The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-05-14
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
a Summary of the Daily News.
coraRrss.

CONGRESS.
IN the Senate on the Sd Mr.. Ingalls, joint
resolution was reported favorably from com
mitteo proposing a constitutional amend
ment substituting April 30 for March 4 ns the
commencement OF the Official term Of Preal-
dent. Mr.. DOlph reported favorablv bill
repeating all the laws providing for the pre-
emption of public lands ard allowing en-
tries for timber culture and other purposes.
The Postofice Appropr alton bill was then
taken up aud debated unit adjournment.
In the House the Conference report on the In
dian Appropriation blil was agreed 70. On
motion Of Mr.. Anderson, OF Kansas therules
were suspended and the hill passed provld-
ing for the adjustment OF land grants made
bY Congress to a a in the construction OF
railroads a. Kansas, and fCr the forfeiture OF
uneerned lands. soverni other biHs Of
local nature were passed under n suspension
OF the rules. Adjourned.
AFTER the passage OF several private
bills, the Senate on the ssh proceeded With the
post-onics Appropriation. b d which was dis
Dussed nt length. The section providing for
the transportation of the South American
mails in american vessels and uppropriating
@6Q0UO Tor the sTmu was the main point Of
debate. IL was nnHllv adopted. and the bill
passed, there being only ten negative votes.
Adjourned. In the House the Campbell
weaver contest from Iowa. was decided in
favor Of Weaver. At the evening session a
numbor OF bills passed, among the Senate
biil 70 remove the charge or dcscrtion against
any sold er by reason OF his enlistinR in any
regiment before receiving discharge from
another regiment Adjourned.
IN tho Senate on the 5th after the trans
action OF considerable unimpOrtant business
the Interstate Commerce bill was taken up
and discussed. After executive session the
Senate adjourned In the House business
was cons dercd that had been reported from
the Committee on Military AdaiIs. The nrst
Dill that came up was the one providing for
pay and bounty Of tho veterans who had
been discharged 70 receive promotions and
commissions az officers. and which had been
withheld from them No final action was
reached The House was in session until
past midnight.
IN the Senate on the 9Th the Inter State
Commerce bill again came mp. and its con-
sideratiOn occup cd most OF the day. After
nm executive session the Senate adjourned.
.-.. IN the House tho Committee on JudiC 'ury
reported adversely q -oint resolution pro-
Viding Tor female suffrage by constitutional
amendment. The River and HarhOr bill was
then taken up IN Committee OF the Whole.
and after being further discussed and
70 lus nays Without trunsactlnR any other
business the House adjourned
THE Senate was not i'm session on the 7th
Z After routine business in the House
the private calendar was taken up In
Committee of the Whole. The bill which
gave rise 20 the most interesting scussion
was one paying 700 to r. W Haldeman The
report states that during the war Haideman.
lhen n boy OF twelve years OF age. desired to
lOln an ohio regiment but was refused mus
teE on account OF b g age and ze. He,
however, purchased "a uniform and served In
tine regiment a year, acting ns a huEler and
performing scout duty. Mr. Bragg, OF Wis
constn, IN n sarcastic speech opposed the
Dill which brought on a debate Of n similar
Fifty-hve pens on bills were passed At the
evening session.