The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-02-06
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
FIFTY-FIRsT CONGRESS,

IN the Senate, on the 26th, Mr.. Morgan con.
tinued his speech against the cIoture rule
and the Elections bill. At As ID. IN. the Sen
ate adopted motion offered by Mr.. Wolcott
10 take up the House Apportionment bill.
thus displacing temporarily the cloture res
olution, by a vote of IS to a. The journals
Of the 2oth and 11st were approved. In the
HOuse che reading of the journal was de-
nanded by the Democrats. Mr.. Mckinley
demanded the previous question on the ap
ProVal OF the journal, which was acco led
and the Journal was approved
In the Senate, on the 27th, the Journal OF
the I'D, covering the proceedings of the four
succeeding days, was approved. The Gre
dentials of Mr.. Stanford and Mr. Irby, as
Senators from California and South Caro-.
lima for the term beginning March next,
were presented and filed. The Apportion-
ment bill was taken up, but without action
the Senate went into executive session and
later adjourned In the House bill was
passed for n bridge across the Missouri river
between Council Bluffs, Ia, and Omaha.
Neb. The House then went into committee
of the whole ON the Military Academy bill,
the late Indian war and the Elections bill
being made subjects of adverse criticism by
several speakers.
IN the Senate, on the 18th, the House
amendment to Senate bill referring to the
Court Of Claims the claim OF the Chesapeake
Female College of Virginia for use and occu-
-
the military was concurred in.- Sen ate, biu
for a pontoon bridge at Lexington, Mo-, and
House BIN to rntify and confirm Agreements
with the Sac and Fox and the kiowa In
dians of Oklahoma, were passed, and the
House Apportionment bill was taken up.
In the House the journal was approved
without dissent. The conference report on
the bill for the disposal of the abandoned
Fort Ellis (MOnt.) Military Reservation, un-
der the Homestead law, was adopted. The
Fnrr.n Nfs.w,r - TrNf1.- IN
sentative from the Eighth district OF New
York, was laid on the table. The House then
went into committee OF the whole on the
Military Academy Appropriation bill.
In the Senate, on the 18th, after routine
business the Apportionment bill was taken
up. The amendments providing for addi-
tional Representatives from the States of
Minnesota, Missouri, Arkansas and New
York were rejected and the bill passed as IL
came from the House. Consideration of
the Army Appropriation bill was then pro-
ceeded with. After short executive
session the Senate adjourned In the
House, after the journal had been read and
approved. Mr.. Dingley, chairman of the sill
yer pool investigating committee, reported
the failure of j. A. Owenby to appear before
the committee, and asked that a warrant be
Issued and the sergeant-at- arms be directed
TO bring Owenby before the bar of the House
TO show cause why he should not be pun
ished for contempt. After some discussion
the order was made. The House then went
into committee of the whole on the Military
Academy Appropriation bill, but without ac-
tion adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 30th, the announce
ment of Secretary WINDOWS death pre-
vented any attempt to do business. In his
opening prayer the chaplain made feeling
allusion to the great loss sustained by the
country and the relatives and personal
friends and associates of the deceased Sec
retary, and the venerable Father OF the
Senate" Mr.. Morrill,, in tremulous voice and
with great emotion, announced the death of
Mr.. Window, after which the Senate ad-
1ourned. In the House similar proceed
ings composed the days session, Mr.. McKin-
ley making the sad announcement.