The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1894-06-08
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Condensed Proceedings OF the Senate and
House for the Past Week.
THE senate on the 26th further considered
the tariff BILL Mr.. Hill (N. ~ making speech
in opposition to the lead schedule and favoring
the placing Of lead ore on the free list His
amendment was rejected. The senate after
brief session adjourned 80. The bill to remit
the 10 per cent. tax on state banks occupied
the attention Of the house In committee Of tho
whole. Pending consideration the house ad-
iourned.
THE senate spent eight hours on the 2Sth dis
cussing the lumber schedule OF the tarin bill.
Mr.. Walsh, the new senator from Georgia.
spoke at length on the tarin and at 5:45 o'clock
the senate went into executive session The
proceedings OF the house were OF no general in
terest, it being District Of Columbia day. The
senate bill fixing the northern boundary line OF
the Warm Springs Indian reservation In Orc
gon was passed and at O'Clock the house adj
jcuyned.
THE right Of newspaper correspondents 70
refuse to give the sugar bribery investigating
committee the sources OF their Information
was brought before the senate on the 20th in the
shape Of report from that committee which
brought out a long debate. Two correspondents
had declined to answer questions and they
were reported to be In contempt. The Hawai-
ian resolution was then talked on for short
time and then the tariff debate was continued
until $50 O'clock when the senate adjourned
until Thursday. Wednesday being Decoration
state bank tax until o'clock and then ad-
journed until Thursday.
WHEN the senate met on the slst Senator
Turpie presented a set Of resolutions adopted
by the Ohio legislature protesting against the
Russian extraditon treaty, and he offered q
joint resolution giving Russia notice OF the In
tention Of this country to abrogate the treaty.
Senator Turpie also reported from the foreign
affairs committee q resolution declaring It
right belonging to the people Of Hawaii to
establish and maintain their own form OF gov
ernment it being substitute for other resolu-
tions offered. The resolution was unanimously
adopted Senator PETER offered resolution
instructing the judiciary committee to inquire
whether the government could constitutionallY
take possession Of the coal beds OF the country,
which went over. The tariff bill was then con-
sidered until adjournment. =. The house passed
q bill for an additional judge for the northern
district Of Illinois and Gen. Sicxles introduced
q resolution, which was adopted, instructing
the secretary Of war to do what is necessary for
the preservation OF the Gettysburg battlefield.
The state bank tax bill was then discussed un-
til the house adjourned
IN the senate on June Mr.. Hill attempted TO
bring up his resolution for open sessions OF the
bribery committee, but it went over, as did
Senator Dolph's resolution to bring the con-
tumacious witness, Edwards. before the senate.
The senate then tackled the sugar schedule OF
the tarif bill and sugar talk consumed the re-
mainder of the session, during which Senators
PETER and Manderson strongly favored q
bounty -. The house continued it's labors on
the state bank tax bill, the whole day being
devoted to its discussion. In the evening pen-
sion bills we're considered.