The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-03-20
CONGRESSIONAL,

In the senate, on the 9th, Mr.. Fen
ton announced the death of ex-President Fill
more and moved an adjournment. The motion
was agreed to.
In the house, on the 9th, resolutions
were introduced as follows: A joint resolution
of the Illinois legislature for a law against
unjust charges and discrimination by railroad
companies authorizing the issue of interest,"
bearing treasury notes for payment Of works
of internal improvement; for the payment Of
all claims for property taken and used by the
United States troops during the late war,
without regard TO loyalty of the claimant.
Mr.. Dawes announced the death of ex-Presi-
dent Fillmore, and said the death of man
who had held such an exalted position in pub
lie and in private life made it the duty of the
house to arrest its further proceedings, and
take some proper notlce OF such an event.
Mr.. Cox then moved the following resolutions:
First; That the members of this house, of
which he was q distinguished member, unite
in honoring the integrity of his private charac-
ter probity, ability, and the patr otto motives
which illustrated his public career, and the
grace which marked the retirement OF the lat
ter years of his life. Second, As a token of
honor for the many virtues, public and prl-
vate, of the ilustrious statesmen whose death,
in the ripeness of his age, has arrested the
attention of the nation, the speaker of the
hSnse is authorized to appoint committee of
congress- to attend the funeral OF MIR. FILLMORE
Dehalf OF the mouse, ana 10 commandments 4
copy of these resolutions to the relatives OF
the deceased. The resolutions were agreed
to, and the house adjourned.
In the senate, on the 10th, house bill
to provide for issuing commissions to post
masters appointed by the president was passed.
-. The bill to equalize the distribution of the
national bank currency was taken up, and Mr.,
! Ferry, of Michigan, spoke in favor of free
banking on the national banking system.
In the house, on the 10th, a resolU-
! ton was presented of the Patrons of Hus-
bandry of Missouri, appealing to congress to
secure the improvement Of navigation of the
/ Mississippi river and its tributaries, by ample
appropriations: also demonstrating against ap-
| prOpriations of public land to aid private
! schemes or corporations, and recommending
/ that the proceeds of such sales be given tC
/ the states for a school fund.-. "A bill was
passed for the apportiOnment of Wyoming
| territory for legislative purposes; also, to pre-
vent the useless slaughter of buffalo IN the
/ territories. 80. The house then went into com
mittee of the whole on the legislative, execu
tive and judicial appropriation bill, and was
! addressed by Mr.. Beck. A running debate
! took place between MessTs. Beck, Butler
Dawes, Garfield and others, and the house
adjourned.
In the senate, on the 11th, after the
reading of the journal, Mr.. schurz said: "On'
of our number lies i'll, and perhaps dying.
therefore move to adjourn" Agreed to, and
the senate adjourned.
In the house, on the 18th, Mr.. Sy
pher asked unanimous consent to introduc,
and have passed a bill sppropriating $50, ,00
to improve the mouth of the Mississippi river
to be expended immediately. He stated tht
pressing necessity for the immediate passage
/ of the bill Objected to, and the bin was re
} ferred. A resolution reciting that an alleged
\ grave abuse exists in the government printing
office. and requiring the joint committed OF
printing to report whether the government
! printing Office cannot be discontinued, ant
/ whether large sums of money cannot be saveC
annually by change in the method of dOin;
the public printing, with power to send TO
persons and papers, was adopted 49, The bil
to amend the act of the 18th of February
1872 giving pensions to certain soldiers anS
sailors of the war of 1912, and to restore &
the pension roll those persons whose name
were struck therefrom in consequence of dis
loyalty, after discussion, passed. Also, bill
granting thirty dollars for artificial eyes t,
soldiers who have lost an eye. Also, bill t,
amend section 13 of the pension law of Marcel
[ 3, 1873, by providing in case of death or re
marriage OF q soldiers widow having a pen
sion, or the death of a soldiers orphan chil
dren the pension shall revert to the depend
ent father, mother or other relative Of tn
soldier, from the date of such death or re
marriage. =. The house then went into a com
mittee of the whole on the legislative appro
priation bill. The debate was interrupted b
the cammittee rising, the speaker announcn
that Senator Sumner had died at ten minute
before three. Mr.. Dawes moved. in view O
that sad intelligence, that the house anjourr
and the house thereupon adjourned