The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-05-15
CONGRESSIONAL.

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river. He said his object in submitting the
resolution was to have the bill again before
the senate that he might move to increase the
| appropriation. The resolution was agreed to.
THE committee on pensions reported,
| With an amendment, bill amendatory of the
act 70 amend and consolidate the laws relat-
| ing to pensions. Placed on calendar. 1t re-
| lates to that class of invalid pensioners who
nave lost an arm at or above the elbow, and
| increases their pensions from S18 to 800 per
month. The Judiciary committee reported
unfaYorably on the bill for the better organi-
zation of the United States courts in Louisiana.
Placed on the calendar with the advance re-
port: "A resolution was agreed to instructing
Jne unance committee to inquire and report
| whether the provisions of the law forbiddiDg
| the sale of tobacco by the producer thereof to
| any person not licensed dealer ought not to
be repealed. A bill relating to army distinc-
| ton was referred. It provides for repeating
those sections of the act of 1866, which linn
| It's the service of colOred men to a certain
number o. regiments and proposes to open
all regimental and company organizations, and
all other branches of the military service
alike to all American citizens, regardless of
race or color. -. Mr.. GOldthWaite introduced a
! bill to aid the construction of a steamboat
canal from Gadsden to Wetumpka, Alabama.
1t provides for a government guarantee of
the interest Of thirty years bonds of the COM
pany to the extent of $50, 900 per mile, and
for grant of eight sections of public lands
for each mile of canal along CoOsa river. The
whole canal, 140 miles in length, to be compile
ted within SIX years. and to transport govern
ment troops and supplies free of charge.
Consideration of the supplementary civil
rights bill was resumed and Mr.. Norwood con-
cluded his argument against its passage. He
argued that the bill was unconstitutional in
it's provisions, and read at length from judi
clal decisions IN support of h position.
In the house, on the 4th, bills were
introduced: To relieve Raphael Semmes
from political disabilities, for the construction
of Fort St. Phillips canal, in Louisiana, at
cost not exceeding estimates the yearly in
stallments not to exceed four million dollars
granting aid in the construction of a canal
from Rome, Georgia, to Macon. and & cana,
connecting the Tennessee and COosa riyersl
by guaranteeing bonds of the companies-in
the first tcase not to exceed twenty three mil
lion dollars, and in the latter case fourteen
million dollars A resolution was adopted
lnstructing the committee on ways and means
TO inquire into the prOpriety of repeating the
tax Onlleaf tobacco, and of changing the char
acter of fines and penalties for the violation
of internal revenue law. Also, the southern
claims commission to report to congress with
out delay all cases before it which have been
decided Adjourned
In the senate, on the 5th, the COM
mittee on pensions reported back bill amen
datory to the act granting pensions to certain
restore to the pension rolls those persons
whose names were stricken therefrom in con-
sequence of their disloyRlty to the government.
Placed ON the calendar. The committee on
appropriations reported back the bill for the
relief of persons suffering from the overflow
OF the Mississippi river, which appropriated
$780, 900, with an additional section directing
the secretary of war to issue temporary sup
plies OF food and army clothing to those suf-
fering and appropriating 800, 600 additional for
hat RaFa1.ra6 hack fO ba
mittee.
In the house, on the 5th, bill was
passed providing that in the adjustment of all
railroad land grants, if any of the lands
granted be found in the possession of an act
ual settler, whose entering or filing has been
allowed under the presumption or homestead
laws, subsequent to the time when the right
of the railroad company was declared to have
attached to such lands, the company shall
be entitled to select an equal quantity of
other lands in lieu thereof, from any public
lands within the limits of the grant to which
the company shall receive title, the same as
though originally granted. 10. The centennial
bill was discussed the remainder of the ses-
sion.
IL the senate, on the 9th, house bill
to facilitate the expectation of distilled spir-
its and amendatory of acts in relation thereto,
was passed. The bill provides that when a
u.
the original bond given at the distillery NAV
be Cancelled, and further removes restriction
that spirits must be consigned to a particular
port, so thai thereafter they may be shipped
to the party mentioned at any other. The
committee military affairs, reported favor
ably on the bill to create an additional major
of cavalry, and to promote Captain James NJ.
Robinson. Placed on the calendar. The
senate went into executive session and soon
after adjourned.
In the house, on the 9th, discussion
of the centennial appropriation bill consumed
most OF the session.
In the senate, on the 7th, the chair
presented sundry memorials from citizens of
Wisconsin, asking an appropriation for the
improvement of Fox and Wisconsin rivers,
and the mouth of Mississippi river. Referred.
The committee on appropriations reported
back house bill for the relief of persons suf-
fering from the overflow of the Mississippi
river, with amendment as an additional
section, which authorizes the secretary of war
to issue temporary supplies OF food and dis
tribute army clothing to destitute persons.
There is an appropriation of $40, 900 for such
purpose. The provisions of the bill to ex-
pire September l, 1874. Passed without dis
cussiOn. The committee on revolutionary
claims reported favOrably on the bill to refund
to the state of Georgia certain money eX-
pended by the state for common defense in
1777. Placed on the calendar. The sen
are went INTO executive session and az
ter adjourned.
In the house, on the 18th, the commit
tee on ways and means reported back senate
amendments to honse bill to facilitate the ex-
portation Of distilled spirits, and amendatory
of the act in relation thereto. On motion
the amendments were non-concurred in. and
the bill was sent to the committee of confer
ence. The house then went nto committee
OF the whole on the centennial appropriation
bill. After considerable discussion vote was
had on ordering the bill to a third reading.
and 1t was negatived-92 to 13S. The bill
comes up again tomorrow.
In the senate, on the Sth, the CON-
mittee on Indian affairs reported, with an
amendment, the bill to enable the Indians to
become citizens Of the United States Placed
on the calendar. Consideration of the
/ Geneva award bill consumed the remainder of
! the session.
In the house, On the 8th, the centen-
| ial bill YVES recommitted. The committee on
/ appropriations reported back the senate
! amendments to the bill for the relief of the
sufferers by the Mississippi overflow. chang
/ ing the amount from $50, 000 TO $3.50. OO0 and
the amendments were c0ncurred in. "A bill
was passed directing the secretary of war to
compromise, adjust and settle all demands
I legal and equitable, between the United States
and Tennessee in reference to railroads and
railroad property purchased BY the several
railroad companies from the United States.
and 10 charge for the actual market value of
| property purchased at the date Of purchase
with the legal interest.
LAST year was bad year for cham
pagne. In 1873 thirty thousand dozen
! less of the fashionable tipple were i'm
ported into the United States than
/ reached here in 1872. Now that the
crusaders have got to work it may be
| that 1871 will show q still larger diminu-