The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1892-05-06
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
FIFrY.sEcoNo CONGRESS.

Ir the senate. on the 25th. the entire day
was taken mp with the Chinese bin. which was
passed exactly as reported by the senate com.
mittee on foreign relations, to continue existing
restrictive laws for ten years. The bill was
then sent to the house for conference. In the
house the entire day was consumed In an at
tempt TO procure vote on the resolution ex-
punging certain portions Of Mr.. Walkers re-
marks. making illusions to Mr.. williams and
Mr.. Hoar Of Massachusetts,, whf.h were consid-
cred objectionable, from the Record The re-
publicans declined to vote, thus breaking quo
rum.
IN the senate, on the 2eth, Mr. Coke, of
Texas, spoke at length upon the silver ques-
ton. Under discussion of the army appropria-
ton bill, strongly marked divergences Of views
wcre expressed I'm connection with the relations
Of the governments TO the Pacific Railroad Co.
The bin was sfill under discussion when the
senate adjourned In the house the diplo-
matte and consular appropriation bill carrying
81 ,5S4. .aZ5. or $553.5n less than the estimates,
and proposing radical changes i'm many con-
sulates, met with considerable opposition and
It's discussion occupied the entire session.
In the senate, on the 9th. the day was occu-
pied in discussing the relations OF the Pacific
railroads to the United States in connection
with the army appropriation bill and the house
proviso that no part Of the appropriation for
The transportation OF troops or supplies should
be paid for services rendered by any OF the
By the Union Pacific Railway Co., or by the
6outhern Pacific Co over lines embraced I'm the
Pacific system. Tsis proviso was stricken out
and the army bill thus amended was passed
49, In the house the diplomatic and consular
appropriation bin was further considered. Az
tor two hours general debate 1t was considered
by sections, but little progress being male.
liz the senate, on the 18th. the resolution Of
Mr.. Jones declaring that there was not sufa-
cient grounds to Justify the president in with
holding the money appropriated TO pay the
Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians for the land
taken for settlement. occupied the whole day
and was still unacted upon when the senate ad
journed. In the house tho day was lost in
an attempt to proceed with the diplomatic and
consular bill. After repeated votes by tellers
with no quorum voting call Of the house was
ordered and several times repeated and the
house finally adjourned.
THE senate was not In session on tho 2pth....
In the house twelve members we're brought be-
fore the bar Of the house and compelled to give
excuses for absence. Two hours were thus
consumed in personal explanations which were
delinquents were excused. Tho house then
went into committee of the whole on the pri-
vate calendar, the pending bill being that for
the relief OF Henry and Charlotte K. Sibley,
which has been pending for five weeks. 1t was
finally referred to ths court of claims for ad-
justment and pending discussion of the bill
for relief OF Hiram X. Johnson the committee
arose and the house took recess until p. m. /,
the evening session being for the consideration
Of private pension bills.