The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-01-24
FROM WASHINGTON.

Warrington specials state that Mr.. Mon
roe's bill to furnish twenty-five million dollars
of additional currency to the West and South,
will be further discussed and acted upon at a
future meeting of the Committee on Banking
and Currency, when all the members of the
committee are present.
The bill to refund the cotton tax is at
tracing much attention in Congress, and
thirty-five members from the cotton-growing
States have signed memorial stating that
they intend to press the measure at the pre-
sent session. This memorial is accompanied
by resolutions from the Legislature of Ken
lucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Missis-
sippi Virginia and Texas, and memorials from
the Memphis Chamber of Commerce and the
Union Merchants Exchange of st. Louis, in
favor of refunding the tax. The bill chiefly
favored is one providing for a commission to
be appointed by the President and confirmed
bv the Senate to hear and determine all
claims and direct payment. There are other
competing propositions, but this is the only
one with a chance to pass. The claims capa-
BILE of being proved up estimated at some
thing less than twenty million dollars and it
is stated that they are nearly all held by the
| original parties.
: NoA-AA-A-NNSc
agreed to the Senate bin appropriating some
thing like 1870, 900 for the relief of LOudon
County, Virginia, claimants, whose property,
principally live stock, was taken by order of
General Sheridan, sold, and the proceeds cen.
veyed into the Treasury. They also agreed
to the bill for the relief of East Tennessee
University, paying 1850 for property used
and occupied by the United States army.
Bills have been introduced authorizing
the Secretary of War to contract for the
building of several light draft snag boats, for
the Mississippi Missouri and Arkansas rivers.
Senator Sawyer has introduced bill in
the Senate which, if it passes, will stir up
food of litigation at the expense of the Gen
eral Government. 1t provides for the eNten-
sion of the Jurisdiction of the Southern
Claims Commission, and opens the Court of
Claims to all citizens of foreign Governments
with whom our Government has treaty rela-
tions and who resided in the Southern States
during the war and remained strictly neutral,
to present claims for the of buildings,
stores and supplies, including ships and ves-
sells furnished the Federal authorities, during
the rebellion. A provision is also made for
appointing special Commissioners by the Court
of Claims to take evidence in every county
and parish in the South from which cases are
pending in said court.
The decision of the Postmaster-General
that mail matter not fully prepaid at the Office
of its mailing had to pay double postage, even
though one full rate is prepaid, has met with
) such general opposition and censure that the
house Committee on POst-Offices took up the
question for discussion, and decided unani-
} mously, except one vote, that Mr.. Cresweu's
construction of the law was an improper one.
The fo lowing joint resolution was then
agreed to by the committee
Resolued That the true intent and mean
/ ing of sections 151 and 152 of the act to re-
} wise. consolidate and amend the statuterelative
to the Post-ofice Department, approved June
8. 1872 are, among other things, that where
| one full rate of postage has been prepaid, as
required by law, on the mail matter shall be
forwarded to its destination, charged with the
) unpaid rate, to be collected on delivery, and
that no double rate of postage shall be col
lected where such partial payment has been
made" The Postmaster-General was before
the committee in consultation on the genera
subject of his department, and it is probable
that he will modify his order before the reso
Iution is presented. It may possibly go to tho
Acknowledgement for his decision. The ques
ton Of the reduction of letter postage to two
cents for each half ounce, was discussed by
the committee at some length, and seems Il
t be favorablv regarded. The Postmaster
General is also understood to favCs it. /
seen,s urobable the committee will agree to the
{ proposition for the prepayment of newspape
& postage in order to avoid the transportation
5 of large quantities of newspapers, which ar
Q never paid for, and not taken OF Of the Office