The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-02-08
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary of the Daily News.
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In the Senate on the 18th a petition vzma
presented from citizens Of New Mexico against
itB admission a State. The credentials OF
Senator-elect Butler Is. c. were presented.
A bm for the construction OF bridges across
che Missouri river near Leavenworth. Kan.
Hnd Kansas City, Mo, passed. The Army
Nurses Pension bill also passed Il allows q
pension of f23 per month TO women nurses dur
ing the war (undeg certain conditions and lin
itations). The Diplomatic bill was then taken
NJ and Senator Gibson's amendment to insert
she word ''Ambassadors'' instead Of ministers
Extraordinary" etc, applied TO France,
Great Britain, Germany and Russia was under
discussion until adjournment. In the House
the Senate bill passed increasing the pension or
soldiers OF sailors who have lost both hands to
500 per month, The Senate Joint resolution
for meeting February l3 TO count the elect.
oral vote was Concurred in. The Sundry Civil
pll HAs taken up aud. pending debate on an
amendment appropriating f5ao0l for the educa-
ton OF children in Alaska without reference to
race, the House adjourned
Nv the Senate on the 99th a bill passed
authorizing the Secretary Of war 90 deliver 70
any soldiers home two obsolete serviceable
oannOns suitable for firing salutes" A resolu-
tion was adopted calling on the Secretary OF the
Navy for a statement OF the expenditures for
construction and repair OF vessels and the
senate took up the Diplomatic bill, the question
being the amendment making the title OF Minis
Uers 20 France, Germany, England and Russia
Ambassadors,' which was after long debate
adopted by a close vote When the amendment
In regard 20 Samoa was reached the Senate
went into executive session When the doors
we're opened Senator Sherman made q state
ment IN regard 20 the Samoan trouble after
which Senator DOlph obtained the floor and the
senate adjourned .... In the House q petition of
lBeOO citizens OF Utah against admission as a
State was presented. The Sundry Civil bill
was further considered and the bill passed
The bill for the better protection OF the fur seal
and salmon fisheries OF Alaska was favorably
reported and the House adjourned.
THE credentials OF Senator Plumb, re-
elected from Kansas, were presented in the
Senate on the 3Oth. After adopting q resolution
calling on the Secretary OF the Treasury for a
statement OF the amount In the sinking fund to
the credit OF the Union Pacific and Central Pa
cine roads on February ], etc, the Senate re.
sumed consideration OF the Diplomatic BILL the
question being on the amendment affecting the
samoan Islands, and the question was under
debate at adjournment. When the House met
Mr.. Springer Ull.) moved to go into Committed
OF the Whole on the Oklahoma bill.
which was agreed TO, the pending amendment
being that OF Mr. PaysOn Gn) that the privi-
ieges and rights OF honorably discharged
soldiers TO make homes public lands shall
not DO impaired but extended TO All public lands
opened TO settlement under this bill. The
amendment was finally agreed 20 in
committee with the understanding that a
vote should be taken in the House Several
other amendments were made, and the com
mittee rose and reported the bill t1 the House.
yeas
ia, nays Ill Pending further consideration
the House adjourned.
The credentials OF Senator-e!ect Hig-
gins CDel) were presented In the Senate on the
Slst- The House amendments to the bill in
creasing the pension to ex-soldiers who had
lost both hands were concurred in After the
passage Of several private bills consideration
or the Diplomatic Appropriation bill was re
sumed, the pending question being the Samoan
amendment making an appropri alton to protect
American suh Anal 90
70. The amendment raising TO the rank OF Am
bassadors the Ministers to England, France
Germany and Russia were defeated and the
bill passed. The British Extradttior
treaty was considered in executive session
Many petitions for Sunday rest we're pre-
seuted In the House and Saturday, February
2a was set apart for eulOgies on the late Rep
resentative Burnes, OF Missouri The Okla
homa bill came up as the special order. Tn,
vote by which the soldiers homestead amend
ment had been adopted was reconsidered ant
the clause declaring that the rights OF soldier
shall not be impaired by the passage OF the bill
was agreed 20. The second clause extending
the right Of homestead entry on the lands 4
soldiers (under existing laws) was defeated
Pending further consideration the House ad
iourned.
In the Senate on February the Hous
amendments TO the Senate bill for the admis
sion Of South Dakota were non-concurred Il
and conference asked. Senator Saulsbur
Onered resolution which was agreed 20, iu
ANANNtAtAe tuN ENEtlku AAtiAttuOS OOtumtttee u
inquire into the condition OF affairs in tn
samoan Islands and report as soon rs prnctica
bic what measures are necessary TO protec
American interests. Senator Chambers resolu
tion as 20 claims OF naval officers for arrears G
pay for mileage, etc, was discussed and lai
aside. Senator sherman presented a lette
from the Secretary OF the Navy with cop
OF the formal ccssion OF the harbor z
Pago-PagO 10 the United States by the Samoa
Government, which was referred. Ate
an executive session tao Senate adjourned ur
III Monday I'm executive session the BritIs
Extradition treaty was rejected In tn
House the conference report on the bin Z
create the Department OF Agriculture wa
agreed 20. The Diplomatic bill with Senat
amendments was referred. The Oklahoma bf
Was then taken up and after q futile attemp
at hiibusiering was finally passed by vote c
l4s ayes 10 log nays The remainder OF IN
session was occupied in Committee OF IN
Whole. An evening session was held for IN
consideration Of private pension claims.