The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1893-12-15
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.

Nv the senate, 90 the 4th. after the opening
PRAYER ead roll-call, members % Joint COM
sstttee 70 wait upon the president and inform
nim that congress was organized and ready foe
business were appointed. After unimportant
business and a couple Of recesses. tAe pFeSi-
aent's message was received and read: soon
after which the senate adjourned out OF re-
Bpect 10 the memory OF Nessfs O'NeiH and
LILLY, representatives from PennsyIvania, de-
ceased. :. In the house the usual committee
10 w8it upon tho president was aFpeinted and
Tho intervening time was devoted to minor
MASTERS until the reception and reading OF the
presidents message. after which. the death OF
Aessrs. ONein and Lilly, OF PennsylvaatA
having been announced. the house Pessed the
usual resolutions and adjourned
lE the senate, on the SIN. Mr.. Sherman pre-
sented large number Of petitions from sol
diers OF the lste war without regard 20 party,
praying for an investigation into the pension
bureau Mr. Hoar offered a resolution calling
upon the president for additional information
In regard to Hawaiian AFFAIRS, and Mf. Dolph
made a long speech criucising Mr Cleveland q
Hawaiian policy. -. In the house a large number
OF executive doctrnents. including nurA Ser
OF annual reports OF chiefs OF bureaus and heads
OF departments we're presented and referred.
A number of minot bills were disposedsof and
the bankruptcy bill was taken up. several
members sPeA&ing for and against the meas
ure. -r.rf
IN we senate. on the 9Th two bills relating
te pensions were introduced by Mr. Voorhees,
and referred. Mr.. CuIlom offered resolutions
Of thanks to the governor, legislature and pee,
ple OF Illinois for the gift OF a statue oi Gen.
James Shields, and spoke In eulogy OF that
eminent soldier. iurist and statesman, and was
followed bv other speakers in the same feln.
Mr. H0ar's resolution calling on the president
for further Information in reference TO Ha-
vaitan affairs was. after . long discussion.
adapled.t-...In In the Rouss several matters OF
minor importancr We're dfsnoaed of when the
hour OF I:3o ssving arrived. the special order,
being Concurrent resolution accepting the
stst'e OF Gen. James Shields In the name OF
taS United States. thanking the governor and
state OF Illinois for the sift, and assigning il
place in Statusry hail. was taken up. The res
olution was adopted, and several speeches re-
counting the virtues Of the deceased were
made.
lN the senate. on the Ftn. the bill to refm-
burse the state OF Nebraska for expenses in.
csrred in repelling threatened invasion and
raid by the Sioux I'm 1891. was passed. as was
house bill TO amend the railroad forfeiture
acts and senate bill granting 10 the state OF
North Dakota for the use OF its militia certain
lands heretofore set apart as wood reserva-
ttou for Fort rotten military reservation, to-
gether with few private bills, In the
hecse the most important business was the
discussion OF the bankruptcy btu. at the close
OF which Mr.. Oates gave notice that when tRe
bill Is taken up TO o-novrow il will be aAder the
five-minute rule, general debate having been
terminated"
THE senate was not IN session on the Sth.
--.,..I In the house the morning hour was con.
sumed in filibustering against a motion 20 con.
SIder in committee OF the whole the bill faT
the admission o. Utah Dilatory motions con-
tinued to be made throuchaut tke ression the
only business tranSarted ceing the striking out
OF the enacsng ,IRese OF the bankruptcy bill
Tue nouSs taeA adjourned over until the Iith.