The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1890-03-07
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS

IN the Senate, on the Path, Mr.. Chandler
rising to n question of personal privilege,
charged Senator Call with garbling the ofi-
oial report and using language personally
offensive to him. Mr.. @ all defend ed his
course, and a long argument, participated
In by several members ensued, the matter
nnallY going over. The educational bill
came up as unfinished business,
and AIr. Faulkner addressed the Senate In
opposition to IL lin the House the entire
day was taken mp with balloting for the
selection of a site for the Worlds Fair in
1884, which resulted, on the eighth ballot, in
the choice of Chicago by the following vote:
Chicago l57, New York I07, st. Louis rs,
Washington Is
IN the Senate, on the 18th, another anIma-
ted discussion occurred on the charge that
Mr.. Call had interpolated remarks in the Of
fcial report of the proceedings of the Senate;
after which consideration of the Educational
bill was resumed. A number of unimpor-
tant measures whre passed In the House
the Oklahoma Town-Site bill was further
considered without being disposed Of The
bill TO permit the Director of the Mint to
make changes I'm the designs on current
coins OF the United States and several less
important bills were passed.
IN the Senate, on the 25th, IA discussion OF a
personal nature occurred over the attempt
ofMr. Chandler to read a synopsis of pc
tltion from Union County. Ark, asking for
constitutional protection at the polls. The
0nhAA Iuicu Nilah the proceed Inc
credentials OF Mr. Wilson, of Maryland, for
the new Senatorial term was presented and
placed on nle. business on the calendar
was then taken up, and twenty six pension
and private bills were passed, together with
some public bills of no general importance,
after which the debate on the Educational
bill was resumed. In the House the con-
tested election case OF Atkinson VS.. Pendle-
ton, from tho First district OF West Virginia
was taken up and occupied the entire session
without final action being taken.
In the Senate, on tho 77th, the calendar
was taken up and the bin for the erection
and location of n bronze statue of Christie
pher Columbus at the western entrance to
the Capitol grounds, and several bills for
the appropriation of money for public
buildings were passed The bill TO declare
unlawful trusts and combinations in re-
straint OF trade and production was consid-
cred; after which n short secret session was
held and the Senate adjourned. In the
House the contested election case Of Atkin-
son VS. Pendleton was called up and the
contestlng member (Republiean) was de-
clsred entitled TO the seat The rgent De-
nclency bill was considered in committee OF
the whole, but no action was reached
In the Senate. on the 18th, Mr.. German
presented resolutions of the Maryland Leg
islatpre asking that $4,000 exacted by the
Confederate army under General Early from
the authorities of Frederick, Nd, be refund
ed by the Government Mr.. Ingalls, was
elected TO serve as president pro TEN. and
took his seat as presiding officer. A discus
sion OF pension matters occupied the re-
mainder OF the session.. In the House
the Urgency Deficiency bril-, appropriRting
s2S, SO 900, was passed; and during an even
ing session the House passed forty i've pri-
yate pension bills.