The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-02-13

! and widow Of a soldier who died of wounds ol
| disability contracted in service, shall pass ex
animation, at the required stan dard fixed by
| the rules, such person shall have precedence
/ to appointments Adjourned.
In the senate, on the Sd, petition
was presented from colored citizens of Allan
ia, Georgia, denying the statement OF A. H
Stephens, in a recent speech, that the colored
| peoI le of Georgia did not desire the passage
| OF the civil rights bill, and resolution OF
the Georgia legislature to the same effect
| 4 bill was introduced for the reduction and
! reissue of United States legal tenders and ma
| tiOnal bank no es, and for free banking. Mr..
! Sherman, from the finance committee, re-
! ported a bill amendatory of the act of 1870, IN
relation to the increase in the circulation OF
national bank notes, and stated that the objec;
of this bill was to have more edual distribu-
ton OF currency, by the withdrawal of 325 600,
1 600 from states in excess, and distribution OF
| it in the south and west among the states de-
| ficient. Placed on the calendar. The senate
! then proceeded to the consideration of the
| bankrupt bill, and Mr.. Edmunds explained
| amendments heretofore published. The amend
ments were considered se7-jdt5nl, and the
| first six sections of the amended bill aCTeed
to as reported by the judiciary committee.
! without change. Pending discussion the SEN
| ate went into executive session, and soon after
| adjourned
In the houso, on the Sd, after some
desultory business, the army appropriation bill
was taken up in committee of the whole
Notice was given of an amendment restricting
| the army to 25, 900 men. The election commit
! tee reported a resolution that Hodge, of Ar
kansas, has pTjH1d fi1cie right to seat
| Without action on it, the house adjourned.
In the senate, on the 4th, a resolution
was introduced instructing the secretary of
the senate to pay Ray and Mcmillan, OF
| Louisiana, full compensation as senators of
the limited Stafag frOT fiTaa
elected to March 3, 1878. Referred. The SEN
ate then resumed the consideration of the
bankrupt bill, the lending amendment being
that of Oglesby to strike out the words, 'to I
who stopped or suspended and not resumed
payment of his commercial paper within a
period of forty days, so that persons of that
class should not be considered bankrupt IS
which was rejected. Mr.. Sherman moved an
amendment limiting the operations of the 9Th
section OF the original law as amended and re-
ported 10y the committee. to persons owing
over three hundred dollars. Pending discus
sion on Shermans amendment the senate ad-
| jOurned.
In The house, on the 4th, the resoIu-
ton from the election committee, declaring
Asa Hodge entitled pr-in,a facie to seat as
| representative of the first congressional dis
trict of Arkansas, was taken up and adopted
consideration of the army appropriation bill.
An amendment was adopted follows ''And
no part of the money appropriated by this act
shall be paid to any railroad company for
transportation of any property or troops of the
United States over anyrailrosd which. in whole
or part, was constructed by the aid of grant
of public lands on the condition that such
railroad shOnld be q public highway for the
use of the government of the United States,
free of toll or other charge for transportation
nor shall any allowance be made out of money
appropriated by this act for transportation of
officers of the army OVerany such roads, when
6T1tV and nDdpP orders q z q military Offipnr
of the United States" 4 like amendment was
adopted in reference to railroads in the south
which had purchased railway material and roll
ing stock from the government, under execution
of the order of the 6th of August and 14th of
October. 1865. and which are indebted to the
United States therefor, and which refused to
give to the quaTtermaster's department an or
der for such amount the postOtfice de-
partment. Adjourned
In the senate, on the 5th, Mr.. Cragin,
from the committee on naval affairs, submit
mitted an amendment to the naval appropria-
ton bill, providing thst no further appoint
ment or promotion shall be made to the grade
of commodore in the navy, and that after the
/ lapse of that grade promotions shall be made
| from captains to rear-a -admirals. Mr. Carpen-
| ter introduced the bill of which he bad given
previous notice, to restore the rights of Louis
! lana, which was ordered printed. The bill to
| facilitate the execution Of, and to protect GER
| tain public works of Improvement at the
| mouth OF the MlSSlB-lpDl river, was Jak6u
and the bill. passed-36 to 9. The bill directs
| the secretary of war to assume full control OF
| the particular channel at the mouth of the
! Mississippi river in course of excavation ol
| Improvement by the government of the United
States, so lar as VIII be necessary to the carry
| ing on and protection of such excavation OF
| Improvement, and until the same be CON-
! pleted; and he may establish such measures as
he shall deem needful to fully protect the
channel and to facilitate excavation, improve
ment and use thereof. Such regulations shall
be promulgated by publication thereof for ten
days cOnseCutively in two daily papers pub
lished in New Orleans, Louisiana, and in the
| same manner be changed from any time, anC
! any person interfering with and obstructing OF
| attempting to obstyuCt said improvements, anC
! any person who shall wilfully or negligently
obstruct sa d channel, or cause any impair
ment, injury, filling up or shOallng therein
| shall be guilty of misdemeanoT, and on con
viction thereof shall be punished by fine no
exceeding $500, or imprisonment for not more
than six months, or both, in the discretion o
the court The senate resumed the consider
alton of the bankrupt bill, with The pending
amendment of Mr.. Sherman limiting th'
operations of the thiTty-ninth section, a.
amended and reported by the committee t.
persons owning 50, 600 and over. which wa
iOst-20 to %. Mr.. Sherman moved amend
ment TO strike out the word ''forty" and inser
instead ninety" so that if persons who havt
stopped or suspended and not resumed pay
ment of their commercial pat er they shOulC
not be deemed as having committed an act o
bankruptcy until after the expiration of ninat
days. Pending discussion on the amendment
tho senate went into executive session ant
soon after adjourned.
In the house, on the 9th, Mr.. Town
send, from the committee on public lands
reported back adversely b.ll to incorporat
the Colorado canal irrigation aud land com
pany. The house then went into committe
of the whole on the army appropriation bill
After a good deal of discussion over the ques
tion OF increasing or diminish ng the work a
the national armOry, the committee rose with
ont disposing of the bill, aud soon after ad
iOnrned.
In the senate, on the 9Th, the bill re
latiye to bounties was passed. 1t provide
that all who enlisted III the army under th
proclamation of May 3, previous to August
1861, be paid bounty of 500. providing tn
same has not already been paid. The morn
ing hour having expired, the senate resumes
considerat on of the bankrupt bill, the pend
ing amendment being that of Mr.. Sherman
which was rejecte1-29 to 10. The othe
/ amendments presented by the judiciary com
mittee were agreed to as reported, with fel
, verbal changes. The committees amend
ments. as passed by the senate. fix the time a
| forty days within which any banker. merchant
| trader. manufacturer or miner who has stop
ped or suspended. and 4 Ot resumed paymen
of his commefcisl paper, shall lot bs deeme
! a bankrupt, and prescribe that fees of com
mlssloneTs, and charges and allowances o
actual and necessary disbursements to b
made by assignees aud registrars IN cases O
bankruptcy, shall be reduced to one-half o
the allowance heretofore provided for. A.
amendment was offered and agreed to- dis
pensing with personal service OF notice. i
all cases of claims not exceeding fift
dollars and providing where the amoun
shall be under that sum. notice could b
] given by publication in a newspaper
Au amendment abolishing the Office OF regis
tar in bankruptcy, and authorizing the severn
district courts TO make such orders and tax
such steps as may be necessary to adjudicats
and dispose Of all such matters or proceeding
; in bankruptcy now pending before such regis
| tars, WAS being discussed. when the senaI