The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1892-04-22
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THE NEWS m BRIEF.


IL the senate, on the 18th, Mr.. Stewart intro
duced some resolutions obviously designed to
get at the facts upon which Mr.. Sherman based
bis recent statement that silver certificates were
not Issued dollar for dollar for silver dollars but
that there was a dollars value i'm gold behind
every dollar OF silver certificates issued. A
memorial was received from ex-senator Blair
asking an investigation OF his rejection as min
lister 70 China All the rest OF the business was
done In secret session. In the house bills
were passed to make West Point, Va, SUBJ
port OF entry and delivery, and 10 repeal the
act authorizing the secretary OF war to lease
the pier at the entrance to the Chicago river
-Four District OF Columbia bills were passed.
Is ths senate, on the 12th. Mr. Palmer's reso-
luton for the election OF United States sena-
tors by the people was referred to the commit
tee on privileges and elections after occupying
almost tina entire day i'm debate At times de-
cidedly personal The senate subsequently,
took up bills on the calendar In the house
an urgent deficiency bill, appropriating 81, 1,012,-
go Tor various deficiencies in the government
service. including &450.000 to defray the ex-
penses of collecting customs, and $4,000 for
the census Office. was discussed, after which the
naval appropriation bill was considered for two
hours in committee Of the whole.
In the senate, on the 18th, the greater part
Of the day was passed in the consideration Of
bills on the calendar, quite a number Of which
were passed The Geary Chinese exclusion
ing upon its own measure continuing existing
avs. Mr.. Morgan delivered another speech on
the silver question. :. In the house the bill
granting the right of way to the Gainesville,
Oklahoma a. Gulf railroad through the Indian
territory was passed. The remainder of the
session was devoted % consideration Of the
naval appropriation bill, which was still pend
ing when the house adjourned.
In the senate, on tho 14th, senate bill extend
ing the free delivery system to towns of 5000
population was passed. A long and interesting
debate ON bin to increase the number Of
judges Of the court OF claims which brought up
the question of the expediency of giving judges
retiring salaries, occupied the time until ad-
1ournment 80. In the house debate on the re-
solution to expunge from the Congressional Rec
ord the extracts from the book of Henry George
Protection or Free Trade" interjected in the
speeches Of several democratic members, was
the incident of the day. The remainder OF the
session was devoted TO the naval appropriation
bill
THE senate was not in session on the 18th. ......
In the house nothing whatever in the way OF
legislation was accomplished. Numberless bills
were reported for the erection Of public build
ings and the house then went into committee
of the whole on the private calendar. The bill
before the committee was the wsl known re-
lief bill for the heirs of Henry II. and Char
lotte M. Sibley, which has been before the
house for the last three weeks on private bill
day. Not being able to make any headway af
ter repeated roll calls for adjournment and two
calls of the house, it was finally decided to take
recess until O'Clock p. m. for the considera-
ton of private pension bills. At the evening
session but one bill was passed