The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-07-30


THE board of managers Of the National
Home for disabled veterans held their
quarterly meeting in New York on the
24th.
A BRITISH troop-ship was ordered sud-
denly on the oath to proceed to Oban, ,IScot.
land, with a force of police to maintain
order among the TREE crofters.
THE National Saengerfest at Milwaukee
closed on the oath. 1t was an artistic sue
cess, but lacked about $4,000 of paying
expenses.
THE cholera returns in Italy for the oath
were: Bologna, new cases, 2 deaths;
Brindisi, 1 new case, ? deaths; Latiano, 3
new cases, 2 deaths; Fontano, new
cases, deaths; other points, u new cases
and deaths.
A HALIFAX IN. S. dispatch Of the oath
says about forty privates of the Royal
Irish Rifles have deserted since July /,
and only two of them have been captured.
AT the London Wesleyan conference a
committee was appointed to consider the
proposition to hold an ecumenical confer
ence in the United States.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
N the Senate on the goth. after the pre-.
sentatiOn of number of petitions on vari.
ous subjects, the Senate took up the OIeo.
margarine bill, debated it at length and
passed it, after being amended that the
tax shall be two cents a pound. A wrangle
ensued over a proposition to take
up the Payne case, resulting IN no
further business being done until the
Appropriations bill was discussedA..I In the
House MI Hatch tMo.) paid his respec to
The River and Harbor bill was reported d
back from committee and referred to com :
amendments were discussed. THE
rent resolution for adjournment July 2S was
reported back, but was not acted on. At
the evening session number of bridge bills
passed.
In the Senate on the 21st, after the pre-
sentation of a batch of knights of Labor
petitions in favor of land bills and the Okla
homa bill, the Payne election case was
taken up. Messrs. Pugh and Hoar addressed
the Senate in advocacy of the position taken
by them, and Mr.. F4ogan replied at great
length. He was followed by Mr.. Teller, who
gave way to motion to adjourn,
House Mr.. Morrison's resolution providin g
for the adjournment of Congress July 26
was passed. The Honse went into commit
tee Of the whole on the Senate amendment
ment was non-concurred in and the bill was
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merce bill was then taken up.
IN the Senate on the 22d three public build
ing bills, including one for a building at
Springfield, Mo-, were passed. The report
OF the conference committee on the Naval
Appropriation bill was SUI omitted and agreed
to- Consideration of the Payne election
G@Ig Teifar was then hi, resumed be mT,
on the 21st Mr.. Sherman then addressed the
Senate. He was followed by Mr.. Eustis in
support of the minority report. Mr.. Hoar
moved the adoption of the minority report
calling for an investigation, and MIR. Frye
spoke in support of the amendm ent. 1t was
understood that a vote would be taken at
two O'Clock on the In the House the
OIcomarpsrine hill was Tenorted hack from
mi m on ouT~iH II "a q a
of privilege, but the Speaker refused to en-
tertain it such. Fhe Naval Increase
committees were called for reports. and
when the OIeomargarine bill was reached it
The House then went into committee of the
whole. The Morrison Tariff bill and other
revenue bills were laid aside. Adjourned.
IN the Senate on the 28d Mr.. Ednunds sub.
mitted a resolution instruct ing the commit
tee on foreign relations 60 inquire into and
report the rights of American fishing vessels
in British waters. Mr.. Vest presented
batch of petitions from Knights of Labor.
garding his connection with a suit brought
against widow for helping her to obtain
was then taken up and Mr.. Hawley argued
in favor of an investigation. Mr.. Evarts
made a lengthy speech in opposition there
to. Mr. Hoar closed the debate, and the res
olution providing for further investigation
tiOn ofthe SundrylCivil bill was then resumed.
......The House, after disposing of routine
on revenue measures ana after setting
aside all other revenue measures the Cleo-
margarine bill was taken up and the Senate
amendments were cOncurred in. The river
and hBrbor committee reported a disagree
ment and "a further conference was ordered.
Inc conference report on the Naval apprO-
priatiOn bill was agreed to a night session
was held FOR the consideration Of pension
bills.
IN the Senate on the Path Mr.. Coke offered
a resolution discharging the committee on
finance from further consideration of the
treasury surplus resolution, and gave notice
that he would call it up on the 25th. Mr..
EdmundS' resolution inStructing the COM
mittee on foreign relations to inquire
into the fisheries question adopted.
The Sundry Civil Appropriations bill
taken up and several amendments were
agreed tO......The House considered in COM
mittee of the whole the bin for the increase
of the navy, and aferWard reported it to
the House The substitute of the naval
affairs committee was agreed to and the bill
passed. night session was held for the
consideration of land forfeiture bills.