The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-12-15
DOINGS OF CONGRESS.
EpitOme of the Work Now Being Done q
the National Capital by Our
Lawmakers.

The house on the 5th refused to allow Brig
! ham H. Roberts OJtah) the right to take the
! oath of office BY vote of PAT yeas to SO nays
! the Tayler resolution adopted. 1t refers
| the charges against Roberts to special com
| mittee of nine for investigation and pending
| the result refuses Roberts any privileges Of the
| floor. Not having qualified, he is not entitled
| to the privileges of the floor. After debate OF
nearly five hours the resolution to oust him was
! adopted. The substitute offered by Richardson
| CIenn), which merely provided that the
| charges against Roberts should be inquired
| into, the member in 5he meantime to have
| the privileges and rights of other members,
| had no show of adoption. The reading of the
message required y hours. Out of respect to
| the late Congressman Settle the house ad-
! journed. The session of the senate lasted PA
! hours practically the entire time being con-
| sumed in the reading of the presidents message.
| The announcement of the death of Senator
| elect Monroe L. Hayward of Nebraska. was re-
| ceived by the senate with sincere regret. AT
the conclusion of the reading of the message
the senate adopted resolutions Of regret pre-
sented by Senator ThurstOn, of Nebraska, and
J as mark of respect adjourned Immediately
In the senate on the 9th nearly 800 bills and
joint resolutions, several concurrent resolutions
and petitions numbering hundreds were pre-
sented Senator Aldrich (R. H. introduced the
first bill. 1t was financial measure to 'aff1rm
the existing value of all forms of money and to
refund the public debt" Among the other bills
introduced were To pension war vet
Grams over 70 years of age; to re-
peal the stamp act to regulate marriage
and divorce; for election of senators by the pe0
pie; for a government department of commerce
and industry and for the free coinage of silver.
.... The house refused to allow Brigham H Rob-
erts, the Utah pOlygamst to take the oath Of
Office, the Tayler resolution being adopted by
vote of 347 to SO. Pending the investigating
committees report Roberts is to be refused any
privileges of the floor. Mr.. Corliss (Mich.) in
troduCed bill providing for laying cable from
San Francisco tc Honolulu and thence to Ma
Mia.
Senator Chandler IN. H.) on the 9TH intro
duced a bill in the senate providing for system
attic athletic exercises at the West Point and
ANNAPOLIS academies. He also offered a resolu-
tiOn to investigate the elections of William A.
Clark (MCnt) and Nathan B. Scott CIV. Va.) to
seats in the senate. Senator Berry (Arl1.) Of
fered joint resolution for the election of United
States senators by the people Bills were in
troduCed by Senator Harris CKan) to make the
presidents term of Office six years and terms of
members of the house four years; also to
grant pensions to ex-cOnfederateS who after
wards served in the army and navy of the
United States. The senate then adjourned ur-
til Monday -. The house W in session only
half an hour, an adjournment being taken out
of respect to the memory of Mr.. Green (Neb.).
The speaker appointed committee on rules. Mr.,
Hepburn Qa) introduced a bill to appropriate
SI4 l,00) )0J0fOr constructing the Nicaragua canal
and Mr.. COOney (Mo.) introduced bills for the
improvement of the Missouri river at Niger
Bend Mo-, and at Huntsdale, Mo.
The senate was not in session on the 8th....
The house adopted a special order for begin
ming the consideration of the currency bill on
the I1th and taking a vote on the measure on
the 1Stl. Many bills of minor i'm pOrtance were
introduced. Mr. Lentz (O) introduced joint
resolution reciting charges growing out of the
presence of United States trOOps under Cen
Merriam at the centers of the mining troubles
in Idaho and asking for Investigation bV a
special committee. The death of Congressman
Baird 04a) was then announced and, after the
adoption of customary resolutions, as a mark of
respect the house adjourned until the 11th