The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1895-02-08
SUBSCRIPTION: Sl.O0 Per Year.
CONGRESS.
Condensed Proceedings of the Senate and



House.
TIE senate further continued the Hawaiian
debate on tile Goth. Senator Lodge replied 10
the remarks OF Senator Mills denying the
charge made that New England held Hawaiian
bonds Senator Frye followed In O vefy severe
speech, also declaring the charge untrue. At
the conclusion OF the debate q vote was taken.
The policy of the administration was sustained
By vote Of 81 yeas TO % nays. Mr. Pettigrew
voting with the democrats and PETER with the
republicans. After deciding to give the bank
Fpptcy bill the right OF way the senate al
tourned After routine business the house
went into committed OF the whole to consider
the bill repeating that part Of tho tarlh DtH OF
1894 in regard to difeFeutials on sugars import
ed from bounty paying countries. The debate
continued until aftCr o'clock when the house
adjourned.
THERE was q small attendance in the SEN
ate until noon on the Gsth, but when 1t was
announced that special message on the IMAM
cial situation would be sent in by the presi-
dent vacant seats were soon occupied and the
galleries filed. AT noon the message vas re
ceived ana the closest attention given 10 ltS
reading. The message was referred to tho
finance committee, and the senate then con-
sfdeFed the house bill with senate amend
ments) disappearing the agreement with the
Southern Ute Indians, providing for removal
from Colorado TO Utah and locating others In
New Mexico. The bill finally passed 80. Soon
after the house met the presidents message
tee. Mr.. Springer presented what was known
as the administration currency bill, which
went to the same committee. The house then.
IN committee of the whole, further considered
the sugar diferensial bill, pending which the
house adjourned.
IN the senate on the Goth Mr.. Henderson of
fered a resolution directing the finance com
mittee to report a bill for the relief Of tho
treasury. The resolution embodied the re-
qulrements Of such bill 1t looks 70 com
lVVNf iGf ON
In presenting the resolution Mr. Manderson
spoke in favor Of compromise and concession
on the part OF senators IN order to meet the re-
quirements Of the treasury. Mr. Teller
promptly replied that no such measure could
pass the present congress. Several bills
passed. and the remainder Of the day was de-
voted to considering the bankruptcy BILL
The house engaged in q long discussion OF llm~
lting debate on the pending dtnerential sugar
bill. General debate on the bill then closed
and the measure was further discussed under
the fvo-minute rule aud the bill finally passed
yeas, 23g; nays. Bland at 5;S5 o'clock tho
house adjourned.
AN animated discussion OF the financial Sltu~
alton took place In the senate on the 3Oth. Mr..
Culom presented dispatches from Chicago
bankers urging the adoption Of the presidents
suggestions, and Mr.. Vest presented similar
petitions from the St Louis chamber OF COM
merce, which, he said, did not represent the
sentiments OF the people OF Missouri or tho
declared against the policy OF the president
and declared he would never vote to issue bonds
to secure gold and place the country on single
standard He did not belive the finance COM
mittee would agree upon any measure to report
to the senate, but party fealty would never lead
him TO vote to fix the gold standard upon the
country Mr.. Sherman spoke for the first timo
the financial question. I'VE have reached
the point" he said, where we are being told
that no relief will be given the country unless
we concede the free coinage OF silver" He'be-
neved such concession would be disastrous.
II there was to be q choice he believed In taking
that metal recognized by tho world as the best
but he did not believe such choice impera-
tive. He still believed that both metals could
be used. Other senators took part in the dis
cussion and regular routine business followed.
The house considered all day the bill To
fund the debt due the government from the
Union Pacific and Kansas Pacific roads WITH
3-per-cent 6fty-year bonds
MosT Of the day in the senate on February
was given up to consideration Of the District
Of Columbia bill and the financial question
would occasionally come to the front during
the debate. Mr.. Teller again gave notice that
no measure in line with the recommendation
OF tho president could pass the present con-
gress. Mr.. Allen (Neb presented document
signed by II. Il. Kolb, rs governor OF Alabama,
as the credentials of Warren s. Reese, as sena-
tor from Alabama. The senate agreed to the con-
ference report on the army appropriation Dill
Several local bllIs passed ana INC SehaJS eu-
iourned The house devoted some time To
debate on the Pacific railroad bill The Tor
eign affairs committee then made report on
Mr.. Storers resolution calling on the presi-
dent for Hawaiian correspondence and other
documents In regard to the late troubles on the
island. The debate brought on personal col
lision between Messrs. Breclsnridge u<y.)
and Heard (Mo) which at one time looked
ugly, but the belligercnt Inembcrs wore held
down by friends. The offen ding mem oerS sub
sequently apologtzed to the horse. ~ lhe
evening session pension bills were cSQsloercd'