada AZ, against a
total of pa for the preceding week and POI
the week previous. The failures are light
in every section of the country except in
Western and Pacific States and in Cana
da.
GREAT excitement prevails at Victoria,
B. c., over a bill prohibiting the employ
ment Of Chinese on railroad work.
THE official crop report from the Depart
ment of Agriculture estimates a reduction
of $500, 600 acres in the winter wheat area
from that of two years ago.
THE differences between the Vatican
and the Prussian Government on the Ec-
clesiastical bm have not yet been fully
adjusted.
SEVEN members of the crew of the ship
Frank N. Thayer, on board which mutiny
took place in the South Atlantic Ocean in
January, have arrived in Boston.
On the 10th public demonstration was
made against Gladstone's Irish proposals
by the Orangem en- of Armagh.
A LARGE number of Germans, expelled
from Belgium for alleged completely in the
recent riots, have arrived in Prussia.
THE Belgian government has ordered q
thorough search Of the residences of all
known anarchists in Belgium for the pur-
| pose of procuring evidence against them.
EFFORTS are being made to secure the In
ternational Exposition of 1892 for Wash
| ington.
THE Egyptian Government is ready to
deliver at Suez samples of the petroleum
! discovered in the Soudan.
| A NEW law requires all nuns and priests
now teaching in the public schools of
France to be replaced by lay teachers.
| AN effort is to be made to have the Smith
sonian Institution, the National museum
and the Botanical gardens at Washington
| opened on Sundays.
IT is said the Congressional appropria-
tion of five and half million dollars for
library building will be barely half what
the proposed site viii cost.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
IN the Senate on the 9Th knights of La.
| Dor protests against the Free Ship bill
/ WGE6 HubullbtCQS also a DOLlIlOn OF an as
sooiation of cOlOred people of Kansas for
! assistance to emigrate to Africa. The Ar
/ bitration bill passed by the House was
| favorably reported, The Army bill was
| scussed. A message from the President
! on the Chinese question was received.......
| In the House, among the committee re-
| ports was a bill for bridges across the Mis-
| souri, river near Kansas City and AtchisOn;
! also a biIl,to increase the army also resolu.
| ton for a congress ional investigation Of the
| railroad strike. In committee OF the whole
the Post ofice Appropriation bill was taken
/ nd aft nFDn do Rg-aa
] passed By the House
! TX the Senate on the 7th, after some de-
| bate, a vote was taken on the Army bill, re-
| sultl1g in the defeat of the meas ure ...... In
! the House the conference report on the bill
\ for public building at San Antonio. Tex,
| was agreed to and a bill passed appropriat-
| ing 100000. The River and HarbOr bill was
| referred to the committee OF the whole.
| May &c was set for the consideration of the
| Free Ship bill. Debate the Silver bill
| was resumed and continued the rest of tina
! session, and also occupied the evening ses-
| sion.
IN the Senate on the sth the bill passed
| giving the Kansas & Arkansas railroad
| right Of way through the Indian Territory.
The Indian appropriation bill was reported.
The Washington Territory bill was then dis
cussed. In the House the Silver bill was
called, and, after debate, the bill was de-
feated.
TX the Senate on the 9th bill was intro.
duced for arbitration of labor troubles
| After some minor business, Senator Frye
addressed the Senate on the fisheries ques-
! tion. The Washington Territory bill was
| then taken up and amendment for
| bidding women the ballot was rejected IT,. In
| the House objection was made to immediaf
| consideration of proposition to give relief
/ to flood sufferers In Alabama. The private
| calendar was considered in committee of
the whole. 0biect,on being made, the House
| did not consider resolutions offered by Mr.
| ONell (MO.) Mandatory of Gladstone.
IN the Senate on the 10th knights of
! Labor petition for speedy action on the
Arbitration bill was presentedt The Wash
ington Territory bill was taken up and,
after some debate, passed. ......In the House,
| ns special order, bills from the commerce
| committee were considered, and Il large
| number of bridge bills passed, anon z
them the Alton Bridge bill, and several
other Missouri and Mississippi River Bridge
| bills.