The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-02-14
FROM WAEHINGTON

The report of the committee of conference
appointed to adjust the differences between
the Senate and House regarding the ten sloops
of war bill provides that the number of YES
sells to be built shall be eight, four OF which
shall be constructed in Government yards and
the other four in private yards.
1t is understood that the President and At
torney General, after consultation upon the
Mormon question, have decided to favor the
passage of Logans bill Senate, No. 1, ,4OO) to
promote public justice in the Territories as the
only practical solution of the Mormon ques-
ti9n. The bill Teorganizes the judicial system
in the territories and it's practical effect Will be
so to change the present custom of drawing
grand and petit juries as to insure the drawing
of anti-polygamy jurors instead of Mormon
jurors. This bill was drawn up by Senator
Logan after personal investigation of the sub
ject. and is regarded rs very severe by the
Mormons. The Mormon Republicans here arc
much excited on the subject, and say that the
memorial of the lawyers from Salt Lake City
is tissue of falsehoods
The President has pardoned Eli Ross
Stewart and Robert Hayes Mitchell, both of
South Carolina, convicted of Ku-Klux crimes
and sentenced to imprisonment in the Albany
penitentiary.
"A strong effort il being made on the part
of lobbyists and others for the assembling of
the new Congress March 4.
The funded loan subscription in the Uni
ted States and Europe last week have been so
heavy that the Secretary of the Treasury, in
order to stay the interest, has issued a call for
one hundred millions of the $40 bonds of
1862, in advance of the closing of the books.
Additional calls viii be issued to follow short
ly, the Secretary having declined to call at one
time more than one hundred millions, because
of the clerical labor involved in preparing, re-
ceiving and delivering the bonds.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue
addressed the following letters to the chairman
and members of the Finance Committee: The
final passage of the bill III regard to the sell
ing Of leaf tobacco direct to consumers, will
in the respectful Judgment of this Office, prove
disastrous to the revenue from tobacco, and ia
most earnestly deprecated by the whole body
of manufacturers of tobacco throughout the
country. have addressed the chairman of
your committee asking a hearing from this
Office and the manufacturers of the country
before the Senate is called to consider it. We
estimate that the revenue would be reduced
50, 900, OO0 per annum by the proposed bill.
The Senate Committee on Commerce have
voted to report favorably the bill authorizing
the construction of a bridge across the BIissis-
sippi river, at Carondelet, Missouri, providing
that this bridge shall be sixty feet above high
water or ten feet higher than any other bridge
over the Mississippi.
The Captain of an American vessel having
left one of his crew in destitution at a foreign
port, the Collector at New Orleans has been
instructed by the Secretary of the Treasury
not to clear the vessel without deposit of
three months extra wages for the disabled
sailor.
The Comptroller OF the Currency will not
hereafter change United States bonds deposit
ed as security for circulating notes of National
Banks, except upon the condition of substitut-
ing new 3 per cents. of loan of July ii, 1870,
and January 90, 1871.
1t is stated that President Grant has as
sured delegation of Georgians that after the
close OF the session, he should, in company
with members of the Cabinet, make an extend
ed Southern tour visiting New Orleans via
Richmond Raleigh, Charleston, Mobile and
other places. From New Orleans he would go
to Memphis but was undecided whether he
would return via Knoxville or Nashville, and
Louisville. He declined to state anything
positive concerning the appointment of South
erners in his Cabinet.
The Postmaster General has ISSUED au ad-
vertisement for bids for new penny postal
card It's the intention of the Department to
have the cards ready for issue by the 1st of
May The Postmaster-G General has already re-
ceived orders for the new cards in such num-
bers as to lead HIM to believe that hundred
millions will be used by the first OF the year.
A Joint resolution has been introduced by
General Banks, recommending the President
to open communication with the foreign Gov
eIuments of America and Europe, with view
of devising the most efficient means for the
protection OF non-eombatants; to enforce the
rules Of civilized war; to enforce emancipa-
ton; and to insure more peaceable relations
between Cuba and the Spanish Government.
1t is now well understood by our Government
that Great Britain, the North German En-
pire, and other enlighted nations OF Europe
well some of the South American Re
publics, would be glad 10 join in submitting 70
Spain some proposition that would tend to
bring the sanguinRry contest in Cuba to 3
close. il the United States Governments would
take the initiative. The puTposs Of General
Banks resolution is to give foreign govern
ments the opportunity to unite with as in this
matter.
Senator Wilson viii, GA the 18th or 10th
inst, notify the proper authorities Of Massa-
chusetts of his intended resignation, which
will NOT take place until the expiration OF tho
present Congress.