The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-03-06
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail.
CONGREssIONAL.

/ CONGRESSIONAL.
THE senate on the Esd agreed to the con-
ference report on the bill for the allotment
| of lands to Indians. After an executive ses-
sion the senate took up the sundry civil bill,
| which was discussed until IL p. m and the
| senate ad5curncd.... The house agreed to
| the conference report ON the Indian allot-
ment bill ehds went into committee of the
| whole on The deficiency bill. Before con-
, Guiding it The Committee rose, and the house
| passed the post office appropriation bill and
| at the evening session considered the immi-
| grafton bill tfF
THE senate on the 2Ith passed with a sub
stitute the house bill to esfablish-a United
States land court and to provide for judi
cial investigation and settlement of private
land claims in, Utah, New Mexico, Colorado,
Nevada and Wyoming, and then further con-
sidered the sundry civil bill. The death of
| Representative Watson (Pa.) was announced,
eulogies delivered and the senate adjourned.
1.-The house passed the senate bill grant
ing pensions to the members of PowelPs
battalion of mounted volunteers of Missouri
who served in the Mexican war, and the di-
rect tax bill was taken up for immediate
consideration and passed by a vote of 172
yeas to 101 nays. The conference report on
the naval appropriation bill was agreed to,
a conference on the direct tax bill APP
pointed, and after ordering further con-
ference ON the District of Columbia bill the
house adjourned. 1fs
THE sudden. death of Senator Wilson, of
Maryland, suspended all business in the sen-i
ate on the 18th. Mr.. German announced the
death of his colleague in few timely re-
marks and Mr.. Spooner paid tribute to the
dead senator. Resolutions were adopted,
a committee appointed to attend the funeral
and the senate adjourned. In the house a
resolution was reported from the committee
on rules for the disposal of the shipping
subsidy bill, when. Messrs. Blount (Ga.) and
{ Mcmillan (Tenn.) entered q vigorous protest
a Of Sti IG
through, but said the minority was power
s less. After a lively talk the resolution was
adopted and the house went into committee
of the whole on the immigration bill. Dur
ing the debate that followed lively tilt took
place between Mr.. Funston and Dir. Butter
worth. Pending consideration of the bill the
death of Senator Wilson was announced and
!. the house Adjourned until S O'Clock p. IN. At
the evening session the agricultural appro-
priation bill was passed, and the general de-
dciency bill considered until adjournm ent.
AFTER routine business the senate on the
26th further considered the sundry civil bill,
which after being amended by adding many
minor items was agreed to and passed Then
the legislative, executive and Judicial bill
was discussed and complet d with the ex-
ception of a few minor details, and laid aside.
The conference report on the military acad-
emy bill was agreed to and at 9:45 p. m. the
senate adjourned for want of a quorum. ..
After routine business the house resumed
debate on the shipping bill, in committee of
the whole, which continued until after 10
o'clock In the evening The deficiency bill
passed and at II O'Clock the house ad
journed.
WHEN the senate met on the 9th amessage
was received from the president vetoing the
bill to establish the record and pension Office
of the war department. Mr.. Sherman stated
that in view of the impossbility of the house
taking action in the matter the Nicaragua
canal bill would not be further pushed at
this time. Consideration of the legislative
appropriation bill was then resumed and it
finally passed The pure food bill was then
taken up and the senate soon after went in
to executive session. When the. doors were
opened motion was agreed to to- consider
the Indian appropriation bill, (thus dis
placing the pure food bilD. House bills were
considered until o'clock and a number dis
posed of, when the Indian bill was further
considered. 1t was near midnight when the
senate adjourned. The house passed a
number of local bills and resumed consider
alton of the shipping bill, which was various
" amended. The house substitute (the
postal subsidy bil) was finally adopted, and
upon third reading passed oy a vote of 140 to
ference the house, at midnight, adjourned.
[The shipping bill as passed by the house is
radically different from the measure sent to
that body by the senate. It merely author
izes the postmaster general to enter into
contract for not less than five nor
more than ten years with American citizens,
for CARRYING the mails on American steam
ships between United States ports and for
egn ports tCanada excepted). The vessels
must be American build and officered by
Americana