The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-04-27
WHAT CONGRESS IS DOING.
Proceedings of Our National Lawmakera
from Day TO Day In Condensed Form
Resolutions aud Bills.

During almost the entire session or
| the 18th the senate had under cOnsidera-
| tion the Alaskan civil code bill The
| amendment providing for the mining OF
gold along the beach was perfected after
! a discussion lasting nearly four hours
| Senator ThurstoE (\eb.) introduced oil
/ To limit the meaning of the word con
/ spiracy' and also the use of restrain
/ ing orders as applied 10 disputes between
| employers and employees. .... The house en-
| tered upon the consideration of the naval
| appropriation bill with the prospect OF
| "a severe struggle ahead over the ques-
/ tiOn of armOr plate, building ships in
/ government yards and the provision in
/ the bill for the coast and geodetic sur
vey- Mr.. Griffith Ond) introduced a bill
/ repeating the stamp tax on checks,
/ drafts, etc, and on proprietary medi-
cines.
| For nearly three hours on the 18th Sen
ator HoaT (MassD spoke on the Philippine
question and in opposition to the policy
/ of imperialism" One of the notable
/ features Of the address was his eulogy of
Aguinaldo. After the senator had con-
] Cluded consideration was resumed of the
Alaskan civil code bill. The debate upon
the naval appropriation bill in the house
was devoid Of interesting features. Two
petitions were presented-One signed by
125 republicans and the other by 125 dem
ocratS-asSing for a rule for the con-
sideration of the Nicara guam canal bill
May l.
During almost the entire session Of the
senate on the 18th the Alaskan civil code
| bill was under consideration. Senator
Stewart CNev) delivered an address OF
nearly three hours upon the mining laws
of the United States and their relation
TO the proposed amendment of Senator
Hansbrough as to rights of alien locaters
of claims. Senator Chandler IN. h in
troduced a bill for the prevention OF
the denial or the abridgment of the right
of citizens of the United States to vote on
account of color. -. The debate on the
naval appropriation bill under the five
minute rule in the house drifted into pol
itics and members fought hammer anC
tongs across the political aisle. Some
progress was made with the bill. but most
of the contrOverted points went over
May was set aside for the considera tior
Of the free homes" bill an the confer
enCe report on the urgent deficiency bill
was agreed TO.
The senate on the 18th passed a joint
resolution providing for the administra-
tion of civil affairs in Puerto Rico. pend
ing the civil appointment of officers under
the law recently enacted. a bill was
passed authorizing the commissioner OF
internal revenue to male allowance for
spoiled or unused internal revenue
stamps. The Alaskan civil code bill was
then considered. The house spent prac-
ucally the entire day debating a prop
osition in the naval bill designed to turr
over to the navy the survey and chartine
OF the waters OF Cuba. Puerto Rico anC
the Philippines. A resolution was intro.
duced TO appropriate $4,000 for a monu
ment in Washington to the "embattle
farmers who resisted the British a
Concord in the first battle of the revOlu-
ton, Is years ago.
The senate on the 10Th considered the
conference report on the Hawaiian civi
upon il was postponed until the next
day. The Alaskan civil code bill was
then taken up and Senator Bate CTenn.,
delivered a speech in opposition 10 the
pending HansbroUgh amendment relatins
10 the rights of alien miners. Senator
Foraker tOD afterwards pronounced 9
eulOgy on the late Lorenzo DanfOrd q
representative from Ohio, and the sen
ate adopted resolutions expressive of its
sorrow and then adjourned. The house
had prOJracted debate over armOr plate
while the naval appropriation bill was
under consideration Mr.. Miers 0ndD in.
troduced a bill 10 pension every ex-unior
soldier on reaching the age of o. years.