The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-04-22
Jews IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
FIFTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS.
First SESSION.


Senate-The Culberson amendment tc
&c post Office appropriation bill provid-
for commission to investigate the
mate, on the 11th, and after being ruled
1T Of order in modified form, was pend
when the senate adjourned. Mr.. Cor
ian made an earnest plea for an investi-
alton. saying the post office department.
ad cast reflections upon members Of
on should be had Mr.. Aldrich answered
nat the amendment finally mod:1eo
ies to be haG If 'sh[ Should IN be IA live onei
House-The house passed the bill re-
orted by the committee on rivers and
arbors appropriating 100000 for the
estoration or maintenance OF channels,
of other river and harbor improve
lents: Mr.. Burton: chairman of the
ommi+tee. in explaining the bill. urged
he adoption of settled principles with
egard to river and harbor work Mr.
lark MOI made a plea for the improve
nent OF the Missouri river. Quite a large
lumber of bills of minor Importance We're
'assed. At sos o'clock p. m. the house
adjourned.
he senate. on the 18th, between Senators
'eller and Hopkins, growing out of the
" the late Gen. Fl. II. Thomas. of Chi
ago, attacking the civil service admin
stration of the treasury department. The
Incident occurred in connection with the
discussion of the post office appropria ton
Dill. That measure was under discussion
Turing the first half of the session. and
VAS passed. all amendments offered by
ne democrats being voted down. The
1ill providing form of government for
)ut debate on 1t had not been begun
when the senate adjourned. ..... House
The race question was, again injected
nto the proceedings of the house of rep
-esentatives when Mr.. Scott Qkas) de.
ivered a long address. in which he re-
erred to his previous statement that IT
vas current in Kansas that ex-President
Cleveland had dined c. II. ]. Taylor, a
Kansas negro POLITICIAN In a spirited
reply, MIR. Williams (Miss.), the minority
leader, defended the attitude of the south
toward the negro.
Senate-The senate, on the 18th, began
considera ton of the bill providing for the
The greater part of the day was occupied
by Mr.. Morgan, in support of amend
were accepted, and the reading of the bill
was nearly half completed. Mr.. Morgan
attacked the new Panama canal company,
snould proceed to carry into effect the
provisions of the treaty with Pana re-
Sardless of the demands of that company
...... .House-Under special rule the
house devoted itself 70 consideration of
bill amending the law relating to the
bill in reference to the granting of rail-
road franchises and the guaranteeing of
five per cent on the cash capital actually
invested in such railroads was opposed
by Mr.. Jones Wa), who alleged that
British and Belgian capitalists were ready
to build the roads without such guaran-
tee. At $50 p. m. the house adjourned.
Senate-Fhe senate devoted the entire
day, on the 1ith, to consideration OF the
bill for the government of the Panama
canal zone, and Mr.. Morgan again occu-
pied the floor most of the day. The dis
cussion relate principally TO details of
governing the canal, but some considera-
ton also was given to Mr.. Hales amend
ment requiring the use of American bot
toms in the shipment of canal supplies
to the zone. Consideration of the bill
was not concluded when senate ad-
journed. .HOuse-The house of repre-
senta tives passed the Philinnine bill, fol-
lowing which there was an extended de-
bate over resolution to permit Col.
Thomas w. Symons. of the engineer
corps of the army, TO serve on the ad-
visory board of consulting engineers in
conection with internal improvements in
ficiency bill was taken up, and Mr.. Ham
iIton (M'ch.) discussed capital and labor,
while Mr.. Cochran (Mo.) criticized the
The executive" and said that eX-PreSi-
lent Cleveland had given the most nota-
bic instance of such usurpation in forcing
declared MIR. Cleveland had been put
into exile. never again to be reinstated ed
p. m. house adjourned.
Senate-After day devoted to routine
the senate, on tho 18th, was
treated to spirited speech by Mr.. Bailey,
just before adjournment. on the question
df civil service. The subject came up in
correction with n para graph i'm the sun
dry civil apprOpria lion bill. Mr.. Bailey
amour ced in plain terms that he had no
sympathy with the irridescent dream of
,iVil service. He declared that each party
should control the patronage while in
bower. and avOwed himself a spokesman.
The civil service appropriation bill was
aiken up, and when the senate adjourned
about half of it had been read. At $40
he senate adjourned. -. .House-Consid-
grafton of tine general deficiency bill was
-esumed in the house. after number of
minor bills had been passed. The presi-
tents recent order regarding service pen
;ions was attacked by Mr.. Underwood
Aia). who cOntended that there was no
warrant in law for 1t. The president also
was criticised by Mr.. Hay VaD. because
# certain suspensions of the civil service
-uleH and regulations.