The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-02-19
NATIONAL LAWMAKERS.
Condensed Proceedings from Day i6 Da
of the HOUSE and Senate.


of. the House and Senate.
HfFF senate on the 9th was in secret session
most of the time on tne AEstH-SuTsrtcar arRf5
tration treaty. The bill rearranging the jddicial
district of Texas was passed over the presl-
dents veto by vote of 81 to 1, Senator Caffery
Ia.) being the member that cast the negative
vote. Senator Pettigrew Is. d. sought to
have the btll relative to the timber culture laws
feealled from the president to correct error.
but his resolution went over :Fhe hGtise de=
voted nearly the whole day to District Of CG-
lumbia business and eight bills of more or less
local Importance were passed. The conference
report the immigration bill was presented
aid notice given that 1t would be called up the
next day. Mr.. Giliett (MasS.) Introduced bill
making it a misdemeanor to conduct pool sell.
ing, lotteries, etc. by means of telegraph, tele-
phone and other means Of transmitting mes
sageS.
THE senate on the 9th spent most Of the day
in executive session on the arbitration treaty,
Senator M5rgati (&la:) holding the floor Hearty
all the time. A bill was passed tr improve the
channel Of the South pass by closing the
crevasse in Pass POutre in the Mississippi river.
The house agreed to the final conferences re-
port on the immigration bill and passed two
bills to pension the ''r6marrtea widow of John
H Patton, of the Seventh illinois, and also the
remarked widow" Of Maj Albert B. Soule of
the Twenty-Third Maine volunteers. Both the
bills had been previously vetoed by the presi-
dent. The senate amendments to bill giving
the settlers on 1900 acres Of swamp lands in
Mississippi preference right OF entry for one
year agreed to. A bill was also passed to
prevent the fraudulent use of the word copy
right on books and other publications.
SENATOR MORGAN (Ala) announced in the
senate on the 10th his withdrawal of the Nicara-
qua canal bill The agricultural appropriation
bill was taken up and, after an amendment by
Senator Thurston CNeb0 to appfopriate s5,e0e
for continuing the beet sugar experiments was
agreed to, the bill passed 1t appropriates
IS 255, 800 The house bill was passed extending
the time for complying with the requirements
of the act ferfeiting railroad lands. 1t applies
to lands along the Northern PaciHe Foute' Sem
ator Tillman Is. c. called up the bill limiting
the effect of the federal laws on the liquor
traffic, so as to give each state absolute control
of the subject. 1t caused lively debate, which
was cut of by the time arriving for the senators
to participate with the house in counting the
electoral vote. In the house the electoral
vote was formally counted by the joint session
of the house and senate, Vice President Stevens
son presiding and Speaker Reed sitting at his
side. There was a round of applause, both on
the floor and in the galleries, when the an
nouncement was made as follows: For preSi-
dent-McKinley, 271; Bryan, 176 For vice
president-Hobart, 271; Sewall, 14e; Watson, q.
The house passed the senate bill relating to the
carrying of obscene matter by express compa-
nieS and it has gone to the president for sigma
ture
THE senate on the IL tn passed the create
part of the day in debating the Anglo-Ameri-
can arbitration treaty, Senator Turpie Qnd)
speaking in favor OF and Senator Morgan (Alal
in opposition to its ratification The diplo-
matte and consular appropriation bill was
passed and the 18th fixed for final vote on
the conference report on the immigration bill.
Bills fixing the time and place for federal trials
In Oklahoma territory and providing for the re-
tirement of enlisted men Of the army and navy
after 30 years continuous service at three
quarters pay were also passed -. The house
passed the fortifications bill and made some
headway with the post office appropriation bill
But the major portion Of the day was consumed
In political debate on the financial question
which was presented by provision in bill
providing for funding the debt of the territories.
THE Indian appropriation bill was reported
to the senate on the 18th. A resolution was
passed requesting Secretary Olney to use his
influence in bettering the condition of Sylvester
ScoVell, the newspaper correspondent impris-
oned in Cuba Senator Morgan (Ala.) offered a
resolution for the abrogation of the Clayton
Bulwer treaty with England. bill was
passed authorizing the appointment of an ad-
ditional judge of the United States court in the
Indian territory. The rest of the day passed in
discussing the Anglo-American arbitration
treaty -. The house debated the post office ap-
preparation bill and afterwards passed it. It
carries sos, ,425.714