The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1894-04-27
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coNeREss.
Condensed Proceedings OF tho Senate M
House for the PAST Week.

Condensed Proceedings OF tho Senate aDo
House for tile Past Week.
THE senate held q very short session on % tna
f4sh Mr Walsh, the new senator TOE
Georgia offered a bill for the reform Of 'hs
judiciary Mr. Quay's resolution 10 rear
delegation of woTEingmen was taDlea Fsn
Quay spoke in opposition 70 the tarln o1l'
After an executive session the senate az,
tourned AS soon as the house met Mr. Reed
(Me) resumed his hlibustering taetlcs upon
the approval of the journal and the mouse aos
iourned a democratic caucus being ID sesslon
to consider new rule BY which quorum may
be counted.
NO business was transacted in the senate on
the 10th, the body adtodrning on account OF the
death OF Senator Vance. -. The same acuon
was taken BY the house. The latter BODY also
adopted resolutions on the death OF Gen
Slocun. Each house appointed committees "
attend the funeral of the late Senator vance
WHEN the senate met on the l1th oy com
sent after much talk, II was decided that gen.
eral debate on the tariff bill should continue
until Tuesday. Debate on the tarln Dlli Was
then continued with but little interest III thS
subject The house had under consideration
the new rule to provide for the counting oil
Quorum, and at one time lively debate was
promised but it subsided and the rule was
finally adopted, all the republicans voting for
it and AZ democrats against The RUE pro-
vides that on each roll call tellers snail DC ap'
pointed to note members present ana refusing
ported as present but not voting and shall oe
counted The house soon after adjourned
THE tariff debate was resumed in the senate
on the 18TH After the morning hour expired
Senator Morrill, (Vt), who has Just passed nus
s4th year spoke for over an hour and was lis
tened to with marked attention. Senator Tur'
pie supported the tariff bill and Senator
Caffery (I4a) said he would support the bill
Senators Cameron and Quay (Pa spoke in OPP
position. The senate then went into executive
IN. .1oxra tad fho an RI
debate on the consular and diplomatic bill
THE day in the senate on the 19th was eeeu-
pied by Mr. Perkins (Cal) in speech againsf
the tariff bill. The conference report on the
urgency deficiency bill was agreed to, ana MT
PETERS resolution for the appointment OF o
committee for the purpose Of hearing the
grievances of Coxey's army was debated oy
Senators PETER and Allen, both Of whom la.
voreo it. The resolution went over Az
o'clock eulogies were pronounced upon the la'e
| Representative Enoohs of Ohio and the SEN
ate adjourned - When the house met resolu-
tion offered by the chairman Of the Pacihc
| railroads committee was adopted calling on the
| secretary of the inter or for information as TO
| what provision roads aided by the government
| had made for the payment Of maturing bonds.
The house then went i2to committee OF the
whole to consider the diplomatic blu, but
| game of baseball in the afternoon dissolved the
| quorum and the house adjourned
| IN the senate on the goth Mr.. Sherman re.
/ q
| the Behring sea bill recently passed which was
passed without opposition. Mr. PETERS rcso'
| luton for the appointment of a reception COM
| mittee for Coxey's army came up ana although
| briefly considered was severely handed py
/ aenator Hawlev, in which he referred to the
| speech of Senator Allen (Neb), the daY before
in terms OF regret Senator Allen took inc
DO to reply, but the tariff bill came up ana
/ displaced the resolution Debate on the latter
| bill continued until adjournment. The nusl-
ness in the house was OF no general interest,"
Friday being day devoted to private bills
and the evening session to pension claims.