The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1890-10-03
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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CONGRESS.
WHEN the Senate met on the 27d bills on
the calendar unobjected to were taken up
and passed Senator Blalr's resolution to
amend the Constitution in relation to the
manufacture, expectation, Importation and
sale OF liquors was reached but not voted
upon. After some time spont in Committee
OF tho Whole tho Senate went into execu-
tive session and soon adjourned. The
House vainly attempted to secure a quorum
TO dispose OF the LangstOn- VenabIe contest
cd election case, and adjourned.
lN,tho Senate on ths 2sd Mr.. Hale intro
uuced joint resolution, which was re-
ferred, for the erection in tho District Of
Columbia OF n memorial building which
shall be a suitable monument to the memory
OF q. s. Grant, and which fs to contain n
military museum. A few unimportant bills
were passed, and after an executive session
the Senate adjourned. The House finally So
cured a quorum of Republican members md
decided two election cases, un5eating Ven
able, from Virginia, and seating Langston
(colored), and unsOating Elliott. of South
Carolina and seating Miller (colored). The
contestants were sworn in and then the
House went into Committee of the Whole,
and soon adjourned.
AFTER disposing oil routine business the
Senate on the Path considered bills on the
calendar unOt iected to- Ths conference re-
port on the House bill to increase the num-
ber of tho board of managers OF the
National Military Home of Volunteer
Soldiers was agreed to- The Senate
bill to define and regulate the Jurisdiction
of the courts OF the Unitod States was
passed IL establishes q Circuit Court OF
Appeals. The bill to establish United
States Land Court was discussed until ad-
iournment-...ln In tho House Nr. Hit (Ill) re-
ported a resolution calling on the President
for Information as to the killing OF General
Bsrrundia on board American vessel
by Guatemalan authorities, which was
adopted Tho resolution oxpunging from
the Record tho late speech OF Mr.. Kennedy
CO.,, whiSh criticised the Senate severely,
was debated at length and finally passed
by $50 yeas to IS nays The senste bills
granting $20oO year pension to the widows
of Generals Fremont, Mcclellan and Crook
passed. The remainder Of tho session was
spent In Commi tee of the Whole
In the Senate on the 25th a conference was
ordered on the Deficiency bill, and Mr..
Plumb reported joint resolution authorlz-
ing an extension OF one year OF the timo for
payment for land on pre-emption or home
stead where crops had failed The House
bill to prevent the product OF convict labor
from being used for any department was
passed Anumber of LEGAL bills passed, and
pending consideration OF tho Land Court
bill the Senate adjourned. In the House
tho conference report on the Land Forfeit
ure bill was adopted. Mr Enloo (Tcnn.)
on question OF privilege, offered
resolution for the Investigation of q
charge that The postmaster of the House
was speculating upon his Office which was
amended to extend to the postmaster Of the
last House and adopted. Several conference
reports were adopted. The bill defining the
duty OF the sergeant at arms was passed
The bill Is the outgrowth of she silcott de-
falcation. a bill passed apprOpriating ST.
OOO,0JO for the purchase of ore for the manu-
facture OF nickel steel armoT for the navy,
and the House adjourned.
AFTER dlsposing OF minor business on the
26;h the Senate took up the calendar snd
passed n number of local bills, among them
a bill to authorize the construction of u
bridge across the Missouri river within one
mile above Wyandotte Kan. The House bill
to amend the Allen Contract Labor law was
discussed and several amendments agreed
but no final action reached. a bill to au-
thorizs the construction of b idgc across
the Missouri river In Boone County, Mo-
passed and the Senate HdjOurned....In the
House Mr.. EnlOe (Ienn.), upon question ol
privilege, offered n re solution making other
charges of speculatiny upon his office Ly
the postmaster of tho House and asking
for an invsstig cation, which led to a tilt be
tween Mr. Enloe and the Speaker, in which
Mr. Blount (Ga.) took part. The resolution
was finally adopted number of local bills
passed, among them one for the sale of tho
New York Indian lands in Kansas. At this
point Mr. Mckinley entered with the con-
ference report on the Tariff bill and pend
ing Its reading the House took a recess, be
fore which Mr.. Mckinley offered q resolu'
tion for adjournment Tuesday. An evening
session was held for considering pension