The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1890-07-04
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail.
CONGRESS.


Soon after meeting on the 23d the Senate
passed the Agricultural bill The conference
report on the Dependent Pension Dill was
taken mp and senators Berry and German
spoke against II, and Senators Davis and
Ingalls, favored it, After other Senators had
spoken the conference report was agreed TO
by n vote OF "a yeas to IS nays. After order
ing a conference on the Fortifications bill
the Senate adjourned. The day in the
House was occupied in Committee of the
Whole on District OF Columbia business.
just before adjourning the House failed 20
agree to the conference report on the De-
pendent Pension bill but insisted on dis
agreeing to the Senate amendments.
TIE Senate on the 24th agreed to the con-
ference report ON the Naval Appropriation
bill and considered the Post Office Apprp--
priation bill at some length and Ii finally
passed. The Diplomatic bill was then taken
mp and among the amendments agreed to
were those increasing the salary of Minis
ters to the Argentine Republic and United
States of Colombia from 81 500 to $4,000
and the Minister to Denmark from
5000 to $500, and the bill passed.
The Conference report on the Pension Ap-
preparation bill was agreed to and the Senate
adjourned. After routine business In the
House the Committee on Rules presented a
resolution for the Immediate consideration
of the Silver bill. which was adopted The
Chairman of tho Coinage Committee (Mr.
Conger), then presented the report of the
committee recommending that the House
non concur in the Senate amendments and
ask for a conference. Mr.. Bland (Mo. moved
that the House concur, and pending debate.
which was of considerable length, the
House adjourned
AFTER minor business in the Senate on the
26th Mr.. Call rose to address the Senate on
the subject of resolutions, heretofore offered
by him, one in relation to the establishment
Of a Republic in Cuba and the other as to the
German ownership of a large proportion of
the bonded debt of Cuba, but Mr. Call was
cut off by a motion prevailing to go Into So
cret session. The Senate then took up the
House bill for the admission of Wyoming.
A lengthy discussion followed, Mr.. Vest op-
posing the bill and Messrs. Edmunds and
Platt favoring 1t. No vote was reached. In
the House the conference report on the
Naval Appropriation bill was agreed to and
the Silver bill taken up. After debate the
House refused to concur in the Senate
amendments by a vote of 135 yeas to l52
nays. % Republicans voting with the Demo
Gratis for free coinage and % Democrats vot-
ing with the Republicans. A conference
was ordered. A resolution was reported
from the Committee on Rules to take up the
Election bill, debate to be limited to six
days when the previous question shall be
ordered. After a squabble the resolution
was adopted and the House adjourned
AFTER disposing of unimportant routine
business the senate on the 26th proceeded
with the Wyoming Admission bill which
was debated at length. The bill went over
and a number of bills only of local interest
passed and the Senate. after an execut We
session, adjourned. The House resumed
consideration of the Election bill, Mr.. Lodge
(Mass.) arguing in favor of and Mr. Hemp
hill Is c. against it, The House got into
some confusion during debate on the bill
Mr.. Lehlbach Republican, N. J.) also argued
against the bill Pending debate the House
adjourned
THE Senate on the 27th further debated
the bill for the admission of Wyoming and
finally the bill passed by a strict party
vote The bill for the admission of Idaho
was then taken UP and went over until
Monday. Ad1oarned....T The entire day in
the House was taken up in debate upon the
Election bill with the exception of receiving
one or two conference reports. The evening
session was devoted to the consideration of
pension bills.