The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-06-06

'oiiiIiii the purchase of a portion of the sit,
Oh Fort Hudson, at Nashville. Tennessee. anI
20 pfoYlde for the donation OF the same r.
Hisk university, fer educational purposes. was
passed. The Alabama contested eIac,io,
Sslse ss, q Sykes VS. Spencer came up. the ones.
- - oeliS on tne resolution to award the scat
- - III ~ SYKES, which was rejected-1I TO ga
| anu the committee was discharged from f1r-
1 tler consideration Of the subject IA tbot NJ
! oPehcer, the present incumbent refains ~
| seat The ball to establish the territorv ~
/ Femblna gave rise to a lively discussio, On a.,
! t9r;Henuihent TO extend suffrage to women
/ l1e amendment was rejected 10 to d -anJ
I the bill shared the same fate.
In the house, on the 28th. senate
amendment to the bill to legalize and establish
pohtoon bridge over the Mississippi river at
FfaIrie du Chen, was non-concurred in.
blil was passed fer the relief of the widow
Of Capt, Han. Il gives her Il. .s36 as back nav
4lu Authouz5s the purchase of Capt Halls
papefs oI PRIOR expeditions at a cost Of not
over : -, uu0 Senate subst tute for tho c1Ir-
rency bill WIS rejeeted-70 to ~ and a com
mittee OF conference ordered The bin FOR
the gradual reduction of the army was taken /
poned f0''
lsssTeFs ssyFes fsSrt,
contestant for seat ss senator from Ala
bama, Ss,3Tl from March I, 1873. to date.
ported adversely on the resolution OF the SEN
ate directing the committee TO inquire of the 1
eXpediency of allowing producers of tobacco /
90 sell to other than licensed dealers and the /
committee was discharged. o.. The chair laid 1
before the senate the house tiEance bill with /
a resolution eff the house disagreeing to SEN /
ate amendments, and asking for committee /
OF conference, which was granted. The SEN
ate proceeded % the consideration OF several /
bills reported by the committee on pensions, /
and adjourned.
In the house, on the 29th, it was or
dered that tomorrow, being decoration day.
there be no session. The bill for the reduc-
ton of the army was further debated and
passed-119 to 1O4. . The house then re-
sumed consideration Of senate amendments to
the legislative, executive and judicial appro-
prIation bill, one of which was non concurred
In, and the bill now goes to a committee of
conference. Adjourned till Moaday.
In the senate, June 1st, a resolution
Of the national agricultural convention. re-
Gently in session at Atlanta Georgia. in favor
Of an appropriation for increased water com
from the interior TO the seabosrI.
was referred. a bin was passed. granting
pension of $50 per month to Louisa a. Caubv.
widow Of General L. r. =. Candy go. The COM
mIttce on patents reported fayOrably the
bill to amend the laws relating to patents.
trade marks and copyrights and IL passed: It
provides that no person shall maintain an ac-
.ion for infringement OF copyright, unless
every book or article copyrighted shall bear
a notification of copyright, together with the
yoar of entry who took out the copyright.
The biil also provides that no engravings. cuts
or prints shall be copyrighted unless thcy are
practical illustrations or works connected with
iue arts, but that prints or Dor designed to
be used for any other kind OF man Afacture.
may be registered IN the patent offcS on pay
nent of the fee OF -, which shall cover the
expense OF furnishing copy of the records.
Ia the house, June 1st, a bill was IN
roduced to amend the constitution so as to
provide for the election Of senator's by the
people. --- The bill to amend the existing GUS
oms and internal revenue laws was passed
IN to 70. TIE fourteenth and last sections
# the bin have reference 10 internal revenue
Matters One of them allows any farmer or
llauter to sell at the place of production of ]
obacco, Of his own growth and raising, at re- .
sill directly to consumers TO amount not
EceedIug : 100 annually "A bill was passed /
eEeylug savings banks that have capital
took from the payment Of "A tax on deposits. + !
IS IN case of savings banks having no capital 7
tJck-.. motion was made TO take uu the
s-ifrl - inf wee