The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1875-03-05

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and pass the bill, making the secretary of the
interior, secretary Of the Smithsonian institu-
ton and the librarian Of congress. a commits
sion to adopt means to restore the writing OF
the original declaration of independence, with
the signatures appended thereto now in the
patent Office Agreed to-. Mr. Lawrence
moved to suspend the rules aud pass the bill
for the payment of the awards of the sOutberr
claims commissioners about $780, 0OO Agreed
to-. Mr.. Albright, from the committee or
military affairs. moved to suspend the rules
and pass the bill for the reorganization of the
quartermaster's department. Agreed to- The
department is to consist of one quaFtermsster
with the pay and emOluments of a brigadier-
general; four assistant quarteTmaster-g gener-
ais, with the rank, pay and emoluments OF
colonel of cavalry thirteen assistan fouarter-
masters, with the rank, pay and emoluments
OF captain of cavalry. 1t also abolishes the
grade of military storekeepers, as soon as the
present incumbents cease to occupy thst po-
| sition. Mr.. Vance. of North Carolina moved
| to suspend the rules so to admit of an
! amendment to be offered to the deficiency
! BILL for the payment OF military contractors in
| the south before the war. Rejected-S5 to
| 62-not two-thirds in the affirmative, The
house then took recess till haIf-past aeven,
| the evening session to be for the considera-
| ton of the tax bill of the District of Co
| lumbia.
In the Senate, on the 23rd, Mr.. Howe,
from the committee on the library, called up
the bill making further provision for the &C
commodation Of the library of congress, which
provides for the erection of a building in Ju-
dietary Square The bill was discussed till the
expiration of the morning hour and then laid
over The senate then resumed the consid-
| Grafton OF the postOfice appropriation bill
| the pending question being whether the sec
/ ton IN the bill as 1t came from the house, re-
! pealing the act of June, 1872, authorizing the
! Pacific Mail contract, should be stricken out
The vote was taken on the question of strik
| ing out the repeating clause, and resulted
! ayes, II noes, 81. The action of the house
| in repeating the contract of 1872 for additional
| subsidy was then concurred in. The bill was
| then read third time and passed Mr..
| Spencer+presented 2 memorial OF the repuhli-
/ can members of the general assembly of Ala
| bama, addressed to the president and con-
| gress, claiming that the change made by the
! Alabama legislature in the penal code of the
| state, made system of involuntary servitude
for African citizens; that SO, 600 republican
! voters were disirauchiZed by political legisla-
| ton; that the democrats proposed acts
amounting to a practical notification of the
constitutional amendment and finally asking
congress to empower the president to suspend
the writ Of habeas corpus in certain cOntin-
gencIes, IN order to preserve the public peace
in the southern states. 80. Mr.. Logan called
up the house bill in relation to the quarter
aster's-departmen of the army, and relating
to appointments therein. Passed e. The army
appropriation bill was taken up, and amended
in various particulars, and passed -. mr. Nor
rill of Vermont, from the committe on finance
reported adversely on all the bills to establish
a branch mint in the west. and they were in
definitely postponed The bill to admit
Colorado as a state was taken up. Before
proceeding with the Colorado bill tue senate
adjourned until tomorrow.
In the House on the 23d. On motion
of Mr.. Dawes, the house agreed to take up the
tariff bill. The house, at II o'clock, went into
committee OF the whole on the tariff bill Mr.
Hale. of Nj 4iDe in the chair Mr.
offered an additional section imposing an in
come tax of Der cent. on all incomes between
S3 OG0 and $40, 900, aud of 5 per cent. on all
incomes exceeding $40, 900. Mr.. Butler, of
Massachusetts, offered an amendment provid-
ing that the tax on dividends, etc, shall be
psid by corporations. Adopted Mr.. Lough-
ridges amendment, as thus amended, was
adOpted-I14 to Sc. A section was adopted
imposing tax OF one-tenth OF one per cent.
on all sales of stocks, bonds gold and silver
and other -ecurities. MIR. Dawes moved to
strike out the enactiDg clause of the bin. Car
Tit d, 110 to a. The committee rose and re-
ported that action to the house. The house
then proceeded to vote on striking out the
enacting clause, and it was not agreed to, yeas
los, nays $50. The bill was sgain referred to
the committee OF the whole, by which it was
amended in several particulars and then re-
ported to the house. Mr.. Dawes thereupon
proceeded to address the house on the neces-
sIty of providing for the deficit in the treasury,
and spoke of the impO5sibi ity Of framing any
revenue bill that would satisfy all sections and
all interests. He referred to the income tax
as a tax which was most Just and proper IN
the ory, but as one which hadprOved objection
able in all countries where it was tried, because
1t was prOmOtive of perjury and demoralzs-
ton. Believing that the necessities of the
government call q on congress to pass some
revenue measure before adjournment, he
proposed to make one more effort in that d-
rectlOn. He, therefore, offered as d substitute
for the bill, one fixing the tax on whisky to be
hereafter made ninety cents gallon, tobacco
and sugar as in the amended bill, and restOr-
ing ten per cent. on manufactured goods, and
on that he moved the previous question. The
previous question was seconded, and the main
question ordered, yeas 1873, nays ia. The
substitute was then agreed to- yeas 131, nays
Ill. The bill was then read a third time and
passed, yeas 128, naNs 113. The house then
adjourned.
In the Senate, on the oath, TIE new
tax and tariff bill was received from the house
of representatives, and referred to the com
mittee On finance. At the expiration OF the
morning hour, the bill for the admission of
Colorado was called up as unfinished bust
ness and passed. On motion of Mr. Hitch
cock, house bill to enable the people OF New
Mexico to form constitution and state gov
ernment and for the admission of said state
into the union on an equal footing with the
original states was taken up, and passed.
The senate soon after adjourned.
In the House, on the oath, Mr.. Saw
yer, from the committee on commerce, report
ed bill to aid in the improvement of the Fox
and Wisconsin rivers. Passed. Mr.. Harrison,
from the committee on elections made
port in the Louisiana contested election case
of Sheridan and Pinchback, with a resolution
declaring that Pinchback was not elected and
that Sheridan was elected and is entitled to
his seat. Mr. Smith, of New York, made
minority report with resolution that Sheri-
dan Is net entitled to q seat. The reports
were ordered to be printed, and to be called
up hereafter. Mr.. Pike, from the same COM
mittee, reported in the Arkansas contested
election case, that Gauze the contestant, is
not entitled to a seat, and that Asa Hodges,
the sitting member, is. Ordered printed and
to be called up hereafter. The house then
went into committee of the WHOLE Mr. Hotch-
kiss of New York, in the chair, on the civil
appropriation bill, which apprOpnates S25,
295, ,07S, as against the estimates for SS3, S75-
256. The house took a recess till half past
seven, the evening session to be for the sun
dry civil appropriation bill. The house re-
sumed the session at 7:3O, Mr.. Tyner in the
chair. Mr.. Garfield moved to go into commit
tee Of the whole on the sundry civil apprO-
pTistion bill Rejected-93 To 100, the demo-
Gratis all voting aye Nothing further
accomplished The members Of the house
engaged in a new style Of flibustenng and
up to late hour we're voting by yeas ana nays
on various motions with prospects Of an all
night session.
In the Senate, On the 25th, Mr.. Ed
minds from the iudiciarv committee re-