The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1894-06-29
SUBSCRIPTION: Sl.OO Per Year.
CONGRESS.


Condensed Proceedings Of the Senate and
House FOR the Past Week.
THE senate on the 16fh completed the wool
schedule OF the tariff bill, all amendments be-
ing voted down, Considerable progress was
made on the bin and several private bills
passed. The senate adjourned st 1850 O'Clock
THE house further considered the Indian
appropriation bill and reached final vote at 3
o'clock. when the bill passed-l56 70 Ss ana the
house adjourned.
THE senate entered upon the twelfth week OF
the tariff debate on the 18th, and consideration
OF the bill was resumed Immediately after dis
posing OF routine busiaeSs. Some progress
was made the silk. coal and miscellaneous
schedules being before the senate The de-
: bate was continued until past o'clock - The
house had under consideration Mr. Hatch'a
anti-option bill in committee OF the whole.
An adjournment was taken at o'clock without
completing the bill.
In the senate on the 10Th resolution was
reported and adopted authorizing the transla-
tion and publication OF the proceedings Of the
recent Berlin silver conference The senate
then took up the tariff bill and continued Its
consideration until after O'Clock and az ad-
iournment had made considerable progress....
The house in committee OF the whole had the
anti-option bill under consideration all day.
Messrs. Coombs IN. Y)and Aldrich (Ill-) spoke
in opposition and Mr.. Sibley tPa.l fRgored1t.
The house adjourned at 5 o'clock.
THE senate made rapid progress On the tariR
bill on the 10Th, the main provisions Of the bill
having been disposed Of and thc income tax
schedule reached. The sugar schedule was
quickly adopted when reached which was
somewhat OF a surprise az fight had been ex-
pected. When the income tax was reached
Mr.. PETER gave notice Of an amendment for
graduated tax, running from / per cent. on
81 900. to per ceEt. on 100000. Soon after
o'clock the senate adjourned. The house
continued its zFork on the anti-option bill and
agreed to teke a final vote on Friday.
AFTER preliminary work the senate resumed
consideration of the tariff bill on the 2Ist Mr..
Hill (lI NJ made lengthy argument against
the Income tax. Mr.. Allen (Neb.) made Vig-
orous speech In which he handled very severe-
" Senator Chandlers accusation that he GAl-
len) had made bargain to vote for the bill In
consideration OF free lumber. Mr. Chandler
retorted In a spirited speech. The debat6 on
the income tax was lively and occupied the en-
tire day Mr.. PETERS graduated tax amend
ment was defeated. The sugar investigating
committee reported and the senate adjourned.
....T The proceedings in the house we're rather
dull, the anti-option bill being under debate In
committee OF the whole. Several minor bills
and resolutions. passed.
Nor only the temperature but the debate WAS
warm ia the senate on the 22d. Senator's Allen
and Hill had tilt; so did the latter and Scn-
ator Harris, and Senator Call (F1a.) shocked
the dignity OF the senate by taking on his shoes
and exhibiting the color Of his stockings With
his feet on his desk. However, bin passed
for the relief OF ST. Charles (hio.) college, being
payment for property taken during the war, and
also the bin making labor day legal holiday.
Mr.. Kyle spoke in favor OF the income tax, SO
90 did Mr.. Teller. Mr.. Sherman opposed It,
Mcssrs. Allen tNeb.), Walsh tGa) and Jarvis
IN. c. favored It. At o'clock Mr. Hill asked
for an adjournment, but MIR. Harris opposed
the motion, which led to a severe tilt between
the two senator's, pending which the quorum
vanished and the senate adjourned .... The
house further considered Mr. Hatch's anti
option bill and after several amendments, the
bill was passed-l89 yeas to 81 nays. The gcn-
era1 deficiency bill was taken up and recess
until evening taken, when pension bills were !.
considered.