The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1890-05-09
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail.
CONGRESS.

An Ihfarmal discussion took place In the
Senate on the 2sth as to the best method of
securing the Mississippi against overfiows.
Senator Blackburn introduced a bill for the
admission of Arizona, when the Land For
feiture bnl again came up and was further
discussed The fact was soon disclosed that
no quorum was present and the Senate ad-
iourned. The session of the House was OF
little or no interest The conference report
on the bill for a public building at Fremont,
NebFOimitng the cost to SEQ, ,O0O), was agreed
to. The message of the President vetoing
the bill to allow Ogden, Utah, to increase its
indebtedness was laid before the House The
remainder of the sitting of the House was IN
Committee OF the Whole.
THE Senate on the 10Th had a lengthy
squabble over the Land Forfeiture bill and it
was finally passed. Senator Platt offered n
concurrent resolution, which was agreed to-,
requesting the President to return the
Oklahoma bill for the correction of a clerical
error. Senator Mcpherson introduced a
bill granting a pension of s2,5O) n year
to the widow of General George B. Nc
Clellan. The bill to simplify the laws
tor the collection of revenues was then
considered until adjournment. The House
cOncHrred in the Senate resolution for the
irrigation of arid lands in the valley of the
Rio Grande. After disposing of unimpor-
tant business the House went into Commit
tee of the Whole on the bill for the classifi-
cation of worsted cloths as wooden, which
was considered until adjournment
IN the Senate on the 3Oth Senator Dolph
reported a concurrent resolution requesting
the President to negotiate with Great Brit
ain and Mexico for treaty stipulations to
prevent the entry OF Chinese from Canada
and Mexico into the United States. The con-
ference report on the bill for a public build
Ing ut Fremont, Neb., was agreed to, and a
resolution adopted correcting the clerical
error in the Oklahoma bill. The Customs
Admin strative bill was then debated
WWafn a fr.v-g a
considered and finally passed the
bill for the classification of worsted
goods as woolens. Mr.. Mckinley, from
the Committee on Rules, reported n
resolution for the immediate consideration
of the Dependent Pension bill to which the
Morrill, Service Pension bill may be offered
us substitute the previous question to be
considered ordered at four O'Clock. Mr.. Car
Isle protested against the adoption of a res
olution of this character which rushed
through money bulls without debate in Com
mittee OF the Whole, especially this bill
Involved an expenditure of S40.OOO,OO0. A
long debate followed but the resolution was
adopted. The bill was then taken up and
the Morrill, bill substituted for the Senate
bill and passed by a vote of I79 to 20. Ad-
iourncd.
In the Senate on May / Senator Vest, from
the Select Committee on Meat Products,
made a lengthy report accompanied with an
explanation recommending four measures
viz: Negotiations with England TO bring
about a modification of existing quaran- =
tine laws; n National inspection law; to
prob bit a shipping monopoly. and to
prevent discrimination in cattle ship
ments by trunk lines east from Chicago.
The Customs Administrative bill was
then considered until adjournment. In
the House the Senate bill to protect trade
and commerce against unlawful restraints
and monopolies was considered in Commit
tee of the Whole for some me and passed.
Adjourned.
IN the Senate on the 2d Senator Vest intro
duced a bill amending the Inter-Sta Com
merce act so as to bring express companies
under its provisions Mr.. Dolph's resolution
requesting the President to negotiate with
Great Britain and Mexico with the view OF
preventing the entry of Chinese laborers in
to the United States was agreed to. The
Dependent Pension bill was received
from the House and referred. The Gus
toms Administrative bill was then discussed
at length and finally passed The confer
ence report on the Oklahoma Town sites bill
was agreed to and the Senate adjourned.
In the House the Copyright bill was discussed
all day and finally defeated by yeas 9s, nays
TAG Pending a motion TO reconsider the re-
cess hour arrived. lrivate pension bills
were considered at the evening session.