The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-05-17
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

changing the title to that of the IeXas
and Pacific Railway Company, and
making provision as to issuing mort
gage and land grant bonds, etc. a bill
prepared by the Commissioners Of the
Centennial Celebration of the Declara-
ton Of independence, to be held at
Philadelphia, was introduced, incor-
porating a company for the erection Of
exposition buildings, etc. 1t was re-
ferred to the Committee on Foreign
Affairs, with instructions to report as
incorporators the names oftwO persons
from each Congressional District, four
from each State at large, and two from
each Territory.
April. 80. - Senate. - The House
amendments to the Texas Pacific Rail-
road Bill, were concurred in. The
President was authorized to appoint a
commission to inquire into the depre-
dations committed by Indians and
Mexicans ON the frontiers of Texas.
Consideration of the Deficiency Bill
was resumed, and, after a few unim-
portant amendments, passed. The Dill
to remove the duties on tea and coffee
were passed. 1t provides that OD and
after July l next, tea and coffee shall
be placed on the free list, and no
further import duty shall be collected
from the same. All tea and coffee
which may be in public stores or bond
ed warehouses on said 1st ofJuly, shall
be subject to no duty on entry thereof
for consumption, and all tea and coffee
remaining in said stores on the 1st Of
July, on which duties shall have been
paid, shall be entitled to refund of
duties paid.
House-Discussion of the Tariff Bill
was resumed, but no important action
taken. A bill was passed providing
for the issue of United States bonds in
all cases where bonds were destroyed
or defaced without default on the part
of the owners, under such rules and re-
strictions at the Secretary Ofthe Treas
ury may prescribe.
MAY 1.-Sendte.-A bill was passed
repeating the provisions of the Army
Appropriation Atcs of 1872-prohibit-
ing promotions in the staff of the
army. The Naval Appropriation Bill
passed, with an amendment that the
pay of the Chief Engineers in the navy
for the next fiscal year shall be the
same as that now fixed by law for
Naval Constructors.
HollSe.-Bills were passed as follows:
Regulating the mode Ofmaking private
contracts with the Indians. To au-
thorize the United States Circuit Court
for Kansas to make partition of the
reservation of Miami Indians. To
provide for the sale of certain Indian
lands in Kansas. To provide for the
removal of the Kansas Tribe of Indians
to the Indian Territory, and to dispose
of their lands in Kansas TO actual set
tiers only. The Tariff Bill was de-
bated till adjournment.
MAY 2.-SenGte.-Mr. Sumner pre-
sented a remOnstrance of Wendell
Phillips and other citizens of Massa-
| chusetts, against the repeal of the eight
hour law, and stated that he was in
full accord with the remOnstrance.
Various local bills were introduced,
but no action taken.
-House.-The bill for the distribution
of /, 900 breech loading rifles and 200,-
600 cartridges to settlers in exposed
localities of Montana passed. The bill
of the organization of the Indian Ter
~i4C,,.1v IF CNl~Ioboy,oo woe ,,OSponad fiji
next December. Bills were passed fOI
removal of the Flathead and other
Indians from Bitter Root Valley, Mon
tana, to the regular Indian Reserva-
ton lin Montana; to confirm to the
Great and Little Usage Indians the re-
servatiOn of the Indian Territory; to
abolish bridal relations of the Miami
Indians in two years, after which indi-
vidual members of the tribe to be citi-
zens of the United States.
! MAY 3.-.Senate-The Committee on
Pensions reported a bill increasing by
| twenty per cent. the present rates OF
pension to those persons permanently
disabled by the loss Of both eyes or two
anu SlloO tN4AN
totally disabled from manual labor by
! the loss of one hand or one foot. The
pending question on the POst-offict
Appropriation Bill was on the amend,
ment increasing the Pacific mail sub
| sidy to one million dollars. The amend
ment was discussed at length, and
amended so as to authorize the Post
| master General to contract with the
lowest bidder for carrying an additiona
monthly mail for ten years from the Isl
of October, 1873, at a compensation no
to exceed the rate per voyage now pait
under the existing contracts. 1t wa:
then adopted.
House.-The day was spent in dis
cussion on the tariff.
( MAY -,Sen0te.-Sumner's bill fol
mixed schools was taken up, and op
posed by Mr.. Bayard, as utterly un
necessary and unealled for, and opposed
by the people chiefly to be affected by
it, He said Charity does not deman,
It. Justice either to the black or whit.
does not demand it. 1t is as unjust a
it is uncalled for. It is n mere act O
visionary zeal. He believed that thi
mixture of the two races would b.
frought with great evil to the weake
race and it would be most injurious t
society. The Postoffice Appropria
ton Bill was afterwards under consid
Grafton.
House.-The debate on the tarit
consumed the day.