The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-08-06
IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
PROCEEDINGS.

CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
In the senate on the i7th several vetoed
pension bills,were reported back with rec
Concentrations that they be pass d, not
witnstaudlng the Presidents objections.
The Senate then went into secret session,
and on the doors Ieiug reOpened ad-
iOurned......In the House the confer.
ence committee reported continu q
HaF5or appropriation biil. resolution
was passed striking out the appropriation
for the Portage aud Lake superior ship
canal, and the cOnferces were Instructed TO
insist on striking out tile amend
the IIenncpim canal, the Stur-
veon Bay and Lake Aiiciigan canal the Mis-
sppi river from the head OF the passes to
she mouth OF tine ohio, am for the improve
ment OF the Potomac. Tue northern Pacific
without dual u-ti'n rho tTpuse adjnurned
I'm the Senate on tho 2Sth tho conference
committee on the River aud Harbor bill re-
ported that they were unable 10 agree. The
Senate insisted on IT'S amendments and am
other conference was ordered The Forti.
ncation bilA was passed. The surplus JOINT
resolutiou' was then taken up, but with
out taking any action, the senate ou-
iourned. -. In the House a hiii Increasing
the limit OF cost OF public building at Ok
ford, Miss WAS passed Conierees were 0p-
pointed on the Northern Pacific For
feiture BILL A continued disagree
Inent was reported on the
Legislative, Executive and Judicial bill.
TTonse el1ar, Vgc1t mo ronm.ttee 81 tie
bin. The recommendations OF the
committee on appropriations were
ported TO the house The action OF the com
mittee OF the whole was ratified and con
ence committee on the Legislative Appro-
priation PHI was agreed to ana the House
adjourned.
THE senate on the 29th. after routine bust.
ness, proceeded to tile consideration of the
House toint resolution relating TO this sur
plus in the treasury. Messrs. Allison,
Beck, Plumb, McPnersOn, Vest. sherman,
ON the resolution. ana the mat
ter went over. q conference WAS agreed
20 on tile Northern Pacific Forfeiture bili.
and after an executive session tine Senatc e
adjourned. .,....ln tine House the commit &C
amendments TO the General Deficiency
cred An effort was made 70 cuh up
the Interstate Commerce bill, but the
The House refused to pass over the Presi-
dents veto the bill grant ng pension 20
Andrew J. Wilson. An evening session was
held for the consideration OF private Diiis.
IN the Senate on the 3Uth consi ieratiOu OF
the Treasury surplus resolution was resuln-
cd; AIcssrs. Teller Vance and Gorham TAX
ing part IN tne debate. The resolution was
fmRiiv mIOpted The House bili TO Increase
tile marhI csin YlIshment was then taken up,
amended and passed In the House
bill for public building, at
santa Re, n. NJ. was passed. The House
refused 20 pass over the Presidents veto. the
bills granting pens ous TO the widow OF Gen
orul David r. liuntcr aud To nary Anderson.
The Inter -State Commeroe bill WIS umendo
by the substitution of the Reagan bill, and a
conference Was Orlerod. An evening ses-
sion WIS held tor the consideration OF pen
sion bil!r.
IN the senate on the 3Ist the Hoar reso-
luton regarding the celebration OF the
one hundredth anniversary OF the Con-
atitution aud the four hundredth ami
versary OF the discovery OF America,
provoked some sharp criticism, but
after being modified was passed. large
-
siOn......In tire House consideration
Of the conference report on the
River and uatbor bhl was re-
anmed, and after debate tbs House
insisted upon lts disagreement 10 the senate
amendment, and n further conference was
on dered. The Alien Landlord bii was
passed. The Senate amendment to the sur
plus foint resolution was non n-concurred in
and conference ordered. The FOrtiflcat on
Appropriation bill, with senate amend
ments. was reported back, but pending ao-
Ion the House adjourned.