The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-02-15
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary of the Daily News.
CONGREssIONAI.. ".


In the Senate on the 4th the credentials
OF Senator Manderson, OF Nebraska, we're pre-
sented. Senator Evarts presented the report
OF the committee and evidence in the Texas
election Investigation. The bin declaring trusts
unlawful was taken up and after some debate
II was laid aside and the Union Pacific Funding
bill called up and discussed until adjournment.
49,. When the House met Mr.. Payson In.) com
menced hIibustering against the Union Pacific
Funding bill. Several conference reports were
offered as questions OF privilege. The evening
session was taken up in the consideration or
bills reported from the Committee on Indian
Affairs.
In the Senate on the 9th the Oklahoma
bill was recei. ed from the House. Senator
Platt moved its reference 10 the Committee on
Territories and Senator Dawes wished it re-
ferred 10 the Committee on Indian Affairs, and
a lengthy debate followed. Il was finally re
vterred % the Committee on Territories. Senator
HaWley presented an amendment to the Sundry
Civil bill for the payment OF $1,000 TO the widow
OF General Sheridan ''in grateful recognition OF
his services 10 his country" The House joint
resolution for the payment Of S501.0O) to the
heirs OF James B. Eads passed. Consideration
OF the Legislative Appropriation hill was then
resumed but no final action reached In the
House the conference report on the Nicaragua
Canal bill was discussed during the day and an
evening session was held for considering Dis
trict OF Columbia business.
AFTER routine business the Senate on
the 9th took up Senator Chandler's resolution
instructing the Committee on Appropriations
to investigate the matter OF naval oficers'
claims, and after some discussion II went over
and the Senate indUlged in a long and uninter-
esting debate the pending amendment to
the Legislative, Executive and Judicial APP
preparation bill increasing the clerical
force OF the Civil Service Commission. In
the House Mr.. Posey took the oath OF oflce as
Representative OF the First Ind ann district to
succeed A. II. Hovey, resigned. A message from
the President in regard TO the agreement with
the Creek Indians as to ceding their lands was
received, and the conference report on the
Nicaragua Canal bill caused an animated and
interesting debate. II was finally agreed TO.
At the evening session number OF private
bills we're passed.
- THE Senate on the Tth agreed to the con-
ference report on the Nicaragua Canal bill
The bin now goes to the President Senator
Blair, from the Committee on Woman Suffrage
reported favorahly the resolution proposing a
constitutional amendment prohibiting ans
abridgement OF the right OF suffrage account
OF sex. Senator CoclCren reported a substitute
for the House bin removing the charge OF
desertion from soldiers who served out theiI
term of enlistment and # passed. The Legis
lHtive Appropriation bill was then discussed
until adjournment The House considered ai
some length and passed with amendments the
Senate bill providing that the public lands now
subject TO entry and chiefly valuable for agri
culture shall be disposed OF according to the
provisions OF the Homestead law only. The
Army Appropriation bill was then considered
until adjournment.
THE Naval Appropriation aud Fortih-
cation Appropriation bills were reported in the
Senate on the Sth aud placed on the calendar
and after the disposal OF various resolutions
the House bin to quiet the title OF settlers on
the Des Moines river lands in Iowa was takeT
up and passed The Pension Appropriation
bill was also passed After further consider
ing the Union Pacific Funding bill the Sen
arc passed hftv-two private pension bills and
adjourned o.. The House soon after assembling
took up the Army Appropriation bill in Com
mittee OF the Whole and when the committed
rose the bin passed. The Agricultural Appro
priauon bill also passed. AT the evening ses
sion thirty-three private pension bills wer'
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