The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-01-27
PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS.
Work of Our National Lawmakers at Wa hs
ingtOn During the Closing Days or
the Fifty Firth Session.

| THE senate on the 18th transacted no business
| beyond swearing in Jonathan Ross senator
| for Vermont The senator's in body proceed
| ed to the hall Of the house of representatives
and attended the funeral of the late Repre-
sentative Dingley and then adjourned until the
next day. The funeral ceremonies of the late
| Representative Dingley tMe) took place in the
house The c8Sket was placed on bier in
| front Of the speakers rostrum and the public
viewed the remains before the house was called
to order by Speaker Reed. After the services
were ended the remains OF the dead representa-
| tive were taken to Lewiston. Me. for inter-
ment President Mckinley. his cabinet and
other distinguished men had seats in the cham
Der during the services. The house afterward
adjourned as further mark Of respect to Mr.
! Dingley's memory.
TIE senate on the 17th devoted almost the
entire day to the consideration of the Nicara-
qua canal bill Senator Pettigrew IS d Of
fered a resolution relating TO claims of loyal
Seminole Indians and it was adopted Senator
Butler (N. c. presented a petition from s. ex-
confederates Of Muscogee county. Ga, asking
him not to abandon his bill for pensiOning ex-
confederate soldiers =. The house passed the
naval personnel bill. Several unimportant
bills were also passed by unanimous cChsen1
Mr.. LentZ (O) introduced a resolution provid-
ing for the discharge OF such volunteers as en-
tered the service for the with Spain. 1t
also provides that troops to the number OF l3,
0JO may be raised among the natives OF the
islands acquired by the United States Mr.
Mercer (Neb) introducc ID a bill to aid the
Greater American exposition to be held at
Omaha Neb, this year.
SEEATOR BACON Ga-) made speech in the
senate on the 18th in support of his resolutions
aclaring that the United States would not as
sumo sovereignty over the Philippine islands
Following his speech the Nicaragua canal bill
was taken up Senator Allison (Ia.) offered an
amendment providing that the secretary of the
treasury should issue bonds to raise money
with which to construct the canal An adjourn
ment was then taken. The house passed a
number of minor bills reported from the COM
mittee interstate and foreign commerce.
most of which authorized the construction of
lighthouses, fog signals etc Then the Ha-
waiian cable bill was discussed, but no conclu-
sion was reached February was fixed for the
exercises for accepting the statues of Benton
and Blair from the state of Missouri
SENATOR TURNER CWash) delivered a
speech in the senate on the 18Th in favor Of the
Vest resolution. 1t was for the most part a
constitutional argument against the policy Of
expansion. The Nicaragua canal bill was then
discussed for three hours In the executive
session Joseph H Choate, of New York, was
confirmed as ambassador to Great Britain -.
The house. passed n bill authorizing the con-
StructiOn of a railroad through the Choctaw
and Chickasaw nations in the Indian territory.
bill was also passed granting site on the
Fort Sup. Y military reservation to Oklahoma
for an ins = asylum. The post Office appro-
priation bin was then taken up
IN the senate on the goth Senator Nelson
(Minn.) made a speech in opposition to the
Vest anti-expausion resolution. The consider
alton Of the Nicaragua canal bill was then re-
sumed. 80. The house passed the post office Gp-
preparation bill An arrangement was made
for the consideration of the army reorganiza-
tiOn bill on the oath Speaker Reed appointed
Mr. Payne (N. W to the craftsmanship of the
ways and means committee made vacant by the
death Of Mr. Din OplpV At night a session
held for pension legislation and an adjourn
ment was afterwards taken to the ed.