The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1894-04-20
CONGRESS.
Condensed Proceedings of the Senate and
House for the Past Week.

House for the Past Week.
FoR the first time since the meeting Of con-
gress the senate held Saturday session on the
9TH, but that was Of little Importance, it being
mostly in executive session considering the
Chinese treaty. The senate adjourned without
final action The house met with no quorum
and adjourned without doing any business
AS soon as the journal was read in the SEN
ate on the 9th the credentials of Patrick Walsh,
appointed senator from Georgia to succeed Mr..
Colquitt were presented and he was sworn in
Mr.. Wolcotts resolution for e. treaty with
Mexico to coin Mexican silver dollars for ex-
port to China was taken up and the Colorado
senator spoke in it's favor. Senator Sherman
saw no objections to coming 100000 COD OF such
dollars il the proper treaty could be made. The
resolution went over Senator PETERS reso-
luton directing the finance committee to pre-
pare bill repeating all laws permitting the is
suing of bonds went over and Senator Hill
spoke at length in opposition to the pending
tariff bill He opposed the policy of the ad-
ministration; severely criticised the appoint
ment of republicans to office; denounced the
income tax and the presidents foreign policy
and protes ted against the democratic party be-
ing made a tail to the populist kite. Mr. Hill
spoke until 4:25 o'clock when the senate ad-
journed. The attendance in the house was
light and District of Columbia business only
was considered
WHEN the senate met on the 10th 1t was with
barely quorum present. Mr.. Kyle reported
back adversely Senator PETERS bill for the
improvement of public roads. Mr.. WOlcottS
| resolution for the coinage of Mexican dollars
was amended and agreed to- It provides for
treaty with Mexico for such coinage for export
Senator Lodge then addressed the senate in
| opposition to the tariff bill After an execu-
tive session the senate adjourned. -. The house
put in the day in considering the post Office ap-
| preparation bill in committee of the whole.
Soon after the senate met on the 1lth Sen
| ator Morgan took the floor and referred to the
! manifesto of Minnesota democrats charging
combine on the part of several democratic sem
ator5 to defeat tariff reform legislation IN
which his name was coupled, and he declared
| that the present bill met his approval and he
| favored tariff reform. Mr.. Hale then spoke in
opposition to the bill, and. Senator PETER con-
cluded his speech which was begun Thursday.
The urgency deficiency bill was then discussed
| until adjournment. When the house met Mr..
| Reed commenced flibustering and the demo-
| Gratis being unable to secure quorum an ad-
! journment was taken
| THE senate on the 18th completed the urgency
| deficiency bill and it was about to be put on it's
! final passage when the hour for taking up the
tariff bill was reached and the urgency bill
| went over. Mr.. PETER then delivered another
! installment of his speech and had not concluded
| at o'clock At 6 o'clock the senate adjourned
49, The house did no business. The committee
| on rules attempted to bring In report Tor
| rule to prevent the breaking of quorum when
! Mr. Reed commenced his flibustering tactics
! and pending efforts to secure the necessary
| quorum to adopt the new rule the house ad-
| journed
! THE senate met on the 18th with no quorum
present and considered the deficiency bill for a
| time and then went into executive session, at
the close of which it adjourned. The strug-
/ gle over the adoption of the new rule in the
house was resumed The rule reported was to
! head of filibustering and to compel members
| to vote under penalty of fine of $40 for each
time member present refuses to answer to
| his name Filibustering on the part Of repub-
| Hcans prevented a quorum and the democrats
being unable to muster the requisite number
| of votes to adopt the rule the house adjourned