The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1890-09-12
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.

Is the Senate, on the Ist. Mr.. Hoar and Mr..
Blair asked that labor bills be considered as
appropriate to the day Labor Day.. but OBJ
lection was made. The Tariff bill was dis
cussed and the wooden and silk schedules
agreed to substantially as reported from the
finance committee. In the House, under
susponsion OF the rules the bill provid nR
for Government inspection OF coal mines In
the Territories; Senate bill extending Grim
inal jurIsd lotion of Federal courts to tho
great lakes; Senate bill Icgalizing a bridge
across the Missouri river at Lexington; a
bill TO ratify agreements with the Sac and
Fox and Iowa Indians in Oklahoma, and a
substitute for the Senate bill granting right
of way to the Hutchinson & Southern rail-
road through the Indian Territory were
passed.
IN the Senate, on the %, the sugar sched-
ule of the Tariff bill being under discussion,
Mr. Carlisle gave notice early in the day
that he would propose an amendment to
Btrlke out the entire sugar bounty para
graph. Mr.. Hale brought up his reciprocity
amendment Introduced last June and made
long speech Ia support of it. The discus
sion, mainly on reciprocity, lasted through
the entire day and was continued through
an evening session lasting until ten o. o'clock.
......In the House the Breckenridge Clay
ton contested election case from Arkansas
~as taken up, but after brief statements by
Messrs. Cooper and Wilson, the case was
laid aside and Mr. Cannon made n state
mGnt OF tne pTODaDle surplus after all ap-
prOpriarions are made for the dscal year
1891. He estimated a net surplus OF $1,000
300. Mr.. Saycrs, for the Democrats also sub
mitted an estimate in which he produced
figures which he claimed would show q net
deficiency OF Sll, 10000 for 1891
IN the Senate, on the Sd. a resolution Of
fered by Mr.. Call declaring tho staying Of
General Barrundia an insult to ths Amer
lean dag was referred to committee. Tho
Tariff bill was taken up and the Sugar
schedule discussed Extended spse ches on
tho general subject OF protection were
made by Mcssrs. Evarts, voorhees, and
Gray. An evening session was held do
voted TO speeches on the bill. In the
House the bill to regulate the granting of
leases at Ho. Springs, Ark, and the bill for a
bridge across the Savannah river by the
Georgia & Atlantic road were passed. The
Clayton -Breckinridge casewas taken up and
discussed with some acrimony but without
nction adjournment being delayed until a
late hour.
In tho Senate, on the 4th, consideration of
the Tariff bill wss continued under the
fve-minutO rule. The amendment of Mr..
Davis to put binding twine on tho free list
was agreed to, "a TO "a The Senate dis
posed of all the paragraphs In the dutlable
list except sugar......In the House, Mr..
Cummings, rising 20 personal explanation
in connection with Mr.. Canpon's famous
"blacklist" resolution, made n long speech
The CLAYTON Breckenridge election case was
debated further without action. The House
passed Senate bill to authorize the survey
of the seventh standard parallel between
North and South Dakota.
IN the Senate, on the 5th, consideration OF
the Tariff bill under the i've minute rule
was continued. The free list was con-
EIdcred, and Mr.. Davis amendment to max o
binding twine free was agreed to. Mica was
restored TO the dutiable list. The considerR-
tion OF the free list was concluded before
adiournmont......In In the House the Clayton
Breck inridge election case was taken up,
and Mr.. Breckinridge made speech in his
own behalf Mr.. DRIzell, of Pennsylvania.
closed the debate for the committee, and
after a motion TO recommlt had been de-
Teated and the minority report rejected the
committee report Cunseating MIR. Bre reckin-
rIdge) was adopted. The evening session
Of the House was devoted to the cOnsidera'
tlon OF private pension bills.