The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-08-03
IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources
CoNGREssIoNAT. PROCEEDTNGs.

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IN the Senate, on the 23d, Mr. Dawes deliv-
@red long speech in opposition to the ratihca-
Hon ot tne Fisheries treaty. A message from
bho PRESIDENT on the subject of civil service,
was presented, read and referred 10 the com
@ittee on civil service and retrenchment
During the morning hour the conference report
GA the River and Harbor bill was agreed TO
without discussion or division Mr. Wilson
NAa-h fron the committee on judiciary, made a
report IN the matter Of the Jackson (Miss.)
election, which was ordered printed In the
house, barely quorum WIS present and but
Altie business was transacted. The conference
report on the bill requiring the Pacific rail-
ROADS 20 furnish equal facilities to connecting
telegraph companies was agreed 70.
lN the Senate, on the 24th, spirited debate
between Messrs. Cockrell and Davis OF half an
hours duration occurred on the resolution 70
print 5000 additional copies Of the pensioni
committees report on the-subject OF vetoed
pension bills. The bill 70 provide for the con
struetion Of new vessels for the navy was de-
bated, but no action upon IL was taken...... In
the House there was no quorum, and most OF
the session was spent in discussing the Okla
homa pill, which went over without action.
Senate bill appropriating s2O0,OOO for ap-
praiser's warehouse at Chicago was passed, as
was also Senate bill prohibit ng the transmits
sion OF matter through the m lis in transpa-
rent envelopes, and the bill to forfeit the
lands granted TO the Hastings s. Dakota rail-
road. ts. |Hh4t D.
IN the Senate, on the 25th, discussion OF the
Naval Appropriation bill and the passage OF
the measure, occupied mdst of the day. Mr..
Frve gave notice that he would, on the Goth,
move 70 take up the Fisheries tr6ats, and Mr..
Allison said he would ask The Sehate to take
UP the Army Appropriation bill. l...... In the
House, there was a very slight attendance-nOt
exceeding l25 at any time nurnR the session.
A bilIto establish United States Land Court
20 investigate and settle private land claims in
New Mexieo and Colorado, was passed. Sew
eral private bills were considered by unani-
nous consent, and pas sed. At the night ses.
sion, objection was made To every measure pro-
posed, and the House adjourned without having
transacted aaY business. t-..,
TN the Sefste, on the 2dih the Army Appro-
priatiou bBl was taken up in committee OF the
whole, ldiseussed, amended, reported back and
passed. The remainder OF the day was occu-
pied in debate on the Fisheries creaty......In
the House, consideration OF the Oklahoma bill
occupied most Of the day, but without action,
the bill went over. The bill to provide for
postOf1ce buildings throughout the country,
according 70 plans recommended by the poat-
ONCE committee, was discussed. The FOrtid-
cations bill was reported from the appropria-
tiOns committee, and the House took recess
until eight O'Clock, the evening session being
devoted 20 bills reported from the Committee
ON the judiciary.
IN the Senate. on the s7th, after reception OF
some reports from committees the body pro-
ceoded 20 the consideration OF the Fisheries
treaty, and Mr.. Salisbury addressed the Sen
ate I'm favor Of its ratification, after which the
matter went over without action, and the
Sundry Civil Appropriation bill was taken up,
and occupied the remainder OF the day, during
which hfty-thrce pages we're gone Over-....-. .. In
the House the session was devoted almost eX-
clusively TO the consideration OF bills on the
private calendar. The Army Appropriation
bin was reported from the committee on mili-
tary affairs and referred TO committee Of the
whole