The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1888-03-09
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary o, the Daily News.
CONGRESS-.

CONGRESS-.
A BILL was reported iu the Senate on the
27th abollshing the ONCE OF Surveyor General
for the district OF Nebraska and Iowa. The
Senate then took up the bill Incorporating
the Nicaragua Canal and after some debate
passed IL by vote OF SO TO IS. The Total Dis
ability Pension bill was then taken up and de-
bated at length. Senator Plumb introduced
bill for public buildings at Lawrence and Kan
sas City, Kan. Adjourned. In the House the
resolution directing an inquiry into the circular
issued by Commissioner Black requiring certain
pension claimants 70 perfect the prosecution OF
their claims within 100 days was tabled. Bills
and resolutions were introduced. After trans
acting business pertaining 70 the District Of
columbia testimonial OF respect in memory
or the late W ". C0rcoran was placed on the
record and 9he House adjourned.
AMONG the bills introduced into the Sen
Hte on tho 2Sth was one by Senator Sherman
authorizing the issue OF circulating notes 70 Ma
tonal Banks 10 the par value OF bonds de-
posted. After unimportant business and some
political talk consideration OF the Dependent
and Total Disability Pension bill was resumed
IN Committee or the Whole. An amendment was
adopted extending its provisions TO soldiers
or the Mexican and Indian wars who served
thirty days. Then followed long talk which
ceased only with adjournment. In the House
the Oklahoma bill was fur her considered in the
morning hour. In Committee Of the Whole
public building measures were considered and
number passed on. When the committee
rose the House adjourned
In the Senate on the 29lh The bill to estab-
lish "a National Art Commission passed. The
bill 20 provide for the compulsory education OF
Indian children passed The five civilized
tribes are excepted from IT'S provisions. The
Total Disability Pension bill was then
taken up aud lively debate fol-
lowed without reaching vote. Ad-
Journed After the usual routine work
the House went into Committee OF the Whole
for the consideration Of the bin authorizing the
Secretary OF the Treasury to purchase bonds
with the surplus, and debate continued until the
special order-eulogies upon the late Represen-
tative Monatt, OF Michigan, - was reached
Isulogies were delivered and the House ad
i0urned.
IN the Senate on March i tho resolution
reported from the Committee on Foreign Rela
tions requesting the President to negotiate O
treaty with China containing provision thai
no Chinese laborers shall enter the United
states was taken mp and after some debate
adopted. The Pension bill was then taken
up and debated until adjournment. :. In
the House the bill foruidding the trans
mission through the mails OF pa
pers containing lottery advertisement,
was reported adversely. The resolution accept
ing the invitation Of the French Republic K
take part in the International Exhibit at Paris
in 1882 was discussed in Committee OF IN,
Whole, also the resolution authorizing a confer
ence to be held IN Washington Ia 1889, 70 pro
vide commercial relations with the Republics o
Central and South America When the Com
mittee rose the resolutions passed and The
House adjourned.
TIRE Senate was not IN session on the
3d.-..In the House "a resolution was adopted
setting apart each Friday evening, beginning a
z 80 o'clock, for the consideration Of pension
and political disability bills. After the repOr
OF committees the House in Committee OF thS
Whole took up the private calendar and the
omnibus bin providing for the payment of
large number of claims for supplies used by ths
army during the war When the committed
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twenty-five pension bills and several bills re
moving noLILLcnl disabmLLies were passed.