The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-10-26
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Complied rrOu variOus souroaS
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.


IN the Senate. on the 18TH. the chief feature
OF the days proceedings was the speech Of Mr..
Blair on the Presidents pension vetoes. A
message of the President vetoing the bill to
pension William S. Bradshaw, on the ground
that his disability was not contracted In the
service, was laid on the table. Messrs. Vest
and Allison addressed the Senate on the tariff
question ...... In the House. a preamble and
resolutions, denouncing the Senate Tariff bill
as a document framed in the interest of trusts,
was read and referred 10 the committee on
rules. Mr.. Oates, OF Albania, offered resolu-
tion adiourning Congress sine die on Wednes
day. October T., which went over.
IN the Senate, on the 10TH the entire day was
devoted 70 the discussion OF the tarin question,
Mr. Cockrell, Of Missouri, championing the
Mills bill, and Messrs Allison, Spooner and
others speaking in defense OF the Senate sub
stitute. The House amendment to the joint
resolution TO protect the Washington tunnel
was concurred IN, and the Senate went into eX-
eoutive session ...... In the House the only
feature Of the days proceedings was the failure
20 agree upon date for final adjournment OF
Congress. Tho joint resolution for printing
$1,000 copies Of the report OF the Bureau OF
Animal Industry and making Appropriation
therefor was passed.
IN the Senate, on the 1Tth, the committee on
foreign relations was ordered 70 sit during the
recess in the investigation of the Weil-La Abra
claims. House bill granting right OF way
through the Sioux Reservation, in Dakota, TO
the Aberdeen, Bismarck & Northwestern Rail
way Company was passed, and the remainder
or the day was devoted 90 consideration OF the
Tariff bill. Mr. Allison offered a concurrent
resolution for recess oG Congress from the
Goth inst. 10 November TO- but objection being
made, the resolution went over under the rule.
...... In the House. thirteen messages vetOInR
private pension bills were received from the
President. Mr.. Cox rose to question OF priv
tleRe, and made % long explanation OF an ed
itOrlal 90 the New York Iri5aul, charging him
with sending unfranlyahlo matter through the
E4iWOrpfE
zion, providing Tor Eual adjournment OF Con-
gress on the Goth instant was referred to the
committee on ways and means.
In the Scua'c, on the 18th, the most import
ant item .of business transacted was the pass
age OF a joint resolution for an adjournment OF
Congress sine die on the 2Dth resolution OF
inquiry was offered ana discussion ensued on
she charge that the Secretary OF the Interior
had furnished the Indian service with wagons
made by convict labor ia Tennessee, and that
the Secretary Of War had bought English
blankets for the array ~ a rate too low for
American competition. Several resolutions OF
minor Importance were passed, among them one
for the printing OF $4,000 copies Of the HgriCul-
turHl rcport......n the House, after the tran
sactiOu OF minor business, the Speaker submit
ted the adjournment resolution OF the Senate,
whom % general review of the work OF the ses-
sion on tarn legislation was participated in by
several members, during which a heated colo
guy occurred between Messrs. Taylor and
BrcclCinridge, OF Kentucky. ending in the latter
the former which the records did not Justify.
The resolution on adjournment was passed.
Is the Senate. on the 18Th, no business Of
importance vas transacted during the short
session There were but four Senators present
during The morning hour At its conclusion
the resolution authorizing the finance commit
tee 10 continue its hearings on the tariff was
adopted, and the committee on Indian ahairs
was uul lhorized 10 continue during the recess
the examination ordered by the last Congress
as TO the coud tion OF the Indian tribes on the
reservations in Minnesota, Dakota aud Mon
tana. Sevcrnl mess ON the President
lleI2- received an ate went into execu-
tive ses5ion, and, 90 3:05 p. m, adjourned.
in the T. use, no business was transacted. The
journal Tor two days was approved, and the
House adjourned.
PERSONAL. AND POLITICAL.
'"THE IEOMAy OF THE GUARD" Gilbert
& Sail vans new opera, was produced
for the first time i'm America et the
Casino, New York, on the 17th before a
brilliant aud critical audience, whose var-
dict seemed to be that the new work fully
sustained the reputation of its authors.
SENIOR D0N PEDRO PEREZ IELEDON, Of
the Costa R,Cm Legation, with his fami-
w. has arrived i'm New York.
fl is stated that Sir John Macdonald
viii soon leave for England. Consulta-
tions with the British Cabinet viii be had,
and It is likely that the Fisheries dispute
Will como up
Iy Edwin Booth and Lawrence Barre tits
production of "The Merchant OF Venice"
the trogediaus observe that principle OF
art which establishes a harmony between
picture oudits frame, and enhances that
csttmable comedy by richness Of ma
terial surrounding that is not more
charming as a spectacle than admirable
as an archaeological study. What the
distinguished actors do for the sentiment
aud poetry of The play the scenic artists
and costumers enhance by the structural
form OF the work. Messrs. Booth and
Barrett do not attempt to catch the ap-
plause Of tho vulgar with gaudy tinsel or
the stunning effects Of gilded extrava-
Eunce.
A SPECIAL, from Valparaiso, Ind, on the
18th, announced that Congress man Mills,
hsviug lost his voice, had cancelled his
poiumeut- and engaged Colonel John
T.. Irish. of California, 20 fill them.
Mr.. MICuAEL DAvrrT, in n letter to the
London Tines says that the Irish people
win not accept the scheme proposed by
The Liberals FOR the government OF Ire
laud, unless au Irish Parliament is al
lowed to solve the land question and fix
compensation 90 the landlords.
EMPEROR WILLIAM visited Pompei, the
buried city OF Italy, on the 18th. He was
intensely interested in all he saw, espec-
tally IN some excavations which we're
made in his presence Several valuable
bronze objects were uneRrJhed which
the Emperor accepted as souvenirs Of his
visit
THE Pope, acting on the advice OF
italian aud foreign cleri Gals, has decided
90 iuslruct hs Bishops throughout the
world TO continue to agitate for tho re-
s.oration OF the temporal powers Of the
Pope.
OK the Is IA Xavier Onlofski and Briar
T.. Linn. OF the Sarsheld Guard, formerly
OF the british army, fought a broodsword
contest at New Haven, Conn. The fgh
was bona hd,, and about 1. 500 people wit.
messed e. Linn proved ths botter horse
man. After securing eleven points tC
OalofsSi's sevcu, he uahorsed him.
AT Ottawa, Ont, on the 18th, in a speeCl
to the worRngmou, Secretary OF State
ChapIeau ridiculed annexation, as did
also Sir John Macdonald.
CoUNr Won PAAR, AustrO Hungarian
Ambassador 60 tho Vatican. will soor
retire from his position. The Emperor o
Austria will decorate him with the Crane
Cgoss Cf the Order of st. stephen of Hun,
gary upon his retirement
THE first session OF the Fiftieth Con-
gress exceeded by nineteen days the
length OF the session of amy previous
Congress since the foundation OF the Gov.
ernment
PmNCE DoLGoRoUKL Russian Minister
TO Persia, and General Rehubach, Gov
ernor Of Turkestau, have been callel &c
ST. Petersburg by the Car to attend d
council 20 consider reforms In the admin.
istrRtion OF Turkest tan.
A PETITION for q writ OF habeas corpus
IN the case OF David S. Terry, of Califor-
MIA, who was sentenced by Judge Field,
at San Francisco, Co imprisonm ent foF
contempt OF court was hled I'm the United
States supreme Court, on the 18th, by
Judge Ehellabarger.
The Business Mems parade in New
York on the 9Th viii be reviewed by
President Cleveland
OK ere 18th. after a .ong illness, Mrs,