The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1890-06-13
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail.
CONGRESS.

CONGRESS.
WIEN the Senate met on June petitions
W re presented and a number OF Diils re-
ported and placed on the calendar. Senator
Plumb introduced a bill, prepared by MI.
st. Johns of New York, for the purchase OF
silver to use as lawful money. The confer
ence report on the Military Academy bill
was agreed to The conference port on
the Army APP -Opration bill was presented
and the question OF the sale of liquor
at the canteens in Prob bitory states
discussed. 1t forbids the sale of liqu rs to
enlisted men in such States. number of
Senators favore the proposition e. make II
apply to officers as well as men, The report
was adopted and the 81 yer bill discussed
until adjournment. The proceedings OF
the House were un mpcrtan'. a number of
bills of local nature passed, among them
The Senate bill to vide the judicial district
4 the State of Kansas into two divisions.
Adjourned.
AFTER the report OF committees in the
senate on the I'd the resolution of Senator
Ednunfs for an Investigation of the man.
agement of the Fish Commissioners Office
was the subject of live d scussion, there
being serious charges against the conduct
OF the Office. The resolution went over and
several bill passed. Debate on the Silver
bi was then resumed and continued, SEN
ators Pugh and Farwen both add essing the
scnate on the subject. The proceedings in
the House were brief and unintcresting, the
contested election case from Alabama of
McDuflio against Turp occupying most of
the ime
THE Senate on the 4th sgreed to the reso-
luton for an inquiry into the management
of the 3 ish Commissioners Office. The For
tificatlons bill was then taken up, discussed
and passed. Senator Frye offered a joint
resoluti n TO authorize the President to
form alliances with foreign countries for the
suppression of the liquor traffic. Referred,
and the Senate adjourned. The House
further wrestled with the Alabama contest
ed election case of McDufiie VS.. Turpin and
seated McDufIle by a vote of $50 to lis. A
correction was ordered in the enrolment of
tGe Customs Adm illustrative bill and the
House adjourned.
Soon after assembling on the 5th the Sem
ate resumed debate on the silver bill. FEN
ators Hiscock and sherman addressed the
Senate in opposition to free coinage and
Senator stewart favored il. Several unim-
portant bills passed and Senator Blair in
troduced q bin to prohibit the export alton
of alcoholic liquors to Afr ca and the Islands
of the Pacific ocean. Adj urned. When
the House met Nr. Mckinley, from the Com
mlttee on Rules reported a resolution pro-
vidng for immediate consideration of the
Silver bill, the previous question to be or
dcred Saturday at three O'Clock. This
brought on a spirited fight, but the resolution
was finally adopted by vote of l2l yeas to
l16 nays, eleven Republicans and the Demo
Gratis voting against it as having a tendency
to shut off debate and amendments. The
II publican caucus bill was then offered as
substitute and debate continued until
adjournment The bill author; zes the pur-
chase of silver Iullion to the aggregate
amount of $t,5cO,OOO each month at the mar
ket price, not exceeding 81 for s11 25 Tooth
grains, for the payment of which treasury
notes are to be issued which are to be legal
tender, and redeemable in coin.
The Senate on the 9th had the Silver Till
under nsiderati and Senator Plumb
SToke at length in favor of silver. mes
sage was received from the President in re-
lation to the landing of an armed force at
Cedar Keys, } la, which was referred. A
re solution was agreed to ca llng on the Sec
retary of the Interior for copies of the cor
rcspondence on the subject of Intruder in
the Indian Territory, etc. Adjourn cd. .. The
silver debate was resumed in the House and
continued during the day and at the evening
acSsiOn.