The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-01-30
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail.
CONGRESSIONAL.

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In the Senate ON the 18th a long discussion
arose over the approval of the journal. The
elections bill was taken up and Mr.. George
! spoke at length in opposition. but before he
concluded yielded to a motion to adjourn in
order that members might attend the funeral
of George Bancroft, the historian The
House INDUCED in lively TIT oyer the ap-
proval of the Journal the tactics being on
| the part of the Democrats to do as little as
possible while the Senate was forcing the
| Issue on the elections bill After long and
| confused discussion the Journal was ap.
proved by a vote of 1877 to 10l and the House
adjourned.
AT the expiration OF the morning hour on
the 10th Mr. Aldrich asked that the Senate
proceed to consider the resolution for q
change of the rules. The motion was agreed
to ana the discussion sc0ntinued until Z
O'Clock, when the elections bill came up as
the regular order and Mr.. George continued
his speech In opposition After he had
spoken at great length the Senate got into a
Bquabble and finally adjourned. =. The
House got into a big rumpus over approving
the Journal, but It was finally approved and
the District Of Columbia bin taken up. A
quorum soon disappeared and the House
adjourned.
THE Senate on the 21st wrangled all day
over the approval OF the Journal, and a fight
on the part of the Democrats against the
elections bill and the adoption of the closure
complishing any thing. The House had a
stormy session. Mr.. Mills (Texas) was es-
pecially severe upon the Speaker, and the
proceedings were turbulent, but the Journal
was finally approved, and the District of Co.
iunbia bill was taken up and finally reported
to the House. but when d vote was reached
the Democrats left the House and no quorum
being present, an adjournment was forced.
WHEN the Senate met on the 22d no quorum
was present, but within half hour a sufIi-
cient number of Senators appeared and the
light on the change OF rules was resumed,
which continued until It was finally agreed
to take recess until next morning. The
proceedings OF the House were less disorder
" than the day before, and the District of
Columbia bin was finally passed, and the
naval appropriation bill taken up and con-
sdered until adiournment.
THE Senate met at ii O'Clock on the 23d in
continuation of tbe session Of the 6aJ before
and Nh. Oocxrell continued his speech in op-
position to the proposed "gag rule" Mr.
Gray also spoke in opposition and Mr..
Stewart took the floor and the Senate took a
recess. The House spent much time in ap-
proval of the journal, demand being made
for ltsreading in full. Mr.. Cooper(1nd. rising
to question of privilege, had a resolution
read he offered last September calling for
an Investigation of the Office of Pension Com
missioner and as the select committee had
failed to report to the House, he asked that
it be requested to do so. A long discussion
followed, and the original resolution of Mr.
Cooper for an investigation was referred to
the Committee on Rules. After considering
the naval appropriations bill for some time
the House Adjourned.