The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1894-05-25
CONGRESS.
Condensed Proceedings of the Senate AM
House for the Past Week.

Condensed Proceedings OF the Senate and
House for the Past Week.
WHEN the hour arrived for the meeting OF
the senate on the 18th. only four senators were
in their seats and 1t was nearly half an hour be-
fore quorum obtained After some rou-
tine business the tariR bill was taken up and
considered by paragraphs until adjournment.
When the house met, Mr. Ogden, elected from
Louisiana to succeed MIR Blanchard, was
sworn in and after routine business the naval
appropriation bin was considered in committee
OF the whole until adjournment
AFTER one hour devoted to routine and other
business of little importance the senate the
14th entered upon the seventh week OF the
tariff debate. ths sugar schedule being under
consideration most OF the day. The house
was engaged in District OF Columbia business
A small sensation brought about by
negro man rising in the gallery and addressing
the speaker and declaring that the Lord had
directed him to appear and speak in favor Of
the Coxey bill The negro was elected and con-
sideration Of appropriation bills resumed
WHEN the senate met on the 18th Mr.. Allen
(Neb) offered resolution calling upon the Sec
retary of the treasury for information as to the
total number of persons engaged in the pro-
tected industries, and other statistics as to
wages, the number Of native citizens and
aliens employed. etc The resolution went
over. The tariff debate was then resumed and
continued until adjournment....In In the house
bill was reported from the labor committee
making labor day a national holiday. The
naval appropriation bill was then taken up and
considered in committee of the whole and at 2
o'clock the bill passed The remainder Of the
day was occupied in considering the agricult-
ural bill
IN the senate on the 10th Mr.. Aliens Fesolu-
tion calling upon the secretary of the treasury
for information as to the number of persons
directly affected by protective duties and by
competition with the foreign laborers in the
United States was discussed until II o'clock.
Mr.. Lodge offered a resolution for the inyestiga-
ton Of charges made Of offers to bribe senators,
and the tariff debate was resumed. At 6 O'Clock
the senate went into executive session -. The
house passed the bill for the valuation of afn-
davits made before United States commission
ers in all land entries, and the labor committee
reported the joint resolution for an investiga-
tion of the industrial depression. The house
then went into committee of the whole for the
consideration of the agricultural bill. At
o'clock the committee rose and the house ad-
journed.
on the 18th the senate had an interesting
discussion upon the resolution OF Mr. Lodge
for an investigation of tue charges of attempt
ed bribery of senators by the sugar trust. Mr..
Lodge spoke in severe terms about any at
tempt to bribe senators and said the matter
should be fully investigated. Other senators
took part and several amendments made to the
resolution by which it was made 'veritable
drag net" and as amended was adopted 1t
provides for committee of five senators to
as well as reported efforts of any parties or
corporations to attempt to influence tariff leg
islation by bribery directly or indirectly. The
vice president appointed Senators Gray, Lind
say, Lodge Allen and Davis as the committee.
The tariff debate then occupied the senate un-
til adjournment -. In the house bill was Ia
vorably reported for an inquiry into the feasi-
bility of constructing a ship canal from the
Hudson river to the great lakes. The agricult-
ural bill was further considered aud passed
and the house adjourned.
TIE senate continued the consideration OF
the tariff bill on the 18th without any dlibuster
ing, an agreement having been reached that
after Monday there should be longer daily ses-
SionS. At 4:50 o'clock after adopting Mr. Nor
gan's resolution calling upon the attorney-gen-
eral as to the existence of sugar trust the
senate went into executive session .... The
house had under consideration the legislative
appropriation bill which was considered until
recess. The evening session was devoted to
pension bills and the house adjourned until
Monday.