The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1890-05-16
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THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS

IN the Senate, on the 5th, as soon as the
Journal was read, Mr. Blackburn rose and in
n few eloquent words announced the death
OF his colleague Mr. Beck, OF Kentucky, and
offered resolutions looking to the participa-
tion of the Senate in the funeral observ-
nnccs of the deceased, win Ich we're adopted
and the senate then Immediately adjourned
LIN the House, Mr. Milburn, the blln d
chaplain, feelingly alluded to the sudden
death of Senator Beck. The Senate amend
ments to the Customs Administrative bill
were noncOncurred in and a conference was
ordered The rules were suspended and q
number Of unimportant bills were passed.
The House also agreed to the conference re-
port on the Oklahoma Town-site bill. The
formal announcement of the death of Sena-
tor Beck having been received. the House
took appropriate action and adjourned.
IE the Senate, on the 9th, after a brief
prayer by tho chaplain. on motion of Mr..
blackburn, the clerk read the order OF cere-
monies for the day, and then the Senate
took n recess until half-past twelve O'Clock,
at which hour the clerk of the HOnse ap-
peared and delivered a message announce
ing the action of the House on the death of
Mr.. Beck; and soon thereafter the chapIains
OF the two houses, in the presence of the
Senators and Representatives the President
and his Cabinet, the Justices OF the Supreme
Court and the members Of the Diplomatic
Corps, conducted appropriate religious
cereuionies, and the Senate adjourned .....
OF the journal, u recess was taken until II IS
p. ~, and then the House adjourned and
proceeded in a body to the Senate chamber
20 take part IN the services over the re-
mains OF Senator Beck.
IN the Senate, on the 9TH, among the bills
of minor Importance passed was au-
hOrizing the Secretary OF War to deliver to
the state of Colorado the flags carried by
Colorado regiments during the war of the
rebellion The bill to transfer the revenue
under discussion when, at two o'clock, the
presiding officer announced that by agree
ment the Senate bill authorizing the issue
of Treasury notes on deposit of silver bull
ion would be taken up; but owing to the alb
scnce OF Mr.. Jones, OF Nevada the matter
was allowed to 90 over and the Senate went
into executive session.. In the House the
discussion on the Mckinley Tariff Reduction
bill was begun, Mr.. Mckinley opening for
the measure, aud Mr.. Mills opposed, fol-
lowed by several other speakers who occu-
pied the day and "A night session lasting un-
I'll half past ten O'Clock.
IN the Senate on the sth. nearly the entire
session was taken up in the discussion of
the House bill providing for the classifca-
tion Of worsted cloths as woolens, which was
finally passed, the Silver bill, which was
the unfinished business for p. m, going
over until the 18th. The Appropriation bill,
app-opriating $4,000, ,76l, was taken up. In
the House after the reading of the journal,
the Iartu Dill was taken up IN committee OF
TIE whole, Mcssrs. Burrows (Mich) and
Bavnc CPa.) speaking in support of the bill,
and Messrs. Dockery (Mo.) ,McMillen (Tenn.)
and Fower (N. " against il. An evening
session was also devoted 10 the same busi-
ness.
IN the Senate, on the 9th, the Pension APP
preparation bill was taken up. amended and
passed. The Military Academy bill was also
passed, and the Army Appropriation bill
was taken up. Mr. Hale moved an amend
ment to the bill providing that no liquors,
beer or wine be sold or supplied to enlisted
men at military posts, and after a long dis
cussion Mr.. Cockren moved an amendment
60 Mr.. Hale's amendment, striking out beer
and wine. but for lack of n quorum no vote
was reached on either......In tho House,
the bill granting pension of $50 per month
TO Mrs. Della 7. 5. Parnell, the mother of the
Irish leader I'm the British Parliament,l was
passed. also bill increasing the pension of
BrigadieT- General Ayres to Sz5 per month
was passed. Tho House then went into
committee of the whole on the Tariff bill