The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1894-08-24
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.

IN the senate, on the 18th. .Aouse substitute
for senate amendment to the sundry civil ap-
propriations bill looking to the retention Of the
present government printing ONCE building
and the acquisition OF adjoining property on
which to erect additional buildings was disa-
greed to; after which the senate amendment
for the purchase Of the Malone site was re-
ceded from. The bill was then remanded for
further conference. In the house, in ac-
cordance with the action OF the house demo-
cratic caucus, the tariff bill was recalled from
conference, the conferees discharged, and the
senate amendments concurred in: Yeas, 1872;
nays, l05 Separate bills placing coal, sugar,
iron ore and barbed wire on the free list were
then passed.
IN the senate. on the 14th, onicial notice Of
the passage by the house Of four bills placing
on the free list sugar, bituminous coal. iron
ore and barbed wire was received. Suisse
quently the bills were laid before the senate,
one after another, read a first time. and, on OBJ
lection to their second reading, went over.
Mr.. Hill gave notice that he would offer an
amendment 20 each Of them repeating all pro-
visions OF law In regard to an income tax.
House joint resolution extending the general
appropriations to the oath Of August and Mr..
Chandler's resolution for an investigation into
the recent elections in Alabama also went
over. >. The house was not in session on the
18th.
IN the senate, on the 18th, house bill to place
sugar on the free list was taken up early in
the session and occupied attention up to the
hour OF adjournment. communication was
read from Secretary OF the Treasury Carlisle
giving figures to show that with sugar on the
free list there would be treasury deficit of
SIS, 900 900 to S30,O 900 In the house. bill
20 enable the secretary OF agriculture more
perfectly to carry out the purposes Of the act
providing for the inspection OF live stock and
meats the subject OF Interstate commerce was
passed Conference report on the sundry civil
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items was agreed to. The report on the gen
eral deficiency bill was under discussion when
the house adjourned.
In the senate, on the 10th. the bill for the ex-
elusion and deportation OF alien anarchists was
taken from the calendar and passed. A reso-
luton prohibiting the sale of liquor and the
use OF IL in the senate wing OF the capitol dur
Ing the recess Of congress was referred to tho
committee on rules. House free sugar, free
eoalfree iron ore and free barbed wire bills we're
referred to the committee on finance. Sew
eral private pension and other bills Of minor
Importance were passed ...... In the house most
OF the day was spent in discussing the item in
the general deficiency bill, added by the SEN
ate. providing for the payment OF judgment
In favor OF the Southern Pacific Railroad Co.
for the transportation OF troops, mails and
merchandise for the United States. After the
transaction of some minor business the house
adjourned until the 10th.
IN the senate, on the 18th, a resolution for
the appointment Of Senator White, OF CalifOr-
MIA, TO MI N vacancy on the finance commit
tee occasioned by the death OF Senator Vance,
Of North Carolina went over, after discussion
and adverse criticism, under objection The
conference report on the deficiency bill-the
last Of the appropriation bills-was agreed to.
House bill for the repeal of the clause in the
new tariff law allowing rebate in the tax on
alcohol used in the arts went over, did res
Olution offered by Mr.. Murphy CN. " that
f1fr-p Chi 1nnu no furrh fnrf ic1a of
this session ..... The house was not in session
on the nth.