The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1890-05-02
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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CONGRESS.

CONGRESS.
AFTER the disposition OF routine business
IN the Senate on the 7lst Senator Reagan in
troduced o bill to repeal all laws for the re-
tlrement OF army and navy officers from
active service on pay. Senator Plumb in
trodueed n concurrent resolution directing
the Secretary of the Treasury to increase
the treasury purchase and coinage Of silver
to the maximum amount authorized by law.
Tho Senate then took up the House
Worlds Fair bill which was debated
at length, amended and passed by a
vote of 43 to Ia Adjourned. In the
House Mr.. Dorsey (Neb.) introduced a
DILL for the coinage Of silver to the maximum
allowed by law. A bill passed providing that
soldiers who lost their limbs during the war
shall be entitled to receive an artificial limb
every three years The bill to pension ex-
prisoners OF war was called up when Mr..
farsney CMo), who had been q prisoner OF
war, vigorously opposed the bIh- The mo
tion to suspend the rules and pass the bill
failed and the House adjourned.
AFTER disposlng of unimportant routine
business in the Senate on the 22d Senator
Plumb's resolution for the increase of the
treasury purchase and coinage of silver was
presented and Senator Eustis offered an ad-
dillon to IL that the free coinage of silver is
essential to a sound financial policy, and all
laws limiting its coinage ought to be re-
pealed. The subject went over and Senator
Mitchell addressed the Senate In favor OF his
proposition for the election of United States
Eenat0rs by the people. The District OF Co.
lumbia Appropriation bill was passed and
the Senate adjourned....In the House the
Ways and Means Committee presented bill
for the classification OF worsted cloths as
wooden. The Senate amendments to the
Worlds Fair bill were concurred In. The
Legislative Appropriation bill was then con-
sidered in Committee of the Whole until ad
lournment.
In the Senate on the 2sd a concurrent reso-
luton was adopted requesting the President
10 enter into negotiations with Mexico in re-
lation to the irrigation of arid lands in the
valley OF the Rio Grande. The conference
report on the Oklahoma Territory bill was
agreed TO. After passing several bills
OF n local or private character the
Land Forfeiture bill was taken up
and became "unfinished business" and the
Senate adjourned. Soon after assembling
the House went into Committee of the Whole
on the Legislative Appropriation bill and
the debate that followed had but little refer
ence to the bill under consideration. Ad-
lourned.
In the Senate on the 2Ith Senator Hoar,
from the Elections Committee, reported a
bill to supplement the election laws Of the
United States which was placed on the
calendar. Senator Pugh, in behalf Of the
minority, dissented from the bill in some
vigorous remarks. The bill 10 transfer the
revenue cutter service from the Treasury
Department. to the Navy Department.
was considered at some length. The
Land Grant bill was then considered
until adjournment. soon after assembling
the House went into Committee of the Whole
on the Legislative Appropriation BILL The
clause in the bill making appropriations for
the Civll-Service Commission elected n spicy
debate In which the Commission and the law
were severely attacked, and pending debate
on the motion to strike out the approprla-
tion for the Civil-Service Commission the
House adjourned.
SOON after meeting on the 25th the Senate
took up and passed the House joint resolu-
tion appropriating $4,000 to be used by the
Secretary of War for the relief of sufferers
by the Mississippi floods. The Railroad Land
Forfeiture bill was then further debated at
length Eulogies were then delivered upon
the late Representative Gay, of Louisiana,
and the Senate adjourned. In the House n
petition was presented from Philadelphia
business men asking the aid OF Congress
In the promotion of the building of Ameri-
can ships to trade with foreign ports, and
also one from merchants OF New York ask
ing for the classification of worsted goods as
woolens. Mr.. Cannon I'll. }, from the Appro-
priations Committee, reported joint reso-
tuition appropriating $15o, 900 for the sufferers
by the Mississippi floods, which was imme-
diately adopted Tho House then further
considered the Legislative Appropriation
bill. Pension bills were considered at the
evening session.