The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-10-12
IN BRIEF.
roNeRrssION4T, PROCEEDTNGs.


In the senate. on the 1st, House bill to
forfeit certain lands granted to the Northern
Pacific Railroad Company was reported ana
rlaced on the calendar The Presidents mes
sage announcing his approval OF the Cninese
WwrlusBcn bill, was presented, read anu re-
ferred TO the foreign relations committee MT
HALE offered q resolution rec ting the circular
~ General Benet directing the discriminatory
IN favor OF Democrats in selecting employees IN
limited States arsenals, and -lnquiring why an
order on public business should pc marked con-
adential ..- In the House. resolutions were
fptroduced looking 10 an Investigation Of pub
lio building matters in Brooklyn and Chicago.
A message from the President announcing MS
npprovaf OF the Chinese Exclusion bill was re-
ceived ana referred to the committee on foreign
affairs.
IN the Senate, on the 2d, the chief features
of the proceedings were discussions as TO the
best means OF preventing tho Importation Of
infectious ssases, and on the clause OF the
Deficiency bll making the appropriation Tor
q home for women iu Utah......In the House
the most interesting portion OF the proceed
ings was the adoption OF the conference report
on the joint resolution IN aid Of the yellow
fever sufferers.
In The Senate, on the 80, the Republican
Tariff bill was presented by Mr. Allison, and
Mr. Sherman, on the plea OF necessary absence
when the measure should be called up, ao-
dressed the Senate in favor Of the bill. Con-
sideration OF Mr.. Hale's resolution calling on
the Secretary OF W ar Tor an fNplanAtloh % thu
Benet circular respecting determinations IN
employment in the arsenals was resumed. ~.
In the House among the bills passed were-Sen-
ate bill for the establishment OF the Lincoln
land district OF New Mexico, and the senate
bill granting right OF way 10 the Pensacola q
Memphis Railroad Company through the pub
lie lands IN Florida, Mississippi, Alabama ana
Tennessee, and through the naval and military
reservations near Pensacola.
IN the Senate, on the 4fh. the adoption Of the
Hale resolution on the Benet circular, the pass
age OF the Fourth-class Pustmasters bill, ana
the presentation Of the majority and minority
reports on the senate Tariff bill, together with
the views OF Mr.. Beck on the latter measure
were the marked events of the day In the
House, a discussion OF the conference report
on the Deficiency bill occupied the time ot me
. session An unsuccessful attempt was made
70 call up the Senate bill 10 incorporate the
Maritime Canal Company OF Nicaragua Sen
ate bill WIS passed allowing the Secretary o
the Treasury 90 permit the use OF petroleum or
steamers not carrying passengers without
certificate Of o supervising Inspector.
THE Senate was not in session on the 5th. -.-'
In the House, the bin 10 incorporate the Mari
time Canal Company Of Nicaragua was takei
up, and Mr.. Culbertson offered an amendmen
providing that nothing in the act shall be con
strued to involve the United States in any pc
cuniary obi cation other than the payment O
tolls, which was agreed TO, and the question
being put on reporting the bill favoraoly 70 IN
House the vote resulted 23 10 G. Mr.. Burne
offered q concurrent resolution, whtch wa
agreed 70, fcr the appointment OF seleo
ioint committee Of three Senators and st
Representatives 20 Investigate the work don
on the Washington aQueduct tunnel. At IN
evening session large number OF private pen
sion bills were passed