The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1900-04-06
WHAT CONGRESS is DOING.
Proceedings of Our National Lawmakers
from Day to Day In Condensed Form
RESOLUTIONS and Bills.

Senator Foraker (O.) announced in the
| senate on the 26th that he would press
| the Puerto Rican bill to a vote as soon as
| possible. Senator Hanna denounced as
a malicious lle' the published statement
that he had said that the passage of the
Puerto Rican tariff bill would be in pur-
suance of a deal which would bring in
| big contributions to the republican cam
paign fund. The Alaskan civil code was
then taken The house considered
| the army appropriation bill, but the de-
bate was without any notable incidents.
Mr.. Ridgely (Kan) opposed permanent
increase of the army as prejudicial to
the country's best interests. Mr.. AL
drich (Ala.) introduced a bill for estab-
fishing a diplomatic and civil service COL
lege near Washington.
The Puerto Rican tariff and government
bill was discussed for nearly three hours
in the senate on the 18th, but little prog
ress was made on the measure. The
Alaskan civil code bill was considered
during the morning hour and an amend
ment to set aside the secretary of wars
permits for mining gold under the sea
precipitated a lively debate. resolu-
tIon offered by Senator Harris CKan.)
calling upon the secretary of the in
terror to furnish the senate all papers
or charges filed with the government
elating to c. NJ. Barnes. governor of
Oklahoma, was agreed to.....The house
debated the army appropriation bill, the
discussion covering a wide range of top
les. Mr. Lentz (O) denounced mill
tarism and the war in the Philippines,
which drew 4 heated reply from Mr..
Marsh Cll.). Mr.. Carter (Kan) introduced
bill to establish a bureau of criminal in
formation in connection with the depart
ment of justice.
The senate on the 18th agreed to vote
on the Puerto Rican government and
tariff bill on the afternoon of the Sd of
April. Senator Davis (Minn.), in the de-
bate on the measure, advOca ted free
trade between the United States and the
island. The Alaskan civil code bill was
discussed for short time. Senator Gal
linger On. H.) presented a resolution
from the committee on pensions prOYid-
ing for additional help for the committee,
stating that there were 1,750 senate bills
before the committee and hundreds of
house bills yet to GOMEZ The house de-
voted nearly the whole day to the army
appropriation bill. a good deal of talk
taking place, little of which was pertinent
to the bill. The senate bill to approve
revision of certain sales of Otoe and Mis-
souri, lands in Nebraska and Kansas was
passed and the conference reports on the
urgent deficiency and pension appropria-
ton bills were agreed to.
In the senate on the 29th the propo-
sitlOn to strike from the Puerto Rican
measure the provision levying Is per
cent. of the Dingley duties on the is
lands products was defeated by a vote
of 10 to 80. Senator Beveridge Ond)
made a speech advocating reciprocity
between the United States and Puerto
Rico. Senator Platt IN. " introduced an
amendment to the Indian appropriation
bill. providing for n congress of the rep
resentatives of the various Indian tribes
of the United States at the Buffalo Pan
American exposition and appropriating
100000 for the payment of the expenses
of the congress. The house passed the
army appropriation bill One of the
adopted opens the soldiers
homes to the officers and men of the vol
untcer and regular armies, incapacitnted
by service during or since the Spanish
war.
Senator Pettus (AIa) delivered the
funniest speech on the S0th heard in the
senate for many years. 1t sparkled with
wit and sarcasm at the expense of Sen
ators Gallinger On. H) and Reveridge
Indo. 1t was occasioned by the debate
on the Puerto Rican bill. Senator Davis |
(Hinn.) introduced bill for the exten-
sion Of the provisions of the laws re-
lating to the soldiers homes so as ta |
include soldiers who participated in the |
Spanish war and the wars succeeding and |
also to those participating in the Indian !
wars. The house devoted most of the |
day to war claims, three small bills being |
passed. The conference report on the |
diplomatic and consular appropriation |
bill was adopted.