The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1875-01-29

president laid before the senate memorial Of
the conservative members OF the Louisiana
legislature, giving their view Of the disturb
anees attending the organization Of the legis-
lature. Ordered printed and referred. . Mr..
Clayton introduced bill to protect each state
against invasion, and for other purposes. Re-
ieTed. The bill provides that whornsoever
shall invade any state for the purpose of vio-
latlng the laws Of said state, or OF the United /
States, or for the purpose OF interfering in any /
manner with the execution OF said laws, or /
Whomsoever shall Willfully and orruptly con- |
splre, combine and confederate with any other /
person for the purposes above indicated, shall, |
on conviction, be deemed guilty Of a felony, /
and be punished by a fine not exceeding ten /
thousand dollars, q. d by imprisonment at haro
labor not exceeding ten years. UnlSsd states 4
district and circuit courts are to have jur1s- /
dictiOn of these Offenses. District attorneys, !
marshals and deputy narsAals, United States /
commissioners and all other officers VINO may |
be specially en- powered by the president OF /
| the United States, are, by this BIZ, especially /
required to institute proceedings against al
| persons who may violate the foregoing pro
| visions, and arrest them, to be imprisoned or
bailed as the case may be, for trial before the
| proper court. United States commissioners
| are empowered within their respective DIS
/ tricts to appoint suitable persons 90 execute
warrants or other lawful processes issued by
them. and all persons or officers authorized
by this bill to execute warrants, ETC., as atore-
/ a.
| to their aid bystanders OF such portions OF the
| land and naval forces of the United States, or
/ of the militia, may be necessary to the per-
/ Torrance of the duty with which they are
| charged. MIR. Thurman presented the joint
resolutions of the Ohio legislature condemn
/ ing the expulsion of the officers and members
/ of the Louisiana legislature by the military
powers. Ordered printed, and to lie on the
| table. The consideration Of the legislative
/ and judicial appropriation bill was resumed.
| Mr.. Morrill, submitted an amendment author
| iZing the acknowledgement OF the army, with
| the approval of the secretary of war, to con-
| tinus the services of sixty-seven enlisted
| clerks in copying muster rolls and war claims,
| ana to employ sixty enlisted men as messen-
| gers, until the records Of the adJutant gener-
| ais Office shall be gather ed IN one suitable
building Agreed to-. Mr. Sargent sub
mitted an amendment apprOpriatng $3O,OOO
instead of SIS, 900, for miscellaneous a-tlcles,
| exclusive of labor, for the senate. Agreed
to. After some other amendments, nnlm-
| portant in their character, were agreed to.
the bill was rePOvted to the senate, and all
| the amendments made in committee OF the
| whole were agreed to. The bill was then read
a third time and passed. The bill making an
| appropriation for Notifications and other
works of defense for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1876, was read third tune ana
passed it came frsm the house. 1t aPpro-
PIRATES s so 600. The consular and dIPlo-
matte appropriation bill was taken up. The
only amendment of Importance reported by
the committee, was one appropr1atlng 80 4UU
for salaries and expenses of the United States
and Mexican claims commission. agreed
to. The billWas read third time and passed.
MIR. Morton moved to take up the pre-
| posed amendment to the constitution. agreed
to. Mr.. Morton then had the proposed
amendment read as fOllows Resolved by
the senate and house of representatives IA
| congress assembled, two-thiTds of each house
/ concurring therein, that the following article
is hereby proposed as an amendment to the
constitution Of the United States, and when
} ratified by three-fourths OF the legislature q
| , .-Gok che ha ali Eo oil inf
purposes as q part of the constitution, to-WIt !:
3 Art. 1. The president and .yice-presldent
, shall be elected by a direct vote of the people
| in the manner following: Each state snail De
divided into districts equal in number to the
number of representatives to which such
states may be entitled in congress, to Dc com
posed of contiguous territory, and 20 pc as
nearly equal in population as may De, ana the
! person having the highest number OF votes IN
each district for president shall be counted
the frat presidential vote. 2. The person
r having the highest number OF Votes for
president in the state, shall receive the Two
| presidential votes from the state at large.
3. The p5rssn having the highest nunDer OF
presidential votes in the United States shall
| be president 4. If two persons have the
same number OF votes in any state, 1t being
r the highest, they shall each receive one presl-
Dental voc from the state at large, ana II
more than three persons email nave ea9n the
same number OF votes in any ate, 1t BENG
| the highest number no presidential vote snaIi
be counted from the state at large. Ii more
| persons than one shall have the same number
| of votes, it being the highest vote IN any dIs-
> | trict no presidential vote shall be counted
} from that district 5. The foregoing pro-
vision shall apply to the election OF 7lce-pres-
ident. 6. Congress shall have the power TO
| provide for holding and conducting electlOns
= for president and vice-presldent, and TO estaD-
lish tribunals for the decision of such cleo
lions as may be contested. z. The states
shall be divided into districts by the leglsla-
| ture thereof, but congress may, at any time
| by law make or alter the same. Mr.. West
presented memorial of the general assembly
of Louisiana, regarding the recent disturb
ances in that state Referred 10 the commit
tee on privileges and elections. After an exc
cutive session, the senate adjourned
In the House, on the Goth, Mr.. Cox
presented petition from importers and deal
ers in foreign wines, protesting against an in
crease of the tax on low grades of wines.....
Mr. Garfield reported a bill aPpropriating
$3.50. 900 for continuing the construction Of
the ST. Louis postoffice building, the amount
to be availablei in May. Passed. Mr. Crounse
introduced bill appropriating $50, 600 for the
special distribution of seeds to those portions
of the country that have suffered from the
| grasshOppers raVages. Passed. -. Inc mouse
then went into committee of the whole
on the Indian appropriation bill, Mr..
Poland in the chair. The proposition to pay
J the ChOctaws nearly S3,OOO,OOO, under the
treaty of June %, 1855, was agreed TO. Inc
bill was subsequently reported to the house,
when the amendment was reduced to $780,
900, and the bill was then rejected-ayes, III;
noes, 120.. The speaker presented mes
sage from the president, calling special atten-
ton to the absolute necessity of providing
proper armament for the sea coast defenses.
Referred to the committee on military and
naval affairs The recusant witness In the
Pacific Mail investigation Charles A. Wet
more, was again brought before the house
and asked by the speakerif he was prepared to
answer the questions propounded. He re-
piled that he could not answer the question
unless it was modified, and he proceeded to
read a statement to show why he could not
answer it. This was a long, rUmbGng affair, in
which he expressed doubt as to the correct
ness OF the rumor referred TO in his dispatch
He then INDUCED in some rather disrespectful
| thrusts at the members of the house as vel
as those of the committee. On motion Of Mr..
| Hail. the witness was remanded by the SER
geant-at-arms, and subsequently conducted to
| Jail. The house then adjourned
In the Senate, on the 21st, Mr.. Den
mis- introduced bill to incorporate the Wash
ington City and st. Louis railrosd company.
Referred. Mr.. Hamlin, from the committee
on civil service and retrenchments, reported
adversely on the bill to reduce tine salary of
the president of the United States, with re-
quest that it be placed on the calendar with