The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-02-27
CONGRESSIONAL.

In the senate, on this 10th, a memOri-
al was presented. signed by officers of ma
tional banks of Massachusetts and Rhode Is
land protesting against the passage of the bill
for the withdrawal of currency from New Eng
and, which was laid on the table. he Gre
dentials of Z. r Withers, senator elect from
Virginia, wereread and laid on the table The
committee claims reported bill appropria-
ting about two hundred Thousand dollars to
pay some two hundred and eight loyal citizens
of LoudOn county, Virginis, for their property
destroyed by fire, in conformity with Maj jor-
Gen. Sheridan's order, dated Nov 27, 1864.
A memorial of coloTed citizens was presented,
stating that number of them had applied
to the American Colonization society for trans
poTtation to l iberia, and the society was una
BILE to send them, and asking that the govern
ment detail a vessel to carry them to Liberia
and bring back produce; also, asking aid of
the government for the construction of a rail-
road into the interior of Liberia. The chair
laid before the senate a communication from
ths secretary of war, asking for an appro-
priation for a commission to establish mil
itary prison, which was referred. AT the
expiration of the morning hour, the senate
resumed the cOnside alton of the bill to equal
iZe the currency. and Mr.. Cameron offered
substitute for the committees bill, repeating
all acts of congress which limit or restrict the
amount of notes for circulation, and provid-
ing that all associations organized to carry
on banking shall be free to establish national
banks with circulation subject to all limi-
tations now provided by law, except the limit
as to circulation, which is hereby repealed
The discussion thereon occupied the rest of
the session.
In the house, on the 18th, bills were
Introduced: Imposing a duty of six dollars
per ton on jute and jute butts imported;
to abolish navy yards at Kittery, Charlestown
New London and Washington; to increase
taxation on whisky; to abolish pension agents.
masters and collectors of internal revenue
/ thus effecting annual saving of $500 600:
| to amend and codify the laws in regard to
pensions, SO as to secure efficiency and econ
omy "A bill was reported, providing that
moneys paid into the hands of any collector
or into the treasury for custom duties in ac-
| cOrdance with any decision or ruling preyi-
ously made by the secretary of the treasury
/ shall not be refunded or repaid except in pur-
suance therefor, or IN &C Ordance with the
| judgment of the United States cou,t giving
| construction to the law, and from which the
attorney general shall certify that no appeal
! or writ of error will be taken by the United
/ States court, giving construc ion to the law
| 1t was stated that conspiracy of New York
] lawyers had been formed to procure the re-
funding of duties, who are to have One-haIf
! of all sums recovered, and that an enrolled
! bill in the state department had been tampered
with to the change CT NINA. in order to en-
able that committee of lawyers to secure re-
versal of the decision, and this had cost Just
In the senate, on the 18th, bill was
reported to increase the pay department. of
the army. II provides for establishing the
number of paymasters at fifty instead of
sixty; said paymasters to have the rank and
pay of majors of cavalry, and provides also
/ for repeating so much of the 18Th section of
the act of July g. 1866, as relates to persons
| from said paymasters to be selected. A
bill was introduced directing the secretary of
the interior to place on the pension roll the
names OF ali persons heretofore dropped there
! from, because of participation in the lecent
rebellion. Also providing that ffty-three
| dollars be paid to every Cherokee Indian, now
! living east of the Mississippi river who shall
go west OF said river being an amendment of
the act of July 20, 1S4S. The committee on
claims reported favorably on a bill to nav GER
tain salt woi Ks destroyed in 90 by the United
States troops in Clay county, Ky. a resoln-
tion was submitted and agreed to- instructing
the finance committee to inquire into the ex-
Pedieney of providing that hereafter all banks
/ shal be organized or chartered by states ::
each state 10 decide the question as to the
number of banks and capital required for its
legitimate wants; each state to provide such
guarantees to depositors as may be deemed
| proper; all banks to be organized under the
provisions of the law requiring a deposit of
bonds, now provided for The national
banks and federal government are 70 have The
keeping OF such bonds and the issuing of cur
rency, and to be responsible for the redemp-
tlon of the circulation. The morning hour
having expired, the senate resumed the CON
sideration OF the bill to equalize the distribu-
ton OF currency the pending motion being to
recommit the bill to the finance committee
which was discussed up to the hour of ad-
jOurnment.
In the house, on the 18th, bill was
passed, transferring the military prison from
Rock Island to Fort Leayenworth, Kansas
The house then took up the contested election
case from the third district OF Arkansas and
q resolution declaring W. w. Wiltshire entitled
TO & seat was adopted-l16 to 81.
In the senate, on the 18th, the chair
laid before the senate Memorial from the
Cincinnati common council, board of trade.
and chamber of commerce, protesting against
any reduction in the appropriation for work
on public buildings in that city go. The senate
resumed consideration of the ball TO equa!ize
the distribution of currency. An amendment
wss offered providing that the secretary OF
the trea sfirv shall retire OF destroy dollar Of
legal tender notes for each dollar N national