The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1894-06-15

Condensed Proceedings OF the Senate and
House for the Past Week.


Condensed Proceedings OF the Senate and
House for the Past Week.
THE senate devoted three hours on the ID 20
discussing Mr.. Hilis s resolution TO throw open
the doors Of the sugar investigating committee
to the public, but reached no vote. The sugar
schedule OF the tariff bin was then discussed
until adjournment ... After disposipg OF one or
two private bills the house continued consider
alton OF the bank tax bin and pending discus
sion adjourned.
THE senate met on the 4th thirteen members
present. and some time was spent IN securing
quorum. The tariff bill was thcn taken up
and the sugar schedule considered until I'D
iournment at $40. The house passed several
senate bridge bills aud then tho state bank tax
bill occupied the attention OF the house until
adjournment. after agreeing to joint resolu-
tion appropriating $4,000 TO defray the ex-
penses of the sugar investigating committee.
THE senate on the 5th reached final vote on
the sugar schedule Of the tariff bill and the
compromise amendments offered by Mr.. Jones
were all agreed TO, all attempts to defeat them
being voted down. Mr.. PETER attempted to
have all sugars placed on the free list. but the
senate refused to adopt his motion IS vote OF
% yeas to 81 nays. and the compromise sched-
ule was adopted by IS yeas to % nays After
completing the sugar schedule which, it is
thought, virtually establishes the final result
on the tariff BILL the senate adjourned -. The
house had the bank tax bill under considera-
tion the whole day, bat had reached no final
action at the time OF adjournment
BEFORE taking up the tarin bin on the 9th
the senate passed seven bills. Mr.. Blackburn
favorably reported a resolution from the COM
Dittee on rules for the appointment OF a special
committee Of five senators to inquire into the
existing public distress, which was adopted
The tariff bin was then considered until ad-
journment... The house coneurred In tho SEN
ate bill authorizing the construction OF q bridge
across the Monongahela river at Homestead;
passed the bill extending the time Of payment
for purchase of lands of tho Omaha Indians;
adopted q resolution authorizing the payment
OF $1,000 from the contingent fund to dofray the
cost of the armor plate fraud investigation, and
then took up the bill repeating the 10 per cent.
tax on state banks. A final vote was reached
after several speeches had been made and the
bill was defeated by 102 yeas to 172 nays, SO re-
publicans rs democrats and 9 populists voting
against it. The house then went into commit
tee Of the whole on the Indian appropriation
bill
THE action OF the encouragement in claim
ing $4,000 900 from the Leland Stanford estate
occupied the attention OF the senate for time
on the 9TH. Mr.. Hoar offered a resolution in
structing the judiciary committee TO pass upon
the claim The tariff bin then came up and oc-
cupied the attention OF the senate until adj
journment. The house considered the Indian
appropriation bill In committee OF the WHOLE
resolution was adopted calling on the secre-
taTy Of the treasury for information as to the
enforcement of the immigration and contract
labor laws, and another authorizing the immi-
grafton committee to visit Ellis island for tho
purpose Of studying the operations Of the laws,
and the house adjourned.
IN the senate on the sth Mr.. Hoars resolu-
tion to set at rest the claim Of the governments
against the estate OF Leland Stanford lhled By
the attorney-general to recover &ib,0000001
came up and motion of Mr.. Alien (Neb.l,
laid on the table The tariff was then dis
cussed until adjournment. The house passed
one bill and the conference report on a bridge
bill was agreed to. Several other matters OF
little general Importance were closed up and
the Indian appropriation bill further consid-
cred. Pensions occupied the evening session.