The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1890-03-14
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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CONGRESS.
IN the Senate on the Sd Mr. voorhees, offered
resolution looking 20 an inquiry into the
late lease to the North American Company
of the privilege of fur sealing IN Alaska,
which was referred. bill passed fixing the
salaries OF United States District Judges at
5000 The Educational bill was then de-
Dated until adjournment. In the House
petition was presented from the
Seventh Day Adventists, containing 25s,-
600 names, protesting against the passage
OF any bill in regard to the observance OF the
sabbath Joint resolution authorizing the
appointments of thirty additional medical
examiners for the Pension Bureau passed
The attempt by Mr.. Perkins to have the
rules suspended In order to pass the Okla
homa bill failed and the Arkansas contested
election case then occupied the attention of
the House until adjournment
The business transacted In the Senate on
the 9TH was unimportant Several bridge
bills were reported and the bill appropriat-
ing $4,000 for a monument to commemorate
the battle of Trenton was passed. The SEN
ate occupied fve hours in executive session
debating the resolution IN regard to the
manner In which proceedings In secret ses-
sion leaked out and were published in full
every day. The leak appears not TO have
been discovered. The entire session of the
House was tak-n up I'm debating the Arkan-
cas- contested election case.
WHEN the Senate met on the 5th the at
tempt to pass tho bill TO Increase the pen
eion OF the widow OF General Warren de-
veloped the fact that 10 quorum was present
Pending efforts TO secure an quorum the bill
went over and the Blair Educational bill
was again laid before the Senate. Senator
Barbour spoke In favor and Senator Plumb
against the bill Adjourned. The House
again took MP the Arkansas contested elec-
tlon case of Featherstone VS. Cate and after
featherstone By vote OF 1lS to 135 Ad-
tourned.
NUMBER Of bills were reported In the
Senate on the 9Th and bills passed giving a
pension of SIS a month TO the daughter of
Major General Worth, and increasing the
pension Of the widow OF General Warren to
500 per month. After an executive session
the Senate adjourned....Th The entire morning
hour OF the House was consumed
In the discussion of bill for
the compulsory attendance OF witnesses be-
fore registers and receivers of land Offices.
The House then, In Committee of the Whole.
considered bills for public buildings. The
deb ties at times were quite exciting. Sew
eral bills passed when the committee rose,
after which the House adjourned
APTER the usual morning business the
Senate on the 9TH cons idered bills on the
calendar and passed several bills for public
buildings Pending discussion of the ap-
preparation of 10000 for n building at Salt
Lake City, the Educational bill was reached
as unfinished business. Senator Blair again
spoke I'm its favor and took occasion
to refer severely to the press of the
country. Senator Hale opposed the
bnL Pending debate the Senate adjourned
until Monday. =. The House passed the SEN
ate bill for bridge across the Arkansas
river In the Indian Territory. The report of
the committee on the Alabama contested
election case OF Threat vs. Clark in favor OF
Clayk, the sitting member, was unanimous
ly adopted The bill referring to the Court
OF Claims the claim of w. X. Woodbridge for
the use of his invention of proIectiles for
rified cannon was defeated. Bills were then
considered In Committee of the Whole until
recess AT the evening session pension bills